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How did you get into Sales ? Mark shares his story from Army to Sales.

20 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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At 31, Mark left the Army and a failed marriage with no direction. His father pushed him to a job fair in Atlanta where Stryker's booth, staffed by ex-military pilots, led to an unexpected offer in medical sales. He says he's driven by the journey, not the destination.

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I was 31. My marriage is falling apart. Uh, I resigned from the Army, had no plan, no job, left Germany, went to Idaho for a flying job that was a piece of crap job, $1,200 a month, and, you know, to live on the ski slopes or something stupid. I kind of— my dad convinced me to come back to Atlanta about a couple weeks later and go to this job fair. Because he was pretty sure I'd throw my life away. He wasn't happy. So, uh, I showed up. Stryker had a booth there. There were a couple of guys there. They were both ex-military, ex-pilots. We had a few beers and hula hands on Peachtree, and I had a job. That's how I got medical sales. I mean, unplanned, you know. I think I'm definitely more the ride guy than the destination guy. Thank you.