Scholars' Showcase 2025

Ivan and Joseph tell their story from the National Collegiate Sales Competition 2025. In March, Graceland’s two representatives, being the smallest school at the event, gave it their all to sell Gartner products to C-Suite executives of 9-figure revenue companies over a series of role-play competitive rounds. The pair were facing the best of the best from collegiate competitors from across the globe, pitted against schools such as Texas A&M, Baylor, University of Houston, our local rival Iowa State, as well as Dutch university HAN Bedrijfskunde, and Canadian representative Toronto Metropolitan University. The presentation will encompass a brief introduction to the competition and its history, their preparation for the event, how it unfolded, and what they learned. This will be an underdog story, intending on providing value to students who are thinking of applying for next year’s event, are interested in sales, or want to learn how to get a leg up in a competitive hiring market.