Michaela Shanks
About Michaela Shanks
Michaela Shanks is a Senior Sales Enablement Manager at Taulia, with a background in sustainability management and analytics. She holds an MBA from Concordia University-Wisconsin and has extensive experience in sales enablement and admissions counseling.
Work at Taulia
Michaela Shanks has been serving as the Senior Sales Enablement Manager at Taulia since 2021. In this role, she focuses on enhancing the sales process and supporting the sales team with necessary tools and resources. Her responsibilities include building and running weekly reports to monitor the health of the sales pipeline, which provides critical insights to upper management. Michaela's position is based in the Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area.
Previous Experience in Sales Enablement
Before joining Taulia, Michaela Shanks worked at Cirium as the Sales Enablement Program Manager from 2018 to 2021. During her tenure, she contributed to various sales enablement initiatives. Prior to Cirium, she held the position of Strategic Planning-Independent Contractor at AcerLogic Educational Services, LLC for five months in 2017. Additionally, she worked as an Admissions Counselor at Marylhurst University from 2017 to 2018.
Education and Expertise
Michaela Shanks earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Sustainability Management & Analytics from Concordia University-Wisconsin, where she studied from 2015 to 2017. She also holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biology, which she completed at the same institution from 2010 to 2014. Her educational background equips her with a strong foundation in both business and analytical skills.
Achievements in Sales and Admissions
Michaela Shanks achieved notable success in her previous roles, including exceeding enrollment quotas by 140% within the first 90 days as an Admissions Counselor at Concordia University-Wisconsin. She developed and leveraged B2B partnerships to enhance enrollment efforts. Additionally, she catalyzed improvements in reporting activities to ensure data quality and provide accurate insights to upper management and senior administration.
Background and Early Career
Michaela Shanks studied at Valley Catholic before pursuing higher education. She began her career as an Admissions Counselor at Concordia University-Wisconsin, where she worked from 2013 to 2017. This early experience in admissions laid the groundwork for her subsequent roles in sales enablement and strategic planning.