šļø NEW EPISODE ALERT ā Silicon Valley Impact This week, we sat down with two powerhouse innovators: Jackie Wu and Alan Malon.
ā Jackie Wu ā From Refugee to Top 1% Sales Leader & Global CoachJackieās story is one of extraordinary transformation. From escaping war-torn Vietnam and arriving in the U.S. barely speaking Englishā¦ to building a career that spans Stanford University, Nvidia, and becoming a Top 1% nationwide Enterprise Sales Professional across multiple Fortune 500 companies.
During the pandemic, Jackie launched Treasure Lifeās Journey from scratchāand within a year, was serving clients across multiple continents. Today, she coaches founders and revenue leaders using her signature method:
š„ Quick Sales Conversion ā One Conversation to YESā¢ ā The same method she used to close $228,000 with Tiffany & Co. in under 30 minutes, ā And win the support of California State Treasurer Fiona Ma in just 7 minutes.
Jackie teaches entrepreneurs how to grow faster, avoid burnout, and bypass the endless follow-ups and drawn-out negotiations that drain time and profit.
ā Alan Malon ā Serial Entrepreneur & AI TrailblazerAlan has been deep in LLMs and SLMs since 2019, advancing his research at Stanford. Heās raised venture capital in both Latin America and Silicon Valley and worked with tier-1 accelerators and global VCs.
His track record includes:
āļø 10+ years scaling B2B platforms serving 3,000+ businesses š Pioneering the āAutomated Social Media Contentā category in 2017 š Scaling Brazilās fastest-growing MarTech to market leadership (2022) šø Supporting founders in raising millionsāincluding X.aiās $1B round
Thisāand so much moreāis inside this weekās episode of Silicon Valley Impact, where business insight meets startup innovation.
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