This is the 5th part of the series where each member of the Core Committee Business Development 2013 known as "The Dogfather" describes and writes about how the last 3 months have been for them as a part of this dynamic team.
This part in the series has been written by Saurabh Verma.
This part in the series has been written by Saurabh Verma.
Core Committee Business Development 2013
*tring tring* Hello, im saurabh, manager business development AIESEC. This is regarding a propo...*beeeeeeeeeepp*
*Haanji..kya...AIESAA? Hum ese kaam nhi karte ji*
*We can only Help you in Kind!*
*Don't dial this number ever again*
*Lets have a meeting tom morning sharp 10 am*
Damn, I've got this.! :D But no!
Started off in may, A team with a huge responsibility ! Raising money for all 5 events!!! :O targets of 25Lakhs, (coming down to 10 Lakhs :p), Making proposals with deliverables, making a database of all the biggies (and some not so reputed ones :P). It all seemed soo exciting, but, wait for it!
At first it seemed easy, do-able.We had our induction, mock calls, still seemed easy and rather fun.! Just call them up, set meetings, negotiate and get the MOU signed. But as the actual work started, when the contacts started getting exhausted, when i had to post "no tangibles" in my updates almost every other day, reality came crashing down, and "CC kuch kyu nhi kar rhi?" was what every other OC member asked.! I felt broken, started losing faith, started falling down, but we had our amazing ccvps to bring us back! and that's where i learnt an important lesson, it's about the choices we make, its about getting up than giving up! And we still haven't given up.! We've just been learning, getting better, stronger after every call, every pitch, every meeting now, becoming a better seller!.
And even after soo much of disappointment, appointment breaks (along with match breaks :P) ,we're still here, working each day, giving in our best to make sure the events go flawlessly, because each one of us feels the ownership towards the events, and towards the responsibility we have taken. And our main strength lies in this team, A team of highly self motivated people, who have got each other's back! and we compliment each other's weaknesses!
Mayuri with all the contacts sneaked in :p!, Aakriti, the after BT meeting setter !, Rishika, never seen a more passionate pup!, Shubhu: never saying no to anything (even if it means a chill-out before his major, or going for 2 meetings at the same time schdeuled at gurgaon and noida, taking up all opportunities :p) , Meher: always being soo cheerful and inviting us at her home for meetings! :p ,and our ccvps, Geeta-ma: who makes sure none of us falls down, always keeping us motivated, always having faith in us, and Naughtyyy(bt): Being a strong support and binding us all close, who knows how to get work done! and to complete this team, The Godfather, Naina, who literary leaves the client dumbstruck when she holds an appointment and starts negotiating. We couldn't have a better Godfather, and a better team!
Every member completes this team.!
From being nobodys in BD, we've come a long long way! and there cant be a better BD learning experience than this CC BD, where you face all the possible challenges.!From making that first proposal, to waiting outside a company's office for hours for the meet. From cold calling to walk-ins. From Noida to Gurgaon. From Philips to Durex! we've covered it all, and I feel honoured and lucky to be a part of this best learning experience ever.
And with all the enthusiasm we have, everyday we wake up, worried about the events, scheduling our appointments, calling more contacts, doing our best to get in the tangibles, hoping to deliver the promise we made in our interviews, to live up to the "manager, business development" in our signatures.! And thats how BD works. You just got to wait for it!
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