ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2019) – Facing off against competitors from as far away as Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, UCF Professional Selling Program (PSP) member Jacob Bulger was named Overall Individual Co-Champion of the USF Selling with the Bulls competition in Tampa. The UCF PSP team of Jacob Bulger, Chris Chandler, Luis Gonzalez and Kristen Stahl also earned 4th place out of 16 teams.
“I could not be more thankful for everyone who helped me prepare for the competition, including the UCF team, my fellow PSP Members, and of course our insightful leaders, Bill Steiger and Stefanie Mayfield-Garcia,” Bulger wrote in a LinkedIn post.
The event, hosted by the Center for Marketing and Sales Innovation at the Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, combines employer networking with multiple sales and marketing student competitions. The Selling with the Bulls competition is held each semester on the USF campus.
“The legacy of PSP competitiveness and sales skill excellence continues thanks to Jacob and the team,” said Bill Steiger, DBA, UCF Professional Selling Program director and coach.
About UCF College of Business
Established in 1968, the UCF College of Business offers degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and executive levels. All programs, as well as the Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting are accredited by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The college provides high-quality academic programs designed to give students a competitive advantage in the world of business now and in the future. The college promotes a unique culture of engagement, risk-taking, cross-disciplinary collaboration and data driven decision making in an effort to ensure students are well prepared to enter a dynamic marketplace. Learn more at business.ucf.edu.
About the Professional Selling Program
The Professional Selling Program is a prestigious, specialized program offered by the Department of Marketing in the UCF College of Business. The competitive program accepts no more than 35 exceptional students each year that show potential and promise in the field of sales. Winners of the 2017 National Collegiate Sales Competition, the program boasts a 95 percent after-graduation job placement rate while the remainder go on to graduate school.