Jen Allen made the transition from being an individual contributor in a sales role to Chief Evangelist at Challenger Inc.
In this clip, she recommends doing the work of an evangelist before seeking or creating the opportunity to move into that role full time. Of course, this idea and her arguments behind it apply to almost any career transition or job change.
Check out Episode 002 on Demand Generation as Chief Evangelist with Jen Allen ...
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/002-jen-allen-challenger-on-demand-generation-as-chief/id1652687400?i=1000585749648
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wHpHDlnVCHkHVd7WGupWi
ChiefEvangelist.com: https://www.chiefevangelist.com/002-jen-allen-challenger-on-demand-generation-with-evangelism/