{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"214: Celebrating a Career in Sales and Leadership; Maria Boulden, Advisor, Board Member, Ex DuPont, Ex Gartner","description":"Maria Boulden got a degree in Chemical Engineering because she learned that a Chemical Engineer would be the highest paying engineering job possible. She was a rising star at Drexel University and landed a co-op role at DuPont while still in college. Since most of the sales roles were held by engineers back in the late 1990's \/ early 2000's it wasn't that hard of a transition when she landed her first sales role.  She became a Sigma "Black Belt" within Dupont - which was a big program for quality improvement in the 90's -  Maria found a way to balance family and work although it cost her the "fast track" in promoting, but it led her into a career in data and commercial application. Later she went on to Gartner and now is retired, but looks back to share some great lessons.  More about Maria: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maria-boulden-8a778b11\/  More about Women Sales Pros:  we have a website, we are on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.  Subscribe to our 2x a month news, and share the podcast with others! We'd love a 5 star rating and comments on iTunes if you are so moved! It really makes a difference.  subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/thewspnews Contribute: https:\/\/forms.gle\/v9rRiPDUtgGqKaXA6 Past News Issues: bit.ly\/past_news_issues https:\/\/womensalespros.com\/podcast\/  ","author_name":"Conversations with Women in Sales","author_url":"https:\/\/womensalespros.com\/podcast\/","html":"