Meet Chris Rollins: An Interview with CanvasRebel

Interview conducted by CanvasRebel

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Chris Rollins a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers?

After graduating college with a degree in Psychology, I was fascinated by the study and application of theories related to leadership, teams, company culture, etc. But I didn’t want to pigeon-hole my career in HR, and I wasn’t ready for grad school.

So with a fancy four year liberal arts education, I got a job in…sales.

I spent the next three roller coaster years in SaaS (Software as a Service) sales – prospecting, cold calling, sending cringeworthy emails, doing product demos and chasing monthly quotas that always seemed just out of reach.

The occasional quota-busting month distracted me long enough from my disdain for the job to keep going.

Three years later, I finally realized I needed to focus on work that honored my strengths: building relationships and trust with my clients.

Read the full article here.