Month: February 2025
Will AI replace salespeople? Here’s why it won’t happen. One of my greatest success stories as a top sales consultant was helping a client create a strategy and execute a plan to turn their biggest account – the largest user of their products worldwide – from a three-year bid on the lowest price to a…
Everyone is talking about efficiencies these days, but let’s talk about DOGE efficiencies when it comes to sales and leadership. You know what’s not efficient? Having a sales department that doesn’t actually know how to sell, a team that isn’t sharpening their skills, or worse—a group of veterans who are just phoning it in, still…
In this past Sunday’s Super Bowl, the Kansas City Chiefs were trying to accomplish something no other team in the NFL has ever done—win three Super Bowls in a row, a “three-peat.” And guess what? They didn’t do it. Why not? Well, if you’ve read futurist Dan Burrus’ book “Techno Trends,” you’ll see that in…
How do you talk about your successes with clients—or even your own success—without sounding like a self-promoting blowhard? You do it by being vulnerable. As a top sales keynote speaker, I’m always talking about my clients’ successes—stories of how they achieved something great. But I make sure to position them as the heroes while also…
Will AI replace salespeople? Here’s why it won’t happen. One of my greatest success stories as a top sales consultant was helping a client create a strategy and execute a plan to turn their biggest account – the largest user of their products worldwide – from a three-year bid on the lowest price to a…
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Everyone is talking about efficiencies these days, but let’s talk about DOGE efficiencies when it comes to sales and leadership. You know what’s not efficient? Having a sales department that doesn’t actually know how to sell, a team that isn’t sharpening their skills, or worse—a group of veterans who are just phoning it in, still…
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In this past Sunday’s Super Bowl, the Kansas City Chiefs were trying to accomplish something no other team in the NFL has ever done—win three Super Bowls in a row, a “three-peat.” And guess what? They didn’t do it. Why not? Well, if you’ve read futurist Dan Burrus’ book “Techno Trends,” you’ll see that in…
Read More
How do you talk about your successes with clients—or even your own success—without sounding like a self-promoting blowhard? You do it by being vulnerable. As a top sales keynote speaker, I’m always talking about my clients’ successes—stories of how they achieved something great. But I make sure to position them as the heroes while also…
Read More