Podcast
Alex Stapleton - Sales Director at Alexander Technologies
Podcast
Alex Stapleton - Sales Director at Alexander Technologies

Alex Stapleton is the sales director at Alexander technologies, a custom battery pack manufacturer in County Durham.
With over 16 years of experience in battery manufacturing alone, Alex knows more than anyone about the product he sells!
This is a great episode for those interested in sales or manufacturing in general.
We chat about working abroad, managing sales staff with targets, and the process you need to go through to be successful in this industry.
What we discuss
- Intros
- What makes a good leader?
- The early years
- embracing change
- University is it needed?
- Account Management or New Business?
- Working abroad
- Different cultures and mindsets
- Alexander Technology – Covid and the journey
- Sales
- What can you control?
- Managing Salespeople
- Only expect of others, what you do of yourself
- What to do when you ever doubt yourself
- How do we improve Manufacturing & Engineering
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