Podcasts about sales assistant

Get Ready to Supercharge Your Sales with Pipedrive's AI-Powered Magic   In this episode, I had the chance to chat with Peter Harris, the powerhouse COO behind Pipedrive, the customer relationship management platform (CRM) that's quietly revolutionizing sales teams everywhere.   If you're looking to close deals faster, with less hassle, Pipedrive is the tool you didn't know you needed.   Peter shared some jaw-dropping insights on how Pipedrive's AI-Powered Sales Assistant is transforming sales workflows.   Imagine having a smart assistant that not only organizes your chaotic processes but predicts your next move—before you even realize it. This is AI at its best, turning guesswork into precision.   You'll also discover how Pipedrive is using AI internally in ways that are truly game-changing – from automated meeting summaries (yes, finally!) to crafting personalized marketing emails that actually convert,   Peter gives a behind-the-scenes look at the tech that's simplifying sales teams' lives while driving results.   The best part? Peter keeps it real. There's no fluff, just practical advice on how to harness AI's potential without getting lost in the buzzwords. If you've been hesitant to embrace AI, this conversation will push you over the edge—in the best possible way.   Here's what you'll learn: How Pipedrive's AI-powered Sales Assistant helps you prioritize leads and finance deals faster. The power of ‘activity-based' capital formation for turbocharging your raises. Pipedrive's "secret weapon" for handling internal tasks like meeting summaries and automated emails—saving your team hours every week. Simple, practical AI tips for generating new leads and converting them to investing – without overwhelming prospects and investors. So, if you want to take your capital raising to the next level, streamline your workflows, and inject a little AI brilliance into your raises, this is an episode you can't afford to miss! ***** The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI.   Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition.   Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps.   Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode.   PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates   All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free.   EasyWin.AI

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Unser heutiger Gast ist tief in der Tradition und Geschichte eines der weltweit führenden Chemikalienhandelsunternehmen verwurzelt. Geboren und in den ersten sieben Lebensjahren aufgewachsen in Mexiko, begann er seine berufliche Laufbahn schon in jungen Jahren im Lager der HELM AG, dem Unternehmen, das sein Großvater aufgebaut hat. Mit einer fundierten Ausbildung in Betriebswirtschaft und internationaler Erfahrung durch verschiedene Positionen innerhalb des Unternehmens hat er sich auf seine heutige Rolle als CEO und Inhaber vorbereitet. Seit 28 Jahren ist unser Gast bei der HELM AG tätig und hat nahezu alle wichtigen Geschäftsbereiche durchlaufen. Er begann als Sales Assistant und stieg über die Jahre kontinuierlich auf, bis er schließlich 2020 die Position des Vorstandsvorsitzenden übernahm. Besonders prägend für ihn waren die acht Jahre in der Türkei, wo er als Managing Director der HELM Kimya tätig war. Diese Erfahrung hat seine Sichtweise auf internationale Märkte und Geschäftsentwicklung stark beeinflusst. In seinem Alltag als Oberhaupt eines Familienunternehmens geht es für ihn nicht nur um seine eigene Familie, sondern auch um die Menschen, die Teil seiner Arbeitsfamilie sind. Er setzt sich intensiv dafür ein, ein Umfeld zu schaffen, in dem jede und jederr sein bzw. ihr volles Potenzial ausschöpfen kann. Dabei liegt ihm besonders die nachhaltige Entwicklung des Unternehmens am Herzen, um ein verlässlicher Partner für zukünftige Generationen zu sein. Seit mehr als 7 Jahren haben wir uns in nun schon über 440 Folgen mit weit mehr als 500 Menschen darüber unterhalten, was sich für sie beim Thema Arbeit geändert hat und was sich weiter ändern muss. Wir sind uns ganz sicher, dass es gerade jetzt wichtig ist. Denn die Idee von “New Work” wurde während einer echten Krise entwickelt. Wie führt man ein traditionsreiches Familienunternehmen durch wirtschaftlich schwierige Zeiten? Welche Rolle spielt Nachhaltigkeit in der heutigen Geschäftswelt? Und wie schafft man es, als Führungskraft ein inspirierendes und motivierendes Umfeld zu schaffen? Wir suchen nach Methoden, Vorbildern, Erfahrungen, Tools und Ideen, die uns dem Kern von New Work näher bringen! Darüber hinaus beschäftigt uns von Anfang an die Frage, ob wirklich alle Menschen das finden und leben können, was sie im Innersten wirklich, wirklich wollen. Ihr seid bei "On the Way to New Work" - heute mit Stephan Schnabel. #NewWork #onthewaytonewwork #blackboat #newworkmasterskills #HELMAG

    Advancing standards and technology products since 2004, Johnstown-based Problem Solutions' deep experience shows us that the place where the physical and digital intersect has the largest ability to impact the world in positive ways. With Mike Hruska at the helm, Problem Solutions has stayed committed to accelerating technology and strategies that drive real results. Mike steps up to the One Mic Stand with Brooks Canavesi to talk about its first product SaleSage. SaleSage was orginally developed as an inhouse tool bring the power of AI to make Problem Solutions' sales proceses streamlined and more robust. As SalesSage was demoed to a few current customers/partners they witnessed firsthand the power of the technology and became customers of the product. It didn't take long for Mike and the team turn it into its first product available to every business. Listen and learn how SaleSage is empowering sales efforts and effectiveness. Learn more at https://salesage.ai/.

Kalendar.AI is the perfect tool if you want to book more sales meetings without doing the heavy lifting yourself. Try the free demo today! Find out more at: https://kalendar.ai/ Kalendar.AI City: San Francisco Address: 301 King Street 1810 Website: https://kalendar.ai/

Jeff Smith discussed the development of an AI healthcare-related app called "Rudy Sales Assistant". The app, designed to eliminate the need for a Customer Relationship Manager (CRM), is intended to make note-taking and data entry easier for salespeople. Despite the CRM's deep rootedness in the enterprise, the app is expected to streamline the sales process by tracking salespeople's activities and suggesting a weekly schedule. The Rudy App utilizes data created by the salesperson's mobile phone usage to provide reports on their activities, including driving routes, phone usage, and health data. The ultimate goal is to create an application that can suggest a weekly schedule for the salesperson. The host expressed their enthusiasm for the app and their vision for it to foster idea exchange and credibility in the field of healthcare and AI enterprise software.

In this podcast episode, we explore strategies for optimizing conversions and boosting revenue through the use of an personalized, AI-powered conversational shopping assistant. Our featured guests are the co-founders of uprate.ai, Priya Samant, and Thomas Arul.On the Show Today, You'll Learn:How to enhance e-commerce customer experience with AI. Distinguishing features of dynamic chatbots and their advantages over traditional systems. Effective implementation of AI sales assistants across various industries. Understanding customer behavior and preferences with AI. How AI sales assistants influence conversion rates. Adapting to the rise of mobile shoppers in e-commerce. Exploring successful use cases of AI sales assistants in different e-commerce niches.How can merchants leverage AI during the holiday season to boost sales.Links & ResourcesWebsite: https://uprate.ai/Shopify App Store: https://apps.shopify.com/uprateaiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uprateai/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/UprateAIGet access to more free resources by visiting the podcast episode page atbit.ly/47wIY2xSubscribe & Listen Everywhere:Listen On: ​ecommercecoffeebreak.com | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google PodcastsEpisode SponsorsPartnerHero: Enhance your eCommerce business with PartnerHero. Our comprehensive support solutions, which include 24/7 customer assistance, expert marketplace insights, and self-service infrastructure, will empower your brand's customer experience. We prioritize exceptional customer service, maintaining language standards, multi-channel support, and user/system assistance. Visit us at: https://pages.partnerhero.com/ecommerce-coffee-break Talk to us, and lets create a tailored customer support solution for you!Lantern: Explore Lantern, the Shopify app that will revolutionize your store's shopping experience. Utilize AI-generated quizzes, intuitive flow builders, and precise result paths to decode your shopper's needs. Gather emails and use platforms like Klaviyo, to seamlessly curate tailored interactions, deepening the bond with your customers. No coding, just pure strategic enhancement. Visit https://trylantern.com/ and message their support with “I want my coffee break time” for an extended 30-day free trial.Back in Stock app: Are you tired of missing Shopify opportunities? The Back in Stock app will instantly notify your customers when products they want are back in your store. Back in Stock has a long free trial and if you decide to upgrade to a paid plan, we have a 30% discount code for our listeners at backinstock.org/coffee with code “coffee". Support the showJoin over 5,000 other merchants & marketers to stay updated on eCommerce news, marketing strategies, tools & resources, and podcast interviews, all designed to help you grow your revenue.Every Thursday in your inbox. Consumed in 3 minutes. 100% free. Sign up at https://newsletter.ecommercecoffeebreak.com

Unlocking 25 years of insights, Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty share their perspective on the Bermuda Real Estate market and where we are as 2023 draws to a close. Adam Birch Adam began his career with Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty in 2004. Over these years, Coldwell has provided him the continuous training and mentoring necessary to ensure the highest levels of performance are provided to his clients. As part of this training, he has become a City Living Specialist and Luxury Specialist. Born and raised in Bermuda, Adam has become an invaluable resource for his customers/clients with a depth of knowledge across all facets of real estate – from advising developers to working with luxury listings. Adam's ability to create trust and results are proven out not only through his positive attitude, professionalism, and commitment, but as proven by his winning of the top agent award in 2020 and 2021 as well as being a recent recipient of a Best of Bermuda award.   Angela Hanwell Angela joined Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty in October 2005 after working in the Hospitality Industry for 6 years. As a Sales Assistant, she was the driving force behind much of the success of the Sales representatives that she supported. Angela moved to a position as a Residential Property Manager in 2009 and was promoted to Senior Residential Property Manager in 2012. As a Property Manager, she was responsible for overseeing the management of a portfolio exceeding 200 residential properties. Coldwell Banker is excited to have Angela back in the Sales Department but this time in a role that she was made for, Sales Agent! In addition to a charismatic personality, she has a working knowledge of the real estate industry. Her experience in Property Management gives her an edge over many sales representatives as she has successfully negotiated many difficult situations in the past 7 years. This combined with her organizational skills has made Angela one of the top 3 agents at Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty for the past 3 years and the #1 agent for 2022 and 2023.   Sponsor – Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty https://coldwellbankerbermuda.com/​

In this practical episode, Thibaut dives into a three-step method for turning ChatGPT into an efficient personal assistant for sales. He outlines the importance of custom instructions, organizing conversations by tasks, and initial prompt training to enhance productivity and improve outcomes in sales communication.Main Topics CoveredUtilizing ChatGPT effectively for sales by following a three-step systemSetting up custom instructions in ChatGPT to get personalized responsesOrganizing ChatGPT conversations for different sales tasksTraining ChatGPT with initial prompts for consistency in assistanceImportant LinksSign up for the newsletter for detailed instructions and tips: Tactical Selling Newsletter

In this episode, I am chatting with Micah Schulz, Head of Office at Lendlease Australia.Micah grew up on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, in a farming area, and living on what he describes as a ‘hobby farm', with horses, cows, and chickens.  He studied Business Management, majoring in Real Estate & Development at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, a decision which could perhaps be attributed to serendipity, rather than a lifelong desire to work in this field.  Having thought about a career in Physiotherapy, he was advised against this by a Physiotherapist, who told him the latter was boring and would destroy his hands! At the time, his now brother-in-law was working as a real estate valuer, and the idea of travelling around (and the idea of working in an office on the beach like his brother-in-law!) led Micah to the idea of a career in this field.Following a season on the slopes of Whistler, B.C., Micah began his career at Colliers International, working as Sales Assistant to the sales team.  Micah recounts how his then-boss planted the idea to work as a fund manager and eventually, he moved to Sydney as Assistant Fund Manager at Investa Property Group.  He later landed in his first Fund Manager role at Centuria Capital, but returned to Investa when he was offered the opportunity to work on Investa's flagship wholesale office fund, attracted by the idea of working with a broader portfolio of large, prominent assets around the country.Micah shares how he finally landed at Lendlease in 2016, motivated by the scale of their organisation and its global presence, as well as key elements of the strategy of the APPF Commercial fund on which he worked, first as Deputy Fund Manager, and later as Fund Manager.In this episode, we hear more about Micah's transition into the sustainable real estate investment space.  Micah gives us an overview of Lendlease and how creating powerful outcomes for the end customer is a key part of their strategy.  We hear how sustainability is part of Lendlease's DNA, and this becomes clear as Micah discusses some of the real-life developments that Lendlease have driven, such as the Barangaroo Precinct in Sydney's central business district.We discuss the journey to net carbon zero within the real estate space, and Micah shares his optimism on the impact that technological innovation will have on this journey.  We talk about Lendlease's typical investors, their screening and due-diligence process, and much more.Micah's passion in his field is clear and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation.  I hope you will too!About the SRI 360° Podcast: The SRI 360° Podcast is focused exclusively on sustainable & responsible investing. In each episode, Scott Arnell interviews a world-class investor who is an accomplished practitioner from all asset classes. In my interviews, I cover everything from their early personal journeys—and what motivated and attracted them to commit their life energy to SRI—to insights on how they developed and executed their investment strategies and what challenges they face today. Connect with SRI 360°: Sign up for the free weekly email update: https://sri360.com/newsletter/ Visit the SRI 360° PODCAST: https://sri360.com/podcast/ Visit the SRI 360° WEBSITE: https://sri360.com/ Follow SRI 360° on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SRI360Growth/Follow SRI 360° on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SRI360Growth/

Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it's in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere. Jennifer Kessler/Subaru of Gwinnett Jennifer Kessler is the General Manager at Subaru of Gwinnett. She first joined Subaru of Gwinnett in 2006 as a receptionist and left Subaru to take a Sales Assistant position […] The post Jennifer Kessler, General Manager for Subaru of Gwinnett appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it's in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere. Jennifer Kessler/Subaru of Gwinnett Jennifer Kessler is the General Manager at Subaru of Gwinnett. She first joined Subaru of Gwinnett in 2006 as a receptionist and left Subaru to take a Sales Assistant position […]

George Levin is the founder of Hints, an AI-powered sales assistant that helps field sales reps update their CRM on the go. He has a background in software development and has been working in the AI space since 2013. George is passionate about using AI to simplify and streamline sales processes, making it easier for salespeople to focus on building relationships and closing deals.In today's episode of The AI for Sales Podcast, Chad is joined by George Levin, founder of Hints, to discuss how AI can revolutionize the sales process by automating CRM updates for field sales reps. Hints is an AI-powered sales assistant that allows salespeople to log and update their activities using natural language commands. By eliminating the need for manual data entry, Hints saves sales reps time and improves their productivity. George also shares his optimistic view of the future of AI in sales, emphasizing that AI will create more jobs and make selling easier for everyone.QUOTES“We are getting there. The thing is, these solutions, uh, they more or less exist for let's call them like desk sales reps, if they use zoom, uh, there are some great solutions like gong, for instance, they can just fill out different fields in your Salesforce CRM based on the conversation.” - George"I think that AI will create more jobs than it, uh, well kill jobs because again, uh, it's all about democratization. It's easier to do things. So people who want. To do things they have all necessary tools. So I think that it will be easier to sell, but at the same time, uh, it will just unlock their profession for more people." - GeorgeLearn more about George and connect with him in the links below:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-levin-0883728/Website: http://www.hints.so/ Learn more about AI for Sales with Chad:LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12811259/LinkedIn Personal Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadburmeister/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIforSalesPodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ai4salesFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theaiforsalespodcast/Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/saleshackThe AI For Sales Podcast is sponsored by our proud partners:BDR.ai | https://www.bdr.ai/TruVersity | https://www.truversity.com/

Deanne Rosso and Chuck Vickery from Elevate Wealth Advisory, based out of Athens, GA, join the show today to discuss the challenges and wins of their successful partnership and buyout. If you dream of buying out your firm's founder, this is an episode you won't want to miss! Listen in as Deanne and Chuck take us on a journey through their partnership in financial planning, starting with Deanne's beginnings in the field, how she and Chuck met, why she decided to join Chuck's team (despite more lucrative offers), and how she was able to bring value to the table while carving her own path. Chuck also shares why he believed that Deanne would be a good fit for his firm, how Deanne built trust with him and their clients, the economics behind Deanne purchasing the business, and the ups and downs they have faced in their partnership journey. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/41H97IA

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Tom Lavery, Founder & CEO Jiminny, who shares the story of how they got to $3M ARR with no sales OR marketing team. Tom shares:

On this episode of The Financial Advisor's Edge Podcast, a podcast for Financial Advisors and Financial Planners - Jim interviews Gregg about his journey to building a 100mm practice.  A blueprint to building a successful financial services practice. Visit our website at:  www.thefinancialadvisorsedge.com   Join us at the:  eliteadvisorlab.com

 Michelle Marcomb became the Media and Marketing Coordinator/Public Information Officer for the Rockford Police Department in February 2020. She's responsible for media relations, crisis communication, and issues management, along with the agency's videos, social media, and digital content. Michelle got her start in media as the Sales Assistant for a cluster of radio stations in Rockford, Illinois. Very quickly, she moved into Promotions and then did a 3-year stint as a co-host on a morning radio program on B103-FM. Following that, she headed over to the TV side and produced and co-hosted “Good Day Stateline”, a weekly lifestyle show on WTVO, the local ABC affiliate. She jumped to the “other side of the news” in 2020 when she became a public information officer for one of the busiest municipal police department's in the State of Illinois. Michelle is the mom of two amazing kids - Davin, a 2020 William Woods University graduate, and Avery, who lives her best life as a freshman at Loyola University Chicago. She's also the mom of an 11-year-old Shih-Tzu named Scooby, who, truth be told, really runs the show.Sponsored by the Social Media Strategies Summit. Check out their website to learn more about their upcoming social media conferences for Public Safety and Government professionals. https://bit.ly/3IrRdDL

Support for this show is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron, a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds. To listen to the full interview with First Tee of Greater Akron visit bloomerang.com/nonprofit-nation .What if you could double your donor retention rate? Even as a small shop nonprofit?That's exactly what Amy Gibson did, and she's on the podcast to spill her secrets. Amy is a Muncie native and went to Ball State University. Directly out of college she started working at a telecommunications company that had 13 regional sales offices nationwide. She worked her way up in the company from the Sales Assistant to the Executive Assistant to the President doing everything from training new sales assistants to running events and everything in between. (Sounds kind of like many of our nonprofit career trajectories!)Amy is now the wildly successful Director of Resource Development at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie - a position she took in February of 2020. Since Amy implemented Bloomerang and started tracking donor retention they have gone from an average of 26% to 46%. By being able to see their donor retention they were able to create a sense of importance around doing programs to increase donor retention resulting in overall revenue. We talk about the ways in which she loves on her donors, how she uses software to automate what she can, and her favorite and most challenging parts of being a Director of Resource Development. Connect with Amy:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-gibson-87a5438/ Boys & Girls Clubs of MuncieAbout Julia Campbell, the host of the Nonprofit Nation podcast:Named as a top thought leader by Forbes and BizTech Magazine, Julia Campbell (she/hers) is an author, coach, and speaker on a mission to make the digital world a better place. She wrote her book, Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits, as a roadmap for social change agents who want to build movements using engaging digital storytelling techniques. Her second book, How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community for Your Nonprofit, was published in 2020 as a call-to-arms for mission-driven organizations to use the power of social media to build movements. Julia's online courses, webinars, and keynote talks have helped hundreds of nonprofits make the shift to digital thinking and how to do effective marketing in the digital age. Take Julia's free nonprofit masterclass,  3 Must-Have Elements of Social Media That ConvertsConnect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliacampbell/

Video Podcast - T2/17 - Leslie Castillo. Sales Assistant. Tablas Creek Winery. Mexicana, Ciudad de Mexico. SMV. Sígan a @tablascreek y visiten su página tablascreeek.com. Con una muy inteligente y amable Leslie, conversamos sobre sus inicios en el mundo del vino, como llego a la empresa. Hablamos además de la historia de la gran viña "Tablas Creek" que una de las más afamadas de USA y del mundo. Creo esta es la primera entrevista en español que veo en las redes sociales sobre esta super empresa. A disfrutar de un hermoso capitulo. Entrevista realizada por Gabriel Salcedo, Licenciado en Comunicación y Publicista Chileno, Wine Communicator, radicado en EE. UU. "Simple, Mente, Vino" ™. Derechos Reservados. Prohibida su reproducción total o parcial para fines comerciales. San Francisco, California. MMXXI síguenos @simple_mente_vino  @gabrielsalcedowines SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES • --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gabrielsalcedowines/message

In this episode, Ray sits down with David Hulit of Ready Capital.    David's journey is nothing short of extraordinary. He got his start as a BDA and quickly began to develop into a top-producing BDO.   Along the way, David has succeeded through guidance from mentors and a passion for helping borrowers achieve their dreams.   David Hulit | Ready Capital david.hulit@readycapital.com Link to nominate.

Karolina Antoniades razem ze Anną Wrońską stawiała pierwsze kroki w branży modowej pracując w butiku Emporio Armani w Londynie jako Sales Assistant, a potem Supervisor. Potem pracowała dla marki Gucci, kiedy poznała swojego męża i urodziła się jej córka Athena. Po przeprowadzce do Nowego Jorku, pracowała jako Personal Shopper oraz stylistka. Dzisiaj rozwija własną markę beauty skierowaną do kobiet, która opierać się będzie na produktach do pielęgnacji włosów. Podczas rozmowy opowiadamy o początkach naszych karier, o tym jak dostałyśmy prace w jednym z najbardziej prestiżowych butików w Londynie, jak budować i rozwiązać swoja markę. A na koniec posłuchacie ważnych „tipów” dotyczących pielęgnacji włosów. Partnerem tego odcinka jest Studio Sante Uzdrowisko Miejskie - pierwsze w Europie SPA wodorowe, mieszczące się na warszawskiej Pradze. Więcej informacji o SPA zajdziesz w opisie lub na stronie internetowej Studio Sante. Anna Wrońska na IG Karolina Antoniades na IG

On the 29th edition of the Hardrocker Huddle, Josh Van Valkenburg-Gernert talks to the new Rob Sales about his coaching career, the differences in the program from his first stint to his second, and the growth the program has made. Apple - apple.co/3xK99T5 Spotify - spoti.fi/3y7orTs

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Have you heard of doomer optimism? We barely touch the surface of this topic on this episode, but we go deep into sales psychology – leveraging emotions, the law of reciprocity, giving away value for free, and building trust with your prospects to view you as an expert in your field. Joey gives solid advice for agency owners struggling to get out of the sales seat, and JJ shares a phenomenon he notices happening in our society today and what he plans to do about it. This Cast Covers:What is doomer optimism and what do people (a.k.a. JJ) need to know about it? (03:46)The law of reciprocity and how that applies in sales (18:50)Can generosity be a sales tactic? (21:23)How to leverage prospects' emotions to push them forward in the sales cycle (24:03)The difference between an impulsive decision brought by emotion and dragging someone through the glass (25:54) How to demonstrate authority and build confidence in your prospects to trust that you are an expert throughout the sales process (29:01)What kind of things can younger and less experienced salespeople do early on in their sales career? (29:27)How Joey feels about other agencies killing it in the inbound marketing and inbound game (34:35)The first step for an agency owner if he wants to move out of day-to-day sales (40:01)Things to keep in mind as we move into a more individualistic society (47:01)Creating space for relationships and creating space to think (48:43)JJ's top three takeaways from this SOTR episode  (51:59)Being able to be quiet and still (56:00)JJ and Joey share a proud father moment (57:40)Additional Resources:The Sales Driven AgencyThe Best Damn Agency Mastermind

Marc Pons is the President of Chapel Hill Tire, a multi-location tire dealer based in North Carolina. Thanks to Marc's leadership, Chapel Hill Tire has become one of the nation's premier tire shops by focusing on its customers, staff, and core values.  Chapel Hill Tire was founded in 1953 by Sion Jennings and was purchased in 1964 by Marc's father, Al Pons. Marc worked in the tire shop as a teenager but began his professional career as a Sales Assistant for Chase Manhattan Foreign Exchange in New York. When his father unexpectedly passed away in 1996, Marc moved back home to help operate the family business and has been successfully growing the company ever since. In this episode… Hiring and retaining employees today seems more challenging than ever. How can you create a work environment where employees can grow and thrive and customers are guaranteed to receive excellent service?  Marc Pons, President of Chapel Hill Tire, recommends taking a good, hard look at your company culture. Too often, CEOs are so hyper-focused on the bottom line that they neglect to refine their company's core values.  When you take the time to invest in your employees' professional development, you'll find that they'll give back tenfold what you pour into them — and customers will feel the difference.  On this episode of the Gain Traction Podcast, Neal Maier sits down with Marc to discuss how he has cultivated a “work happy” environment for Chapel Hill Tire — and how you can do the same for your business. Marc talks about the training programs he developed for his employees, why culture is more important than numbers, and the core values reflected in every aspect of his business. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  Marc Pons describes his roots in the tire industry and why he decided to take on the family business How Chapel Hill Tire inspires a “work happy, drive happy” environment Why Marc decided against laying off employees during the pandemic Marc describes the program he built for employee training and development — and how it has paid off Why Marc focuses more on culture and less on numbers Marc describes the systems and core values that have helped Chapel Hill Tire grow Marc shares advice for fellow entrepreneurs in the tire industry Resources mentioned in this episode: Marc Pons on LinkedIn  Chapel Hill Tire  Chapel Hill Tire on Facebook Scaling Up by Verne Harnish  Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman Neal Maier on LinkedIn Tread Partners Sponsor for this episode... This episode is brought to you by Tread Partners.  At Tread Partners, we provide digital marketing for multi-location tire dealers and auto repair shops.  By using our strategy, branding, and marketing services, we help shops sell more tires and put more cars in bays.   We've helped companies like Action Gator Tire, Colony Tire and Service, and Ulmer's Auto Care Center bring extreme growth in paid leads, ROI, and searches.  So, what are you waiting for? Visit www.treadpartners.com or email info@treadpartners.com to learn more. 

Anja Eigen von eigenpr, als Expertin aus dem Hospitality Bereich, im Interview zu Gast bei Mari Tufenkchyan. Die Beiden sprachen über das Thema Selbstständigkeit, die Chance der sozialen Medien in der Unternehmenskommunikation und die Veränderungen im Bewerbungsprozess. Zusätzlich hat Anja eine Stelle für die DGBB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für berufliche Bildung) als Sales Assistant mitgebracht. Der Ansprachpartner für diese Stelle ist Mirko Elas und die Email-Adresse für die Bewerbung lautet: bewerbung@dgbb.de Unseren Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht, Tobias Frommhold bei hr Rechtsanwaelte, kannst du unter frommhold@hr-rechtsanwaelte.com erreichen. Wenn du Anmerkungen oder Fragen an uns oder an unsere Interviewgäste hast, schreibe uns eine Nachricht über Instagram unter: matching_talents_podcast. Unternehmen, die Interesse daran haben mit ihren vakanten Stellen in unserem Podcast vorgestellt zu werden, können uns gerne unter der E-Mail Adresse: matchingtalentspodcast@gmail.com kontaktieren. Wir freuen uns schon jetzt auf die nächste Folge mit Dir, denn wir bringen Talente zusammen. Mari und Ingo

Digital Marketing Legend "Srinidhi Ranganathan", Founder and CEO of http://firstlookai.in/ leaks the secrets of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Marketing. Watch the world's most secretive tutorials and videos here:

Nhân viên bán hàng thời trang - Sale Assistant/ Sale Advisor có thể thăng tiến như thế nào? Cùng lắng nghe những chia sẻ của chị Châu Nguyễn - Cựu Country Manager của ZARA Việt Nam về con đường thăng tiến nghề nghiệp của một Sales Assistant, cũng như những kinh nghiệm thực hiện công việc bán hàng chuyên nghiệp và hiệu quả nhất. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/srfashion-business-school/message

Harris introduces you to Lead Rater, the new app from Intro CRM that is currently in beta with paying customers.Lead Rater is part of our outbound offering and puts founders and early stage sales leaders in charge of the demand generation process. We believe that high quality, filtered lead lists are the best way to test outbound sales is a channel. This is for low-volume, omni channel testing. In this episode, Harris shares how talking to founders led to our minimal viable version of this service—delivered with spreadsheets. How we leveled up that process. And ultimately built Lead Rater with no-code on using Glide, in collaboration with our friends at Low Code Agency.If you are bootstrapping (or self-funding) a business and want to go from services to productized services, then this episode is worth a listen. To see the first-look at Lead Rater, subscribe to the Intro CRM YouTube channel  →Or catch screen shots by following Intro CRM on Twitter →

#15: Are you starving for more goodness from The Mayfair Group!? Welcome to today's Lunch Break episode where we take you behind the scenes of Mayfair and into the minds of our team. Today, you'll hear from our Senior Sales Assistant, Kara, and Office Manager, Mikaela! Kara and Mikaela work on all of the company's sales accounts for the fashion brands we represent. You'll get to hear all about what this means and how sales in the fashion industry works! Listen until the end for a fun quickfire of superlatives: Mayfair Employees Edition! #MAYFAIRWORLD   Get In Touch With Kara and Mikaela: Follow Kara on Instagram HERE Follow Mikaela on Instagram HERE   MERCH We are offering 20% off with the code MAYFAIRWORLD. Shop our latest drop, “You Are My Favorite Season”, in partnership with @NetflixQueue HERE.    Want More From Mayfair? Follow Sam on Instagram HERE Follow The Mayfair Group on Instagram HERE Shop The Mayfair Group HERE TEXT 81247 for exclusive updates! By signing up via text, you agree to receive recurring automated promotional and personalized marketing text messages (e.g. cart reminders) from Mayfair Merch at the cell number used when signing up. Consent is not a condition of any purchase. Reply HELP for help and STOP to cancel. Msg frequency varies. Msg & data rates may apply. View Terms {http://attn.tv/mayfairmerch/terms.html} & Privacy {https://attnl.tv/legal/p/Vii}   This podcast is produced by Nikki Butler Media

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Here at SalesDirector.ai, we eat our own dog food – meaning – we use our own tools on a daily basis to manage our own deal flow and forecasting. Today, I'd like to run you through how I use SalesDirector.ai as my personal ai sales assistant….. every day. What's worse is that you never get to execute on the great idea you had on how to land this deal because you're bogged down with updating your CRM. Visit Us:- https://www.salesdirector.ai/blog/2017/12/04/you-need-a-personal-sales-assistant/

Ladies, Is The Mullet Actually Attractive?  Are You Connected To An Olympian?  The Unspoken Rules Of The Celebratory Sports Bum Tap  Sales Assistant Swipes  What Do Your Dreams Mean?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here at SalesDirector.ai We eat our own dog food – meaning – we use our own tools on a daily basis to manage our own deal flow and forecasting. Today, i'd like to run you through how i use salesdirector.ai as my personal ai sales assistant…..everyday. Visit Us:- https://www.salesdirector.ai/blog/2017/12/04/you-need-a-personal-sales-assistant/

This month, the girls talk to Nour and Jess who work at a clothing store called Dangerfield. They talk about their work in sales at a fashion store. What do they like about working with customers in fashion? What do they say to a customer if their fashion choice doesn't quite work? The ladies also discuss social media and their side passions. Nour is an artist and Jessie a drag king. Listen and subscribe.

A new version of the salesdirector.ai app inside of salesforce is finally out. Salesforce is your system of record. There are always question about “where to my reps go”, “which app should i use”. We are working towards putting more panels and functionality inside Salesforce, which now with Lightning UI, has a much better interface than before, so your reps and managers no longer have to leave the comfort of Salesforce.com. Visit Us:- https://www.salesdirector.ai/blog/2021/03/09/salesdirector-ai-salesforce-appexchange-v3/

Harris gives an update on Intro CRM. Spoiler alert: It's big. Hear more about Intro CRM's evolution into offering a sales done for you platform.

21回目のゲストは服の販売の仕事をしているれいしんがゲストです。前半は服の仕事をはじめたきっかけ、似合う服、好きな服の基準について、後半はれいしんがヴィーガンということできっかけや、最近の心境変化について話しています。

As we start to wrap up the final days of this historic year – we wanted to reflect on some of the product enhancements and milestones that might have gotten lost in the noise this past year. For More Information:- https://www.salesdirector.ai/blog/2020/12/29/twenty-twenty-is-in-the-rearview-mirror-now/

It was on Twitter a couple of months ago that I noticed this tweet celebrating the work of one Bianca Gillam (@BinxGillam). 'You're the best special sales assistant ever', it said, or words to that effect. Hmm I thought. What, I wonder, does a special sales assistant do at a publishing house - I'd noticed that she worked at Simon & Schuster ( @simonschusterUK ). I wasn't sure. So I tweeted at Bianca, inviting her to appear on the podcast to explain just exactly what she does. 

“You can't get where you are without messing up. I'm really proud of owning the mistakes I've made. Those mistakes really form who you are later in life,” says Sarah Ross, President and Founder of W.I.P. Strategic Brand Management and former Head of Sales at Stojo and S'well. Sarah grew up in a small town in New Jersey, and moved to NYC to attend NYU, studying Mass Communications & Media Studies. While she originally planned on having a glamorous career in advertising and marketing, Sarah surprised herself when she took her first job out of college as a Sales Assistant for Joie. She ended up falling in love with the world of sales and grew her career in New York City for 10+ years until she and her family followed their outdoorsy instincts to Denver, Colorado in 2017. Listen along as fellow co-lab member, Tara O'Brien, talks with Sarah about the importance of making and learning from mistakes in your career and standing up for what you believe in.

Today SalesDirector.ai, Inc. announced that Isaac Garcia, former Co-Founder and CEO of Central Desktop and Co-Founder of Upgradebase, has joined as CEO of SalesDirector.ai. SalesDirector.ai is the revenue intelligence platform that connects people, activity, and engagement across the enterprise buying journey and gives leaders the complete revenue picture of their business. Visit Us:- https://www.salesdirector.ai/blog/

SalesDirector.ai gives us an easy way to visualize forecast & pipeline health. Excellent tool for providing insights that keep things from falling through the cracks, & highlight where proper attention is not being given. Best in class activity capture without sales rep intervention. Capture sales rep email, calendar activities and next steps after meetings Read More:- https://www.salesdirector.ai/

Today's topic is: Doubling sales effort by using a sales assistant You will learn: Why you need a sales assistant How to use one How to get one   Links Blgclick.com BLG Authority Machine Dubb   Connect With Paul and Build Live Give On LinkedIn On Twitter: @BuildLiveGive On Facebook On Instagram: @paulhigginsmentoring Email: Paul@buildlivegive.com   Thank You for Tuning In! If you want to be seen in uncertain times and add value to your Ideal Client so you can build lasting relationships – go to blgclick.com to learn our three secrets

This is the audio recording from our webinar on How to Make Hiring a Virtual Sales Assistant Easy and Affordable. If you would like to see the slides that go with this, you can see the video recording and download the slides on our website here https://salesscripter.com/how-to-make-hiring-a-virtual-sales-assistant-easy-and-affordable/

This is the audio recording from our webinar on How to Make Hiring a Virtual Sales Assistant Easy and Affordable. If you would like to see the slides that go with this, you can see the video recording and download the slides on our website here https://salesscripter.com/how-to-make-hiring-a-virtual-sales-assistant-easy-and-affordable/

{Today’s podcast episode is sponsored by Frost Bank} What kind of optimist are you? Take the quiz! https://www.optforoptimism.com/optimism/quiz/ Talking about finances with your partner can seem scary but it doesn't have to be! We’ve collaborated with Frost Bank to break down just how to have this conversation with optimism and with the help of a Money Do List! To discuss this on the podcast, my guest today is Angela Holliday!
 Angela K. Holliday is the President of Frost Brokerage Services, Inc. and Frost Investment Services, LLC overseeing the firm’s financial advisor teams, sales management, operations, and compliance. She began working at Frost in 1996 as a Sales Assistant and later went on to serve as the Trading Manager, Operations Manager, Sales Support Manager, and Chief Operations Officer. Her leadership is guided by the Frost core values, integrity, caring and excellence. She also has the FINRA Series 7, 24, 28, 63 and 99 licenses.

 On this episode we discussed: - Angela’s money story and what she’s most proud of. - How women can navigate the difficulties or fears that come with talking about money in their relationships. - The study Frost Bank recently conducted that found having an optimistic outlook has a direct and positive impact on financial well-being.  - Tips based on the Money Do List Clever Girl Finance and Frost Bank put together for women to use when approaching the money conversation with their partners. - How can couples leverage optimism to navigate different financial situations especially when it comes to things like paying off debt or planning for the long-term. Read the full Money-Do List breakdown put together by Clever Girl Finance and Frost bank here: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/blog/how-to-talk-to-your-partner-about-money To learn more about Frost Bank, take the optimism quiz and participate in the 30-day optimism challenge, please visit: https://www.optforoptimism.com/ ❤ Get the Clever Girl Finance book: clevergirlfinance.com/book ❤ Join Clever Girl Finance: clevergirlfinance.com ❤ Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

The outrage when I discovered that the Sales Assistant decided to lie to me about discontinuing sachets of Mayonnaise because she couldn't be bothered to do a stock replenishment. http://0800yofam.com/ms-discontinues-mayo-sachets/ http://0800yofam.com/whtvrinnit

Today, several perspectives on the murders at the Capital Gazette Newspaper. On Thursday afternoon, a 38 year-old man from Laurel shot five people dead and injured two others at the offices of the Gazette on Bestgate Avenue in Annapolis. A little later in the program, WYPR’s Dominique Maria Bonessi will join Tom on the phone with the latest on the investigation into the shooting. Tom also speaks with security expert Dr. Keith Williams, vice-president of Support Services at Admiral Security, a company that guards buildings like the one in which the Gazette is located. We’ll hear from Jamie Costello, an anchor at WMAR 2 News whose own newsroom was attacked a few years ago; from Dr. Paul Nestadt, a clinical psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who studies gun violence; and from Joel Simon of the Committee to Protect Journalists.But Tom's first guest is Indira Lakshmanan, a columnist for The Boston Globe, who holds the Newmark Chair in Journalism Ethics at the Poynter Institute, an organization that provides training and resources for journalists around the world.,,,,,,,,,,__Officials say that all of the victims in the Annapolis shooting were employees of the Capital Gazette. Their names are:Rebecca Smith, 34 - Sales Assistant. Smith was recently hired as a Sales and Advertising Coordinator for the Capital Gazette.Wendi Winters, 65 - Special Publications. Winters won various journalism and public relations awards for her work in the public relations field. She was the founder and organizer of the annual P.R. Bazaar, and wrote for an array of magazines, newspapers, and online sites aside from her work at the Capital Gazette. She covered news as the community reporter and was a columnist.John McNamara, age 56 - Editor/Reporter. McNamara worked for the Capital Gazette for 20 years. He was the editor of the Bowie Blade-News and the Crofton-West County Gazette.Gerald Fischman, 61 - Editor/Writer. Fischman is a Pasadena resident. He wrote Capital Gazette's editorials and edited the editorial page and handled editing for The Sunday Capital.Rob Hiaasen, 59 -Columnist/Writer. Hiaasen started his career as a staff reporter for the Baltimore Sun before beginning his career as an assistant editor for the Capital Gazette in 2010.A vigil to remember the victims will be held tonight at the Annapolis City Dock at 8:00pm.

Carla Marie learns the story of how Kylie Nelson went from a sales assistant at iHeartRadio to CRUSHING it on stage!

#8 Today we have our very first episode about beauty with Francesco Fabiani, Education Manager at Tom Ford Beauty. He tells us his inspiring career story and how he went from a sales assistant on the shop floor to education manager at Tom Ford. Not only will you learn about beauty retailing, but you will discover Tom Ford Beauty from a totally different side. You'll discover how and why this beauty brand is successful through our conversation with Francesco so tune in to get inspired! For more fashion and beauty career interviews visit our website https://www.glamobserver.com/category/fashion-career-interviews/ ***We have just launched our Membership Program! The GO Membership is for all the girls with a plan who want to work in fashion, beauty and blogging. Join Us https://www.glamobserver.com/membership-plans/ ***

I am Denise Haynes, My Business is R & R Property and this is My Story......... I am regularly asked how my Real Estate career came to be and what the journey has involved. I have therefore written a brief version of my story for you, hoping that this may give you an insight into who I am and where I’ve come from. I’m not sure where my Passion for Real Estate stems from. It certainly wasn’t from my family growing up. Although Mum & Dad always owned our family home there were never any other Real Estate transactions made whilst I was growing up. Our family home was originally a 2bdm old weatherboard home with lots of holes to let the rats and mice come and go as they pleased. When I was aged about 12 Mum and Dad overhauled it and it was converted to a 3bdm and it was pretty neat when I finally got my own room. The long-drop toilet was still proudly located in the back yard though. No luxury such as an inside flushing toilet for us! Times have changed so much with homes, we used to have little old homes and share bedrooms as children. The new homes today are huge in comparison and usually very modern. When I was 20 I purchased my first home to live in, an old 1930’s weatherboard on small acreage. I then sold this and purchased a historic convict built cottage which I still hold to this day. These purchases were achieved with me working up to four jobs at once (1 full time, the others part time) plus my husband at the time working his job. These processes although exciting because I was purchasing a home for myself certainly were underwhelming as far as a Real Estate transaction is concerned. I sold my own property myself but there was no celebratory congratulations from the Agency I dealt with to buy the cottage and in actual fact it was quite a dodgy experience. Not a good introduction to the world of Real Estate I must say. Some years later and now single and having bought my ex-husband out so I could keep the cottage I somehow got it into my head that I should buy myself an investment property. So I scoured the papers, seeking something within my very small budget. Eventually I found a 2 bedroom unit which I thought I could rent out easily enough and purchased it. This was followed by a second sometime afterwards and so my portfolio began to grow. But again all these transactions were totally un-exciting. Not once did I even receive a settlement gift pack from my varied Real Estate Agencies for my trouble. Maybe a bottle of cheap wine some years later from one of them whilst still on my Real Estate investment journey. From these earlier experiences I have gained the knowledge that these are momentous transactions in our life and from this I have ensured that R & R Property have the most amazing settlement gift packs (full of local products) for our clients and hand them over very ceremoniously. After all it’s usually a celebratory occasion finalising from what is generally an emotional roller-coaster ride As an employee I have never ever been the go to work, start at 9 do as little work as possible and go home on the dot of 5 type girl. No not me, I have always been that pesky employee who goes above and beyond, has regular fantastic ideas about what the business can do next to improve and service the customer better. I was the girl who stayed behind if she didn’t complete all her tasks knowing that she wouldn’t be paid any overtime but just wanting the satisfaction of a job well done. For my good willed efforts I have pretty much always been labelled as being a troublemaker. I’m still not sure why, maybe my actions make people nervous or feel inadequate themselves. I re-call when I told one of my Aunties that I was working hard to purchase another investment property she asked me with such disdain – “What do you want to be, a millionairess???” Tall poppy syndrome is rife. At that point in time I was saving as much of my wages as I could each week by sticking to a super strict budget, just so I could try to get ahead. I think the writing has always been on the wall that I needed to own my own business, but it took a while to happen and only because I got thrown in the deep end. When it’s sink or swim – you’d better start swimming real fast! I would like to advise that I am self-titled as unemployable these days. Having been to the other side where I can make decisions, bear the brunt of them when they don’t turn out well or rejoice when they do. Although having my own business is up there with one of the hardest things I have ever undertaken in my life it certainly does give you the benefits of artistic freedom. Whether that is worth it is something you would have to decide for yourself as everyone is different. Some have gone back to being an employee after a stint as a business owner and are happy as can be, just to have a regular wage coming in and no big decisions to make. Not me I seem to like doing things the hard way. In 2004 after being treated what I considered to be unfairly, for quite some time at my current employment, I told my boss to stick it were the sun don’t shine and walked out. There are only so many knocks you can take before self-preservation kicks in. At the time there was a Real Estate Agency in my tiny little suburb. I’d had it in my thoughts that a job in Real Estate might be quite interesting. I quite liked having my investment properties and just thought that it might be something different and interesting. Having no experience whatsoever I plucked up the courage to walk in and ask if there might be something going job wise for me. There wasn’t of course but at least I had registered my interest. I later found out that it was purely because I was a local that he didn’t even consider me. A few months later I thought I might like to have my cottage appraised after having completed some improvements, so I telephoned the local agent and asked him to pop in to do so. Well he must of thought I wasn’t so bad after all and rang me the next day to offer me a casual job, one or two days a week just doing general tea/coffee making, filing, general dogs body type stuff. I jumped at this chance and went in and was a total sponge, listening to everything and following instructions. In my usual mode and work ethic I worked as hard as I could, over and above, learnt as much as I could and I loved it. I was soon invited to take up a full time position and through the years worked in every role along the way. From Filing clerk to Property Manager (rentals) to Sales Assistant. My office manager/sales agent who had given me the job was over the moon because he had someone who would do absolutely everything for him except go out and sell the properties. All the behind the scenes work was completed happily by me and as I said before I just stayed there each evening until it was all finished. Sometimes working diligently into the night without overtime just to meet deadlines and get all my extensive amount of work completed. He had hit the jackpot! One part of the general roles I did was the marketing. When I started within the agency the marketing they had was very crude & basic to say the least. I seemed to absolutely love this creative part of my role and I was soon re-designing their brochures, window cards and general marketing material. I also took it upon myself to produce editorials and advertising to attract people to come to live in our area. Another trait I have is to take people along with me as a bonus. So whatever I was creating was not only for this business but for the town as well, therefore I was effectively marketing for the whole town – for free. I still do this to this day, sometimes it’s reciprocated, sometimes not. I am a strong believer in supporting local businesses regardless, so I purchase whatever I possibly can from them before outsourcing, no matter the price difference or waiting time. The marketing campaigns I created were all very successful. The agency owners that I worked for at the time had 3 offices. One day they organised a meeting with me and asked if I would like to take on the role of marketing officer for all three offices. I was ecstatic and accepted immediately. I was so stoked to think they had such faith in me and I had been given this amazingly creative role as well. Some months later with the takeover of a new owner I unfortunately lost my job with this business as they advised they had no room for a marketing officer. And so the next chapter began. I had a short stint with another agency that left me feeling deflated. I applied for a role with this agency because I loved their marketing. Sadly this company was unsuitable and I was terribly unhappy there. My dream job totally sucked, so disappointing, but oh well time to move on. It was not a waste of time because I learnt more skills and had more experiences under my belt, again things to do as well as things not to do. By this time my previous manager from the original agency had started his own Real Estate Agency. He invited me to be a commission only sales agent and work out of his office. It didn’t take too much thought for me to say yes. By this time I had considered that I wouldn’t mind turning my hand to sales and I saw this as an opportunity. So I grabbed it. Off I went and completed all the courses to become fully licensed (which you are required to do as a commission only sales person, as opposed to a wage earner who at the time of writing can work under a certificate of registration and someone else’s license). I was responsible for providing my own car, which had to be a 4WD (as we work in a rural area), training, phone and motivation. Commission only sales means if you don’t sell a property you don’t get any pay whatsoever. You always have your ongoing & never ending operating costs to deal with though, and when you do sell you only receive a percentage as, of course, most of it goes back to the business. So I had to swim real fast! This was all fine except of course I turned into not only a commission only sales person but his private personal assistant again as well. Never mind, I soldiered on and did everything I could. As a new business we had nothing and I basically helped him create the business bit by bit. The business was created in one of the biggest economic down turns in a long time so things were tough. I just worked as hard as I could trying not to miss any opportunities to learn and sell. I also worked hard to become the best Real Estate Agency within our area and to obtain the lion’s share of business. I was putting in hours and hours of work, doing the km’s, taking the calls, making the calls – then going home and working on it at night as well. I remember clearly one of the business owners friends at the time said – “you will end up being the owner of this business Denise”. At the time I just laughed this off thinking that I would never be capable of doing that. That all sounded way too scary to me! During this time I was a sponge and followed the current owner around and took in as much information as I could. I had done this for years previously when we worked together and I truly believe this, along with being thrown in the deep end is the best way to learn. No amount of text book reading and classes will ever teach you how to or how not to deal with people and the many facets of Real Estate that on the ground foot work will. Of course I do believe in doing courses and have done many in my time and still do. I love self-improvement but it all falls into place when you put what you’ve learnt into practise. Just over 12 months after starting, the owner of the business said “I’ve had enough and it’s all too hard, do you want to buy the business”? Prior to this, for the past 6 months, at the age of 41 I had been trying to fall pregnant with my partner unsuccessfully. I thought to myself, well I’m obviously too old to fall pregnant, that’s just not going to happen for me so why not give this a go. I was terrified to say the least! So my partner and I quickly sold one of our investment properties to fund the purchase. Ironically enough, and against everyone’s advice I paid the owner what I and others perceived to be way too much money for the business, because I knew he was experiencing hardship. Mind you I also knew that I was paying him for something I had helped create, but being the kind hearted person I am, I overlooked this and just decided to run with it. The day I signed the contract of sale I found out I was pregnant. Oh my goodness what a surprise! I had been so busy stressing over buying the business I forgot about trying to fall pregnant and of course that’s when it happened. Good old Mother Nature! After much discussion with my partner I made the decision to keep going with the business regardless and just multi task with bubba in tow. We still laugh today that my husband found me in the lounge room at 3am madly sending emails and completing work because my water had just broken (2 weeks early) and I needed to get this work completed prior to going to hospital. I was also speaking with clients during labour in between contractions. I had to ring and explain this to them afterwards as I thought later that I probably sounded a bit strange at the time. After I had given birth to our beautiful daughter I had my little temporary office set up in the hospital room, as I was to quickly find out neither a baby nor a business sleeps. Everyone who came to visit us in hospital still laughs about my little hospital office set-up today. Then from hospital back to the office we went after a short stint at home getting to know each other. I still laugh today that half of our area have seen my boobs due to the fact that I would be breast feeding in my office when people would bowl in to see Miss Newborn. From the day of her arrival she has been known officially as “The Boss!” The failing business that I purchased in 2010 is absolutely nothing like the business I have today. All aspects except the name have changed. Everything has been overhauled. We have tested and trialled many things, some worked, some didn’t. Over the years I have had many competitors trying to move in on the business, take advantage of the popularity of our area which I have had a huge hand in creating with the continuous stream of editorials, social media campaigns and marketing promotions to draw people here. We’ve even been on Selling Houses Australia, an award winning homeowner TV show on Foxtels Lifestyle channel. I’ve had the ex-business owner and ex-employees go out in competition with me, which is truly heart breaking but hey - That’s business! My mind set being; Do your absolute best at all times and just keep moving forward! It is frustrating though of course, having limped along when times are tough as hell, keeping your head just above water, risking everything you’ve worked all your life for, only to have competitors come in when times improve, taking the cherry so to speak. Being a business owning mother is certainly a challenge and we have had many stressful and funny moments together. From catastrophic poo explosions whilst out with clients to doing $1.4 Million dollar deals at 6am whilst breastfeeding. I must say though “The Boss” has been an awesome business partner winning many hearts. I will be very happy if she has learnt some life and business skills from working with her independent, never give up mummy. I absolutely love changing people’s lives by selling their property or making them new locals. Of course it’s not always roses and sunshine. No matter what the situation, selling and buying property is always an emotionally charged situation. I think a lot of agents forget this, but I strive to always keep the clients care and feelings front of mind. I always ask myself “Could I have improved this situation and process?” If the answer is “yes” then I try to rectify it and if the answers “no” then at the end of the day I can only do my absolute best. It’s always good to learn through any situation and my motto has always been to keep doing the best I can with passion and honesty. I have always had a move forward approach to the business. Never becoming stagnant and always trying to grow. I have had many fails as a boss, a business owner, a mummy and a wife but I have always tried to overcome these and get back on track. I have considered quitting many, many times when things have gotten so tough I didn’t think I could go on, but there’s obviously a tough stubborn streak in me that keeps whispering “keep going – work through it”. There have been many celebrations along the way as well and we continue to do so. I have a fabulous team and we are all passionate about the business and helping others both change their lives and also to be able to enjoy our way of life. Today we have two offices in two locations, have expanded our footprint throughout the area. The two offices although both totally different are both amazing in their own right. Very stylish and upmarket but the down to earth appeal that our clients love about us remains. Although we work really hard, fun and laughter are definitely a daily occurrence and not frowned upon. The whole team are working together wonderfully, but in general the team has always been an ever changing and evolving being in its own right as people come and go for different reasons. I have always been incredibly shy by nature and have had to work really hard to overcome this. I still to this day dislike networking functions as I always feel awkward and nervous. Also unfortunately in today’s society if you aren’t a regular drinker, spending a fair amount of time at your local watering hole you are deemed as odd, stuck up or both. I truly hate that about today’s society and although I have been a regular drinker in my time I am certainly not these days. I also enjoy my own and my family’s company. After a long day working in Real Estate I just want to go home and spend my down time with them. I’m not stuck up, I just love spending my limited spare time in my own company or with my family, having spent all my working day each and every day with everyone else and their family. This also gives me time to indulge in my other passion and stress reliever which is photography. Being a Rural and Residential Real Estate Agent is seriously one of the hardest jobs I have ever done. It is sheer hard work, both physically and emotionally. It is also incredibly rewarding! I have made so many amazing friends from clients who have both bought and sold through R and R Property in and around all of our areas of Stroud, Bulahdelah and Gloucester. And it is a great feeling to walk down the street and have everyone chatting to you, or singing out greetings to you. I am incredibly excited about the future knowing that we have new & amazing projects in the pipeline which will be rolling out during the year. Never satisfied to be the same as every other agency, we definitely don’t cookie cut and we always look for out of the box ideas. That is also why I have never accepted the invitations from franchised agencies to join them. I love our independence and am incredibly proud of having full authority over everything we do. The R & R Property Team are now a force to be reckoned with and I also have a team of awesome contractors behind the scenes who have our back and know what we are seeking to achieve. Trust me I love this business, our slogan is “A Passion For Property” and it has my heart and soul poured into it. I’m not going anywhere and you’d better watch this space to keep up with us! Denise Haynes and the R & R Property Team have offices located in both Stroud and Bulahdelah but cover a large area surrounding them, including Gloucester and Karuah. They are your Tree Change Specialists and love assisting others to make the move from city to country. The team are a combination of lifetime locals and tree changers so their vast experience and knowledge is your asset. You’ll find their free Real Estate advice on their Website, Podcasts and Facebook - “Hints and Tips”. YOU SEE OUR FOR SALE SIGNS EVERYWHERE! Stroud : 02 4994 5766 | “Bowen Chambers” 73 Cowper St, Stroud NSW 2425 Bulahdelah: 02 4997 4325 | 78 Stroud St, Bulahdelah NSW 2423 E: info@randrproperty.com.au www.randrproperty.com.au Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter: @randrproperty  ***Disclaimer: The information within this document are my personal experiences and therefore my personal opinion and perception of events.

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