Manchester students win top spots in national sales competition
North Manchester, IN (05/11/2022) — Six Manchester University students placed in the top 10 of the "Elevate Your Pitch" national sales competition sponsored by the Florida Press Association.
Manchester's Jakob placed first overall, Lainey Shock placed second and Brayden Sayre placed fourth. Other MU students who placed in the top 10 were Edna Eben Ebai (sixth), Ethan Erb (ninth) and Justin Major (10th).
Armstrong, Shock and Sayre won cash awards and an all-inclusive trip to the Florida Media Conference in Ponte Verde, Fla., in August and the opportunity to participate there in a sales panel and the Young Professionals Roundtable.
The winning MU students are in Beth Driscoll's Introduction to Professional Sales course. She is an assistant professor of marketing and management.
"There is no script, they have to use their prep work and conversation skills to go through the presentation," Driscoll said. "Role plays like this are excellent ways for sales students to grow in their skill set. Plus the students have the opportunity to select a paid media sales internship which is a great asset as well."
More about the competition: https://elevateyourpitchcontest.com/
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From left: Brayden Sayre, Edna Eben Ebai, Jakob Armstrong, Justin Major and Lainey Shock. Not pictured: Ethan Erb
