Podcasts about annie ruggles

For over a decade, Annie P. Ruggles has channeled her aversion to hard sales, tacky self-promotion, and cutthroat competition into inspiring small businesses to grow authentically. As the Founder of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy & Quirk Works Consulting, she's helped hundreds create genuine connections and foster friendlier, more profitable interactions. And… she's my next guest on GasStoveCreativePresents: The Cookbook! Her podcast, "Too Legitimate to Quit: Small Business Strategies with a Pop Culture Spin," is her pride and joy. Over a decade of experience has led her to share actionable tips for growing your small business without resorting to hard sales or self-promotion tactics she despises. Tune in to our podcast! Here are the links: Website: https://gasstovecreative.com/the-cookbook-podcast/  YouTube: https://youtu.be/a5smRO3lD2g  Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/884658103/0f22476831?share=copy  Connect with Annie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anniepassanisi/  https://www.instagram.com/anniepreneur/  https://www.anniepruggles.com/  https://www.toolegitimate.com  And we can be found where all the podcasts live! Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, et al! As always, please subscribe, like, and share! #GasStoveCreativePresentsTheCookbook #TheCookbookPodcast #GasStoveCreative #AnnieRuggles #NonSleazySales #SmallBusinessStrategies

You've probably written your fair share of sales pages. But how are they converting?If the answer is “not as well as I'd like it to!” then you're in luck. Because the gifted Annie Ruggles is BACK this week with a special bonus episode where she breaks down exactly what to do to write a sales page that actually convertsWhen you listen, you'll learnThe surprising reason why most sales pages flopThe secret to a sales page that actually makes people want to buyThe truth about testimonials: how to use them, and what to avoidThe brilliant “sandwich hack” that will increase clicks on every buy button (and much more!)Episode Links:Get your FREE Sales Page Audit @anniepreneurWebsitePodcast_____________ Liked this episode? Share it with a friend.Love the show? Write a 5-star review (even just one sentence helps us keep bringing you the content you want to hear.)Want to launch a Top 100 podcast of your own? Register for our next live workshop: Insider Secrets to a Top 100 PodcastPrivate Podcast Feed: Insider Secrets to a Top 100 Podcast Join 1500+ entrepreneurs and get access to the weekly Own Your Voice digital newsletter with cutting-edge insider tips on starting and growing a top-ranked podcast so you can create the greater influence, income, and impact you deserve. Connect with Courtney: Website Instagram Linked In

Pop Quiz: Which page on your website is the hardest one to write?If you answered About Pages, you're right. GONE are the days where you could write a 14-paragraph monologue about the history of your entrepreneurial journey because guess what? No one cares.There IS a right and a wrong way to write an About Page though. Annie Ruggles joins me on the show to clear up the confusion so you can learn how to write an About Page people actually want to read.When you listen, you'll learn:3 common About Page mistakes that cause people to click awayHow to identify the parts of your story people actually care aboutThe About Page Framework that keeps people readingHow much to include (and what to leave out)(and more!)Episode Links:Get your FREE About Page Audit @anniepreneurWebsitePodcast _____________ Liked this episode? Share it with a friend.Love the show? Write a 5-star review (even just one sentence helps us keep bringing you the content you want to hear.)Want to launch a Top 100 podcast of your own? Register for our next live workshop: Insider Secrets to a Top 100 PodcastPrivate Podcast Feed: Insider Secrets to a Top 100 Podcast Join 1500+ entrepreneurs and get access to the weekly Own Your Voice digital newsletter with cutting-edge insider tips on starting and growing a top-ranked podcast so you can create the greater influence, income, and impact you deserve. Connect with Courtney: Website Instagram Linked In

Join us for an electrifying episode of Small Business Success Talks | Summer of Strategy with your host, Christy Smallwood, as we dive into the world of entrepreneurship, marketing, and genuine passion for helping others. Our special guest, Annie Ruggles, brings her infectious enthusiasm and love for marketing to the forefront, dispelling myths about selling and sharing her secrets for success.

In this week's episode of Make Money Your Honey, we're chatting with Annie Ruggles of Non Sleazy Sales. Annie and I are long time colleagues and friends - we're talking over a decade - and we sit down to discuss sales, all the changes we've seen in the digital marketing space, and so much more. We even get really personal about our biggest failures and what we learned from them. Resources: Persuade to Profit: https://www.persuadetoprofit.com Book a Sales Diagnostic with My Team: https://www.amandaabella.com/meetamanda Annie Ruggles: https://www.anniepruggles.com/   

On today's episode of Answered by Soul, Jennifer Urezzio and Annie P. Ruggles, changemaker, founder and CEO of Quirk Works Consulting, and host of the Too Legitimate to Quit podcast, have a fun and entertaining discussion about owning your inner weirdo, cranking your presence and style to whatever a comfortable 11 feels like, wading through poop, feeling safe, and the idea that joy is your birthright.  Listen here as Jennifer and Annie share that as you put yourself out there in the world, you have to be deliberate and intentional in your choices. We want the full expression of people and so if you have something to say, say it enthusiastically and infuse fun, truth, and boldness into that magic recipe. What really matters is that you showcase yourself with pride and enthusiasm . . . and if you want a cookie for breakfast, then have it. Learn more about Annie at https://www.linkedin.com/in/anniepassanisi/. About Annie: For over a decade, Annie P. has harnessed her Hulk-like disdain for hard-sales, tacky self-promotion, and overly competitive sleazeballs as inspiration to help people find better ways to grow their small businesses. As Founder of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy & Quirk Works Consulting, she's guided hundreds of people toward making deeper connections, lasting impressions, and friendlier, more lucrative transactions and conversations. Her pride and joy is her podcast, Too Legitimate to Quit: Instantly Actionable Small Business Strategies with a Pop Culture Spin. The Asked and Answered by Soul podcast is dedicated to helping you understand that your Soul is the answer. If you want to learn more about your soul's answers and purpose, access your free guide at www.themythsofpurpose.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you struggle to monetize your business, need guidance on setting boundaries, and find sales to feel, well, sleazy? In this episode of SheVentures, Annie Ruggles, founder of the newly rebranded Quirk Works Consulting, speaks about coaching 200+ solopreneurs and small business owners who struggle with sales, much like Ruggles did in early entrepreneurship. You'll listen to her tips on relational sales, the value of investing in personal and professional relationships, and the importance of finding your community. Highlights:  How her musical theater background helps her read a room  Why she understands the plight of creatives when it comes to selling The importance of rebranding a business  Ruggles' mental pivot: “I am not only a sales coach but a marketer.” How to build authentic relationships with clients, listen, collaborate, and understand their needs  Why it's essential to contact clients for testimonials and referrals — and how to do it Book recommendations: Joy-Full AF: The Essential Business Strategy We're Afraid to Put First and Practical Ikigai Let's hear it until it sticks: Self-care is not selfish — and how Ruggles learned this firsthand. Key challenges female entrepreneurs face How to find your niche and why it matters Insights on the best social media platforms for business — it's not what you think! Ruggles take on ChatGPT and why it will never replace humans. Why do you need to delegate tasks that do not align with your strengths? Ruggles' professional wins and regrets, staying authentic, and overcoming sales avoidance  If you are struggling with your business, Ruggles recommends SellCoachSell.com, where you can find a copy of her noir sales novella. 
Extra bonus if you find Ruggles on LinkedIn, drop her a line, and let her know you heard her on SheVentures!

In this episode, Annie and I chatted a little bit about the importance of networking and how you can succeed in selling and complementing it with profit management to be a rockstar entrepreneur.  Finding someone you can trust is vital for sales and profit. When there is a feeling of ease and comfort, sales and collaboration flow smoothly, allowing for success. It's all about having the right network, establishing good client relationships, boosting sales, and increasing profits. By presenting the idea of trustworthiness and reliability, a salesperson can sell their product or service to their target audience and secure a successful outcome.  “When you get the blessing of an ease button on someone, especially if that easy button is attached to a person. Hang on, invest in that relationship. “  Learn more about Profit School   She Collective Profit School is the ONLY program designed specifically for entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their business and to do it with purpose and drive over 6 months. I created this container after spending more than 5 years hearing from business owners that were working harder now then ever and making less money.   If you feel like you business is running your life - I hear you and I have the solution It's NOT working more hours It's NOT burning the business down and starting again It Is learning how to scale your business and build sustainable profits It Is building a vision for your LIFE and having your business support you in achieving that vision   Learn more about She Collective Profit School, email me at sam@shecollective.biz

What happens to the business owner who has obsessive-compulsive disorder? They figure out how their brains work and end up growing an amazing business and hosting an informative and entertaining podcast.   Okay, not everyone does that but this week's guest, Annie Ruggles, sure does.   This week's episode is the first in a series called My Neurodivergent Brain, where I talk to neurodivergent business owners…diagnosed with OCD, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and more. We talk about their experience in life and business, what their diagnosis looked like, how it's impacted their business and life, and how they found their superpowers.   Annie has come to embrace her OCD and views her compulsions as grounding and self-soothing most of the time. She looks at her behavior and thoughts as sometimes self-protective and sees OCD as benefiting her client work.   I hope that today's episode, and the rest in this series, help you to embrace your own neurodivergence and start to see ways you can embrace your uniqueness as a superpower that not everyone gets to experience.   About Annie Ruggles: For over a decade, Annie has harnessed her Hulk-like disdain for hard-sales, tacky self-promotion, and overly competitive sleazeballs as inspiration to help people find better ways to grow their small businesses.    She has guided hundreds of people toward making deeper connections, lasting impressions, and friendlier, more lucrative transactions and conversations. Her pride and joy is her podcast, Too Legitimate to Quit: Instantly Actionable Small Business Strategies with a Pop Culture Spin. Visit her website and follow her on Instagram.   Links and Resources: Episode 128: Stop Avoiding the Ask and Start Selling with Annie Ruggles Non-Sleazy Sales Academy Too Legitimate to Quit Podcast On Boundaries, Burnout, and So I Married an Axe Murderer The Coach Who Would Not Sell Join Inner Circle Foundations of Focus for Entrepreneurs: Focus on what matters to you without burning out Time Stamps:   [4:21] - Welcome to Annie [6:44] - Annie's diagnosis and how she got there [9:49] - There's a beating up of yourself because you think you're not good enough [12:44] - Being OCD vs. a pain in the ass [15:50] - Stress exacerbate the symptoms [16:27] - When done right, compulsions are grounding and self-soothing behaviors [18:48] - Is it compulsion or impulsivity from ADHD [21:19] - How long ago Annie received her diagnosis [22:02] - “Unwanted thought syndrome” [22:40] - Self protective behaviors sabotage us [28:02] - The benefits of OCD in client work [30:35] - Ride the wave - when you're activated you're on fire [33:22] - How COVID impacted small business [34:28] - She can work next to people, but would not choose that [35:31] - leaning into energy [37:03] - We became entrepreneurs because we wanted that control [38:55] - what do you need today in order for your brain to work as an asset, not a hindrance [42:42] - If you're resonating with these ideas, go to the doctor to get a diagnosis [44:05] - Caution is helpful as self-protection unless it starts to mess with your quality of life [44:31] - Give the thought a gentle kiss  [47:05] - More about Annie

Stuck in sales avoidance? Here's your ticket out! On this episode of Teacher Turned Entrepreneur we're hearing from someone who knows how to turn the least sales-y of people into pitching powerhouses! Annie Ruggles, Founder & Dean of the Non-Sleazy Sales Academy, shares with Host Dori Roberts, the stumbling blocks that all too frequently stall our businesses: o Underpricing.o Over-babbling.o Never asking.o Assuming marketing will get you over the finish line. If you're someone for whom marketing is the comfort zone (or a safe place to hide!), this is your invitation to look at sales in an entirely new way. It's about customer service and, above all, just being YOU. Annie shares valuable tips to make what you're selling more accessible to whomever is buying – whether through pricing transparency or just learning to be quiet and give them the space they need to consider what you've got to offer! At the end of the day, says Annie, we can buff up our images and tinker with our websites all we want. But if we don't find a way to connect authentically with would-be clients, it's hard to get out of first gear. “Marketing is a pathway to more,” she says, “but if you don't ask you don't get! So ask!” Loving what Annie has to say? Head on over to her podcast, Too Legitimate to Quit, or check out her fabulous Master Class! Here are key takeaways from the conversation:· Is your solo venture thriving because of a superpower that you've figured out? You may be well-positioned to coach and teach others how to deploy savvy skill!· Sales is an ethics and values game. If you're bringing on people who don't share that, your brand is going to start to evolve past you – and not necessarily in the right way.· You can care for people and charge for that service simultaneously. It's to be expected!· Think sales is all about being pushy? Shift that mindset. It's about customer service!· If you don't feel comfortable with sales, look for a different guru, tactic or school of thought. There are all kinds of approaches to suit every style.· Marketing may seem comparably shiny and fun, but sales has to be a major leg of your business's stool.· Your job on a sales call is to listen – not to talk! How else can you know what the customer really needs?· Your venture is about who you are – so bring that authentic self into the sales process!· Stop trying to be affordable and focus instead on being accessible. · Are you dodging discomfort by waiting on customers? That's sales avoidance!· Put your prices out there! If you leave it to your customers' imagination, they very likely will just click through to someone else's website offering.· Anyone who is teaching you to sell from their own vantage point is not teaching you how to sell successfully by leveraging your true self.Are you ready to find your true calling and walk away from your teaching job once and for all?It is your time to get a solid grasp on the potential opportunities available to you so you can get started on your entrepreneurial journey and change your life!Download your copy of this free, valuable PDF resource and access 20 different descriptive business ideas that are perfect for a teacher turning entrepreneur.The Teacher's Guide to Finding Your Perfect Business Idea (without going back to college)

Today's guest, Annie Ruggles brings the funny and the info needed on sales. Sales is such a dirty word these days and scares business owners off from marketing their own business.  She teaches entrepreneurs how to sale without using sleazy strategies. We go over what sales tactics is actually sleazy. And how to make sales by doing it honestly and not dirty.  Her podcast is titled Too Legiminate to Quit.  Join non-sleazy sales specialist Annie P. Ruggles and highly successful but utterly relatable guests as they decode the marketing, mindset, sales etc. Her  awesome academy The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy is will get you comfortable with sales. She has multiple digital products to help you builld your busines and make money! Annie has 11 yrs of serving solopreneurs and entrepreneurs 200 plus satisfied customers Featured on 75 plus podcasts And the podcast Too legitimate to quit is an award winning podcast and in the top 2%   Annie Ruggles graces her presence and schools us on sales and cracks me up the whole time. You can check out Annie's website here. Check out my Link Tree to stay in touch with my latest happenings here.

Welcoming back Annie Ruggles!In this quick teaser episode Host: Wanda Toro Turini, Founder of Rock-it Fuel, Inventor of Ketchwords.com chats with Annie Ruggles, Founder of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy.Annie Ruggles is on a mission to guide hundreds of people toward making deeper connections, lasting impressions, and friendlier, more lucrative transactions and conversations.Don't miss our guest's FREE audience gift...Text EASY to 411321 to receive Ditch Your Sales Baggage and other amazing resources designed to help empathic and introverted service providers fall in love with the art of asking (text EASY to +1-909-741-1321 via text or WhatsApp if you're outside of the US)If you are a high-achieving entrepreneur who loves to connect with other experts and realizes that visibility is "rock-it fuel" for your business...Join the exclusive Rock-it Fuel Podcast Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rockitfuelpodcastMaybe YOU'LL be our next Rock-it Fuel Guest Expert?Find Wanda on: Ketchwords BasicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wanda.turiniLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wandaturini/ Find Annie: Annie P. Ruggles and The Non-Sleazy Sales AcademyFacebook: Annie P. Ruggles and The Non-Sleazy Sales AcademyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anniepassanisi/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anniepreneur/?hl=en 

Without sales, you don't have a business. But the resistance to selling is fierce among small business owners, particularly in the helping professions. (I'm looking at you, therapists and coaches!)   There's too much frantic posting on social media, trying to be everywhere, and creating content for the sake of creating content. Where's the ask? Where's the solving of your audience's problems?   This week on the podcast, my friend Annie Ruggles is sharing her energy and insight into pulling back and being more intentional with your time on social media. We talk about pushing your comfort zone, letting go of bad sales practices, creating sustainability in our marketing, re-aligning our expectations, and what we should be asking for when we create content.   We don't have energy for everything and we shouldn't try. Tune in now! About Annie Ruggles: For over a decade, Annie P. has harnessed her Hulk-like disdain for hard-sales, tacky self-promotion, and overly competitive sleazeballs as inspiration to help people find better ways to grow their small business. As Founder of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy, she's guided hundreds of people toward making deeper connections, lasting impressions, and friendlier, more lucrative transactions and conversations. Her pride and joy is her podcast, Too Legitimate to Quit: Instantly Actionable Small Business Strategies with a Pop Culture Spin. Visit her website and follow her on Instagram. Links and Resources: Join the Inner Circle Listen to Amber on the Too Legitimate to Quit podcast Time Stamps: [3:45] - Annie's super special secret power [4:57] - There's a premium to selling with authenticity [8:08] - Market in a way that loses the fluff [9:01] - Have fun in marketing but overall people are looking to have problems solved [10:53] - People are having fun with Reels and they're loosening up a bit [13:32] - Amber is qualified as a dance party starter [17:03] - Know, like, trust is important; it's just incomplete [19:16] - Spray and pray marketing - all the things you're doing to increase brand awareness is an experiment but you have to do it in a controlled way [21:33] - Instead of trying all the methods of marketing, try all the methods of asking [22:55] - The difference between feeling like you have to do all the things and thoughtfully choosing to experiment [23:28] - Podcasting is a long game; you have to give things time [26:02] - Asking in all the ways we can ask [27:02] - Find your own sales voice [30:01] - Sales avoidance in a caring profession [33:01] - You have a finite amount of energy and excessive experimentation is depleting your account of time and energy [34:34] - The best advice for marketing

In this episode Host: Wanda Toro Turini, Founder of Rock-it Fuel, Inventor of Ketchwords.com chats with Annie Ruggles, Founder of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy.Annie Ruggles is on a mission to guide hundreds of people toward making deeper connections, lasting impressions, and friendlier, more lucrative transactions and conversations.Don't miss our guest's FREE audience gift...Text EASY to 411321 to receive Ditch Your Sales Baggage and other amazing resources designed to help empathic and introverted service providers fall in love with the art of asking (text EASY to +1-909-741-1321 via text or WhatsApp if you're outside of the US)If you are a high-achieving entrepreneur who loves to connect with other experts and realizes that visibility is "rock-it fuel" for your business...Join the exclusive Rock-it Fuel Podcast Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rockitfuelpodcastMaybe YOU'LL be our next Rock-it Fuel Guest Expert?Find Wanda on:Ketchwords BasicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wanda.turiniLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wandaturini/ Find Annie:The Non-Sleazy Sales AcademyFacebook:Annie P. Ruggles and The Non-Sleazy Sales AcademyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anniepassanisi/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anniepreneur/?hl=en 

Today we're bringing you the amazing and enthusiastic host of Too Legitimate To Quit Podcast - Annie P. Ruggles. Pop culture is her podcast gimmick, but guest is more important to her than the gimmick. Annie is also the founder of The Non-sleazy Sales Academy, and is known for her Hulk-like disdain for hard-sales, tacky self-promotion, and overly competitive sleazeballs. This episode is a blast! Her whole personality shines in this episode. Don't miss How Annie merges pop culture and small business talk in her podcast. Person to person connection is where exponential growth started. Why doesn't Annie feel the need to have a non-interview show. Enthusiasm is genuine. Podcasting can be a galvanizing experience for a new relationship - You get to know them and they get to know you at lightning speed. If you're a bit much, Be much! Don't hold back. About Annie Ruggles: For almost a decade, Annie P. Ruggles has harnessed her Hulk-like disdain for hard-sales, tacky self-promotion, and overly competitive sleazeballs as inspiration to help people find better ways to grow their small bizzes. She's guided hundreds of people toward making deeper connections, lasting impressions, and friendlier, more lucrative transactions and conversations. Annie is the daughter of an award-winning motivational speaker and an always-ahead-of-his-time business strategist, and the granddaughter of a legendary used-car salesman, a perspicacious wordsmith, a singing waiter, and a cafeteria caterer with a raving fan base. (So clearly, she was literally born for this.) She lives in Chicago with her hobbit husband (who is also in sales), her furkids, and her disdain for deep dish pizza. About About the Host: Michelle Abraham - Podcast Producer, Host and International Speaker. Michelle was speaking on stages about podcasting before most people knew what they were, she started a Vancouver based Podcasting Group in 2012 and has learned the ins and outs of the industry. Michelle helped create and launched over 30 Podcasts in 2018 and has gone on to launch over 200 shows in the last few years, She wants to launch YOURS in 2021! 14 years as an Entrepreneur and 8 years as a Mom has led her to a lifestyle shift, spending more time with family while running location independent online digital marketing business for the last 9 years. Michelle and her family have been living completely off the grid lakeside boat access for the last 4 years! Check Us Out on: Join our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MyPodcastCoach (https://www.facebook.com/groups/MyPodcastCoach) Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/AMPLIFYOU.ca/ ( https://www.facebook.com/AMPLIFYOU.ca/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/YouAmplif ( https://twitter.com/YouAmplif) Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amplifyou.ca/ ( https://www.instagram.com/amplifyou.ca/) To Join our FREE Podcasters Tool Kit:https://bit.ly/PodcastToolKit ( https://bit.ly/PodcastToolKit) For More Podcast Training - http://amplifyounetwork.com/ (http://amplifyounetwork.com/) Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe from the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. 

“You are one ask away from greatness.”  Annie P Ruggles When done right, selling can propel your business to register exponential productivity and growth. It all starts with the honest desire to solve your clients' problems and as our guest today, Annie Ruggles says, you have to be present and listen to the customer before prescribing a solution, and learning to ask customers to take action. For over a decade, Annie P. Ruggles has harnessed her Hulk-like disdain for hard-sales, tacky self-promotion, and overly competitive sleaze balls as inspiration to help people find better ways to grow their small business.  As the founder of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy, she's guided hundreds of people toward making deeper connections, lasting impressions, and friendlier, more lucrative transactions and conversations. Her pride and joy is her podcast, Too Legitimate to Quit: Instantly Actionable Small Business Strategies with a Pop Culture Spin. In today's episode, Annie joins us to talk about her long journey to finally including herself in her success. She also provides insights on how to make sales easy and enjoyable. Listen in! Social Media: instagram.com/anniepreneur , linkedin.com/in/anniepassanisi For years, I knew I am a problem solver and a people lover. [3:18] I always worked to make sure that the people that need to be successful are getting ahead in this world, especially if they're the kind of people that are driving forward with ethics and integrity. [3:24] I had all of these skills, but I didn't really actually do anything with that, because I was unwilling to sell. [3:44] I was one of those people who said selling was an assortment of activities that make me feel out of integrity. [4:26] I got stuck taking white label consulting job after white label consulting job until I realized that something's got to give. [5:06] I watched my clients suffer, which was really embarrassing, because I realized that they were modeling me. [5:24] I stopped everything I was doing, and I dedicated my life to figuring it out. [5:51] Everything I learned about how to sell and sell beautifully, is so in alignment with me, and everything that was out of alignment with me was so easy to change or fix. [6:09] How I help people shock their potential now is by showing them the beautiful, benevolent, charitable, generous, incredible, profitable badass salesperson inside these do-good entrepreneurs. [6:19] We put so much pressure on ourselves to be authentic, transparent and consistent with how we show up and then we basically fall down in the last quarter mile of the marathon. [9:52] Sales scripts robs sales people of originality and the most critical part of sales, which is the ability to listen to your prospect. [11:52] By using talking points instead of a sales script, the sales calls will far and away be better, because you'll be present. [13:03] The phrase that has made me more money than any other phrase in my life is “based on what you just told me..” [15:22] If we have corporate sales trauma, or pit mentality, it's really easy to get onto those calls and assume that you're going to get a no. [21:27] If you have had to sell other people's stuff in the past by their standards, don't carry that forward into selling your own stuff. [22:16] It is important to not forget about deciders and other people in the house that may need to be consulted before making the decision. [24:27] So often, we assign value based on our own metrics but in sales you need to get your wallet out of their brain because you don't know their financial situation. [25:47] Commercial break. [27:07] In my entrepreneurial journey, I have learnt that my capacity for love and care for my clients is unmatched. [30:22] I have also learnt that my love for my clients is not going to be worth if I am unwilling to include myself in my own success. [30:30] I started to resent the people I was helping and it wasn't their fault but mine for not asking. [31:04] In my mind, what I could give had to come before any idea of receiving forgetting the cliché that I could only serve my clients better when I have food on my table. [32:04] I only changed when I started to be willing to be ambitious, successful, driven and profitable. [32:49] Now, everything in my business has to be a ‘win-win.' [33:55] You are not allergic to sales, but find a way to ask that feels good because you are one ask away to greatness. [40:10] ………………………………………………… Thank you to our January Sponsor: www.businessmiracles.com or Heather Dominick Are you a highly sensitive individual? You can learn to be in charge of yourself physically, spiritually and financially in a way that honors your highly sensitive self. 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Despite being the granddaughter of a literal used car salesman, Annie Ruggles, has spent the last decade harnessing her Hulk-like disdain for hard sales, tacky self-promotion and overly competitive sleaze balls, as inspiration to help people find better ways to grow their business.  As Founder and Dean of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy, she's guided hundreds of people towards making deeper connections, lasting impressions and friendlier, more lucrative conversations.  Her crowning achievement is her ability to help coaches, healers and other helpers sell their services without feeling sleazy, queasy or sacrificing their ethics.  In today's episode Annie and Jen talk about all kinds of things including: the balance between generosity and boundaries, how to not word vomit on your potential customers, especially after giving a price, and why selling is a valuable way to serve others.  5:15 the misconception of what sales is and isn't 6:15 three areas where we most often mess up a sale 13:30 the #1 way you can stand out from your competitors 15:50 what it looks like to adjust your boundaries and your generosity  22:25 how to stop word vomiting on your customers (especially after you give them the price) 27:00 the two things you need to do, to make a non-sleazy sale 34:40 why selling is required to serve Want to connect more with Annie? Sign up for her FREE masterclass, “How to Make Selling Easy, Without Getting Sleazy.”   Follow Annie on Instagram @anniepreneur Listen to her podcast, Too Legitimate to Quit Ready to start your own podcast but not sure where to start? Download our free guide to help get you started (it's everything Jen wish she knew when she started) at thevendorsdaughter.com/podcastguide.  Already have your podcast and ready to outsource the editing/production so you can focus on your zone of genius? Apply for The Vendor's Daughter editing services at thevendorsdaughter.com/podcastediting Want to try new, healthy snacks each month? Sign up for Oh Goodie! Box, a snack box subscription service that brings whole food snacks directly to your door. Use promo code TVD for 10% off your first order at ohgoodiebox.com  Want more from The Vendor's Daughter? Make sure you are subscribed so that you never miss a show and Follow @thevendorsdaughter on Instagram for a behind the scenes look at Jen's life and daily inspiration on how to grow your business and your personal life.  

Annie P. Ruggles recalls the day she realized that unless she started taking a more proactive approach to selling, her marketing efforts would be all in vain. In this episode, she shares her own struggle with "sales avoidance" and the steps she took to overcome it. You'll learn strategies for becoming more effective at selling — so you can grow your business and have fun doing it!Marketing tactics discussed in this episode include: SalesSales strategies

#ComeSaleAway Does the word “sales” evoke BAD feelings for you? Let's change that. Join Nikki as she chats with Annie Ruggles, founder of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy, who shares how to overcome sales avoidance and other hesitations when it comes to selling. Let's reframe our relationship with sales! Check out more of Annie's work on Instagram, and her free masterclass.

If the thought of selling your product makes you want to cringe, but you love what you've created and genuinely believe it can help people by either giving them what they want or what they need, then this episode is for you.  Annie Ruggles, Founder and Dean of the Non-Sleazy Sales Academy, shares: 11:53 - two ways to compete against the bigger brands 12:26 - the main difference between sleazy and non-sleazy sales people 14:11 - what it looks like to balance generosity and boundaries 20:29 - the three steps to successfully giving a price quote 27:27 - the credo every sales person could live by to not feel sleazy Follow Annie on Instagram at @annientrepreneur Need help learning to sell? Register for Annie's free Masterclass here.    

In this episode, Seth and Shannon talk to Annie P. Ruggles of the Non-Sleazy Sales Academy and self-proclaimed human-Muppet about how to sell, ask for money, and be successful as a small business owner. Intro: Seth: Hey, Everyone, and welcome to season two, episode sixteen of the Digital Marketing Dive Podcast. I'm Seth with Goldstein Media, and with me as always is the amazing and talented Shannon of DIAM Business Consulting. Shannon, you ready to rock? Today we have Annie Ruggles of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy Welcome Annie! Topics & Links Annie! Where did all of this come from?What do you see as the biggest challenge in sales for small business owners?What are some misguided things that small business owners do that actually turn off potential clients?What do you see as the magic sauce in digital sales?As a small business owner yourself, what do you find are some of the hardest things to stay consistent withWhat words of wisdom do you have for small business owners?https://www.facebook.com/anniepruggleshttps://annie-p-ruggles.mykajabi.com/the-non-sleazy-sales-academyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anniepassanisi/https://www.anniepruggles.com/ Shannon's Event At The End Of April. April, The 23rd: Piecing Together A Success Business https://socl.bz/6R Outro: Seth: Well, that was so much fun Shan.  Shannon: It was great!! Reach out to us on DMD's social media channels and let us know what challenges you are having with digital marketing.  I want to shout out to Breesy Masks for keeping us covered in the craziness of 2021. These are by far the most comfortable masks I've worn. They are lightweight and moisture-wicking for a cool and comfortable experience. Check them out. The link is in the show notes! Seth: If you're enjoying the season, please feel free to give us a review in Apple Podcasts or the podcast directory of your choice. We appreciate all the support. If you feel so inclined check out PodChaser and give us a review there! That's it for this episode, but we want to hear from you. Drop us an email at hello@digitalmarketingdive.com. Also we have a community where you can interact with one another and with the guests. Check it out at Community.DMD.FM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Seth and Shannon talk to Annie P. Ruggles of the Non-Sleazy Sales Academy and self-proclaimed human-Muppet about how to sell, ask for money, and be successful as a small business owner. Intro: Seth: Hey, Everyone, and welcome to season two, episode sixteen of the Digital Marketing Dive Podcast. I'm Seth with Goldstein Media, and with me as always is the amazing and talented Shannon of DIAM Business Consulting. Shannon, you ready to rock? Today we have Annie Ruggles of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy Welcome Annie! Topics & Links Annie! Where did all of this come from?What do you see as the biggest challenge in sales for small business owners?What are some misguided things that small business owners do that actually turn off potential clients?What do you see as the magic sauce in digital sales?As a small business owner yourself, what do you find are some of the hardest things to stay consistent withWhat words of wisdom do you have for small business owners?https://www.facebook.com/anniepruggleshttps://annie-p-ruggles.mykajabi.com/the-non-sleazy-sales-academyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anniepassanisi/https://www.anniepruggles.com/ Shannon's Event At The End Of April. April, The 23rd: Piecing Together A Success Business https://socl.bz/6R Outro: Seth: Well, that was so much fun Shan.  Shannon: It was great!! Reach out to us on DMD's social media channels and let us know what challenges you are having with digital marketing.  I want to shout out to Breesy Masks for keeping us covered in the craziness of 2021. These are by far the most comfortable masks I've worn. They are lightweight and moisture-wicking for a cool and comfortable experience. Check them out. The link is in the show notes! Seth: If you're enjoying the season, please feel free to give us a review in Apple Podcasts or the podcast directory of your choice. We appreciate all the support. If you feel so inclined check out PodChaser and give us a review there! That's it for this episode, but we want to hear from you. Drop us an email at hello@digitalmarketingdive.com. Also we have a community where you can interact with one another and with the guests. Check it out at Community.DMD.FM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We are joined by the sophisticatedly sassy Annie P. Ruggles, founder of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy, who has helped hundreds of people and their endeavors through deep connections, lasting impressions, and friendlier transactions. For almost a decade, Annie has harnessed her Hulk-like disdain for hard-sales, tacky self-promotion, and overly competitive sleazeballs as inspiration to help people find better ways to grow their small businesses. As the founder of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy, she's guided hundreds of people toward making deeper connections, lasting impressions, and friendlier, more lucrative transactions and conversations.In this episode, Annie and Shauna address the “startup mindset” and the importance of being coachable while also knowing when to stick to your guns when it comes to non-negotiables for your company. Do you listen to your advisors or your clients more? And what is the difference between a small business mindset versus a startup mindset? Annie talks about the importance of scaling your business slow and steadily to avoid crashing and burning. She also tells a story of a company that was on the show Shark Tank who was put in an interesting dilemma, accept the offer on the table that they came in hoping for and compromise on what makes them special, or leave with nothing but keep what they believe is the heart and soul of their business.Listen in as they share stories, laughs, and actionable advice on topics such as navigating feedback, when to know it's time to pivot your company, how to scale your business without overdoing it, and how to “blow the roof off this thing!”Connect with your host on Instagram @shauna.armitage and visit www.startuprenegades.com/become-a-renegade to join the free Renegades Community.

Bonus Episode: An interview with Annie Ruggles, who runs the Facebook Group Hustle Sisters. New to chatbots? This is the interview for you. I explain what they are and how they can help your business, and of course Annie and I have a lot of fun along the way! If you're a woman in business, Hustle Sisters is a free Facebook Group - and it. Is. Fabulous. Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/269404566796667/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bot-signal/message