Meet Donna Torres of Xero
On this episode of The Business Brunch, join guests Jo Bentley of The Henley Coaching Partnership, Stephen Cook of V Purposeful Strategy, Stephen Spencer of Stephen Spencer + Associates, Stewart Elliston of Freeths and Emma Bullock of Chapman Robinson & Moore as they interview special guest Donna Torres of Xero.
What is Xero?
Xero makes accounting easy for you whether you’re a small or big business it doesn’t matter, they help you with payments, accounting, invoicing and more, making your life a lot easier by taking away any complications you may have. Xero state they are ‘Everything you need to run a business. Fast, simple, powerful software.’ For a small business in particular this can be incredibly helpful, as we all know sorting out accounts and VAT returns can be a fairly tedious process.
Want to know more about how to turn your business into an award-winning business? Special guest Donna is a highly successful sales leader with substantial experience in building winning sales teams in varied industries including SaaS. Donna is proactive and focused with excellent team building and a clear leadership style, as the Director of UK & EMEA SMB (small & medium business) Channel & Commercials Operations, Donna’s role is to grow Xero’s subscriber base and revenue through the sales team and effective brand and marketing campaigns. Donna is highly successful in her industry and throughout the Business Brunch, she will be giving her top tips on how to build a better business. Furthermore, Stephen mentioned how Xero has become Carbon neutral, which is an excellent achievement and one not many businesses can claim. Stephen went on to ask Donna what the importance of this is and why as businesses we should be environmentally conscious. She spoke about how Xero became carbon neutral, and how it has helped the company. It’s about making lots of little changes which then add up to make a big difference for both business and the environment.
Find out more at: http://www.xero.com/
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