30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales I Got Promoted to VP of Sales at 29. Here’s how.
Oct 7, 2025
Feeling stuck while others soar in their careers? Discover a four-step framework to take control of your promotion track. Learn how to work harder and smarter while turning training gaps into opportunities. Specialize in a sales superpower and outperform your future peers before seeking a promotion. Find out how to run your promotion like a sales cycle, get influential mentors on your side, and choose high-growth companies to boost your chances. It’s all about strategy, timing, and making your achievements unignorable!
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Rapid Career Climb From Non-Sales Start
- Armand became VP of Sales at 29 after shifting from insurance to finance to sales and rapidly climbing roles at Carta and Pave.
- He hired and scaled teams to ~40 people and reached VP before leaving to start his own business.
Be So Good You Can't Be Ignored
- Do be so good at your current job that you cannot be ignored by management and peers.
- Work harder, learn faster, and build a recognisable sales-floor superpower to stand out.
Outworking Peers On The Cold-Call Floor
- At Carta Armand worked 8–7 daily, cold calling while many reps refused to pick up the phone.
- He booked more outbound meetings in a week than others did in a month and outperformed ramp quotas massively.