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Our mission is to TRANSFORM THE LIVES of authors by helping them write and publish books, grow their businesses, and launch their author careers!\nAs a Sales Intern, you'll work as a Sales Development Rep (SDR) on our team. You'll call warm leads, people who already raised their hand by grabbing a free book, training, or challenge from us. You'll learn about their book, find out what's been holding them back, and book them a free strategy call with one of our Publishing Strategists.\nWe get 400+ new leads every day. No cold calling strangers. These are people who want to write a book and need someone to help them take the next step.\nThis is an in-person summer internship based in our Westlake (Austin) office.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nYou'll be on the phones from week 1, with daily coaching to get you sharp fast. Your north star? 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