Her Story
About Kia
Kia Turner is a sales professional with about 20 years of experience across various industries. Based in Wilmington, Delaware, she began her career after earning an associate's degree in fashion merchandising from Border Fashion College in Atlanta, Georgia. Turner started in clothing sales at Nina Marcus, then worked in admissions at Paul Mitchell the School of Delaware and American Beauty Academy. She later handled marketing and sales at First State Vein and Laser med spa before transitioning to automotive sales, including business development at Maserati and seven years at Lexus. Currently, she works in dental implant sales, where she excels in follow-up, patient consultations, and outreach. A licensed cosmetologist, Turner has received sales awards from Lexus and values honesty, integrity, and self-motivation. She attributes her success to being a born go-getter with tunnel vision and an undying desire to succeed. Turner founded the Delaware Charm Society, an empowerment program for young girls, and received the advice that pressure is a privilege from her manager Joe Amra at Lexus.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Kia
01What do you attribute your success to?
I've always been hungry. I was born hungry. Like, I have always been a go-getter. I have always known that I'm gonna be successful, and I'm not even where I'm going to be, I'm just, like, still on the journey. But, I don't like, I was born with motivation, like, there's nothing, like, I was born, like, I've just always had tunnel vision, I always had, like, an undying desire to, like, just be successful.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Pressure is a privilege. Told by my manager Joe Amra at Lexus.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Just believe in yourself. Go for it, believe in yourself, know that if someone else has done it, you can do it too, and just really know, like, embrace the opportunity that sales gives you the opportunity to make 6 figure income without having to basically, what you get out of it is what you put into it.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
There's no steady paycheck, right? It's always changing. Some months are good, some months are bad. You have to stay self-motivated, that's probably the hardest thing. You have to be really good with follow-up, people always want the low-hanging fruit, but honestly, it's all about the follow-up. Knowing your product.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Just honesty, integrity and self-motivation. That's what I value.
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