Five Minutes With William Heckadon, Global Sales Director

William Heckadon

Global Sales Director

Next up on our blog series – Five Minutes With… – we get to know William Heckadon, Global Sales Director at Teamwork Commerce. William is a music and movie connoisseur who has even gone as far as featuring in a few films himself. Here we find out all about his experience working at Teamwork Commerce.

 What is your role at Teamwork Commerce?

I am the Global Sales Director for Teamwork Commerce. My responsibilities involve driving the company’s sales strategy on a global scale, while managing and coordinating teams internationally.

Explain your career path. What inspired you to join the retail tech industry?

Retail is such a vibrant and fascinating industry which, like tech itself, covers multiple areas with businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to global enterprises. It’s an exciting time to be in retail tech, particularly in terms of artificial intelligence, tailored consumer shopping experiences and growth in several strategic areas. I’ve been in the tech industry for many years, and it felt like a natural progression.

What is your favourite thing about working in the retail industry?

It is constantly evolving both from a business and consumer perspective. Retail covers extremes making it a dynamic and compelling industry with its multifaceted technologies and evolving consumer demand. It’s a rewarding and exciting industry to be a part of.

What is the best career advice you have ever received?

Never assume you have all the answers and always continue to learn. Also, ‘work hard and be nice to people’.

What is your favourite thing about working at Teamwork Commerce?

Aside from Teamwork Commerce being a leader in its field, it would have to be the culture. It’s great to work for a company with such a supportive, diverse, and driven team.

 Who are your key role models/inspirations?

My parents are my biggest role models. My father taught me by example how to lead with kindness and respect and still be very successful. My mother continues to teach me to always persevere with good humour and to never stop learning.

 Rapid Fire Round…

What is your favourite?

Book: As an avid reader I find this is constantly changing. However, books I often return to over the years would be To Kill a Mockingbird, A Tale of Two Cities and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Movie: As with books, there are so many favourites, but if I had to choose, the Bond movies would always be up there and more recently I’ve enjoyed films such as Parasite and Dune.

Album: I’m going to cheat this answer as it’s impossible! My musical tastes span many genres and decades so I’m going to say my favourite album is a varied and interesting Spotify playlist!

Most people don’t know that…

Along with speaking a number of languages, I have also been in a few films, most notably as a reporter in Cinderella Man with Russell Crowe!

In my spare time…

I enjoy nothing more than getting together over a good meal with friends and family, as well as going to the gym, seeing new places, reading, writing, and compiling new Spotify playlists!