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2022 Sweet 16 Sales Challenge 

The Sweet 16 Sales Challenge is a local Chico State sales competition that takes place during the fall semester. This semester, we have 331 students in our program and our looking to have 64 students participate in live role plays that are streamed to corporate partner judging rooms.

Attending the Sweet 16 Corporate Connect and judging the competition are benefits of Corporate Partnership with the Seufferlein Sales Program. 


Thursday, October 6th:

  • Breakfast Kickoff (7:00am-7:45 am)
  • Round 1 Individual Role Play with (8:00am-12:00 pm)
  • Lunch and Round 2 Announcement (12:00pm-1:00 pm)
  • Break (2:00 pm -2:30 pm)
  • Networking event (Glenn Lawn, 2:30pm-4:00pm)
  • Break (4:00pm-4:45pm)
  • Black Tie Dinner Event (5:00pm-8:00pm)

Friday, October 7th:

  • Breakfast (7:00am-7:45am)
  • Team Role Play (8:00am-11:00pm)
  • Break(11:00pm-11:30pm)
  • Lunch and Awards (12:30pm-1:30pm)
  • Pictures (1:30pm-2:00pm)

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For assistance filling out your application, please visit our office in Glenn 206 or email tpvilla@csuchico.edu.  


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Glenn Hall Room 206

530-898-3840

Thomas Villa
Executive Director
tpvilla@csuchico.edu 
916-223-2171 

Finn Blacker
Program Manager
fcblacker@csuchico.edu  

Natalie Bourn
Program Manager
nibourn@csuchico.edu 

Ashley Gay
Corporate Relations Assistant
agay@csuchico.edu

Chad Haller
Marketing Specialist
cthaller@csuchico.edu

Hannah Taft
Marketing Specialist
hetaft@csuchico.edu

Angelina Sotelo
Marketing Assistant
aesotelo@csuchico.edu

Evan Smeltzer
Marketing Specialist
egsmeltzer@csuchico.edu

David Gross
Competition Coach
dgross3@csuchico.edu

Annie Belter
Operations Specialist  
acbelter@csuchico.edu

Leah Swaigen
Operations Specialist  
laswaigen@csuchico.edu 

Hayden Grant
Operations Assistant  
hggrant@csuchico.edu

Campbell Brown
Operations Assistant 
cbrown9@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.


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