Chicago Chapter Launch

The Sales Association (SMA) and its sponsors, Evergreen Growth Advisors and the TAS Group, are pleased to announce the formation of its Chicago chapter.

Although there are many high quality resources available to Sales Professionals in print and online, there are not many opportunities for cross-industry Sales Professionals to meet face-to- face to discuss their work and share best practices.

The Chicago Chapter of the SMA is designed to be a local forum for face-to-face, collaborative, “safe” discussions and debates amongst sales professionals on topics that are most relevant to their day-to-day responsibilities. The Chapter is designed to complement SMA’s work on the National and International levels.

Meetings

The Chicago Chapter will meet at least three times per year, in Q1, Q2, and Q3. Meeting agendas and structures will be set by the Advisory Board with guidance from the SMA. Meetings will be anchored by high-value delivered content, followed by peer-to-peer discussion and networking.

The inaugural Chapter meeting will be held on Monday, March 21 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at the restaurant, Prairie Fire, located in Chicago. Please see below for how to RSVP.

Meeting Participation

Chapter meetings are open to and sales operations professionals with supervisory/line management responsibilities for sales teams and revenue generation. Chapter participants are encouraged but not required to join the SMA. providers (consultants, sales trainers, or firms that market products or services to sales ) are welcome to attend but are required to bring at least one sales management or sales operations professional with them to the meeting.

Joining the Chapter

Participation in Chapter events is open to all, based on the guidelines above. To RSVP for the upcoming event and to be notified of future events, please join the SMA Chicago “subgroup” on LinkedIn http://linkd.in/hZyXBE or send a note to [email protected] and request to be added to the Chicago Chapter mailing list. Chapter Advisory Board

Strategic guidance on both Chapter activities and meeting content is provided by the Chapter’s Advisory Board. Current Advisors include:

Ro Kumar: Strategic Advisor, Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe Ed McDonald: Customer Business Development Leader – Walgreens, Procter & Gamble Kal Patel: Vice President of Sales Operations, MyPoints Geoff Surkamer: Global Head of Sales & Marketing, Backstop Solutions Group Rick Ulmer: Senior Vice President, Marsh USA Dennis Zender: Area Vice President – Sales, Orange Business Services

About the Sales Management Association

The Sales Management Association, www.salesmanagement.org, is a global, cross-industry association serving sales and sales force support professionals. We provide on-line resources, tools, training, career development, and professional networking opportunities for our membership. Our membership is comprised of: Senior sales leaders, Sales managers, and Sales Operations leaders. About Evergreen Growth Advisors

Based in Chicago, Evergreen Growth Advisors is a leading sales strategy consultancy that helps its clients achieve more predictable and sustainable revenue growth. Evergreen’s professionals are skilled at working with executive teams to identify new market opportunities, define market penetration strategies, and maximize the effectiveness of direct sales forces and indirect distribution channels. For more information, visit www.evergreengrowthadvisors.com.

About The TAS Group

The TAS Group® is the Sales Performance Automation company that helps you sell smarter, and manage your business better. Our industry-leading TAS® methodology has helped more than 750,000 sales professionals find and close more deals, and our proven sales process shows you what you need to do to move opportunities through the pipeline. Read more: http://www.thetasgroup.com/#ixzz1GKn83bQf