Listen "Strong Contributors to Sales Success with Jon Ferrara"
Episode Synopsis
HIGHLIGHTS2:00 From Goldmine to Nimble, Jon’s entrepreneurial journey8:20 Be present for your family's growth. Don't let your career get in the way of being with your loved ones. 18:17 The secret sauce to making connections and closing sales - listening more and being human29:24 Integrating more and more communication systems into Nimble 33:04 Making it easy for the buyer to buy from youQUOTES2:02 “It really starts with our first company that I co-founded called GoldMine. I started that company out of a personal need, I struggled as a sales person.” 8:20 “I came to the conclusion that I’m on this planet to grow my soul and the best way to grow my soul is to be present with people who love me and help them grow. So I decided to dedicate that time to being a present father, husband, and member of my community”15:55 If you share content… those influencers will start conversations with you and you have to reel them in to do one on one face to face”16:10 "You don't want to start talking about yourself and your products. What you want to do is prepare for the meeting, learn about them... ask some questions and shut the F up and listen... " 23:10 “You just have to be thoughtful, share what you believe in, interact with the people that you want to interact with you then it starts to work.” “You have to be human…”34:14 “I encourage every CEO listening today to go be their own customer, to go try to buy from their own company… pretend you’re your own customer and evaluate yourself from that perspective… many of you will be shocked.” Connect with Jon Ferrara:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jon_FerraraWebsite: http://www.nimble.com/Blog: www.nimble.com/blog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonvferraraYou can learn more about and connect with Alice Heiman in the links below.Website: https://AliceHeiman.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceheiman/
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