Our How I Got Here collection spotlights the tales of McAfee workforce members who’ve efficiently grown their careers. Read extra about Brenda’s McAfee’s journey, what a day within the McAfee gross sales workforce is like, and what her superpower is.
Embracing alternatives
When I began my skilled profession, I used to be in expertise however one of many few ladies there on the time. A colleague inspired me to hitch the Canadian Information Processing Society as a volunteer. I used to be simply exploring, nevertheless it turned out to be a career-builder.
After a while, I joined the Society’s board – my first board appointment ever. Suddenly I used to be in a management place and other people have been seeking to me to make choices, particularly the CIOs and different executives who have been on the board with me. I embraced the chance, and the expectations they’d of me formed the skilled I’m at the moment.
A day within the McAfee Sales workforce
I knew about McAfee from some individuals who had already labored there and was intrigued by the premise of defending households on-line. This was an opportunity to do what I cherished at a much bigger scale. And after my interviews, I knew it was the correct transfer!
I’m a part of the North American Sales workforce that acquires prospects by means of partnerships with large field retailers all through North America. Together with our companions, we assist prospects see the worth of McAfee.
In gross sales, you might be consistently interacting with individuals. Each day is totally different: one second I’m planning with companions on the right way to collectively shield their prospects and households on-line. The subsequent, I’m working will McAfee colleagues on gross sales methods and enterprise planning. My days are a gentle mixture of convention and video calls to collaborate, plan, and join.
Every day, I get to work with so many nice individuals. On high of that, we’re utilizing our powers for good! Everyone, companions and colleagues alike, are all impressed by our final mission: to guard individuals and their households. I preserve going again to the individuals – however what a wonderful neighborhood of colleagues and companions we work with globally! I additionally love the birds-eye view I get throughout all McAfee’s enterprise models. In order to make good on the guarantees we make to our companions, I collaborate daily with so many key stakeholders throughout our total enterprise.
And now that my kids are adults, I’m discovering extra time for train, like Peloton or F45 cross match. I’m additionally taking piano courses, and I simply wrapped a one-night-a-week downhill snowboarding program with considered one of my daughters!
Flexibility, WISE and assembly world groups
McAfee enables you to be versatile in getting your job completed and taking up different initiatives. I’m so grateful that I might help others by means of actions akin to WISE (the McAfee Women In Security neighborhood). It’s vital to do one thing exterior of your day job as a result of it makes your world larger.
I work with some actually nice ladies on the WISE board. We are so supportive of one another. Board work is exterior of our regular day jobs and typically we need to do issues we haven’t completed earlier than. We put our heads collectively to determine it out shortly, divide up the work, and get it completed!
I’ve additionally been very lucky to have the ability to meet with many purchasers, companions, and colleagues face-to-face. This has allowed me to be taught and develop, not solely in my profession but additionally within the Diversity and Inclusion house. The extra you understand about somebody, the higher companion and ally you will be.
My superpower
Over my profession, I’ve constructed up my superpower: constructing relationships. I select to be constructive and empathetic, which helps me develop robust working relationships. I additionally communicate with individuals I’ve labored with through the years, whether or not they’re friends, prospects, or youthful professionals I’ve mentored.