Media Coverage for The Great Canadian Sales Competition

From top left to right: Nicholas Lambis (GCSC Ambassador), Matiya Szauer (GCSC Ambassador), Sheila Cassidy (GCSC Director) and Vanessa McMullen (GCSC Ambassador) on The Morning Show

Global News – The Morning Show

• The Great Canadian Sales Competition with Jamie Scarborough (STA and GCSC Co-Founder)
• Great Canadian Sales Competition with Sheila Cassidy (GCSC Director) and Ambassadors Matiya Szauer, Nicholas Lambis and Vanessa McMullen

Jeff Guthrie (CSO, Moneris) and Vanessa McMullen (GCSC Ambassador) on Canada AM

CTV News Morning Live

• How a passionate pitch could be worth $7,500 for a Canadian student with Jeff Guthrie (CSO, Moneris) and Vanessa McMullen (GCSC Ambassador)
• How to Pitch an Idea with Sonya Meloff (STA and GCSC Co-Founder)
• Job Interview Tips with Sonya Meloff (STA and GCSC Co-Founder)
• Five tips to nail that job interview with Jamie Scarborough (STA and GCSC Co-Founder)

From left to right: Sheila Cassidy (GCSC Director), Conrad Wong (GCSC Ambassador) and Michael Cote (VP of Sales, Purolator)

CHCH News Morning Live

• Sale-ing into a new future with Michael Cote (VP of Sales, Purolator), Sheila Cassidy (GCSC Director) and Conrad Wong (GCSC Ambassador)

Sonya Meloff (STA and GCSC Co-Founder) and Sheila Cassidy (GCSC Director) on Rogers TV

Rogers TV Daytime 

• The Great Canadian Sales Competition with Sonya Meloff (STA and GCSC Co-Founder) and Sheila Cassidy (GCSC Director)
• The Great Canadian Sales Competition with Sheila Cassidy (GCSC Director)

Postmedia Network

Financial Post Links to all posts found here and here.

• High-profile judges assess next generation’s sales skills
• Mastering sales requires special skills
• Technology no stand-in for responsive sales professionals
• Competition tests students’ understanding of the art of the close
• “Hard seller” depiction of sales professionals an outdated Hollywood cliché
• Infographic: Who is the future of sales in Canada?
• Why legwork matters: “When you are prepared, you feel confident and can speak with authority”
• Enthusiasm, energy and knowledge: Great Canadian Sales Competition judges reveal the key to a killer sales pitch
• Sales the “number one role” for entrepreneurs and small business owners
• Ambassador program spikes interest in sales force of the future
• Skills, not expensive degrees, provide path to successful sales careers
• The career path perfectly suited for the skill set of many Millennials
• Why business-to-business sales is a great opportunity young people often miss
• The Great Canadian Sales Competition connects job seekers with an in-demand field
• Why Canada’s top companies face a lack of sales talent – and how to fix it
• What is the Great Canadian Sales Competition?

From left to right: Paula Festas (SVP Digital Sales, Postmedia), Sonya Meloff (STA and GCSC Co-Founder), John Howlett (President, Bunzl)

Radio Appearances

• The Jon McComb Show with Jamie Scarborough (STA and GCSC Co-Founder)
• Humble and Fred Show with Sonya Meloff (STA and GCSC Co-Founder), Paula Festas (SVP Digital Sales, Postmedia) and John Howlett (President, Bunzl)
• Newstalk770 with Laura Hartwell (Director Enterprise, IBM) on Feb 9 at 4:45pm
• Ward and Al with Sheila Cassidy (GCSC Director), Matiya Szauer (GCSC Ambassador) and Vanessa McMullen (GCSC Ambassador)
• Corus Entertainment Radio Ads
• Coast 101.1 with Victoria House (GCSC Ambassador)

Rachelle Benjamin in the Toronto Sun

Other Media Appearances

• Press Release 
• Molly Marcott represents Sonepar in 2016 Great Canadian Sales Competition in Electrical Business
• The Great Canadian Sales Competition Winner Announcement and Gala in snapd
• The Great Canadian Sales Competition: why you should take every opportunity that comes your way in blog post by Rachele Benjamin (GCSC 1st Place Winner 2015)
• Why millennials shun sales careers, and what to do about it in Canadian Business
• Grilled cheese takes the cake for Sheridan Oakville student in Inside Halton
• Grilled cheese takes cake for Sheridan student in The Toronto Sun
• The Future of Campus Recruitment in the ProfitGUIDE

Rotman School of Business Ambassadors

School Newspapers

• Edwards student represents U of S at national sales competition in University of Saskatchewan’s The Sheaf
• Great Canadian Sales Competition in the University of Lethbridge blog
• UBC students encouraged to take part in Great Canadian Sales Competition in University of British Columbia’s The Ubyssey
• Talent with a Competition Edge in Dalhousie University blog
• Sheridan student takes top honour at sales competition in Sheridan College’s the Sheridan Sun (page 11)