Possible Clues:

• Sales specialist
• Perhaps one who has lost a hundred - far less than that
• More near or imminent
• Inferior competitor follows Cambridge lead - but not so far behind
• One nearly just can't win without a head
• The Yankees' Mariano Rivera, e.g
• Not so far from college with competitor who was not successful
• Dealmaking pro
• 'Warmer'
• One who is skilled at bringing a business transaction to a satisfactory conclusion