Selling From the Heart Podcast

Lee Salz, Selling From the Heart Champion and author of Sales Differentiation: 19 Powerful Strategies to Win More Deals at the Prices You Want joins us this week to share practical ideas you can put to work immediately to differentiate yourself in a sea of sameness.

Sales professionals are leaders: they build relationships, cast vision, and motivate people to take action. This week we take a look at the Emotional Intelligence traits of effective leaders and consider how they can be applied to sales. You'll be challenged as you consider how you could improve your sales effectiveness by developing important traits like authenticity, presence, and resiliency.

As a special bonus to the Selling From the Heart Podcast tribe, we're sharing a recording of Larry's recent webinar: Unlocking The Untapped Potential In Your Client Base. What if the key to growing your business was right in front of your nose? In this webinar Larry Levine, author of Selling From the Heart, shares the strategies he used on the street as a technology sales rep to leverage his current client base to grow revenue. These proven tactics can be adapted to any sales style. You can also find the slides on SlideShare. Enjoy!In this episode, we refer to two resources:Client Experience as Competitive Advantage (podcast)First Class Is Not a Seat, It’s an Experience (blog)

Confidence is a critical factor in sales success. However, the life of a sales rep is full of challenges that can erode confidence. This week we talk with the Confidence Creator herself, Heather Monahan. She is the author of the book, Confidence Creator. You’ll enjoy this inspiring discussion about how sales professionals can build unstoppable confidence.

Are you a millennial and wondering if the sales profession was the right career choice for you? Yes! Sales is a great place for people who want to be authentic and make a living while making a difference in the world. This week Larry Levine and Darrell Amy explore the topic of how selling from the heart can make sales a great career for millennials.In this episode, we refer to the Selling From the Heart Manifesto! You can download it here and learn more on a previous podcast episode.

For most sales reps, prospecting represents an area where they need to steel their hearts against rejection. As a result, most prospecting is not authentic. What if we brought our heart to prospecting? In this episode, Larry Levine and Darrell Amy explore the power and pleasure of authentic prospecting.We'd like to extend a special thank you to each of you that have helped us spread the word about Selling From the Heart. If you're enjoying the book, would you do us a favor. Go to Amazon and leave us a review. You can find the book page HERE. Many thanks!

This week we're joined by Kelly Riggs, founder of of the Business Locker Room and author of several books including Counter Mentor Leadership. You'll enjoy this discussion about the three types of sales professionals. You'll learn how true sales professionals can become professional business people that can add consultative value.Every week we feature a Selling From the Heart Champion. This week we're giving a shout out to Jay Jensen, lead coach for Car Motivators. Check him out on LinkedIn.

We've all heard the saying, "Your network is your net worth." However, building a network takes more than clicking a "connect" button on LinkedIn. It requires consistent active engagement. Darrell Amy talks to Larry Levine about how he built his network and the incredible power of genuine engagement with other human beings to drive sales success.

To celebrate the launch of the Selling From the Heart book on Wednesday, September 19, we're joined by Keenan, a true Selling From the Heart Champion. This week we explore what it takes to stoke the fire of passion that drives you to do the hard work to be a true one-percenter. Listen in and get fired up! Keenan is the founder of A Sales Guy and author of Not Taught: What It Takes to be Successful in the 21st Century that Nobody’s Teaching You.

Every sales professional goes through seasons of frustration and even despair. There is an aspect of sales that is very emotional. Let the negative emotions fester and they can drag you down, shipwrecking your career. In this episode, Larry Levine and Darrell Amy get gut-level honest about sales funks, brainstorming practical ways to get back on track. If you're in a funk, you need to listen to this episode. If you're not in a funk, take these ideas to heart--you may need them someday!