KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition

Overview

The KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition will be hosted by the KU School of Business Friday, April 9, and Saturday, April 10, 2021.

Sponsored exclusively by King’s Hawaiian, the competition is open to all universities, with four undergraduate students and one sales coach representing each university. Components of the competition include:

• Individual Speed Selling Round: Five minute elevator pitch to get King’s Hawaiian a meeting with a potential grocery store chain buyer
• Team Case Competition: Three-round tournament-style case competition on a real-life business situation for King’s Hawaiian
  • Round 1: Uncover additional information to make solid recommendations
  • Round 2: Present recommendations via formal presentation to King’s Hawaiian
  • Round 3: Finals​ 

Stipends and prizes

The following cash stipends and prizes will be provided.

Cash stipend for each sales coach:

• $250 per university

Cash prizes for Individual Speed Selling Round:

• 1st place — $300
• 2nd place — $200
• 3rd place — $100

Cash prizes for each winning team case competition:

• 1st place — $3,000
• 2nd place — $2,000
• 3rd place — $1,000

Additional information

The KU/KH Sales Competition will be conducted virtually in light of COVID-19 precautions. There are no entry fees for this competition. Competing students’ names and resumes will be due by Feb. 19, 2021.

Please send all questions to Kristen Helling at khelling@ku.edu.

Participating schools

• University of Central Missouri
• University of Central Oklahoma
• University of Georgia
• University of Kansas
• Kansas State University
• University of Minnesota
• University of Missouri
• Oklahoma State University
• Texas Tech University
• Villanova University

Tentative agenda

Day one - Friday, April 9, 2021:

11-11:30 a.m. - Welcome and instructions

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - Education session

12:15 -1:35 p.m. - Speed selling round

1:30-2 p.m. - Education session

2-2:30 p.m. - Speed selling finals

2:30-4:30 p.m. - Round 1

5-6 p.m. - Networking

Day two - Saturday, April 10, 2021:

10-10:15 a.m. - Welcome

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Round 2

1:30-3 p.m. - Round 3

2-2:30 p.m. -  Education session

3:30-4 p.m. - Awards

Sponsored by King’s Hawaiian