Rachel Christenson
Rachel Christenson (born September 24, 1983) is an American entrepreneur and author. She is the CEO and co-founder of Selling Energy and SF Green Space, both based in San Francisco, California.
Christenson received her bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in Architectural Studies and her Master's from Portland State University in International Management.
She is the co-author of the Wall Street Journal best-selling book Selling Energy: Inspiring Ideas That Get More Projects Approved! with Mark Jewell, a series of essays urging sales professionals to “stop promoting and start selling."[1] The book went on to win accolades from the Axiom Business Book Awards, the International Book Awards and the Reader Views Annual Literary Award.[2][3][4]
In 2015 her efforts were rewarded by the prestigious Stevie Awards for "Sales Training or Education Leader of the Year” and "Female Entrepreneur Of The Year.[5][6] She received The Golden Bridge Award for "Best Entrepreneur Or Founder" the same year.[7] Likewise she received further recognition when Selling Energy was listed among Selling Power's Top 20 Sales Training Companies as well as placing #1400 on the 2015 Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.[8][9] It also placed #16 among Inc.'s fastest-growing Education companies.[10]
Christenson is an active member of the Women Presidents' Organization (WPO), the National Association of Women Business Owners and serves as vice president of Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) California Chapter.[11][12][13] She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two young children.[14]
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- ↑ "EEFG Releases New Book on Sales Skills Needed to Drive Widespread Adoption of Energy Efficiency". Reuters.
- ↑ "Announcing Results of the 8th Annual Axiom Business Book Awards". Independent Publisher.
- ↑ "2015 International Book Awards Announcements". International Book Awards.
- ↑ "Literary Award Winners 2014/2015". Reader Views.
- ↑ "Mark Jewell of the Efficiency Sales Professional Institute named "Sales Training or Education Leader of the Year"". Renewable Energy World.
- ↑ "2015 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business Winners". The Stevie Awards.
- ↑ "2015 Finalists". The Golden Bridge Awards.
- ↑ "SELLING POWER 2015 TOP 20 SALES TRAINING COMPANIES". Selling Power.
- ↑ "Rachel Christenson, a 31-Year-Old San Francisco-Based Entrepreneur, Leads "Selling Energy" to Become the #16 Fastest-Growing Education Company on the Inc. 5000 List". Business Wire.
- ↑ "Rachel Christenson, a 31-Year-Old San Francisco-Based Entrepreneur, Leads "Selling Energy" to Become the #16 Fastest-Growing Education Company on the Inc. 5000 List". Business Wire.
- ↑ "WPO May/June 2015 Newsletter". Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP).
- ↑ "Bringing Energy Efficiency into the Spotlight". Women In Cleantech & Sustainability.
- ↑ "AESP California Chapter Page". Association of Energy Services Professionals.
- ↑ "Mark T. Jewell". Amazon Author Central.