Career Path Of A Sales Development Associate At Green Street Advisors
Starting as a communication major at Chapman, a business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, sparked an interest in sales, leading to a sales internship at Paycom, and then a Masters in Business abroad. Returning to Southern California, a "pretty close relationship" between Chapman and Green Street and connections with other AK Psi members led to a role as an SDR, combining communication and business.
Sales, Communication, Internship Experience, Business Education, Networking
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Brandon Sechrist
Sales Development Associate
Green Street Advisors
Chapman University
University of Iowa: MBA
Communications
Real Estate
Sales and Client Management
Video Highlights
1. Exploration through a broad communication major: Starting as a communication major allowed for exploration of various fields and keeping options open, eventually leading to business-related interests.
2. Impact of a business fraternity and sales internship: Involvement in Alpha Kappa Psi, a business fraternity, and a sales internship at Paycom sparked interest in sales and the business side of communication.
3. Leveraging university connections for job opportunities: Green Street has a close relationship with Chapman, actively hiring students, which facilitated finding an SDR role after completing a master's degree abroad.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college? Did you have any internships or jobs before your current role?
Absolutely. I started out as a communication major at Chapman. I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do, but I wanted to stay in the communication realm and keep my options broad.
That led me to explore some fraternities, one being Alpha Kappa Psi, which is a business fraternity at Chapman. That kind of led me down the business path of communication and got me interested in sales, which is where I am now.
When I was at Chapman, I got an internship at Paycom. I was a sales intern there for a couple weeks. That really led me to Italy, believe it or not, to go abroad and get my masters in business. I wanted to venture out of Southern California and explore a different part of the world while learning business.
Coming back home to Southern California after a year abroad, I found an opportunity with Green Street. They have a pretty close relationship with Chapman and hire a lot of Chapman students right out of college. Coming back was pretty interesting, reconnecting with a couple of other AK Psi people there and hearing their thoughts about Green Street. That led me to become an SDR here and continue that whole communication business aspect of business that finds me in this role today.