Salespeople Make the Best CEOS

According to “The Chief Marketing Officer Matters,” more than 25% of CEOs started with a marketing and sales background. Many of the most influential CEOs today, from Warren Buffet to Mark Cuban, started in sales.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1509/jm.14.0244

https://www.demandgenreport.com/demanding-views/5-traits-that-make-sales-professionals-ideal-ceos/7994/#:~:text=According%20to%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Chief%20Marketing,up%20into%20the%20C%2Dsuite.

https://www.linkedin.com/business/talent/blog/talent-strategy/what-12000-ceos-have-in-common#:~:text=Business%20development%20is%20far%20and%20away%20the%20most%20common%20first%20job%20function.