Her Story
About Mckaye
I’m McKaye Medina — a sales professional, wellness advocate, and entrepreneur based in Lehi, Utah. My career has been shaped by resilience, connection, and a desire to help people grow both personally and professionally.
I currently serve as a Business Development Representative at SpotHopper, helping small restaurants compete and grow through innovative marketing solutions. My role allows me to combine my passion for relationship-building, problem-solving, and sales strategy while also supporting recruiting efforts to help identify and develop talented sales professionals.
My career began in door-to-door sales, where I learned some of my most valuable lessons about communication, discipline, resilience, and believing in myself. What started as a way to fund a church mission became the foundation for a career I grew to love. Through competitive sales environments, leadership opportunities, and mentoring others, I discovered my passion for helping people recognize their own potential.
After gaining experience in sales leadership and management, I made the intentional decision to step back from management during this season of life to prioritize motherhood while continuing to contribute professionally. I appreciate the flexibility of remote BDR work and sales recruiting, which allows me to continue using my skills, creating impact, and growing professionally while being present for my family.
Outside of sales, I am deeply passionate about health, personal growth, and helping others create meaningful change. I am a Yoga Alliance-certified instructor specializing in Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, yoga therapy, and breathwork. My journey into yoga began as a rehabilitation tool after breaking my neck and navigating a Crohn’s disease diagnosis. What started as a way to rebuild my own strength and health became a lifelong practice that has helped me manage stress, stay grounded, and perform at a high level in demanding environments.
Through yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness, I have found powerful tools for nervous system regulation, resilience, and personal transformation. I now share these practices with others through classes, workshops, and breathwork experiences alongside my mother, a counselor.
I believe growth comes from embracing challenges and building intentional daily practices that support who we want to become. Whether through sales, wellness, or leadership, my mission is to help others overcome obstacles, create lasting change, and reach their full potential.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Mckaye
01What do you attribute your success to?
To be honest, my autoimmune illness. My health journey has taught me resilience, personal responsibility, and the importance of taking ownership for the things I can control.
I learned that no one was coming to save me — if I wanted to get better, I had to become an active participant in my own healing. That meant prioritizing the small daily habits that make all the difference: managing stress, getting quality sleep, moving my body, and consistently showing up for myself...
Those lessons translated directly into my career in sales. Sales requires discipline, emotional resilience, adaptability, and the ability to keep going through challenges. The same mindset that helped me manage my health is the mindset that has allowed me to thrive professionally. I don’t think I would have achieved the success I have in sales without first learning how to stop being a victim of my circumstances and learning extreme ownership.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Do what you love. I believe success and wealth are a byproduct of being passionate about what you do. When you care about your work, you naturally bring more energy, commitment, and consistency, which in turn allows you to grow and stand out. My own career has shown me that when you align your work with your strengths and what motivates you, success becomes easy.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Don't give up. Sales can be challenging, and it can be intimidating at first, but I’ve seen firsthand how much women can thrive in this industry. Through my recruiting work, I’ve had the opportunity to connect with a lot of talented women, and when women step into sales and stick with it, they often become some of the strongest performers.
Sales isn’t just about being the loudest person in the room. It’s about building relationships, listening, communicating, being resilient, and continuing to show up even when things are hard. Those are strengths that so many women naturally bring to the table.
My biggest advice would be to give yourself time to grow, trust yourself, and don’t let the hard days make you quit. Sales will challenge you, but it will also build confidence, open doors, and teach you skills that will benefit you for the rest of not just your career but ultimately your life.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
One of the biggest challenges in sales is that it’s a high-risk, high-reward career. You have to become comfortable with failure because rejection is part of the process. You’re going to hear “no” everyday, you’re going to have tough days, and you have to learn how to stay motivated, adapt, and keep showing up. That ability to be gritty and resilient is what separates people who succeed in sales from those who don’t.
At the same time, I think there are incredible opportunities in this field, especially for women. Women often bring a unique perspective to sales because they tend to be highly relationship-driven, purpose-oriented, and focused on truly understanding people’s need points. Sales isn’t just about selling a product — it’s about solving problems and helping people, and I think women are finely attuned to seeing that.
I’ve seen many women grow quickly into leadership roles because they bring strong communication skills, emotional intelligence, and the ability to develop meaningful connections with their teams. I think there’s a lot of opportunity for women to continue making an impact and shaping the future of sales.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Without a doubt, impact and growth. I want to be part of something that genuinely helps people, and that’s something I look for in the companies and opportunities I choose to be involved with. If I don’t believe in the mission or feel like the work is creating value, it’s difficult for me to feel aligned or fulfilled.
But I’ve also always been drawn to sales because it’s a career that constantly challenges you. You’re never going to be fully comfortable in a sales role. That's the beauty of it-- and there is always an opportunity to improve, learn, and grow. I value being in environments that pushes me to become better, whether that’s professionally or personally.
At the end of the day, I want my work to have meaning. I want to continue growing while making a positive impact on the people and communities around me.
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