Career advice needed - am I too old to switch industries?

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36 years old and a sales manager at a media company - we sell banners and lead-gen and custom articles…feels like the model is getting old and maybe might not have too much runway.

Been with the company 7 years and it’s the only sales job I ever had - got lucky making a leap from their content creation side into sales and worked my way up the sales chain.

OTE is $125k - best path forward is shoot for a publisher role in a few years and maybe make $150k

The comp numbers that get thrown around sales communities are insane to me - I don’t see a route into tech without starting at the bottom and the space is saturated/in turmoil.

Any advice on where to take my career to make that next level money $200k+ is much appreciated. Thank you

Accepted Answer

I would give my left testicle to be your age again. You're never too old for anything. As long as you have the motivation and ability, what's stopping you? Don't limit yourself to one industry, you'll be disappointed in the long run. I'm out of the game and don't have much more to offer, but you sound like you're smarter than the average bear, so keep your head on a swivel, and quietly look for opportunities outside of your comfort zone. Best of luck.

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Love this community - thank you all

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Nope. You are not too old.Trust the old guy. That's a long time off.

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Side note- I hopped over to software from broadcast media with grey hairs. You ain’t even in the danger zone. Bow up and chase it. You might just surprise yourself.

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What are some of the top tech platforms that your customers or your internal team use to execute on your delivery model or strategy?

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Never too old. You likely have some crucial market insight that you could parlay into a role with a tech company in the media space.

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Believe that SaaS industry is paying better, feel free to check the search bar in how to break into it, and here is the link of Bravado Flex Jobs,hope it helps you to find a good match,as I believe in the saying that "It's never too late" and best of luck!
https://bravado.co/lp/flex?amp_device_id=iLXGoV1J7G2Ufb8lrNiDhl

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Not too old at all!  You’re young, honestly.  If it helps, I changed jobs 2 years ago, and I am not as young as I feel.

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no for sure not too old. the way I see it, you could make a pivot into digital marketing tech. do you sell to marketing teams now?

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If you can carefully leverage your existing experience, you have the opportunity to rocket ship your career.

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Career advice needed - am I too old to switch industries?

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Career advice needed - am I too old to switch industries?

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