Acknowledgments
I wrote this book to inspire and mentor those navigating through the sales and marketing division of the world of the medical device. We sometimes find ourselves in the stage where we are stalled out, lost and in need of a professional and personal mentor. This book will offer a solution to them.
The Korean version of this book was published last year. Since then, I have accrued three groups of readership.
The first group consists of those who struggle to read and only skimmed the book.
The second group includes CEOs of other companies. They read this book multiple times and provided it to their employees.
The third and final group is those who I intended to address-entry-level employees, passionate employees who are seeking mentors, and overseas employees.
I saw a need for an English version for the English speaking, foreign employees who wanted to learn from this book. I, too, think that the purpose of publishing this piece is not for revenue but education. My wish is that this work becomes a guidance manual for the readers.
One of the oversea employees has read this book multiple times and has actively practiced the lessons. It is rewarding to know that I have influenced even just one employee.
The English version started serendipitously. During a dinner with the American branch employees, I was discussing the contents of the book. Playfully, I asked one of the employees if having an English version of the book would be helpful for the employees of international branches and people in the medical device field. She eagerly agreed and got to work right away on the new version.
I want to acknowledge her work, time, and effort. Third-party translation services may have been an excellent alternate option but would have lacked a depth of understanding that she gained while working as sales for the medical device industry.
During the process of translation, I revisited this book and saw a few points that I wanted to revise. In the one year since the Korean version of this work, my perspective and vision have evolved. However, I still believe that many will benefit from the basics of marketing and sales in this book, and my path to success will inspire and encourage novice journeyer.
I sincerely hope that this book will drive readers to change their lives, improve and build better careers.