Financial Services, Speaker and Coach

You Can Learn A Lot At The Barber Shop

With a haircut like mine, you go to the barber fairly often. I go to Preserve Barbers in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Deb has been my barber for about eight years. Last week I was getting a haircut (a GREAT haircut, I might add) and Deb was telling me about a recent example of [tag]sales excellence[/tag] […]

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Specialize in SOMETHING!

As a [tag]professional speaker[/tag] and [tag]sales trainer[/tag], it is important to know what I don’t know, and as a result, I focus on very specific topics. I just returned from western Kentucky. While I was there I heard the following on a local radio station, and it is the antithesis of specialization. This may not […]

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Simple is Still Best

Wednesday evening found me in Grand Forks, North Dakota. I was hired by a major investment company to give a keynote presentation for an important client of theirs, who is one of the leading financial advisors in America. I have known this gentleman for about eight years. His clients love him! They refer others to […]

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The List of Reasons

This is an interesting exercise for new salespeople and also for those who are more experienced. It reminds you why prospects could and should do business with YOU. You will build four (4) short lists that will help you clarify your unique sales value proposition, and close more sales. Grab a notebook or legal pad […]

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