{"id":92861,"date":"2018-12-06T10:52:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T15:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=92861"},"modified":"2019-12-11T14:46:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T19:46:22","slug":"ucf-student-wins-national-sales-challenge-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-student-wins-national-sales-challenge-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Student Wins National Sales Challenge Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
Competing against more than 75 top performing sales students from the United States and abroad, Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ marketing student Oliver Saikaly won the individual championship at the recent 2018 National Sales Challenge at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Saikaly and teammate Emily Davila, both members of the College of Business<\/a>\u2019 Professional Selling Program, also received awards for speed selling and the sales call role-play at the competition.<\/p>\n The National Sales Challenge marked Saikaly\u2019s competitive sales debut representing Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ and the selling program. In the competition, Saikaly and Davila utilized the skills developed through mentorship opportunities, role-play exercises and networking events hosted by the PSP.<\/p>\n \u201cOliver and Emily are exceptional students who represented Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ and the Professional Selling Program.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Bill Steiger,\u00a0coordinator of the Professional Selling Program<\/p><\/blockquote>\n