Mary Jacobs, MA, is Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and MBA Program Director in the School of Business and Technology at Saint Mary’s University.
She has worked in Higher Education for 11 years and was the Director of the Center for Sales Innovation at St Catherine University prior to joining Saint Mary’s University. Mary worked for Northwest/Delta Airlines as a sales leader and lived in Boston, Detroit and Seattle during her career in the airline industry.
Mary has been working with women entrepreneurs for the last 19 years and has taught, consulted and mentored hundreds of entrepreneurs. She focuses on sales strategies and building the sales acumen of new entrepreneurs, especially women starting their own companies in mid-career.
She speaks regularly on two key topics:
- Women’s Entrepreneurship
- Closing the Confidence Gap-Getting Comfortable Selling Yourself
Mary published her book, Sales Strategies for New Women Entrepreneurs-Getting Comfortable Selling Yourself, on Amazon. In 2020, she was a guest on 11 national radio, podcast and tv programs speaking about starting a business during the pandemic.
In addition to her own practice, Mary has been involved with SCORE for 17 years as a mentor and workshop facilitator. Mary has her MA in Organizational Leadership.