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Jeffrey Gitomer is an author, professional speaker, and business trainer, who writes and lectures internationally on sales, customer loyalty, and personal development. His most successful title, The Little Red Book of Selling, has sold more than five million copies worldwide and has been translated into 14 languages. It was also chosen by business publishing experts Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten to be listed in their book of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. All Gitomer's titles have reached #1 on Amazon.com, and collectively his books have appeared on major best-seller lists nationwide more than 750 times. Gitomer has also co-authored three other titles with writers Ron Zemke, Greg Dinkin, and Nikita Koloff. He also publishes Sales Caffeine, a weekly, multi-media e-zine (online magazine), which is distributed internationally to 250,000 subscribers. Gitomer has given more than 100 presentations annually for the past 19 years, including public and corporate seminars, annual sales meetings, and keynote addresses, and is ranked in the top 1% of non-celebrity speakers by the National Speakers Association. Gitomer's seminar circuit includes appearances in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. On August 4, 2008, at the National Speakers Association Convention in New York, he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. Jeffrey's customers include Coca-Cola, Adecco, Caterpillar, BMW, AT&T Wireless, MacGregor Golf, Ferguson Enterprises, HP, Kimpton Hotels, Hilton, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, AmeriPride, NCR, Stewart Title, Comcast Business, Time Warner Cable, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Principal Financial Group, Wells Fargo Bank, Baptist Health Care, BlueCross BlueShield, Carlsberg, Wausau Insurance, Northwestern Mutual, MetLife, Sports Authority, GlaxoSmithKline, AC Nielsen, IBM, The New York Post, and hundreds of others. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.
Jeffrey Gitomer is an author, professional speaker, and business trainer, who writes and lectures internationally on sales, customer loyalty, and personal development. His most successful title, The Little Red Book of Selling, has sold more than five million copies worldwide and has been translated into 14 languages. It was also chosen by business publishing experts Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten to be listed in their book of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. All Gitomer's titles have reached #1 on Amazon.com, and collectively his books have appeared on major best-seller lists nationwide more than 750 times. Gitomer has also co-authored three other titles with writers Ron Zemke, Greg Dinkin, and Nikita Koloff. He also publishes Sales Caffeine, a weekly, multi-media e-zine (online magazine), which is distributed internationally to 250,000 subscribers. Gitomer has given more than 100 presentations annually for the past 19 years, including public and corporate seminars, annual sales meetings, and keynote addresses, and is ranked in the top 1% of non-celebrity speakers by the National Speakers Association. Gitomer's seminar circuit includes appearances in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. On August 4, 2008, at the National Speakers Association Convention in New York, he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. Jeffrey's customers include Coca-Cola, Adecco, Caterpillar, BMW, AT&T Wireless, MacGregor Golf, Ferguson Enterprises, HP, Kimpton Hotels, Hilton, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, AmeriPride, NCR, Stewart Title, Comcast Business, Time Warner Cable, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Principal Financial Group, Wells Fargo Bank, Baptist Health Care, BlueCross BlueShield, Carlsberg, Wausau Insurance, Northwestern Mutual, MetLife, Sports Authority, GlaxoSmithKline, AC Nielsen, IBM, The New York Post, and hundreds of others. Brought to you by Haberland Group (HaberlandGroup.com) and Hardy Haberland's Programs (HardyHaberland.com). This podcast is brought to you by Haberland Group. Haberland Group is a global provider of marketing solutions. With multidisciplinary teams in major world markets, our holding companies specialize in advertising, branding, communications planning, digital marketing, media, podcasting, public relations, as well as specialty marketing. If you are looking for a world-class partner to work on marketing programs, go to HaberlandGroup.com and contact us. This podcast is also brought to you by Hardy Haberland's Programs. Hardy provides educational programs for high performers who want world-class achievement, true fulfillment, and lasting transformation in their lives. He also provides consulting for established brands and businesses that have generated a minimum of $3 million in annual sales. If you need a catalyst for transformation and a strategist for success at the highest level, go to HardyHaberland.com and apply. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.
From a bookstore in a hair salon in 1927 to a world dominating force in 2019 in getting books into the hands of readers while supporting the authors, Porchlight Books, formerly 800CEOReads, takes a chance on a name change. Sally Haldorson has worked at 800CEOReads for over 21 years and for the last four years she has been at the helm. How do you navigate and thrive in a world where, as Sally puts it, "Amazon Happened"? I love when I get to interview people in the trenches. The ones doing the work everyday. The ones who are not just though leaders but leaders in every sense of the word. In the world of publishing many companies come and go and few thrive AND are considered leaders in making a difference for their employees and their clients. Porchlight Book Company and Sally Haldorson are the real deal in the world of publishing. They make things happen for authors and their clients. They also have their own Business Book Awards and a highly sought after bestseller ranking list. So why change your name and risk losing the momentum you have build to decades? Take a listen as Sally shares with us the why and the how behind the change. She also shares why she feels books are like concerts and how selling books should be like selling tickets to a concert. You get more than just the music at a concert and readers need to get more than just the book to build raving fans. Sally Haldorson is a 25-year veteran of bookselling and a live-long lover of books. Her first job post-college (English degree, of course) was working for the now-defunct B.Dalton and then supervising at their short-lived children’s store P.B.Pages. After attending graduate school in Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, it was her husband’s turn to return to school, so she once again turned to bookselling, taking a job in 1997 at Schwartz Business Books, one of 9 stores owned by Milwaukee’s independent bookstore chain, the Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops. The Schwartz family legacy had begun in 1927 as a publisher in the back of a hair salon and in 1984, in addition to many brick-and-mortar stores run by Harry’s son, David, had added business books as a concentration, lead by Jack Covert. Through the 21 years she has worked for the family as Schwartz Business Books later became 800-CEO-READ (to emphasize its business concentration) and has now rebranded as Porchlight Book Company to represent its ability and desire to help sell and promote all types of books with large audiences, Sally has worked her way through all aspects of the company— customer service, operations, accounting, marketing, and now management—, and helped guide the company through external industry disruptions such as Amazon, the roller-coaster economy, and the emergence of technology in publishing, as well as internal change as the family was forced to close the bookstore chain itself in the late 00s and retirements have instigated changes in leadership in the most recent decade. Working for a small, family company has also allowed Sally the opportunity and flexibility to give attention to her own family. When her son was born on 2005, and began to show signs of ill-health and disability, the company adapted to the demands of being a mother to a special needs child and offered her work she could do from home—during those years, she helped Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten (then 800ceoread’s General Manager) write and publish the book The 100 Best Business Books of All Time with Portfolio now in its 3rd edition and having sold over 30,000 copies. She became General Manager of 800-CEO-READ in 2015, the same year Sally’s husband was diagnosed with leukemia at age 47. With the company's support Sally was able to manage both her family’s needs as well as the company’s growth as 800-CEO-READ moved into a new building with the space to expand its logistics capabilities and staff. 2019 has brought about even more change as Sally and new CEO Rebecca Schwartz have led a re-brand with new technological infrastructure to enable the company to contribute even more to the authors and publishes who bring great work into the marketplace of ideas. In her “spare time” Sally has drafted a memoir titled Brave as Stars, and you can find her work at sallyehaldorson.com.
Jeffrey Gitomer is an author, professional speaker, and business trainer, who writes and lectures internationally on sales, customer loyalty, and personal development. Gitomer has written fifteen books, including New York Times best sellers, The Sales Bible and The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude. His most successful title, The Little Red Book of Selling, has sold more than five million copies worldwide and has been translated into 14 languages. It was also chosen by business publishing experts Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten to be listed in their book of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. All Gitomer's titles have reached #1 on Amazon.com, and collectively his books have appeared on major best-seller lists nationwide more than 750 times.
Dave Stachowiak: Coaching for Leaders Dave shares relevant dialogue from recent interactions with Coaching for Leaders listeners. Key Points “The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.” -Socrates “You can have everything in life you want if you’ll just help enough other people get what they want.” -Zig Ziglar Leadership is where you are going. Management is how to get there. Mentoring should be a two-way street. The mentor should be getting as much insight and wisdom as the mentee. Real selling is providing solutions to problems and building relationships. At the root of every human conflict is unclear expectations. Bonus Audio How to Manage a Sales Organization Resources Mentioned Getting Things Done* by David Allen Todoist Things OmniFocus LearnOmniFocus.com* Full Focus Planner* Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Address How I Became The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Financial Intelligence* by Joe Knight The 100 Best Business Books of All Time* by Jack Covert, Todd Sattersten, and Sally Haldorson* Youtility* by Jay Baer Law 101* by Jay Feinman Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play* by Mahan Khalsa and Randy Illig The Coaching Habit* by Michael Bungay Stanier Dave’s GoodReads Dealstorming* by Tim Sanders (Bonus Audio) Related Episodes What Is Coaching and Why It’s Different From Other Development Tools (episode 4) To Sell is Human, with Daniel Pink (episode 84) Getting Things Done, with David Allen (episode 184) How to Create Team Guidelines, with Susan Gerke (episode 192) How to Make Deep Work Happen, with Cal Newport (episode 233) These Coaching Questions Get Results, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 237) How to Succeed with Leadership and Management, with John Kotter (episode 249) The Way to Stop Rescuing People From Their Problems, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 284) How to Actually Move Numbers, with Chris McChesney (episode 294) How to Lead Top-Line Growth, with Tim Sanders (episode 299) The Path to Start Leading Your Team, with John Piñeiro (episode 349) The Value of Coaching Certifications (MemberCast 5) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.
Dave Stachowiak: Coaching for Leaders Dave shares relevant dialogue from recent interactions with Coaching for Leaders listeners. Key Points “The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.” -Socrates “You can have everything in life you want if you’ll just help enough other people get what they want.” -Zig Ziglar Leadership is where you are going. Management is how to get there. Mentoring should be a two-way street. The mentor should be getting as much insight and wisdom as the mentee. Real selling is providing solutions to problems and building relationships. At the root of every human conflict is unclear expectations. Bonus Audio How to Manage a Sales Organization Resources Mentioned Getting Things Done* by David Allen Todoist Things OmniFocus LearnOmniFocus.com* Full Focus Planner* Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Address How I Became The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Financial Intelligence* by Joe Knight The 100 Best Business Books of All Time* by Jack Covert, Todd Sattersten, and Sally Haldorson* Youtility* by Jay Baer Law 101* by Jay Feinman Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play* by Mahan Khalsa and Randy Illig The Coaching Habit* by Michael Bungay Stanier Dave’s GoodReads Dealstorming* by Tim Sanders (Bonus Audio) Related Episodes What Is Coaching and Why It’s Different From Other Development Tools (episode 4) To Sell is Human, with Daniel Pink (episode 84) Getting Things Done, with David Allen (episode 184) How to Create Team Guidelines, with Susan Gerke (episode 192) How to Make Deep Work Happen, with Cal Newport (episode 233) These Coaching Questions Get Results, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 237) How to Succeed with Leadership and Management, with John Kotter (episode 249) The Way to Stop Rescuing People From Their Problems, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 284) How to Actually Move Numbers, with Chris McChesney (episode 294) How to Lead Top-Line Growth, with Tim Sanders (episode 299) The Path to Start Leading Your Team, with John Piñeiro (episode 349) The Value of Coaching Certifications (MemberCast 5) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.
Author Jack Covert is founder of 800-CEO-READ, a firm that helps authors navigate the world of book sales. From advertising and promotion to shipping and customization, they help authors understand the marketplace and make the best decisions for their unique objectives and situation. Jack talks about his start in the publishing world, how he co-wrote The 100 Best Business Books of All Time, and what authors need to successful sell books.
Jefffrey Gitomer is an American author, professional speaker and business trainer who writes and lectures internationally on sales, customer loyalty and personal development. Gitomer has written nine books, including best sellers, The Sales Bible and The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude. His most successful title, The Little Red Book of Selling, has sold more than two million copies worldwide and has been translated into 14 languages. It was also chosen by business publishing experts Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten to be listed in their book of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. All Gitomer’s titles have reached #1 on Amazon.com, and collectively his books have appeared on major best-seller lists nationwide more than 750 times. Gitomer also writes a syndicated column, Sales Moves, which is published worldwide in American and European business journals and newspapers. He has been a contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine and many other business publications. Gitomer has given more than 100 presentations annually for the past 15 years, including public and corporate seminars, annual sales meetings, and keynote addresses. Gitomer’s seminar circuit includes appearances in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. On August 4, 2008, at the National Speakers Association Convention in New York, he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. In this interview, Brad Sugars reviews with Jeff some of the key fundamentals to being prepared for success in sales. If you are enjoying the learnings from the Master Mentors, feel free to share this and the rest of Brad Sugars podcast with someone whom you think will be able to benefit from these great learnings. Be sure to follow Jeffrey Gitomer at www.Gitomer.com for continued learnings from this weeks Master Mentor. Also be sure to visit www.BradSugarsBlog.com for continued learnings from Brad Sugars himself. Find out how Brad is achieving his vision of world abundance by re-educating business owners by visiting www.ActionCOACH.com
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Listen to more Inspiration With Val podcast episodes, read Val's blog posts, and learn about Valiant Coaching at www.InspirationWithVal.com. Sign up for the Carpe Diem Daily 12 Month Challenge by texting VAL to 38470. PODCAST EPISODE WITH TODD HENRY: SUMMARY: Todd Henry is the founder and CEO of Accidental Creative, a company that helps creative people and teams generate brilliant ideas. He regularly speaks and consults with companies, both large and small, about how to develop practices and systems that lead to everyday brilliance. Todd’s work has been featured by Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes, HBR.org, US News & World Report, and many other major media outlets. Todd’s book, The Accidental Creative: How To Be Brilliant at a Moment’s Notice offers strategies for how to thrive in the creative marketplace and has been called “one of the best books to date on how to structure your ideas, and manage the creative process and work that comes out of it” by Jack Covert, author of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. How Todd Henry got to where he is today: (2:39) Todd studied marketing in college, then did a tutorial video in a music business class and ended up as a creative director for an organization where he grew and lead a team of people for several years. And in the midst of doing that, he was also connected with creative community in his home city to designed brand firms, designed agencies and others. As a leader, he kept his team engaged and creatively fresh. He performed research and investigated how leaders or highly productive and creative professionals produce consistently great work and get the best out of the people. In 2005, he created a podcast to talk about “accidental creatives” and from that conversation he continue to grow and grow and that eventually lead him to launch a business where he worked with organizations to help them generate ideas, better manage their creative process and organizational rhythms which also lead him to create a book in 2007. That book was entitled The Accidental Creative and 2013 he wrote Die Empty, his most recent book which will be launched on 2015. Accidental Creative: (8:20) Todd’s first book, The Accidental Creative: How To Be Brilliantat a Moment’s Notice offers strategies for how to thrive in the creative marketplace and has been called “one of the best books to date on how to structure your ideas, and manage the creative process and work that comes out of it” by Jack Covert, author of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time and founder of 800-CEO-READ. Todd says to focus in on your most critical work and to reclaim your attention. Develop stimulating relationships that will lead to creative insights. Effectively manage your energy so that you are always ready to engage, and curate stimuli that help you stay mentally focused. Leverage your hours wisely and effectively to eliminate creativity drains. Todd’s latest book Die Empty: (20:22) Die Empty is a tool for people who aren’t willing to put off their most important work for another day. Todd Henry explains the forces that keep us in stagnation, and introduces a process for instilling consistent practices into your life that will keep you on a true and steady course. The hard truth: sooner or later all of our tomorrows will run out, so how we choose to spend today is significant. Each day that we postpone difficult tasks and succumb to the clutter that chokes creativity, discipline, and innovation results in a net deficit to the world, our organizations, and ourselves. Unleash Your Best Work Every Dayunlocks the forces that cause even the brightest, most skilled people to become stagnant in their life and career, and introduces practices that help them build a body of work they can be proud of. It was named by the editors at Amazon.com as one of the best books of 2013. Best Advice: 52:58 “Don’t take your best work grave with you.” Links: Todd Henry’s website The Accidental Creative book (Amazon link) Die Empty book (Amazon link) @toddhenry @beaccidental
My love of books goes back to when I was about three years old.As soon as I could form the sentence "I want to go to the library," my Mom or Dad would take me every week to get a new stack of books. I remember the smell as I entered the San Anselmo library and strolled through the aisles. My senses tingled as I saw new stories, and I would have to negotiate with my Mom and Dad about how many I could carry home in a given week.This love stayed with me my entire life. Picture books turned into Miss Piggle-Wiggle, then the Chronicles of Narnia, then books about world mythology, then school books, then a phase of intellectual books to convince myself that I was smart like The Archeology of Knowledge by Michel Foucault.About fifteen years ago, I fell in love with business books and have never looked back. I never tire of reading new ideas and insights for how to start and run a business.But the volume is overwhelming.Todd Sattersten, President of 800CEORead, co-authored a book with Jack Covert called The 100 Best Business Books of All Time.I jumped on the chance to talk with him about the book, since I was really fascinated to understand the process by which they selected the very best business books.As an author, I was excited to learn the criteria they developed to select one hundred books from the hundreds of thousands in the business category. The criteria were:Accessibility: Is the book understandable, easy to read, engaging?Applicability: Does it apply to today's business environment?Quality of Idea: Would we do this in our own business? Favorite quotes from the podcast:"I am amazed at how often authors overestimate their ability to be writers.""The best books offer a promise to readers: This is what you are going to get out of the book."Listen and learn! And buy the book here. This one's a keeper!
Paul McLoughlin, The Work Wonk, speaks with Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten of 1.800.CEO.READ who provide names and reviews on their Top 100 Best BUSINESS Books: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You. Next week: Think and Get Rich. Napoleon Hill. Prescient. … Read more about this episode...