Sales Competitions
Looking for real life experiences?
Take part in one of our professional sales competitions! Competitions will push your personal and professional development to new levels. Not only will these competitions help refine your professional sales skills and knowledge, they will also help you get noticed by recruiters. Students in the Seufferlein Sales Program have the opportunity to participate in all of the competitions listed below.
If you are interested in gaining skills in a real world setting, here is the interest to compete link. These role plays also put you in the line of site for our 39+ corporate partners who are looking at you for internships and post graduated roles.
If you have questions please contact our Director Thomas Villa, tpvilla@csuchico.edu
| COMPETITION | DATE | LOCATION |
| AT&T Women Only National Sales Competition | August 8th to August 15th | Virtual |
| E&J Gallo Sales Competitions | October 4th to 6th | Napa, CA |
| U of H Manoa Sales Competition | October 19th to October 22nd | Honolulu, HI |
| Sweet 16 Sales Competiton | November 2nd to 3rd | Chico, CA |
| COMPETITION | DATE | LOCATION |
| FIU Bilingual Sales Competition | TBA | Miami, FL |
| Oregon State Sales Competition | February 15th to 18th | Corvallis, Oregon |
| Arizona State Sales Competiton | February 23rd to 24th | Tempe, AZ |
| Western States | March 11th to March 12th | BMU 100 |
| Chico States Sales Invitational (CSSI) | April 26th | Colusa 100 |
| European Sales Competition | May 21st to May 25th | Helsinki, Finland |
This May we had so much fun hosting our annual Chico State Sales Invitational Competition! The Chico State Sales Invitational (CSSI) is an energetic and exciting opportunity for all students, regardless of experience! Students are encouraged to compete even if they have never taken a sales course. Students compete in brackets based on their class standing and experience. Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors are all welcome!
We were able to give out $15,000 to our student competitors. We want to thank Cintas for sponsoring the competition and all of our amazing students for competing.
Freshman Winners
1st Place: Chad Haller
2nd Place: Lucas Bost
3rd Place: Annie Belter
Sophomore Winners
1st Place: Natalie Bourn
2nd Place: Walker Dudum
3rd Place: Finn Blacker
Junior Winners
1st Place: Cade Hickok
2nd Place: Bryce Bybee
3rd Place: Bakir Torkman
Senior Winners
1st Place: Shania Estrada
2nd Place: Isabella Torrao
3rd Place: Patricia Thatford
MBA Students
1st Place: Lia Vansoest
2nd Place: Collin Weaver
3rd Place: Christian Neiswonger
For assistance filling out your application, please visit our office in Glenn 206 or email tpvilla@csuchico.edu.
Contact Us
Glenn Hall Room 206
Thomas Villa
Executive Director
tpvilla@csuchico.edu
916-223-2171
Kristen Chatham
Program Manager
kbchatham@csuchico.edu
Finn Blacker
Operations Assistant
fcblacker@csuchico.edu
Natalie Bourn
Corporate Relations Assistant
nibourn@csuchico.edu
Ashley Gay
Corporate Relations Assistant
agay@csuchico.edu
Chad Haller
Marketing Assistant
cthaller@csuchico.edu
Hannah Taft
Marketing Assistant
hetaft@csuchico.edu
Tyler Shaw
Operations Assistant
tshaw@csuchico.edu
Ian Howes
Operations Assistant
imhowes@csuchico.edu
Lia Vansoest
Competition Coach
lvansoest@csuchico.edu
Letter from the Executive Director
"The Seufferlein Sales Program (SSP) finished the 2022/2023 academic school year with 544 students enrolled in our program representing 64 different majors! Whether you are an engineering, IT, communications, liberal arts, computer science, really any major, we want you to come check out our 21 unit sales certificate." Read the whole letter for our Executive Director here.
A Student Athlete's Take on the SSP
