The people listed here are exceptional talents in their respective fields. What is most important is the way they work – they're honest, they respect deadlines, and they follow through on their promises. I only work with people who “get it” quickly. I share these core values with the people I recommend.
Sales Resources
Business Expert Webinars
Tap into this community of business experts comprised of best-selling authors, award-winning speakers, and business gurus.
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CanDoGo
Exclusive expert advice and coaching from more than 100 renowned authors and speakers, delivered in short-form (text, audio, and video) – perfect for today’s salesperson.
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Sales Dog
Start your week off right with winning sales advice from America's leading sales experts delivered to your inbox every Monday morning.
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Sales HQ
Sales HQ is a community of like-minded individuals who believe that sales is the place to be. Get the direct low down on careers, training, education, and news.
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Salesopedia
The world of sales from A to Z: Articles, events, jobs, podcasts, and more.
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Selling Power Magazine
The most trusted site for professional selling skills, motivation and sales management know-how in the business- to-business environment.
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Smart Selling Tools
Smart Selling Tools is a place where sales professionals can find and recommend tools to help them sell more. Anything that helps you keep track of where you’re at, communicate more effectively with prospects, know who to call & when, complete non-selling tasks faster, find new (qualified) leads, travel with a lighter load, or wade through your e-mails faster, can all help you sell more in the end.
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Top Sales Experts
The finest collection of sales gurus ever assembled in one location, to help you achieve your key sales objectives.
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Top 10 Sales Articles
A single location where time-strapped business captains, sales professionals, and publishers can locate the top sales articles published every week.
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Sales Referral Sites
Inquisix
Inquisix is where you exchange referrals. By confidentially offering your contacts up for introduction, you gain referrals to other key decision makers and influencers.
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LinkedIn’s mission is to help you be more effective in your daily work and open doors to opportunities using the professional relationships you already have.
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Marketing
Allison Bliss | Marketing Guru
Allison consults to businesses requiring an outsourced marketing department: websites, brochures, search marketing, optimizing, writing, design, publicity, and more.
510-864-8500 | abliss@allisonbliss.com | www.allisonbliss.com
Robyn Levin | R. Levin Marketing Group
Robyn Levin is the founder/president of R. Levin Marketing Group and the eBook, “The Cocktail Napkin Plan®” -- your powerful marketing plan in 4 simple steps. This easy-to-use interactive eBook will help you get clear, focused, and give you a timeline with action steps in less time than it takes to plan a vacation. Visit www.businessplantemplate101.com.
888-991-5111 | robynlevin@mac.com |www.robynlevin.com
Reid Neubert | Marketing and Branding Consultant
Reid specializes in marketing strategy and execution. With Reid you get “Smarter Marketing” and big-agency savvy at a fraction of the cost. Reid leaves the jargon behind and gets right down to the essentials of helping you differentiate your business.
415-924-8037 | reid@neubertweb.com | www.neubertweb.com
Dia North | Expert In A Box
Expert in a Box creates videos for your website that are virtual, real-time conversations with your prospects, clients, investors, or students. Expert’s short movies show the heart in your business with videos that express your passion for your product or service. (Expert in a Box created the video on my website.)
415-331-3444 | www.ExpertInABox.tv
Robert Sax and Barbara Meltzer | Public Relations and Marketing Consultants
Sax PR/Marketing specializes in perfecting your great story and selling it to the right audiences. Barbara Meltzer & Associates provides innovative and cost effective public relations campaigns by using a collaborative process between client and agency. Together, they do it all. (Robert and Barbara immediately grasped the unique nature of my business and devised innovative public relations and marketing strategies.)
Robert Sax | 818-508-7660 | www.saxpr.net
Barbara Meltzer | 323-964-9555 | www.meltzerpr.com
Recruiters
James S. Warner | Warner Search Group LLC
Jim is a Managing Partner for Warner Search Group LLC specializing in placing top talent in the medical device/equipment industry. He works with national candidates and clients in sales, sales management, and marketing.
214-383-9940 | jwarner@warnersearchgroup.com | www.warnersearchgroup.com
Speakers
Tom Antion
Tom is an exciting keynote speaker and seminar leader who would be a great opener or closer for your corporate or association meeting. He is an established expert on Internet marketing for small business. He is the author of numerous books, and tapes that help small business.
800-448-6280 | tom@antion.com | www.antion.com
Susan Friedmann, CSP | The Tradeshow Coach
Through consulting, coaching and customized training, Susan guarantees companies who exhibit at tradeshows measurable and profitable results with her unique 4-P Formula: Planning, Promotion, People, and Productivity. For a free copy of “10 Common Mistakes Exhibitors Make”, e-mail: article4@thetradeshowcoach.com.
518-523-1320 | susan@thetradeshowcoach.com | www.thetradeshowcoach.com
Susan RoAne | The Mingling Maven®
Susan leads a double life as a bestselling author and a sought-after professional keynote speaker. She gives her multigenerational audiences the required tools, techniques and strategies they need to connect and communicate in today’s global business world.
415-461-3915 | susan@susanroane.com | www.susanroane.com
Cindy Solomon | Keynote Speaker, Consultant, Executive Coach
Cindy and her organization bring together the best of cutting-edge leadership development programs, real-life corporate experience, and best-practices tactics from successful organizations around the world to help organizations create world-class leadership and customer experiences.
415-401-8646| Cindy@CindySolomon.com | www.cindysolomon.com
Training
Advantage Performance
Advantage Performance Group is the world's largest, and fastest growing, performance consulting and training solutions network. They are the only performance improvement consultants who represent a comprehensive portfolio of “best of class” products and consulting services. Locate an Advantage Partner in your area:
800-494-6646 | contact@advantageperformance.com
Business Expert Webinars
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LSA Global
For more than a decade, LSA Global has helped organizations create and maintain distinct competitive advantages through human capital. They work with leading organizations to drive success through their people and the strategies, structures, systems, and processes that attract, inspire, develop, and retain top talent.
Contact Tris Brown 800-889-6452 | lsa-general@lsaglobal.com
Negotiating Women, Inc.
Negotiating Women, Inc. provides training and consulting to professional women, organizations & associations. They help women succeed in the workplace by determining ways they may be undermining themselves and what to do about it; deciding whether a new position is a good fit; negotiating proactively for support from those for whom they work; creatively influencing their teams to get on-board and make their contributions visible and valued.
Contact Carol Frohlinger at 631-462-1530 | carol@negotiatingwomen.com
Web
David Kerr | Web Designer
David specializes in web design, video animation, and print materials. He converts webspeak into plain English and offers inventive suggestions. (David created my original website and completely redesigned our new site. I consider David a true partner.)
415-641-9484 | david@davidkerrdesign.com | www.davidkerrdesign.com
Martha Lee | Website Optimization
Martha’s company, Get In Position, is a search engine optimization (SEO) and marketing (SEM) firm that does a lot more than just place keywords on your website. It is their job to help you get the results you need.
415-455-0927 | martha@getinposition.com | www.getinposition.com
Lori Powell Winter | Web & Graphics
Lori’s company, Explore Creative is a design studio, making you look sharp: Identity, signage, web, print, and illustration. Lori and her team take the time to discover and understand her client’s unique DNA, translating this into engaging, fresh communications. (She has designed my logo, business cards, speaker display, handouts, and workbooks to professional acclaim.)
707-938-9960 | lori@explorecreative.com | www.explorecreative.com
Organizations
I am consistently asked about the best organizations to join and events to attend in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most of these organizations have national representation.
Chamber of Commerce
The mission of the most chambers of commerce is to attract, develop and retain business their respective cities. In San Francisco, my hometown, the chamber is recognized as the preeminent business organization for advocacy, networking and economic growth. Check out your local Chamber of Commerce and support its activities.
Visit the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce | Contact 415.392.4520
Craigslist
You know Craigslist: Local classifieds and forums for 570 cities in 50 countries worldwide - community moderated, and largely free. A superb resource for nearly everything.
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eWomenNetwork
eWomenNetwork is the number one resource for connecting and promoting women and their businesses worldwide to thrive in the new economy. It is the fastest growing membership-based professional women's networking organization in North America.
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National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
The National Association of Women Business Owners propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social, and political spheres of power worldwide. NAWBO represents the interests of all women entrepreneurs in all industries.
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WorkIt
Jobs are found, deals are made, and money is raised because of the connections people have. WorkIt was created so startup and high-tech professionals can get connected with the resources and opportunities they need to be successful. Find an event in your area and make your connections.
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