{"id":82677,"date":"2018-04-20T10:43:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T17:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=82677"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:53:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:53:05","slug":"welcome-victoria-sales-development-representative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/welcome-victoria-sales-development-representative\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Victoria — Sales Development Representative"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ever since we introduced our Groups feature, Backblaze for Business has been growing at a rapid rate! We’ve been staffing up in order to support the product and the newest addition to the sales team, Victoria, joins us as a Sales Development Representative! Let’s learn a bit more about Victoria, shall we?<\/p>\n

What is your Backblaze Title?<\/strong>
\nSales Development Representative.<\/p>\n

Where are you originally from?<\/strong>
\nHarrisburg, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

What attracted you to Backblaze?<\/strong>
\nThe leaders and family-style culture.<\/p>\n

What do you expect to learn while being at Backblaze?<\/strong>
\nHow to sell, sell, sell!<\/p>\n

Where else have you worked?<\/strong>
\nThe North Carolina Autism Society, an ophthalmologist\u2019s office, home health care, and another tech startup.<\/p>\n

Where did you go to school?<\/strong>
\nThe University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Duke University\u2019s Fuqua School of Business.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your dream job?<\/strong>
\nFighter pilot, professional snowboarder or killer whale trainer.<\/p>\n

Favorite place you\u2019ve traveled?<\/strong>
\nHawaii and Banff.<\/p>\n

Favorite hobby?<\/strong>
\nBasketball and cars.<\/p>\n

Of what achievement are you most proud?<\/strong>
\nMissionary work and helping patients feel better.<\/p>\n

Star Trek or Star Wars?<\/strong>
\nNeither, but probably Star Wars.<\/p>\n

Coke or Pepsi?<\/strong>
\nNeither, bubble tea.<\/p>\n

Favorite food?<\/strong>
\nSnow crab legs.<\/p>\n

Why do you like certain things?<\/strong>
\nBecause God made me that way.<\/p>\n

Anything else you\u2019d like you\u2019d like to tell us?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m a germophobe, drink a lot of water and unfortunately, am introverted.<\/p>\n

Being on the phones all day is a good way to build up those extroversion skills! Welcome to the team and we hope you enjoy learning how to sell, sell, sell!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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