Simply Presales

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Presales, Simplified.


Vision

A world where anyone curious about a career in Presales can find a clear way in and where every Sales Engineer, Manager, and Leader has the honest, practical guidance to keep growing.


Values

  • Incremental Change - Lasting change comes from small, consistent steps. A tiny improvement each day compounds into a transformation.
  • Balance - Career ambition shouldn’t cost you your life outside it.
  • Honesty - No fluff, no corporate-speak. We say what’s true, even when it’s uncomfortable, because that’s the only way trust gets built.
  • Independence - Looks different for everyone — financial, autonomy, confidence. Whatever it means to you, build it deliberately as you grow.
  • Curiosity - Great Presales careers are built by people who keep asking “why” long after they’ve learned the basics.

Meet Mark

Mark Brown is the Founder and Content Creator of Simply Presales. He started in IT in 1995 and has been in Presales since 2001 — with over 16 years' experience as a Sales Engineer and 9+ years in firstline and secondline leadership. He created Simply Presales to share what he's learned: helping people get into Presales, and helping those already in the career develop and grow.


More on his professional background is available on LinkedIn.

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Presales, Simplified.


Vision

A world where anyone curious about a career in Presales can find a clear way in and where every Sales Engineer, Manager, and Leader has the honest, practical guidance to keep growing.


Values

  • Incremental Change - Lasting change comes from small, consistent steps. A tiny improvement each day compounds into a transformation.
  • Balance - Career ambition shouldn’t cost you your life outside it.
  • Honesty - No fluff, no corporate-speak. We say what’s true, even when it’s uncomfortable, because that’s the only way trust gets built.
  • Independence - Looks different for everyone — financial, autonomy, confidence. Whatever it means to you, build it deliberately as you grow.
  • Curiosity - Great Presales careers are built by people who keep asking “why” long after they’ve learned the basics.

Meet Mark

Mark Brown is the Founder and Content Creator of Simply Presales. He started in IT in 1995 and has been in Presales since 2001 — with over 16 years' experience as a Sales Engineer and 9+ years in firstline and secondline leadership. He created Simply Presales to share what he's learned: helping people get into Presales, and helping those already in the career develop and grow.


More on his professional background is available on LinkedIn.

Subscribe on YouTube to follow along.


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