John Tian

Training Academy Sales Manager
VELUX USA
Biography

Job Description: I manage VELUX's first training academy in the United States, where we teach the business opportunities of utilizing our product portfolio into a roofer/remodeler's projects. Along with managing a team, I also am the lead trainer who teaches a majority of courses aimed towards business owners. When I'm not training, I'm usually planning out expansion/scaling plans.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate trainings for other companies and their contractors to lean about how to sell and position our products
  • Build and maintain relationships with roofers/remodelers as well as dealers (lumberyards, big box stores, roofing supply stores, etc.)
  • Manage a team consisting of coordinators and trainers who teach hands-on installation courses
  • Create expansion plans to reach other markets
  • Turn ideas into plans that are executable, testing them and pivoting quickly 

Frequently Used Skills:

  • Communication
  • Problem-solving
  • Adaptability
  • Emotional intelligence 
  • Honestly, all of the skills!

What advice would you give to a student interested in pursuing a job or career field like yours?

"I realized early on that a lot of my peers always did the bare minimum. Work hard, and it's easy for opportunities to come your way."


 

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John Tian
Education
BA in Enterprise Leadership - 2019