Professional Development & Management

We want to make a difference in the world of ideas, in the lives of our students, and in our college, university, and communities by solving problems related to Research, Executive Education, and Recruiting. At the Stephen Stagner Sales Excellence Institute, we advance sales education and develop sales leaders through Research, Executive Education, and Degree Programs. Through these pillars, we are able to offer the expertise of executive professors with real-world experience and Ph.D. research professors who are today's leading, most widely published authors in the sales discipline.

To learn more about our award winning faculty, please check out their bios on the contact page.

Corporate Sponsorship and Involvement

Stephen Stagner SEI is sponsored by over 30 corporations including Salesforce, Delta Air Lines, Service Corporation International, Schlumberger, Insperity, and many others. These partners not only help fund Stephen Stagner SEI and its subsidiary organization the Sanchez Program for Excellence in Selling, but also contribute to the professional development of our students by volunteering their time speaking to classes, mentoring students, and attending events/meetings.

Executive Education

Stephen Stagner SEI blends a combination of executive professors who have at least two decades of Fortune 500 sales executive management experience and Ph.D. research professors who are today’s leading, most widely published authors in the sales discipline. Learn more about our Executive Education programs.

Research and Publications

In 2009-2010, researchers at Stephen Stagner SEI published more sales-related articles in top marketing journals (i.e., Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research) than any other university worldwide.

Doctoral Education

Stephen Stagner SEI is unique in its emphasis on doctoral education and research. Our organization provides support for doctoral student sales research in two ways: (1) by providing funding and (2) by providing data access. Doctoral students working with Stephen Stagner SEI are in high demand with universities aspiring to start sales programs. Recent doctoral graduates affiliated with the SEI have received between three and five job offers and have accepted positions at schools like: Michigan State, University of Georgia, Washington State, Clemson, Kent State and Iowa State.

National Model for University Sales Programs

In recent years, over 40 universities have visited Stephen Stagner SEI in order to learn about how to establish their own sales institutes. These universities which recognize Stephen Stagner SEI as the leader in this field include: Michigan State, University of Arizona, Arizona State, University of Georgia, Georgia State, University of Washington, University of Kansas, University of Iowa, University of North Carolina, University of Connecticut and University of Alabama.

Houston Conference in Selling and Sales Management

The Stephen Stagner SEI hosts the Houston Conference in Selling and Sales Management every other year. In 2009, the conference welcomed presenters from 75 universities including: Harvard, Duke, Chicago, Northwestern and Yale. Attendees from both academia and industry came from as far as Europe and Asia.

Academic Affiliations

Stephen Stagner SEI is partnered with the Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM) at Penn State University. This partnership is driving knowledge generation regarding business-to-business and business-to-consumer selling. Additionally, we are also affiliated with The Sales Management Association (SMA) and American Association of Inside Sales Professionals (AA-ISP).

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