Building a Performing BDR Team with Samantha McKenna

Daniel Conn Jun 15, 2025 Enterprise Sales Development Podcast
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In this episode of Enterprise Sales Development podcast, we speak with Samantha McKenna, founder of #samsales and former head of enterprise sales for New York City at LinkedIn. Samantha discusses why she refers to herself as a "trusted mechanic" as people come to her for consulting. She shares some insight in building an internal SDR organization and her thoughts on internal teams versus outsourcing. She also discusses how she utilizes humor in sales, her approach to LinkedIn and how to be a gracious loser.

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