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MSP 53 | Medical Technology

 

Medical technology is getting so advanced that medical professionals can perform surgeries hundreds of kilometers away from their patients. The majority of this cutting-edge technology is still in the works and not ready for use right now, but it’s being developed. Christian Pusateri is a Business Development Manager at ClaroNav who specializes in Medtech. Joining Samuel Gbadebo, Christian talks about the up-and-coming medical technologies in oral surgery and why he decided to pursue such a specialized field in the pharmaceutical industry. Also, learn how the improvement in visualization technology will help doctors in the future.

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Advancements In Medical Technology With Christian Pusateri

We have with us, Christian Pusateri. He comes from the MedTech space, more specifically software sales. I get a lot of questions about this space. A lot of people in healthcare sales are interested in transitioning to the software side of healthcare sales. What Christian does is really interesting stuff. He works for a company called ClaroNav and there are surgical navigation companies. He’s responsible for the software that surgeons use to navigate their way around the body using different devices in surgery. A lot of you might not be familiar with the space, so this is definitely going to be an episode that you’re going to love and learn from, and for those of you that are, you might not be familiar with Christian and specifically what his company does. As always, thank you for reading the blog. I hope you enjoy this episode.

Christian, how are we doing?

Sam, how are you?

Fantastic. No complaints. Making it happen another day in 2021. Everyone, we have with us, Christian Pusateri. Before I say any more, I want you to go ahead and tell everybody who you are and what it is that you do?

I’ve been in medical technology for many years. I work for a company that creates manufacturers’ visualization and navigation for ENT, CMF, MFS, or maxillofacial, different disciplines in surgery. That basically is, software, algorithm software, camera tracking are the two core components but we’re using the operating room and private practice all over the world. That company is called ClaroNav.

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There’s something off right off the bat. When you say MedTech, some people don’t quite know what that means. Does that mean medical device? Does that mean software sales in healthcare? Go ahead and describe for us, what exactly does MedTech mean and where you fit in?

MedTech is a broader term and I do use it on purpose. Some of these terms are interchangeable, but the medical device is very specific. It’s devices that are used in surgery typically. You could say that it’s a MedTech company, but when I say my career has been spread across technology, because it’s the gamut of not hardware, also software, not surgical devices, but practice management. To me, that’s all under the umbrella of medical technology.

In software sales, who’s your call point? Who are you selling to and who makes the decision on what’s utilized by whatever the account is?

In the beginning years ago, I was working for a big Fortune 300, and they had a practice management software and they had an imaging software. That was a very specific call point. It was private practice. My particular area was oral maxillofacial surgery, I was calling on private practice, dentists, periodontists, oral surgeons, and then some hospitals. Now our software is not management-based at all. It’s very specific, imaging visualization software, proprietary, and it only comes with our hardware product which is cart-based, basically camera, laptop and setup. There are both ends of the pie and there’s a lot to talk about in both those areas.

We’ll get into it because I want everyone to hear how your day rolls out and make their own comparison on what they understand about pharmaceutical sales, medical device sales and other sales within healthcare. Before we get into that and what your day looks like, let’s talk about how did you even get into this space. Take me back to college. What was your major and where were you planning to go?

I was an English major. I had a pivotal moment in college in which I broke my neck in a diving accident at a party 4th of July, with no drinking involved. I can do enough damage sober. I do off appear into shallow water and I had a C4, C5 fracture. I was instantly not paralyzed but stuck. I was Medevac’s choppered to Baltimore Shock Trauma, which I was lucky, it was one of the best Shock Trauma Centers in the country. They tried traction for 4.5 hours. They gave me a pill and they said, “Christian, this is going to keep you awake but you’re not going to remember anything after this.”

MSP 53 | Medical Technology
Medical Technology ClaroNav is creating a visualization technology for surgeons Its the newest thing that exists in the industry

 

I didn’t even know that the matrix thing was real but it was or rather that’s more like the men in black camera thing. I literally remember them saying that and nothing else. They try the traction for five hours and they ended up doing a tracheotomy, they did an anterior, they access my neck from both ways, I got the apparatus scrolling back my neck. What they had told me at the time I became close with the neurosurgeon that put me back together and he was like, “The interesting thing about your break, it was tricky. If you had done this ten years ago, your chances of walking again would have been significantly double-digit reduced. Medical technology is advancing so quickly that we were able to put you back together.”

It’s fully functioning. This happened many years ago. Ever since I go snowboarding, I go wakeboarding, I do stuff with some high-impact, knock on wood, but it came back full. That stuck with me and that was my defining moment. When I got out of college, I was looking for that in and it took me nine months. Finally, after asking around and interviewing with everyone on this on and interview with Stryker and Smith & Nephew, I finally got an offer like a foot in the door and then from there, I kept following my interests.

What was the rehab like on that?

Two months of basically sitting on a couch. They said 3 but by 2, I was so out of my mind bored. I was like rehabbing myself. There wasn’t a rehab protocol, it was just, “Don’t move. We don’t want you ascending stairs.” It’s because if I fell again and we broke it, it would have been a mess. It was two months to basically think about what I had done but also, to thank my lucky stars that I was still around and ask myself, “I was really lucky. Is there a way I can pay this forward, and am I interested in the science and the technology that fixed me?” It happened that I was.

After two months, you were walking again like that?

I was walking out of the hospital again. I never was paralyzed. I had tingling. My surgeon told me I was about two-thirds and a millimeter away from severing my spinal cord. If that had happened, I would be sitting in a wheelchair and I’m not talking to you but that didn’t happen luckily.

You couldn’t have said it better. That is a life-defining moment. You graduate and this experience happened and you were looking for an end. What did you find?

The first job that came my way was selling dental implants and biologics to general practitioners, oral surgeons, prosthodontics, periodontics and it was a great foot in the door gig. It was a smaller company, an Asian company. They wanted college grads because the pay wasn’t nearly as good as it was in other parts of medical and pharma. They are grinding us. Every day we had to be in the home office at 8:00 AM. We had meetings every day which was an hour away from where I was living, so you can go there from 8:00, meetings until that 10:30, 11:00, and then you’re supposed to go out in the field, you sell until 5:00, and then you have to send in a report at the end of the day about what you did to your branch manager. Now obviously, that’s not the kind of job you’re going to take. That’s a good college foot-in-door job when you’re learning and you’re cutting your teeth and it was great for that.

Was that Henry Schein?

That was a Korean company.

What was the move? Why did you leave that place and what were you thinking?

One of the things I love about this career is if you want to travel and you want to see other geographies and other cities, you can do it in this career. Once you get a skillset, it’s so technical and if you can really learn to speak the language, you’ve got value like being a nurse. I had always wanted to experience the West Coast. I was born and raised in Mid-Atlantic. I worked in England a little bit, but I was one of them on the West Coast. I put it out there and started interviewing again. Took me about eight months, got a job with Henry Schein. I went from working at a pretty small company to a $10 billion company. That was an interesting change.

What was your experience at Henry Schein? What was the difference between where you’ve just been coming from?

When you get to those big companies, you’re a number, not good or bad. It’s what it is. They’re managing thousands of employees. It’s much more black and white. You’ve got to quota, you got to go out and you got to hit. I liked the breadth of products that I had. I loved the brand name. I never walked into an office. I never went to a hospital or private practice where people didn’t know the company I was working for. That was nice. We had some branded products in great market penetration, so we could go into almost any account and they were already buying something. You’re trying to get them to buy a little more.

What prompted the move from Henry Schein?

The thrust for me was following what I’m interested in and specialization. It’s served me well. I certainly know guys that have made more money doing the constant great. If you’re money motivated, you can certainly follow that. For me, I want to be more specialized. I want to get to the point where the things that I know that I’m doing. There are six people in the country that can speak to that. That’s been the thrust of my career. I went to a company. It was software and imaging. The imaging was hot. I wanted to ride that wave and that was where most of my interests lay, so I went to a company called ACTEON.

You saw the opportunity. You want to ride that wave, you say but when you got into it, you started to love it?

Yeah.

Talk a little bit about what was Superhuman Inc.

That was my side hustle. Shout out to Gary Vee. I subscribed. I was lucky California’s early adopter market. If you’re selling anything in California, you’re going to start bumping elbows with some of the brightest minds, not in the country, on the planet and I was. I was working with doctors that were internationally renowned. These guys were talking to podiums all over the planet. They were getting paid $25,000 to speak at an event. For example, I was at USTC Telemedicine down in San Diego, which is right outside La Jolla. There’s this little strip on the way to California. It’s got the most Nobel Laureate per square mile of anywhere on the planet. A lot of them work out of USTC telemedicine. This was several years ago. I was there on business.

I was working with a CMF on the Fest department but I happened to be in the same hall it’s where they had this da Vinci robot. It had the ability to remote into surgery. This was a generator port and there was a receive report in Africa. They were working on being able to have a doctor slide his hands into this little surgery port and the way that he moved his hands would be the way they have robotic hands moved 7,000 miles away. This was bananas. The funny thing was I started asking questions and there was an attending nurse or something. I was asking questions about it. He was answering them reserved like, “Who are you?” I finally got him to open up and he’s like, “The funny thing about this is it’s got a four-second lag time. That’s our biggest problem.”

We had a laugh like, “If I’m on the operating table, I don’t want that.” I was fascinated that this thing existed and getting exposed to that kind of technology. For me, it was the most fascinating thing that I was doing. I wanted to see if I could build some sort of company creating general awareness around these products that are on the cutting edge, that you don’t hear about mainstream news. You’re not even going to necessarily hear about this stuff on WIRED or the TechCrunch. I was getting insights and stuff. I wanted to find a way to share that with people.

This was the platform.

Just to go off, for anybody who’s thinking about starting a side hustle, that started off pretty humbly. I took $15,000 $20,000. I had a friend of a friend who was in the Hollywood scene. He was an editor and producer. I was like, “How much would it take to make like a teaser and to put together a show, a docu-series where I go around interviewing people about the latest stuff.” We did this. We filmed this back in 2017, 2018. We edit it for a few months, we went around Hollywood, shopping into different production studios. I did the whole thing like selling everything. It was in waves, we didn’t get to take off but we keep grinding on it. I got Aubrey de Grey to come on my podcast. If you’re familiar, he’s considered the father of anti-aging. He’s one of the most well-respected, most desired speakers on the planet. He’s got the SENS Foundation, which does all the research on that. He came on the show and gave me an hour of his time and talked. That’s where it went.

What it does is it creates media for any thought leaders to use around selling of devices and whatever they’re into?

It’s media trying to get the brightest minds in tech mainly that they’re on the cutting edge of, “What we’re inventing or creating,” to talk about what they’re doing to come at it. These guys are working 70 hours a week. They’re working a lot of times in the basement floor of Harvard or USC somewhere. They don’t come up for air much. Aubrey de Grey, I can’t say that about him at all. He does speak but these guys are busy and I wanted to give them another platform from basically, a super fan that would get them to talk about it.

Now we get here with ClaroNav. Talk to us about what got you to that role and give us a little bit more detail about what you’re doing in that space.

This was a chance to basically blend in both those worlds. ClaroNav is creating a visualization technology for surgeons. It’s not new technology. It was basically meant for military use more than 30 years ago. The first application was by My CEO’s, they’re engineers. They did it in the early ‘90s. It was the newest thing that exists in my industry, where I butter my bread and where I know what I’m talking about. It’s combined superhumans because it’s cutting edge. It’s practical because I can go work at this company, I have a lot to offer. At that point, I had a dozen years in the space, so I knew a lot of the distribution networks, the key opinion leaders, the people to talk to, the channels. It’s a way to blend both, unlike Henry Schein, with Stryker or Pfizer, where you walk in and everyone knows what you and your product portfolio. I’m explaining the technology, the company, and I’m explaining about it, nobody knows this. We’re a few years ahead of the curve and we’re looking only for early adopters.

Talk to it then. What does your day look like? Walk us through a day in this space and from what you decide to do before you leave the house to the customer and you’re going to see right to the appointments.

It’s a blend between macro and micro in a big way. On an average day, when I’m working with my distributors who I had to sign up, you have a relationship where you’re making a product and you don’t have access to the market, but you go through a distributor, who’s got great access to the market. These are reps that have called points. They’re all trying to see about a hundred accounts a month and you’re trying to get on their screen, get on their radar, get them excited, incentivize them, teach them about the product. You’re hoping they bring you leads. Those days are grindy. You’re calling all these equipment reps and I’m doing that nationwide for multiple distributors.

On the other days when I started, I’m having distributors, there are days I’m waking up and I’m like, “I got to find a way to get in front of C-Suite. How do I find the equipment director of a hundred million-dollars or close to half a billion-dollar company? How do I get in touch with these guys?” There’s a lot of methods we can talk about there but I’ve got to get in there. Once you get them interested, you got to pitch, calling up key opinion leaders that I know have followings on social media and that speak around the world, around the country. I’m trying to get on their radar and have them give me time. We do a Zoom call and I’ll say, “This is who I am. This is what I’m selling. This is the applications in your practice or for your patients.” I’m trying to sell them. It’s a little bit of B2B, a little bit of B2C but you have to keep the needle moving in terms of bringing in direct sales, from the market and then also building this infrastructure around it.

How long does a typical sales cycle for one of your navigation systems?

It’s 3 to 6 months.

From the introduction to the actual sale for 3 to 6 months, that’s not too crazy. You’ve had this role for a couple of years. You’re saying that the majority of your leads come from equipment moving to reps now?

Correct.

What’s the incentive for them?

It’s one of the products in their product portfolio. They get paid on it like they paid for selling anything else. They get a commission.

ClaroNav contracted with other device companies or you guys all work together and they’re incentivized to work with you and do what they can to bring you leads?

Correct. The model is almost always in medical, either direct to market or distribution. Most companies will do both in the beginning. We do both. I still can sell direct but once you start bringing on distributors, they don’t like you to sell direct because they don’t want you to undercut them because your price is always lower than their price. Wherever I open up a distributor, I don’t sell directly in that market anymore. It’s like a courtesy. Sometimes officers of your company won’t like that because they want as many sales as possible. It’s on me to figure out and play politics a little bit.

What’s the competition like in this space?

MSP 53 | Medical Technology
Medical Technology In selling you have to keep the needle moving in terms of bringing direct sales from the market and build an infrastructure around it

 

There are two of us that have any share. There are 6 or 7 companies globally that are into this technology developing it but only two of us have any real share.

Talk a little bit about that. That sounds beautiful but that as good as it sounds, does that make things a bit challenging?

You mean there’s no competition?

Right.

Yeah, but you’re talking about it’s great when you’re selling bone screws and tax in a market that has to use those on every single facial surgery, thoracic and its standard of care. It’s great. We’re not standard of care yet. There are only mainly two of us because we’re trying to get that standard care. We think this is the next iteration of visualization and surgery.

Just so the listeners have a clear understanding of what this is, how is this cutting-edge technology benefiting the provider? Explain to us why they want to be a part of it.

In the arc of all surgeries, the outcomes have to get more precise. Surgical times need to be reduced as much as they possibly can. Liability to the provider has got to be reduced as much as we can. That has to be the arc of all medical technology otherwise, we’re inventing things for the sake of many things, and we’re adding to the overall cost of healthcare to people without increasing efficacy and accuracy. 3D printing came into my space a long time ago because you can 3D print guides for surgery, which makes you more accurate. Nowadays, Stryker got a partnership with 3D systems for a lot of oral surgery trauma, where they work hand in hand. Stryker has all the plates, the metal, and all the hardware, and then 3D systems will take the scan of the patient and they’ll 3D print a replica both for planning, and then also for guiding screws and drills so that everything goes in the proper place. We are the next level of 3D printed guidance because what we’re offering is real-time navigation.

With the providers, the doctors looking at, whether it’s a spine surgeon or an ENT or a normal surgeon, he’s looking at a screen. He’s doing heads-up surgeries not looking at this patient. On that screen is a DICOM of the patient, which is a 3D image, then in real-time, it’s got an avatar of the handpiece, of the screw, of the drill. You’re seeing that on the screen overlaid on the patient’s DICOM file. That DICOM file’s showing their bone, it’s showing where their nerves are, where the sinus is, all the sensitive anatomy. They get to see in real-time like, “Am I close to that nerve? Am I too facial?” 3D printed guides don’t offer that real-time navigation.

This sounds like it makes too much sense to not do. Where’s the resistance? Why isn’t this the standard of care?

We’re tackling the same challenges that every new product has to tackle coming to market. We have a ton of research. There are clinical sites from Academia, third-party, private companies, we’ve got a ton of research, so that’s all they’re saying that we’re more accurate but then there’s going to be a time delay on getting that to market. We’ve been in the market with this particular product for several years, and we still need doctors to be able to use this and report back our research and say, “This is working,” which they are but it takes time.

When you’re talking about hospitals, I can introduce this to a hospital. I was doing demos, in greater New York to big-name hospitals in December, January and they all said, “We want one.” It’s now almost June and we’re about to get the PO because they have a whole purchasing department. You got to get 3 or 4 to 5 signatures. If you’re talking about privacy practices and ambulatory things like that, outpatient places, they still have a smaller person department but you’ve got to get the owner, the principal to sign off. You’ve got to make sure that they have seen a couple of presentations. There’s a little bit of delay in getting it to be standard of care.

You’re responsible for every call point that you get a purchase order, eventually to complete it, to get everything done?

In the US right now, yes.

What are the resources like with the company? For someone that wants a role or was interested in something like this, how does it look as far as support from the organization? What do they expect of you by yourself and what do they jump in to definitely help you with, if anything?

Everybody needs to be open to wearing multiple hats. If you get a straight-up sales job, what matters to that company is that you hit your quota every quarter. That’s it. With this company, I’ve had to put on a marketing hat, operations hat, setting up a distribution network, that’s not sales, that’s business operations, business development, anything that I’m skilled enough in to offer, I’ve got to offer it up. You’ve got to be willing to do that. It’s the first time I could say I’m invested in the company. That might sound selfish but up until this point, I was learning. I wanted to learn, and I was trading my time to a company and in return, I was learning. When I left, no harm, no foul, no hard feelings but I’m moving on. This company, I want to see succeed because I believe in the product. I think that, whether or not I’m there, they got to do well. That encourages me to do more than whatever might be asked and go above and beyond.

It probably goes for a safe change, the nature of how you treat your job. The fact that you’re so invested here, you’re operating on a completely different level.

It’s easy to get complacent too. With those big companies, they can give you a nice little comp package. Everyone knows you, sometimes you can call it in and you can hit your quota. I’ve gotten that rut over the years. Luckily enough, when I get bored and I get anxious, I start sabotaging myself. It works out well for me.

Chris, take us back to how are you making this all happen? You have an organization that you run yourself with Superhumans, you’re part of this great company, ClaroNav on the cutting edge. You’re clearly making things happen in your current role. What keeps you standard? How do you make all the things happen?

What’s that saying, “If you want something done, give it to a busy person.” If my heart wasn’t in this stuff, there would not be enough time. I’m doing more. I accomplish way more now than I accomplished in other roles. When I was at ACTEON, for example, it was a standard medical equipment job. You were expected to grind. I was putting in 60-hour weeks pretty frequently. A lot of travel but I’m doing more, accomplishing and getting more results now, working probably fewer hours but the hours that I’m working more focused because my heart’s in it. My heart’s in the games. There’s something there about paying attention to your gut and following that. Going to this company wasn’t the most comfortable thing. I had a comfortable job before it but I’m sustained and I can handle all this because I love it.

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For people reading, if they’re a med device rep and they’re thinking about this field or if there’s someone that’s been need to be set in the thing about this field, what would you let them know? Who is the most qualified to even go the route you went, when working for a company like ClaroNav? What advice would you give to people that are interested in it?

First of all, if you’re interested in anything, get on LinkedIn and pay for premium, that’s the number one thing. Seriously, that’s how you and I got connected. It works. The best people that I’ve met are all on LinkedIn now. I thank the world for this unique moment in time where you can get in touch with who you need to on that platform. That’s the first thing, get on there and start messaging the people that can answer your questions. The other thing too is I spent the first half of my career telling people in interviews one of my favorite quotes, “An interview is a meeting between two liars.” It’s so true. The interviewer is lying about how good the job of the company is, the interviewee is lying about what they’ve done and how great they are. It’s like if you’re making it or not, you’re straight-up lying, you’re embellishing.

One of the things that I always said in those interviews for the first half of my career was that “I’m money motivated.” That’s all I want to make the money. That was part of it but it wasn’t all of it. I had a thirst for knowledge in being a specialist. I never said that but when I started following that a little bit more, my career started to get way more exciting and interesting to me. Ask yourself what motivates you and stay in that space for a few months. Get it clear. I spent six years lying to myself saying, “I was all about the money,” but I got the money and I was strung out. I was snappy. I’d get snappy with my friends. I was burning the candle, I wasn’t happier, so I think that self-awareness is a big one.

Who would best fit for the role that you’re doing now? Straight from work, what they’re doing is something like this?

If you’re the kind of person that likes being in the operatory, that’s pretty handy now. It’s critical when you got to cutting-edge technology that’s not standard of care yet when you’ve got whether it’s a device, a new screw, you can have all the research in the world but it’s going to have to work in the operatory. The only way that’s going to happen is if somebody is in that room with that doctor, you’ve got to be okay with things going wrong. I was in a case a few months ago, a doctor was using the system for the first time and he nicked the lingual nerve in the mouth and blood starts going crazy. In that situation, grab the gauze from the nurse. We put it on that attach on the patient, obviously but I’m comfortable in that position and I’m offering confidence, support and guidance to the doctor. That was the doctor’s error, that’s stuff’s going to go wrong. These doctors have to have a good experience with the product. If you’re someone that likes treating patients and being as close as you can without being a doctor, this is a great thing to do.

As far as leadership in these kinds of roles, it sounds like you talk directly to leadership. There are not many people in between direct leadership and your role, is that fair to say?

I’ve got a global VP, incredibly smart, very dynamic, puts up with a lot of my BS, and then basically the CEOs, that’s the line of command. In this position, there’s a hierarchy. You’ve got to have hierarchical structures when you disagree at the end of the day, we can disagree but if he makes a decision, I got to follow it. Hierarchy fades a little bit too, as you get into these smaller cutting-edge companies. The hierarchy was big when I was at a big company. My boss’s boss, good luck getting that guy even on the phone, even to take my email, there’s just pecking order.

Now you guys are close to that family. Is this something you see for your future getting into leadership within this space or are your eyes wide open, “We’ll see where my current focus takes me?”

I’ve got buddies that are about climbing the ladder and they’re about financial security, they make great money and they’re want to climb the ladder. I got my cousin-in-law right now. He’s going back and getting his MBA because he wants to keep going up the ladder and he’s got great comp and security, all of it. I respect that and I admire it. For me, I want to get equity and ownership. I want to go to companies where I’ve got something to offer, they’re willing to give me some equity for it or let me buy equity for it and I believe in them, then we ride this thing until it goes, until we can get acquired or have an IPO, to me that’s fun. That’s the kind of ride that I’m signing up for.

MSP 53 | Medical Technology
Medical Technology Get more specialized You want to get to the point where youre doing things and there are only six people in the country that can speak to that

 

What are the last lines you can leave with the audience? Overarching advice as far as our readership, people that want to get in, people that are in and leading the way, what would you like to share?

You can get in touch with anybody that you need to these days. Get on LinkedIn, email me directly. There’s a great website. Do you use Hunter.io?

No. What’s that?

There’s a website called Hunter.io. Basically, you enter in a company name and it gives you the format of that company’s email address. As long as you know the name of the person you want to get in touch with, you can get their company email address and you can send them a personalized email. It gets you right to that person’s inbox, whether it’s a hiring manager, whether it’s a doctor. At the beginning of most of the roles, in the first 90 days, one of the first things that I’ve always done because I’ve been told to do it is to find your local doctor that’s a champion and watch them in cases.

That’s how reps usually learn best. What they don’t tell you is that a rep is no more qualified than the person that wants to learn. You can do that anyways. If you want to get into a field that you’re not in yet, you can reach out to your local doctor, someone that’s got something that you think that you want to learn about and you can ask to shadow with surgery. They can scrub you up and you can shadow. You got to be quiet and soft to the side. It’s not the most common practice but that’s a little bit of a hack that you could do. It’s all there for you.

Christian, thank you for the time. We look forward to hearing what you’re doing with Superhumans, how you grow in ClaroNav and seeing all your future moves.

Thanks. It’s been a pleasure.

That was Christian Pusateri. A dynamic field he’s in and the things he gets an opportunity to do on a daily basis, and the type of service and products that he sells. It’s fascinating stuff with how fast technology moves in this space. It’s a beautiful thing to watch and it’s even more of a beautiful thing to be a part of. If you’re someone out there that’s been reading this episode and you’re thinking to yourself, “I really want to know more about that field. I might want to get into that field, myself.” Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at EvolveYourSuccess.com or you can find me on LinkedIn under Samuel Adeyinka to shoot me a text. One of our client’s specialist will get back to you and line up a conversation so we can talk about how you can be in a career like this. Of course, Christian’s out there, he is on LinkedIn. He’s also available to talk to, so make sure you reach out to him.

If you’re someone that’s looking to get into any space within the Healthcare sales industry or make a transition from pharma to a med device, med device to software sales or med device to biotech, whatever your move is that you want to make, reach out to us. You can find us EvolveYourSuccess.com, select Attain a Healthcare Sales Role and get in contact with us or find us on LinkedIn and send me a text directly. Someone will get back to you and we can line up a conversation and get you into a program that experienced success, getting people into the roles they want to be in.

If you’re a sales professional or you’re a sales leader that has a team and you want to see better performance, maybe you’re in your own career and you want to see some real development, you have things to work on and you’re thinking to yourself, “How can I get to the next step? What do I need to do?” find us. Go to our website and select Improved Sales Performance or reach out directly to us and we will get back to you, get a conversation going and talk to you about how we can help you reach that level of performance. If you’re a sales leader with a team and you think you’re doing the same thing, again, reach out to us. As always, thank you for reading the blog. We do what we can every single week to bring you guests that have fascinating stories, fascinating fields and something to share. Make sure you tune in for another episode.

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About Christian Pusateri

MSP 53 | Medical TechnologyChristian is passionate about medical technology that makes a real difference in people’s lives.

After a decade of selling and marketing cutting edge medical devices and technology in the mid-Atlantic, Southwestern and New England markets, Christian has landed at ClaroNav to help promote the future standard of care in guided oral surgery.

He serves ClaroNav as the U.S. Eastern Regional Sales and Marketing Manager.

 

 

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Christine Mortenson

Medical Device Sales | New Business Development | Fierce Advocate for Positive Patient Outcomes | Hockey is my Happy Place

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I’m Now a Medical Territory Manager! I was a Regional Sales Representative for Long-Term Care pharmacy services. I had dreamed of getting into the med sales industry when I went into my career as a nurse, but the pharmacy sales job came to me, and I had just settled. Fortunately, I had a job shakeup that allowed me to determine that now was the time to pursue my original vision. I absolutely would not have this position without Samuel and the Evolve Your Success community. A lot of people my age would just stop trying, but EYS believed in me. EYS allowed me to break into the industry in 90-Days after I had been trying on my own for over two years! I had lots of recruiter screenings, and a few interviews with hiring managers, but I was never offered a position. Before EYS, I didn’t realize I was doing the bare minimum to get hired. I was applying everywhere, hoping to get noticed and waiting. It just wasn’t working! I didn’t know that that was not enough to compete in an industry this sought after, and against people who knew what I didn’t know about the process. Of course, I had to think hard before making a financial investment that’s reasonably substantial. But when I read the testimonials of real med sales reps on the site and learned that I wasn’t the only one taking a chance on my success, that EYS was sharing that risk also, I knew I had to do it. Though you might be able to cobble together some of the steps of getting a role in med sales from online research on your own, you just can’t know what you don’t know! The process of going through EYS presents this insider knowledge to the student, as well as giving you a progression of difficulty as you obtain the information, and you begin to master it. Not only that, but they give you access to amazing mentors and instructors, allow you to practice your interview skills, and teach you how to market yourself through social media and your own website! I cannot stress enough that EYS was the factor that made the difference in my successfully landing my dream job! The support, structure, and knowledge gained was invaluable! I would recommend this course to ANYONE looking to break into medical sales Thank you so much, EYS! This journey has been life changing and has resulted in the successful culmination of my 18-Year ambition!

Jerry Johnson

Territory Manager Endoscopy with 

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I highly recommend Samuel’s EYS Program! The program is pivotal for not only people who are trying to break into a medical device/pharma career, but also for those who are already in and simply want to enhance their experience and have more success! Samuel’s team is also stellar when it comes to attentiveness and efficiency. Everyone is on the same page and they are all extremely resourceful. If anyone is looking to break into this rewarding industry and you are experiencing difficulty, I encourage you to invest in yourself and give the EYS program the opportunity to get you there!

Ashley Stratton

Sports Medicine Associate Sales Rep | Doctor of Physical Therapy | Former DI Soccer

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I am happy to announce I have accepted a job offer with Sports Medicine in Phoenix! I extend so much gratitude to the Evolve Your Success group as I land this role and get ready to pursue my dream job. I am a Physical Therapist who became a little stuck in the profession due to issues with reimbursement and the difficulty for continued growth upwards. I turned to EYS to assist me in learning about the medical sales industry and gain knowledgable mentors who were able to help coach me in this process. I am a strong believer in surrounding yourself with the best and good things will happen. I did work hard, but with the support of my mentors and other colleagues going through a career change, I felt a sense of community and it confirmed my drive to get into this industry. I have already learned so much through the interview process, and feel very blessed to have had the resources this group provided. I have made lifelong friends and I cannot wait to continue to follow others’ journeys to pursue this incredible field. I urge you to give Evolve Your Success a try to gain mentorship, guidance, and support through any career transition.

Betsy Earnest

Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist

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I landed my dream role at and am excited to make a difference in patients’ lives as a Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist.

After working as a nurse for 13 years and running my own floral design business I wanted to find a way to blend my clinical background and entrepreneurial experience to pursue a fulfilling career in medical sales.

Before I enrolled in the Medical Sales Career Builder I was hesitant to begin my journey and wanted to make sure I could be as prepared as possible when working to break in. That’s where I found Samuel and the team at EYS. I began listening to medical sales podcasts and heard story after story of how EYS helped change lives. I knew that by joining the program I would have all the tools and coaching necessary to be successful in achieving my goals.

Going through the steps of the MCSB gave me the 30,000 foot view of what it takes to break into such a competitive industry. I knew I would come out on the other side changed and that it would set me apart from the many others looking to do the same. The team at EYS helped me gain the confidence it takes to interview, taught me how to clearly articulate my story, and easily translate how my background as a nurse and business owner can drive success into this industry.

Along with the incredible learning materials I was blown away by the enthusiasm and professionalism of all the mentors I was able to learn from. Not only did they offer guidance from their past experiences they tailored their support to my unique background and career aspirations. If you know you are looking to make a change and don’t want to make it alone, EYS gives you the team and the support you need to be successful. It takes time and a lot of hard work but in the end it pays off and you will be proud of the journey you made to get there!

Thank you again to such an incredible team that changed my life and so many others!

Aaron McCartney

Disrupting Healthcare using AI | RCM | SaaS

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I just landed an offer for my dream job at ! Though I truly enjoyed working as a physical therapist, I can’t wait to start my career in the sales world as a Clinical Account Executive.

This opportunity would not have been possible without Samuel, the team at EYS, and the MCSB program. Prior to enrolling with EYS, I was very frustrated with the lack of interviews and opportunities I was getting in the Medtech sales space. With the lessons learned from MCSB and guidance from the incredible team at EYS, I was empowered with the tools needed to earn interviews and thrive in the hiring process. Though I tried to acquire knowledge through podcasts, the straightforward and personalized EYS program was a major help to learn the ways of the sales world. Samuel, Blake, and my mentor Ryan provided encouragement and boosted my self-confidence that I can secure a job in the non-clinical space. The EYS program helped me translate my clinical skills/background as physical therapist into a salesperson in the medical field.

I highly recommend anyone who is passionate about making the transition into medical sales to join EYS. You will certainly not regret it, as it is truly a family that wants to see you succeed as much as you do!

Naz Momtaz

Medical Sales Representative

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I just landed a job offer from Becton Dickinson . I owe this opportunity to Samuel, the program, and the incredible mentors at EYS.

I am a former teacher with some sales experience, and switching to medical sales felt like an impossible leap. For about two years, I applied for medical sales jobs, but I didn’t even get a single interview. I tried applying directly on LinkedIn, but that didn’t work. I had heard about EYS, and did some research on it. The biggest criticism I heard was that if you know how to start a conversation with strangers, you shouldn’t have to pay for a program to get you a job. I tried networking on my own, but it didn’t get me anywhere.

After exhausting all other options, I decided to give EYS a try. From the moment I joined, I was enrolled in workshops and connected with a supportive team of medical sales reps who genuinely wanted me to succeed. I learned how to network effectively, who to reach out to, and how to make the right connections. The classes were excellent, and soon enough, I had a strong resume, much better industry knowledge, and a lot more confidence in my ability to land a medical sales job.

Within a month of joining, I started getting interviews! I couldn’t believe I was actually being seen by hiring people and seriously being considered for these jobs. But getting an interview is just the first step; you need to stand out. I did multiple mock interviews with EYS professionals and had phone conversations with my mentors before some of my interviews. I never felt alone in the process. Even when I received the job offer, I called one of my mentors right away and got some valuable advice on the next steps.

I’ve spoken with many medical sales professionals who have shared their own struggles in landing their first jobs. They’re all amazed at how quickly I received my offer and how it came about. I can honestly say I owe it 100% to EYS. If you’re in the same position I was in and are considering joining the program, don’t hesitate. It’s worth every penny, and the sooner you start, the sooner you’ll get a job offer.

Thank you EYS team for making a career in medical sales possible for me.

Alana B.

Sales Manager delivering solutions for sales and healthcare professionals to pursue passion for customers and patients! Sales Leader | Strategic Partner | Specialty Sales | Solution Selling | ACTIVATOR

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Samuel understands how to deliver expectations in your interview. He listens to your story to provide valuable solutions towards delivering your sales portfolio in an impactful and concise way.

He also quickly identifies any opportunities you may have to successfully exemplify your candidacy match for the role you are applying for.
His methodology boosted me with tools and confidence needed to access my dream job! I hope I will get more opportunities in the future to utilize his full program.

Katherine Thrasher, MBA

Digital Marketing | Solutions & Results Driven | Pharmaceutical Sales Expertise | People Connector | Relationship Manager

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Samuel is an excellent coach that helped me prepare for my pharmaceutical sales interviews. Coming from a non-pharmaceutical background, he utilized his previous sales experience and coaching tactics to help me become more prepared and more confident before meeting with hiring managers. As a result, I was offered a sales position within the pharmaceutical field! I highly recommend working with Samuel as a sales coach!

Julie Imbruno

Executive Vaccine Representative at Merck

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Samuel is one of the most authentic, well versed, inspirational coaches in the industry. I chanced upon Samuel’s LinkedIn profile and connected with him based on his industry knowledge. Upon our very 1st conversation I knew whole heartedly that he was the exact person I needed to help me make the career change I was looking for. He explained his program and what it had to offer. He also relayed what to expect within the 6 weeks we’d be specifically working on building this change together. The program he has in place works, because of its structure and methodology. He provides the most beneficial/honest feedback and support. He makes himself available for any and all questions. He has 1st hand working knowledge and experience of & within the industry and how to become exquisitely prepared for a career change into medical/pharmaceutical sales. Most importantly what his programming offers and the steps taken to ensure personal success(es) are worth every moment of time spent (resume building, interview preparation, presentation, etc.). Without Samuel’s guidance, support, knowledge, encouragement, honesty, and support I would still be looking for a pharmaceutical sales position. I feel blessed to have met him & had his guidance. “Once a client always a client”. Although the “career change” guidance and programming is no longer needed…I will remain his client for life (that’s guaranteed). Within the 6 short weeks of programming time…I went from barely understanding the industry to landing a dream position. Without a doubt…I will continue to access Samuel as my mentor and coach throughout my pharmaceutical sales career. I will reach out to him to assure my continued growth & success in this field. He’s the gentleman anyone needs if they are serious about making a career change. There is no doubt everyone succeeds with Samuel! To say that I am extremely grateful is an understatement.

Kelli D.

Licensed Medicare Direct Sales

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I decided to invest in Evolve Your Success sales coaching program to better my chances in pharmaceutical sales interview processes. Samuel delivered an excellent customer experience. Due to time constraints on my end, we had to do a “crash” course and the information and tools I received was still invaluable. The passion and knowledge that he integrated into the consults, was everything that I needed to boost my confidence, through proper preparation and key tools for successful interviewing in this very specific niche market. Receiving recorded videos of each training session was especially helpful to be able to be fully present during the session and not have to worry if I missed taking notes on some small but integral piece of information.

I highly recommend this program for any person interested in investing in their own success in sales. If you want better outcomes you must exercise your 5 P’s: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. Samuel will go above and beyond to help those who are serious about being prepared for success! I have already raved to my colleagues about the evolve your success programs and they all saw first hand how I was positively impacted toward greater results in my sales career!

I was willing to support this new business because I saw the passion behind it. And what I received was a first rate sales program. I am better personally and professionally for it, and you can be too. Invest in your now and reap the fruits forever. 2020 is a great year to start to Evolve Your Success for the decade ahead!

Jennifer Peckman-Rethman

Business Development Kansas City at Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc.

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When I scheduled my initial appointment with Samuel I wasn’t sure what to expect. In my case I needed advice and information to push through not being able to find the right sales job. Samuel tailors his program to your specific goals and puts in place a plan for success. His knowledge about medical sales is very impressive and through his sessions I felt much more confident and prepared to interview and negotiate and ultimately land 2 job offers. I highly recommend meeting with Samuel and start working towards your goals so you can land your dream job!

Stephanie Hernandez

B2B Sales. Medical sales. Financial services

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If you want to progress in your career, I highly recommend working with Samuel. Samuel is a well experienced individual who is passionate and dedicated to get the tools you need. Like many others, I was putting time on searching interview tips online and is nothing compared like the help you would receive from Samuel. He is a great coach who is also assertive to help follow your dream career path. Samuel has been a great help on giving advice and tools on what I needed to work on to land an opportunity I have been waiting for! Again I recommend his system for anybody that wants an opportunity in the medical sales industry!

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Crystal Sobande

Cardiology Account Manager II

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I highly recommend Samuel if you are looking to advance your career. Samuel is very professional, a great coach, and a fabulous mentor. I have learned so much through the Medical Career Builder Program. I honestly wouldn’t have been able to get to where I am in my career without him. I am very happy to say that within a few weeks of starting his program, I was able to land several interviews and have recently accepted an offer working my dream job for Medtronic.

Ryan Pfeiffer

Nuclear Medicine Flex Force & Clinical Education Specialist

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Samuel is a top-notch medical sales leader, mentor and entrepreneur who knows how to get results while teaching others how to develop their own skills to do the same. I started his program as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist and have been hired as a Clinical Specialist at Siemens Healthineers. He works extremely hard, is passionate about his mission and builds success not only in himself or his company, but in the people around him. I’ll recommend this guy any day.

Andrew Koehler

Surgical Robotics Program Builder 🦾 | Disruptive Technology | Clinical Sales | Capital Sales | Surgical Robotics

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Samuel is a joy to work with! I started the EYS program and we immediately focused in on what I had learned and Samuel was able to help me drill down to what I needed to work on and articulated how to strengthen the weak points in my armor. The Career Builder Program and the wealth of videos, personal 1-1 time, and behind the scenes interviews and workbooks helped me prepare to land the job of dreams.

Many thanks to Samuel and EYS for their help keeping the fire lit and pushing me to be my best

Eric Knotts

Senior Therapeutic Area Specialist (Neuro Psych), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS)

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When I first embarked on my journey to break into the pharmaceutical sales industry, I feeling getting quite discouraged. I was doing everything I could to really stand out, but only finding that I was able to make it to the first and second round of interviews. A full year and a half passed, with many courses and certifications under my belt, when I finally came across the Medical Sales Podcast by EYS. From here, I heard about the Medical Sales Career Builder and immediately enrolled! I knew that I was doing something right to get me into the interviews, but something was still preventing me from getting past that final interview and this program would give me the perfect opportunity to find out exactly what that was. With Samuel’s coaching and after going through the relevant learning modules and workbooks, I was finally able to master my approach to interviews. It turns out this is exactly what I needed to finally break though and get me the job! I was ecstatic when I got the job offer and I couldn’t have done it without Samuel’s help and support . Thank you Samuel!

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Brett St Clair

Medical Device Sales Representative

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Enrolling in Samuel’s EYS Career Builder program was the best professional decision I have made to date. The knowledge I gained through the program was pivotal in making myself the candidate I desired to be. Beyond the coursework, lessons, calls (etc), the course encourages you to commit to something that is often overlooked – internal reflection. While developing your skillset, network, and overall knowledge of the industry is incredibly important. One of the biggest takeaways for me was taking what you had learned and connecting it to your “why.” Why do you want to work for this company? Why do you want to promote these products? Why is this your passion? This course isn’t structured to land you “just a job,” it is structured to help you land your dream job. Which I was able to accomplish.

I wish everyone had the opportunity to learn from an individual like Samuel. He is someone who I consider as a coach & mentor, but also as a friend. Samuel is relentlessly focused on developing talent while pushing you to grow through positive reinforcement. The EYS program has made an undeniable impact in my life, and for that I give Samuel and the program my respect and highest recommendation.

Tyler Ropp BSN, RN

Senior Mako Product Specialist at Stryker | Robotic Joint Replacement

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I just got a job offer from Stryker! I want to thank Samuel and the Medical Sales Career Builder Program. As an experienced nurse, I knew for quite some time I wanted to apply my experience in a different way within the medical device industry. Before I found the program, I had applied and interviewed for several jobs in the industry but never received an offer. I was doing my best to prepare on my own listening to podcasts, reviewing resources on LinkedIn, and reading up on any interview prep I could find. No matter what I had done, I wasn’t seeing the results I wanted and knew I needed to make a change. I found Samuels’ program on LinkedIn, and after contacting him he got back to me in less than an hour and we started working together just 3 days later. Samuel had a clear process and plan for helping me succeed. He quickly determined my weaknesses and we worked extensively to improve them. I was given the resources and support I needed to get me to where I am today with a job offer from Stryker! Working with Samuel was the best decision I have made in helping acquire my dream job. Thank you again to Samuel and the Career Builder Program!

Alana Rugg MS, CMR

Area Manager, Therapy Awareness. Northeast & Atlantic Coast

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I just got a job offer!!! Thanks to Samuel and the Evolve Your Success Community. Many thanks to the Medical Sales Career Builder, I wouldn’t have been able to do this without them. Before I discovered the program I wasn’t getting as many interviews as I was hoping despite the fact that I was applying to multiple job opportunities. I was searching for job opportunities in my area and just applying to them online and hoping someone would call me. I was becoming frustrated and knew I needed to do something different that would make me standout from other candidates, that’s when I discovered Evolve Your Success. I researched the program and spoke with others who were past clients of the program, I heard nothing but rave reviews. As soon as I joined and spoke with Samuel I knew I made the right decision. Going through the Medical Sales Career Builder program was simple and intuitive. It gave me an exact road map that lead me to my new position! Joining this program was the best decision I have ever made. It taught me so much, brought me out of my comfort zone, and it gave me the confidence I needed to win the job of my dreams. I highly suggest you join the program, do the work, because the skills you learn here and the connections you build are the best in the industry. Now that I have the dream job I’m looking forward to the future and signing up for the next phase of the program, Sales Builder. Thanks again Samuel because of you and the team my career is on the right track!

Judy Gbadebo, M.D.

Physician-Scientist | Medical Affairs | Clinical Education and Research Director at scPharmaceuticals

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I just got a job offer! Samuel’s EYS Medical Sales Career Builder Program was bar none one of the most valuable programs I have ever had the pleasure of joining. As a medical doctor transitioning from clinical medicine into the biopharmaceutical industry, I knew I needed a professional, goal-directed program to guide my way in this bold, new venture. Samuel’s program helped me learn how to leverage my experiences in a unique fashion within the biopharma industry. His program provides an overabundance of resources. From networking and resume writing to interviewing and negotiating, EYS was there at every step of the process. I never felt alone, and was constantly encouraged.

Thank you Samuel for your expertise and creation of the EYS Career Builder Program!

Katherine Stovall

Area Sales Manager

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I’m so glad I went through the Medical Sales Career Builder program! I received amazing guidance and coaching that gave me the exact steps I needed to land my new position. I would definitely recommend going through the program to anyone wanting to break into the industry like me!

Kristina Stewart

I connect prescribers with treatment solutions for Migraines and Tardive Dyskinesia

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After recently migrating to the US, I was eager to re-start my career in Pharmaceutical Sales. I quickly realized that I would need an experienced industry professional to guide me on this journey. Samuel and the EYS Career Builder Program exceeded my expectations. Having Samuel as my coach and mentor, enabled me to package my skills and experience in an effective and concise way that translated well in my interviews. I landed my new role! Thank you Samuel and your team for helping me realize my potential.

DH Williams

Specialty Brain Disease Sales Professional | Expertise Connection Builder| Fitness Educator

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I was having such a challenging time trying to land a dream job in the medical sales world. I thought I was doing everything I could to make this happen however after 5 months I became burnt out and unmotivated.

I wasn’t sure what I was going to do. I had reached out and connected with over 1000 connections on LinkedIn and to my surprise, I ran into someone from my hometown who had much success in the field. He and I discussed the issues I was having and that’s when he told me about Samuel and his program.

I decided to give the program a try and signed up on June 2nd of this year. Within hours and days of signing up, I became very fascinated with what I was learning. The program made so much sense and helped me to become lazer like focused on what I wasn’t doing earlier to become successful and what I could do to make this happen.

July 2nd of 2021 I received an offer!

Not only was it from the specific company I was most interested in but also, it was in the specific city I was wanting to move to – clear across the east to the west coast.

Samuel and his program have truly changed my life! With his guidance including a weekly online module, live class and guest speakers in the field – just to name a few – anyone can succeed to land the medical sales position job of their dream!

Nicholas Andrews

Territory Manager, Diabetes – Atlanta South / Proven Sales Professional with an Unwavering Commitment to the Service of Others.

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Samuel and his team at Evolve Your Success are game changers for professionals who are looking to present themselves at their best. I knew the competition for a career in the medical sales arena is immense and I needed to prepare myself to standout amongst all the other candidates vying for the same positions as I was. Sam will tell you I am very self aware of my strengths and weaknesses and I am very comfortable about speaking on what I know but not so much talking about myself. Enrolling in the Medical Sales Career Builder Program offered a holistic approach of how to represent my skills and attributes to hiring managers all awhile staying true to myself as I told my story. When you commit to the process the results happen, I landed a perfect role with the #1 medical device company in the world with no prior medical sales experience. You owe it to yourself and your career to join Evolve Your Success !!

Jeffrey Koshy

Supply Chain and Procurement Enthusiast | Sales Professional | Web Developer

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The journey of breaking into medical sales can be much longer and harder than many expect. One thing I learned from Samuel is that networking goes a long way into landing a job in medical sales. They also helped me get better at my interview skills and answer questions more genuinely.

Zachariah C.

Therapeutic Sales Specialist @ Leo Pharma

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Prior to enlisting Samuel’s services I was a “middle of the pack” rep at Primus. Not the worst, but far from the best. Up to that point I thought I had all of the tools necessary to get into President’s Club, but my results were showing otherwise.

The missing ingredient that Samuel has given me is fire. The fire to go out everyday and work my territory to its max. The fire to use my downtime at home to prep & prepare for the day ahead. Evolve You Success was the ignition I needed to help realize the kind of rep I am, what my unique personality brings to the table, and how to leverage the sum of these parts to the maximum.

When I began Samuel’s program in September of 2021 I was ranked 12th out of 40 reps, by the end of the year I finished in 6th place; comfortably in President’s Club. I also ended 1st nationally for our brand Promiseb which garnered me another award.

For those on the fence I strongly recommend making the investment. I have easily recouped the cost not only in the awards I won but the increased bonuses that have come along with it already.

Cody Mathis

Interventional Imaging, Siemens Healthineers | Technology Educator | Product Specialist | Outdoor Enthusiast | Winemaker | Lets Connect!

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Samuel’s Evolve Your Success program has directly contributed to my personal success, and I recommend it to anyone who will listen.

Although I was an active scroller and 👍 on LinkedIn, I wasn’t a content creator and my profile read like a resume with an outdated picture. During Samuel’s coaching and education sessions, my profile was rebranded to look more appropriate to my audience as a sales professional. With Samuel’s help, I became comfortable engaging with others with comments and creating meaningful content.

The results are in! The EYS program has helped take my LinkedIn voice outside of my company and straight to my customers. Since starting EYS, my connections and followers have doubled and my profile views skyrocket with new content. One meaningful LinkedIn interaction recently has assisted in securing a multimillion-dollar project and I’m confident there will be more! 😊

Duston Harper

Teaching high performers to achieve prosperity through mindset and accountability

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Samuel is an amazing coach and mentor to me. He has elite experience in the medical device sales industry and I love seeing his passion helping people break into medical device. I personally worked with Samuel on personal branding for a period of over 6 months.

From start to finish, he was always very structured and held me accountable weekly. The Linkedin and mindset portion of his course really helped me. Even though I already have had success in sales at multiple industries, taking Samuel’s course helped me take things to the next level! Highly recommend others doing it.

Brad Osterberg

Sales Representative for Medtronic

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I just accepted a Clinical Specialist Pain Intervention Sales Rep job offer! I want to thank the Medical Sales Career Builder; utilizing this program gave me the exact edge I needed to get the position. I had attained many interviews for many different medical sales roles, but I could never get past the 1st one. I listening to podcasts, to gain any knowledge of getting into the industry. This is how I found Samuel’s program and The Medical Sales Podcast.

The second I found out what the program entailed I was ready to get started immediately. I knew it was going to be one of the most promising investments I’ve ever made. After 5 hard weeks of applying the necessary steps from the MSCB program, I succeeded in getting my dream job! The resources, social media learning and boosted confidence gave me exactly what I needed to land an interview quickly and promote my most authentic self and communicate my story and skill sets effectively to the recruiters and hiring managers.

Whether you have experience or not in the industry, the MSCB gives you the resources to feel confident, prepared and more than ready for every step of the interview process. In order to get the best outcome out of this and not short yourself, be sure to put your effort into it. I will definitely be utilizing the knowledge and confidence I have gained for the rest of my career. Thank you again to Samuel and the team for helping me find my confidence and changing my career trajectory!

Johan Arango

Analytical Filter & Diagnostic Specialty Materials / Lab Filtration Distribution

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I just accepted a Technical Sales Associate job offer! I want to thank the Medical Sales Career Builder; The MSCB program not only introduced me into the medical device industry but gave me in depth knowledge of what top companies want to see in me and how to be an asset to their organization.

I did not have sales experience and I had no idea what companies to look for, what industries to look into, or where to start to get a medical sales position. I also did not know how to interview or even get to the interview stage. One day I went on Spotify and found The Medical Sales Podcast, talked to the team and joined the program. In addition to getting every single resource a person needs to get a medical sales position, I also learned how to effectively tell my story and navigated the interview sequence.

The MSCB program not only comes with resources but you are also able to join a community of like-minded medical sales reps. The investment is totally worth it but it requires a constant effort. The knowledge and skills I have learned here are skills I will rely on for the rest of my sales career. I want to thank the MSCB team for all their time, support and life changing experience.

Nicole Casten

Clinical Outreach for Mental Health at Newport Healthcare

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Samuel is great in helping me navigate with the following areas in my new territory
Day to day routines with routing, High Communication/Dropping off different materials, Identifying a product per provider, Creating the Organization of what stage people are in and what resources to use to move them to the next stage. Rithm helped me streamline where I am going in my day Kolbe Assessment helped, to show me who I am, letting me know I can use fact finding to my benefit. Making me come up with how to handle objections. I would highly recommend this program to anyone looking to either get into medical sales or further their career and jumpstart

Devin Menges

Medical Device Rep – Spine

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When I started working in orthotics and prosthetics in December 2021, it was my first ever job in medical sales. I knew I needed to find resources to make me a more effective rep. I was spending a lot of time driving, so I searched for medical sales podcasts I could listen to between driving to my accounts. I found Samuel’s “Medical Sales Podcast,” and there was so much value in every episode. He advertised his “Evolve Your Success” program for people that wanted to break into medical sales or take their careers to the next level. After listening to a few episodes, this was a no-brainer for me. Working with Samuel over the last three months, I have become a more confident, efficient, and organized sales rep and developed a better mindset. I’ve developed key relationships with his help, which ultimately landed me an opportunity as a spine rep which he is now helping develop me in this new role. I can’t recommend Samuel enough. I’m grateful I found him and his podcast because It has genuinely evolved my success.

Sara Kate Harbarger

Medical Supplies Sales Representative

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I just accepted a Medical Supplies Sales Rep job offer! I want to thank the Medical Sales Career Builder; this wouldn’t have been possible without them! Before enrolling in the Medical Sales Career Builder, I knew I had skills that could translate into the Healthcare industry, but I didn’t know where to begin in terms of which field was the right fit for me. I had applied to several roles and could not get past the ATS and I did not know how to tell my story.

I was hesitant to invest into the MSCB program, but as I was networking with medical sales reps and discussing the podcasts I’d been listening to (Samuel’s Podcast) — I made the connection with one of the sales reps that recommended Samuel’s program, as he was using it to build is LinkedIn Brand.

After joining the MSCB program, it took just under 3 months to land my dream job! The biggest impact the program had during my job search was it held me accountable. The MSCB program is a well-oiled machine and it holds you accountable to take every step in order to be prepared & get your dream job. In addition, it gave me the resources and the feedback to communicate the right message to sales reps, recruiters & hiring managers to get the job.

If you’re interested in joining the Healthcare sales industry but don’t know where to start or if you’re not making any progress with securing interviews, this program is for you! If you put your all into the program, you’ll see the results — but you have to show up and be ready to do the work. There are many resources I used during the program that I will continue to reference and utilize to succeed & grow in my career as a sales rep. I’m incredibly thankful that I found this program and took the leap to make such a large career pivot — I couldn’t have done it without their resources and motivation!