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Course detail: Inside the KU Professional Selling Microcredential: Your Questions Answered

Thinking about enrolling? Get a walk through the 12-week online program, including what each module teaches, how the weekly live Zoom sessions and self-paced coursework fit together and the credential you'll earn. Bring your questions about the syllabus.

Session Information: PB27901W

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This webinar will be held on Oct 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM Central Time.

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Kristen Helling

Kristen Helling
Director, Professional Selling Program

Biography: Kristen S. Helling earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of Kansas. She began her sales/marketing career in the cosmetic industry, working for Lanc�me Cosmetics, where she served as a business manager. Kristen then worked at Hallmark Cards in the sales department with increasing responsibilities across the Card Specialty, Gold Crown, and Mass Channels. In the Mass Channel, she managed the store-level execution of card departments for the Walgreens and CVS chains. While working at Hallmark, Kristen earned an M.B.A. with an emphasis in marketing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Kristen has also done business development and marketing for a small startup company, Lice Ice. Kristen joined the marketing lecturer pool at the University of Kansas in the Spring of 2015 and has taught various courses for the department including Professional Selling Skills, Retailing, Honors Marketing, and Principles of Marketing. She also serves as the director of the KU Professional Selling Program, a program she has grown from 40 to 700 students while graduating approximately 170 students per year. Kristen is passionate about teaching and mentoring young professionals. She believes that the ability to "sell yourself" is a trait that is important for all people to master-regardless of one's career aspiration.

Emma Sittenauer

Emma Sittenauer
Assistant Teaching Professor, Professional Selling Program

Biography: Emma Sittenauer holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Cincinnati, along with a Bachelor of Science in Business in Marketing from the University of Kansas - giving her a unique perspective as both a KU alumna and now a faculty member shaping the next generation of business professionals at her alma mater. Dr. Sittenauer teaches several courses within the Marketing Department at the University of Kansas, both in-person and online, with a particular focus on preparing students for the practical realities of client-facing careers. In addition to teaching, she serves as a coach for the Professional Selling Team, advisor for KU Women in Business, and has been published in the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, as well as in a special issue on Consumer Psychology in Sustainability. Prior to her academic career, Dr. Sittenauer worked in insurance, where she was fully licensed in Property & Casualty and Allied Lines across Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado. She has also consulted for several small businesses across the Midwest, giving her firsthand experience translating strategy into action for organizations of varying industries.

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