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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING INSIGHTS

9/28/2021 10:53:19 AM | less than a minute read

CMO Series EP 12- Despina Kartson on Business Development Leadership in Professional Services

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Will Eke

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In this episode of the podcast, Will Eke is joined by Despina Kartson, CMO at BakerHostetler.

Will and Despina discuss business development leadership in a challenging professional services landscape. They address:

What leadership looks like in practice
Managing a team remotely during a pandemic
The best structure for BD teams
Advice to professional services marketers facing their own leadership challenges

Recognise the importance of your team and engage them, cultivate and develop them. Everyone will succeed, everybody's career will be enriched.

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Will Eke

SVP Sales

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