{"id":2768,"date":"2025-10-27T16:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/business\/?p=2768"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:49:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:49:17","slug":"sales-team-takes-on-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/business\/2025\/10\/27\/sales-team-takes-on-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales team takes on nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SI-Sales-Team25-Power-C.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"508\" data-id=\"2769\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SI-Sales-Team25-Power-C.jpg\" alt=\"Team from left to right: Giorgianna &quot;Giorgi&quot; Cardillo, Richard &quot;Smythe&quot; Kuebler, Punyalada &quot;Pare&quot; Chalamaneeporn, and Misti Kilby.\" class=\"wp-image-2769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SI-Sales-Team25-Power-C.jpg 678w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SI-Sales-Team25-Power-C-580x435.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SI-Sales-Team25-Power-C-610x457.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sales Institute at UTC\u2019s Gary W. Rollins College of Business proudly fielded its first-ever team at Indiana University\u2019s 2025 National Team Selling Competition. Coached by Dr. David Locander, with support from Dr. Chris Plouffe and Libby Fakier, students Giorgianna Cardillo, Richard Kuebler, Punyalada Chalamaneeporn, and Misti Kilby prepped hard, competed fiercely, and learned a ton. It was a challenging and rewarding experience\u2014and they had a blast! We\u2019re proud of their performance and already looking forward to building on this success when we return in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SalesTeam2ndPrex.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SalesTeam2ndPrex-1024x767.png\" alt=\"The team moments before their second presentation, pitching \u201cAloha Roots,\u201d a quick-service restaurant concept for convenience stores.\" class=\"wp-image-2772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SalesTeam2ndPrex-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SalesTeam2ndPrex-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SalesTeam2ndPrex-580x435.png 580w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SalesTeam2ndPrex-610x457.png 610w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SalesTeam2ndPrex.png 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The team moments before their second presentation, pitching \u201cAloha Roots,\u201d a quick-service restaurant concept for convenience stores.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SI-sales-team-bowling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/SI-sales-team-bowling.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2770\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sales Institute at UTC\u2019s Gary W. Rollins College of Business proudly fielded its first-ever team at Indiana University\u2019s 2025 National Team Selling Competition. 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