Austin Prasad

Austin Prasad has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Austin is currently serving as the Head of Sales at Gitpod, where they are responsible for providing developers with instant access to high-powered, on-demand, and secure cloud development environments. Prior to this, Austin worked as the Regional Vice President of Sales for the US-West mid-market team at strongDM, where they mentored and coached a team of remote Account Executives. Austin also served as an Enterprise Account Executive at strongDM, where they achieved significant success, including bringing in the biggest partnership in corporate history. Austin has experience in the HR and payroll software industry as an Account Executive at Zenefits, where they focused on serving small and mid-size companies. Austin also worked as an Account Executive at Indeed.com, exceeding sales quotas and assisting in training efforts. In addition, Austin has prior experience in marketing and sales, with roles as a Marketing Specialist at Hargis Engineers and as the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Greater Renton Chamber of Commerce. Austin started their career as a server at The Game Neighborhood Grill and Bar while attending the University of Washington, and also worked as a Student Fundraiser at Washington State University. Throughout their career, Austin has demonstrated strong sales and leadership skills, consistently achieving high performance and driving business growth.

Austin Prasad attended Juanita High School from 2008 to 2011, where they did not obtain a degree or specialize in any field of study. Austin then pursued a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Washington State University from 2011 to 2014. Later, from 2014 to 2016, they attended the University of Washington and earned a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media Studies with an emphasis on Marketing/Advertising.

In terms of additional certifications, Austin Prasad obtained the following certifications: SaaSy Sales Leadership from SaaSy Sales Leadership in April 2022, Filling the Funnel Training from JB Sales in March 2022, Sandler Sales Training Bootcamp Completion from Sandler Seattle - Top Tier Training and Development in August 2013. Austin also holds a LEED® Green Associate certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, but the obtaining month and year are unknown. Lastly, they completed Dale Carnegie Sales Training, but the specific institution and obtaining month and year are unavailable.