Meet Our Mentors: Jouni Welander

Jouni Welander
Vice President of Sales, New Media at Ateme

I am a Vice President of Sales in a high-tech software company, leading a small team of sales directors. Our company is headquartered in Paris, France and I work with a team of diverse backgrounds making us stronger in global markets.

“I enjoy making new contacts and helping other ambitious MBA candidates while mutually learning something new.”

As a mentor, I excel at…

• Technology innovation
• Sales strategy creation
• Leadership development
• Relationship building
• Brainstorming for new ideas

When I have free time, I…

study Spanish and read articles about world events, new discoveries in technology or space exploration.

The best career decision I’ve made was…

combining my technical background with a B2B sales career.

I find inspiration…

from challenges.

I describe myself as…

energetic and a technology dreamer.

My motto/tagline is…

Every day is an opportunity.

My favorite book is…

Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott.

Originally published at https://blog.foster.uw.edu on February 1, 2022.