Succeed and Shine with Kris Carlson

In this episode Kris Carlson shares her Top 5 Income Producing Activities and explores the 80/20 rule.

Following up with your customers should be part of your business strategy! Not only that, it's just good customer service. In this episode, Kris Carlson, a Top Direct Sales Leader, shares her best practices for following up.

Over my last 10 years in the Direct Sales industry there are definitely some things I've learned that I wished I'd known from the beginning. This new series is going to share all those little nuggets and tidbits to hopefully give YOU a head start in your business.

Hostess Coaching is the KEY to a successful party in Direct Sales. In this episode Kris shares her exact formula for building a partnership with her hostess that results in fun, exciting parties with MORE bookings.

In Episode 42, Kris says some frequently asked questions she gets from people that are considering starting their own Direct Sales business, but are unsure if it's the right fit for them.

The Success Chats Series is where I get to chat one on one with some of the top leaders in the Direct Sales Industry. These leaders are at the top of their game, navigating their own personal business, leading super successful teams, and prioritizing their family all at the same time. In this episode I get to chat with Tricia Edmundson— a Wife, Mom of 2, and a Top Leader with Thirty One Gifts. In fact, she has the distinction of promoting through Thirty One's career path faster than any other consultant! In our conversation, Tricia gives insight on what motivates her, how to consistently book parties, recruit, building confident leaders, and she also shares why she chooses to aim for harmony, rather than balance.

We're continuing our chat with direct selling expert Belinda Ellsworth, discussing how she successfully recruits and supported her team in recruiting.

I'm excited to introduce a new, ongoing series where I have the chance to chat with some of the most successful leaders, speakers and trainers in the Direct Sales Industry! "Success Chats" will explore how her guests began their business along with their best tips, ideas, and philosophies about success. We're kicking off this series in a BIG WAY! When I first began my direct sales business, I attended a conference where Belinda Ellsworth was a speaker. It was listening to Belinda that transformed how I approached my business. I credit Belinda with teaching me practically everything I know about Direct Sales, so it was an incredible honor to get to spend some time chatting with her about her incredible journey. Here's Part 1 of my chat with Belinda Ellsworth.

On this episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris talks about the importance of adding new team members to your direct sales business and shares how she answers some commonly asked questions during the recruiting process. Leave your commonly asked direct sales recruiting questions in the comments below!

On this episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris talks about the importance of skipping the sale. She explains how everything in the direct sales industry comes second to booking parties and how critical getting bookings are to your business.  For more Direct Sales Training from Kris Carlson visit http://SucceedAndShineTraining.com.

On this episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris talks about the tools she uses for her direct sales business. She talks about everything from party invites to customer follow up.  Are there tools you use for your direct sales business that Kris didn't mention? Post them in the comments!  For more Direct Sales Training from Kris Carlson visit http://SucceedAndShineTraining.com.

On this episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris talks about having a new mindset in the new year. Kris shares her process of goal setting and explains how she aligns her calendar with her goals to achieve them.  For more Direct Sales Training from Kris Carlson visit http://SucceedAndShineTraining.com.

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris talks about "Favorite Things Parties" for your direct sales, party plan business. Kris shares how she uses these parties to boost sales during the holiday season and keep momentum going throughout the following year.  For more Direct Sales Training, go to http://SucceedAndShineTraining.com.     

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris shares the secrets she's learned in her direct sales party plan business to get to that $1,000 party! Kris talks about the importance of hostess coaching before and after the party and shares her best tips for getting those extra sales. For more Direct Sales Training, go to http://SucceedAndShineTraining.com. 

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris talks about a hot topic in the direct sales industry and gives her opinion on doing a launch party for your new personal recruits. Kris also spends some time sharing her recruiting tips and talks about teaching empowerment to help your new recruits build a successful business. 

This Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the SIXTH in a series on Leaders Building Leaders. In this Episode, Kris tackles one of the most critical topics for leaders; When is it Time to Promote? Listen to Kris share wisdom she's gained from building the #1 Team in the fastest growing party plan business in the U.S.

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris talks about what you'll gain from attending your Direct Sales National Conference. Kris also spends time to give some great tips on preparing for your trip. If you're a Leader... be sure to listen to her advice on how to create fun for your team!!!

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris answers questions received from listeners thru-out the month of May. She answers questions on the Best Way to Contact People, Building a Structure for Success, How to get Started with Success as a Young Leader and more.

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris answers questions received from listeners thru-out the month of April. She answers questions on How to run Incentives to Increase Bookings, Developing Training Resources, How to Avoid job Burn-out, How to Recruit and more.

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris answers questions received from listeners thru-out the month of March. She answers questions on Bookings, Working with your Spouse, Customer Care Calls and How to Keep your Party Calendar Full and more.

On this Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast, Kris continues her discussion from podcast #22 on one of the 4 pillars of Direct Sales, recruiting. In this SECOND recruiting episode, Kris shares the steps she takes to recruit so many people. Successful recruiting has helped Kris build the #1 Team in the fastest growing party plan business in the U.S.

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris answers questions received from listeners thru-out the month of February. She answers questions on Incentives, Recruiting, Coaching and How to Strong Start New Recruits.

This Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the FIFTH in a series on Leaders Building Leaders. In this Episode, Kris talks about how, and why, to Run Incentives. Listen to Kris share wisdom she's gained from building the #1 Team in the fastest growing party plan business in the U.S.

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris answers questions received from listeners thru-out the month of January. She answers questions on How to Set Goals for Bookings, Sales and Recruiting.

On this Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast, Kris talks about one of the 4 pillars of Direct Sales, recruiting. Please listen as Kris shares how she has developed the skill of recruiting and teaches us how we can add members to our team without FEAR!! Successful recruiting has helped Kris build the #1 Team in the fastest growing party plan business in the U.S.

This Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the FOURTH in a series on Leaders Building Leaders. In this Episode, Kris talks about how to coach your future leaders. Listen to Kris share wisdom she's gained from building the #1 Team in the fastest growing party plan business in the U.S.

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris answers questions received from listeners thru-out the month of November. She answers questions on Bookings, Recruiting, Facebook Parties, How to NOT sound Salesey and much more.

This Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the THIRD in a series on Leaders Building Leaders. In this Episode, Kris talks about how to identify future leaders on your team. Listen to Kris share wisdom she's gained from becoming the #1 Group Leader in the fastest growing party plan business in the U.S.

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris talks about why you should run a Black Friday sale. Kris also shares her experience on how to run a highly successful sale.

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris answers questions on Trade Shows and Holiday Boutiques for Direct Sales received from listeners thru-out the month of October.

This Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is on Hostess Coaching. In this Episode, Kris will share how you can increase attendance at EVER party, while also reducing the amount of cancellations you have. All you need to do is follow her simply laid out plan for Hostess Coaching. Having successful parties as a result of good hostess coaching has helped Kris become the #1 Group Leader in the fastest growing party plan business in the U.S.

This Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the SECOND in a series on Leaders Building Leaders. In this Episode, Kris will share one of the MOST important principles of growing your team; Strong Start. This principle alone helped to catapult Kris' business from strong, to the #1 Group Leader in the fastest growing party plan business in the U.S.

On this Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris answers questions on Direct Sales received from listeners thru-out the month of September.

This Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the FIRST in a series on Leaders Building Leaders. In this Episode, you'll learn from Kris how setting the proper Leadership Mindset is crucial for you and your team leaders. Listen to Kris share wisdom she's gained from becoming the #1 Group Leader in the fastest growing party plan business in the U.S.

This is not your typical Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast. This particular Episode is designed for those Leaders who will be running their own Leaders Building Leaders series. In this Episode, you will learn how to use Kris' upcoming series, entitled Leaders Building Leaders, to help build the skills of new or up-and-coming leaders on your team. Please feel free to use the Comments section to get all of your questions answered.

Typically, on Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson, Kris and Brad discuss a single topic that relates to your Direct Selling business and then ask for listener feedback and input on these Episodes thru their SucceedAndShineTraining.com Podcast Tab. Well, on this Episode, instead of answering all of the questions they receive directly on their site, Kris and Brad take some of the most interesting questions on Direct Sales and answer them right here on the Podcast. So... Welcome to their FIRST Question of the Month Episode.

Today’s Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the FIFTH in our series on How to have a Strong Start in your Direct Sales business. You’ve done everything in Trainings 1 - 4, your calendar is FULL, now it’s time to recruit! In this Episode, Kris will talk about how sharing the opportunity with others will bless their lives and build you a sustainable business at the same time!

Today’s Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the FOURTH in our series on How to have a Strong Start in your Direct Sales business. The big day is almost here!! In this Episode, Kris will share tips on how to ROCK your first parties and set yourself up for a successful career in Direct Sales.

Today’s Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the THIRD in our series on How to have a Strong Start in your Direct Sales business. In this Episode, we’ll be talking about How to keep the momentum going by sending your booking Invites out.

Today’s Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the SECOND in our series on How to have a Strong Start in your Direct Sales business. In this Episode, we’ll be talking about How Bookings are the key to achieving success as you start to launch your business, and if you want to sustain your business.

Today’s Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the FIRST in our series on How to have a Strong Start in your Direct Sales business. In this Episode, we’ll be talking about How to set the proper Mindset to achieve success as you start your business.

This Episode of Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson was so fun for Kris and Brad to record! They had just returned from their National Conference, where they had a lot of fun, met hundreds of like-minded people and learned from some of the TOP experts in the field of Direct Sales. So... they thought it would be valuable to take this opportunity and share with you what you should do after your return from a conference like this. How can you make the most of the opportunity, whether you're a first-timer, long-timer or leader? Listen to Kris Carlson and find out.

Today’s Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the FOURTH & FINAL episode in our series on Bookings for your Direct Sales business. Today, we’ll be talking about How to get CREATIVE with bookings. If you don't have parties booked out 4 - 6 weeks, then you don't have a full party calendar. In this Episode, Kris talks about how you can get out of that boring routine and start having some fun with getting your calendar back on track.

Today’s Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the THIRD one in our series on Bookings for your Direct Sales business. As a Top Leader in direct sales, Kris is often asked to share her secrets on how she became so successful. One success factor is to capitalize on the BEST resource for bookings; your parties. So, in this Episode, we'll be talking about the best ways to get bookings at your in-home party.

Today’s Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the SECOND one in our series on Bookings for your Direct Sales business. On this episode, Kris will be talking about how to become a bookings master when you're new to the business. She'll also discuss what to do when you're new to an area and how to increase your bookings success without being PUSHY.

Today’s Succeed And Shine with Kris Carlson podcast is the FIRST one in our series on Bookings for your Direct Sales business. Today, Kris will be talking about why bookings are the most important part of your business.