UNH Sales Center Builds Confidence — and Careers?_188体育app_188体育在线-平台官网

Aaron Sanborn
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:30 -0400

There was a time when Katie Hawkinson ’22 never imagined herself in sales. Shy and soft-spoken, she sometimes wouldn’t even engage over the phone.? That changed when she joined UNH’s Professional Sales Group (PSG) in her junior year. Through immersive coursework, sales competitions, and mentorship from professionals, Hawkinson developed the confidence to pitch, negotiate, and close — skills that led to an internship at BitSight, a Boston-based cybersecurity firm, and ultimately to her current role as an account executive.? “My parents used to say I was the kid too scared to order pizza over the phone, and now I talk to strangers for a living,” Hawkinson says. “It was a little shocking for them that I went into this career path, but PSG gave me the confidence to connect with people, and...