404: Advice for Young Women in Sales- with Heidi Solomon-Orlick

Social Capital

Meet Heidi Solomon-Orlick

Heidi is a proven veteran in Enterprise sales as well as a DEI and active aging advocate. With over 3 decades of global sales and executive leadership experience Heidi has generated over $1.5 Billion in revenue throughout her career in the BPO industry and has created thousands of jobs globally. She currently serves as Founder & CEO of GirlzWhoSell and CRO of The DORS Group Powered by Keller Williams. Founded in 2020, GirlzWhoSell is committed to democratizing professional sales and to building the largest pipeline of diverse, early-stage female sales talent. Heidi is a 2x author who, in 2022, released the highly acclaimed and award-winning book “Heels to Deals: How Women Are Dominating in Business-to-Business Sales.” Heidi is a 3x Stevie Award Winner for Women of the Year in Sales (Gold), Worldwide Sales Executive of the Year (Gold) and Women Helping Women (Bronze). She was listed in the Top 100 Women Magazine, was featured in Top Sales Magazine, was listed in the Top 100 Women in Sales published by Demandbase in both 2022 and 2023 and the Sales Collectives list of Women in Sales to Follow in 2024. Finally, Heidi has been ranked in the Top 50 Women Leaders of New Hampshire and was recently nominated for the SheRise 2024 Women in Leadership award.

Highlights

00:00 Welcome to the Social Capital Podcast

01:21 Introducing Today's Guest: Heidi Solomon-Orlick

02:51 Heidi's Journey and Influences

05:13 Sales as a Life Skill

06:00 The Intersection of Athletics and Sales

10:34 Closing the Gender Gap in Sales

16:35 Advice to My 20-Year-Old Self

19:43 Lori's Why and Final Words of Wisdom

21:40 Wrapping Up and Staying Connected

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Heels to Deals: How Women are Dominating in Business-to-Business Sales