While many millennials are known as “job-hoppers,” some CEOs of today’s biggest companies started at the bottom and became top execs at the same company. Some started in distribution centers, while others started their careers on the assembly line. After decades of career moves and changing titles, these people were named CEOs at the company they
Books are revealing. They display your unfolding story. Have you ever gone to someone’s home and stood in front of their library or bookshelf? It is an insight into decades of education and time spent. This crop of books read fit into that tale. Working on my entrepreneurship, uncovering technology trends, chasing digital marketing insights, the
As of this date, we have coached over 2000 sales people. I have personally coached over 100, with some of those now running their own sales and marketing companies based upon the principles and methods we teach. To mark the advancement of another 2 into ownership of their own company yesterday, I wanted to take
To execute your business success plan more effectively, here are (5) five essentials to ensure a long term healthy and prosperous business and answer the question: “How Can You Improve Business in the Next 12 Months?” FIVE Essentials for Business Success and Growth include: The Unbelievable The goal is to have customers say; ‘WOW, how do they do that?”
One of the great things about our industry is the network. The community of like-minded entrepreneurs willing to network and grow towards a similar goal. One of the perks of our industry is that those networking and development opportunities are somewhere hot and sunny. This year is no different, we took several members from our
Keep your best people easily by following these 7 great tips! A few of the main causes of team member turnover are poor personnel selection, limited growth opportunities, bad decision making, lack of recognition and feedback, overworked team members, and low pay. Some businesses may not be able to give their people higher pay, but they
There are so many great sales tactics so why do some sales professionals of today still use the hard sell tactics, which no longer have the same effect. Hard selling is when you go straight to the point and start to try to sell your product without any finesse, without evaluating your customer’s needs. It is
You’ve always dreamed of turning your biggest passion into business, but you don’t really know how to make that happen? Don’t worry at all because we’re here to help you out! This is a quite rewarding way to make a living, even though it can also be very challenging from time to time. All you
Odds are, you already know how important networking is. You might have leveraged your network to land a job, procure a new client or even switch careers entirely — or at the very least, you probably know someone who has. But despite the endless benefits of networking, many people still dread the experience. In our industry, networking
Professionalism isn’t just about being good at the services you provide or the support you offer to customers. You can’t ignore the need for professionalism in how you handle your finances, either, especially when interfacing with customers. A lot of new and small business owners don’t approach invoicing like professionals. This means that often they don’t