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Guest: Cole Strauss Guest Bio: Leading the Texas region at igus Inc., I focus on nurturing customer relationships and driving new business development through strategic leadership and industrial sales acumen. My role involves guiding our sales force, negotiating high-value contracts, and ensuring our mission of being the easiest company to deal with is realized with every customer interaction. I am currently transitioning into the National Sales Manager role for Chainflex Cables, effective January 2025. I hold an Engineering degree from Texas State University and an MBA from UT Permian Basin. Before joining Igus, I worked for John Deere, Continental Automotive, and Vehicle Monitor Corporation, gaining experience in manufacturing, engineering, and sales. I live in San Antonio, TX with my wife, Kelsie, our son, Beckett, and our two dogs Lady and Cleo. I spend most of my free time with family and friends but also spend some alone as an avid outdoorsman who appreciates the relaxation only the woods can offer. Key Points: Role & Background: Cole is the new National Sales Manager for Igus, Inc., a role he has held for 14 days. He has an engineering degree from Texas State University and an MBA from the University of Texas Permian Basin. Before his current role, Cole worked as a manufacturing engineer and transitioned into sales at Igus, Inc over the last four and a half years. He started as a Territory Sales Manager and later became a Regional Manager. Company Mission: Igus's mission is to be "the easiest company to deal with" in every customer interaction. This is central to their customer service philosophy. Cole explains that being easy to deal with involves being responsive, providing reliable support, and ensuring customers receive solutions, even if those solutions come from other departments. It's about building trust and being an advisor, not just a salesperson. Strategic Partnerships: Cole plans to grow sales revenue through both external and internal strategic partnerships. External partnerships include working with distributors and catalog houses, while internal partnerships focus on better alignment between outside and inside sales teams to improve customer service and product offerings. Sales Philosophy: Igus aims to sell on the value of their products, even if they are priced higher than competitors. Cole emphasizes showing customers the long-term cost savings through product durability and fewer replacements. Changing the mindset of outside salespeople from focusing on immediate low cost to emphasizing lifetime costs and return on investment is key. Sales Team Management: Cole prioritizes attitude over experience when hiring. He believes a good attitude is more important than technical experience because the right attitude leads to success in the sales process. He values teamwork, with a focus on communication and ownership within the team, helping people take the next step in their careers. Hiring Process: When hiring, Cole looks for candidates with the right attitude and a basic mechanical background. He emphasizes finding people who are reliable, accountable, and have a strong work ethic. He also uses personal referrals to assess candidates' true character. Challenges in Sales Management: Cole acknowledges that managing a large sales team (about 50 territory managers) means dealing with many problems simultaneously. His engineering background helps him troubleshoot and find solutions without panicking, ensuring that issues are resolved efficiently while balancing internal and external needs. Work-Life Balance: Cole mentioned the challenge of managing a team while balancing work and personal life, sharing a humorous anecdote about how he sometimes struggles to "turn off" his problem-solving mindset even at home. Guest Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-strauss-igus/ About Salesology®: Conversations with Sales Leaders Download your free gift, The Salesology® Vault. The vault is packed full of free gifts from sales leaders, sales experts, marketing gurus and revenue generation experts. Download your free gift, 81 Tools to Grow Your Sales & Your Business Faster, More Easily & More Profitably. Save hours of work tracking down the right prospecting and sales resources and/or digital tools that every business owner and salesperson needs. If you are a business owner or sales manager with an underperforming sales team, let's talk. Click here to schedule a time. Please, subscribe to Salesology®: Conversations with Sales Leaders so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to https://podcast.gosalesology.com/ and connect on LinkedIn and follow us on Facebook and Instagram and check out our website at https://gosalesology.com/.
Jared Heumann is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at UT Permian Basin where he oversees the training for the football and the women's basketball team. Heumann arrived at UTPB in 2020 as a graduate assistant coach and was promoted to full-time assistant in 2021 and later took over as the head strength and conditioning coach after one year before being named the director of strength and conditioning in 2023. Prior to arriving at UTPB, he served as an assistant coach at Shippensburg University in 2020. He's also spent time as an intern coach at Binghamton University from 2018-2020 and in the private sector at BX Strength and Speed Development in 2017.A former college football player at Hartwick College, Heumann continues to train himself in the weight room. He is an avid lifter and enjoys cooking when he is not training in the weight room. Samson EquipmentSamson Equipment provides Professional Weight Room Solutions for all your S&C needs.Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comSport KiltUse Code: TSG at SportKilt.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show
Today on LIVE! Daily News, Matt Trammell sits down with Texas Game Warden Jade Carter to discuss hunting safety, hunting on public lands, and how the deer look this season. Also, Angelo State Football head coach Jeff Girsch talks the Rams future following the conference loss to UT Permian Basin.
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The DCTF Small-College podcast takes a look back at a wild Week 6 at the sub-FBS level including a big upset for Texas A&M Commerce and a last-second victory for SFA over Abilene Christian. Cory Hogue and Mike Craven also look ahead to Week 7, which is headlined by a trip to SFA for Tarleton State and a Lone Star contest between Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and UT-Permian Basin.
The DCTF Small-College podcast takes a look back at a wild Week 6 at the sub-FBS level including a big upset for Texas A&M Commerce and a last-second victory for SFA over Abilene Christian. Cory Hogue and Mike Craven also look ahead to Week 7, which is headlined by a trip to SFA for Tarleton State and a Lone Star contest between Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and UT-Permian Basin.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal sports editor Carlos Silva Jr. spoke with Texas Tech offensive lineman Landon Peterson who spoke about sports before he strapped on the pads. The former Odessa Permian lineman was a goalie and got tips from his father, who coaches at UT-Permian Basin.
The TFT crew are live from McKinney for the 2022 Lone Star Conference Media Day, and chat with LSC commissioner Jay Poerner, Angelo State coach Jeff Girsch, Angelo State RB Nathaniel Omayebu III, Midwestern State coach Bill Maskill, Midwestern State DE Melik Owens, Kingsville coach Michael Salinas, Kingsville OL Branon Jackson, UT-Permian Basin coach Justin Carrigan, UT-Permian Basin DB D’Ondre Robinson, West Texas A&M coach Hunter Hughes and West Texas A&M LB JT Cavender.
Erica was born & raised in west Texas, graduating from Permian High School (the school from “Friday Night Lights”). She went on to earn her bachelor's degree in Finance & Economics from UT Permian Basin. After college, she moved to the DFW area and began her career in finance by working for a large investment firm. She learned the basics of running a financial practice but also saw large holes in the company's planning process from early on. Working for a large corporation kept her captive to the corporation's agenda, meaning only being able to offer the 2-3 proprietary financial products created by the company even if other options were better suited for the client. Even though she was able to obtain success & company recognition for her achievements, Erica knew there was a better way to run her business. In order to provide more comprehensive plans for her clients, Erica left the large box company to partner with a boutique, independent financial firm in Ft Worth, Tx. This platform allowed her to partner with multiple Fortune 500 & A-rated companies and “shop the market” for the products that best fit her clients' needs. Erica's planning process transitioned from focusing on accumulation and rate of return, to efficient cash flow strategies and increasing retirement income through Infinite Banking. Now she could focus on teaching families how to make their money work for them! As she grew her business, her personal interest in real estate investing continued to grow as well. After working alongside each other in the firm for 3 years, Erica and David White decided to merge their practices and focus on their passion…. real estate. Launching Infinity Investment Strategies allowed Erica & David to build their own personal real estate portfolios, all while offering financial planning services for investors. Infinity Investment Strategies focuses on educating investors about the power of the Infinite Banking Concept to manage cash flow & liquidity to do more deals sooner, as well as inform clients about various real estate opportunities. They also create tax efficient income plans for those looking to retire within 5-10 years.
TFT goes on the road to the 2021 Lone Star Conference Media Day in McKinney, where the crew talks to Angelo State coach Jeff Girsch, Midwestern State coach Bill Maskill, Texas A&M-Commerce coach David Bailiff, Texas A&M-Kingsville coach Mike Salinas, UT-Permian Basin coach Justin Carrigan, West Texas A&M coach Hunter Hughes, West Texas A&M QB Nick Gerber, Texas A&M-Commerce WR Chance Cooper, Angelo State LB Josh Quinton and UT-Permian Basin TE Matt Zubiate.
Kevin Kwarteng is a professional footballer from London England who currently plays for Boroondara Eagles FC in Melbourne Australia. He played in college at Rogers State University: 2018: United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region Team … Third Team All-Heartland … Played in 17 games with 13 starts, logging 1032 minutes on the pitch … Recorded two goals on 27 shots (.074 pct) … Had eight shots on goal … Had one game-winning goal … Assisted on two goals … Tallied six total points … Heartland Conference Fall 2018 President's Honor Roll … Heartland Conference Spring 2019 President's Honor Roll … 2017: Appeared in all 18 games with 13 starts as a forward in his junior season in the navy and red...Led the team with four assists in the 2017 season...Added two goals for eight points during the year...Scored his first goal of the season in a 3-2 win on Sept. 16 against UT Permian Basin...Added his second goal of the year against St. Mary's on Oct. 21...Totaled 985 minutes in 2017...Registered 24 shots, including nine shots on goal. 2016: Ranked second on the team and seventh in the Heartland Conference with six goals during the 2016 campaign...Totaled 15 appearances with 14 starts as a sophomore...Added two assists to rank second on the team in assists...Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory over Oklahoma Christian on Sept. 24, 2016...Went for three points (one goal and one assist) in a 3-1 victory over Southwest Baptist on Sept. 4, 2016...Tallied five goals against league opponents...Registered 35 shots and 19 shots on goal...Played in 948 minutes during his sophomore season. 2015: Appeared in all 18 games, making eight starts as a forward, in his first season of collegiate soccer...Played a part in both goals of a 2-0 win over Texas-Permian Basin (Oct. 10)...Scored the game-winning goal against UTPB, his first collegiate goal, and added an assist for the Hillcats...Recorded another three-point performance with a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Lindenwood (Oct. 20)...Finished the season with two goals, both game winners and three assists for seven points...Tallied 29 shots with 10 shots on goal...His two game-winning goals tied for second on the team...Played 839 minutes in his freshman campaign. Prep: Played prep soccer in North London, England at Rushcroft Sports College.
Dr. Sandra Woodley, President of UT Permian Basin, on how UTPB is providing quality of life features for students, staff, and the community of Odessa. We also discuss how UTPB, ODC and other entities are working together to solve community challenges and how the community can support UTPB.
Dr. Sandra Woodley, President of UT Permian Basin, talks with us about the UT Permian Basin, Odessa, the Permian Basin, and all of the great things happening in our community.
This week on Lions Roar, Texas A&M-Commerce Associate Athletics Director for Marketing and Communications and host Josh Manck talks with head volleyball coach Craig Case about the team's victories over Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M to conclude the regular season, and they preview the Lone Star Conference Tournament in Stephenville this weekend. Manck then visits with head football coach Colby Carthel about the Lions win at UT Permian Basin last weekend and how big this weekend's game against Angelo State is for the seniors and the team as they look to solidify their playoff spot. Manck concludes the show by talking with Director of Athletics Tim McMurray about the many Lion Athletics events they have attended in the past few days and will be attending in the coming weeks. Lions Roar is presented by KETR in partnership with LionAthletics .
This week on Lions Roar, Texas A&M-Commerce Associate Athletics Director for Marketing and Communications and host Josh Manck talks with assistant cross country and sports performance coach Luke Scribner about the team's fall slate of meets as they get ready for conference championships this weekend. Manck then visits with head football coach Colby Carthel about the Lions big win against West Texas A&M for Homecoming last weekend and try to continue the winning streak at UT Permian Basin on Saturday. Manck concludes the show by talking with head golf coach Matt Ward about the progress made by both golf teams during the fall slate of competitions. Lions Roar is presented by KETR in partnership with LionAthletics .
This week on Lions Roar, Texas A&M-Commerce Associate Athletics Director for Marketing and Communications and host Josh Manck talks with head volleyball coach Craig Case about the team's road wins over UT Permian Basin and Western New Mexico last weekend. Manck also chats with head football coach Colby Carthel about the Lions dominant win over Lock Haven. Manck concludes the show by visiting with Alicia Currin, Vice President for Business and Administration. Lions Roar is presented by KETR in partnership with LionAthletics .