You know when you pick up a book and instantly think: “Yep—this is exactly what I need right now”? That was me within the first 27 pages of "Selling With" by Nate Nasralla. It’s 💡 smart, ✏️ simple, and most importantly—✅ effective. I immediately made meaningful adjustments to how I practice sales and how I teach sales with my clients.

In September 2020, the world was full of uncertainty and chaos (sound familiar?). A friend & former client recommended The Win Without Pitching Manifesto by Blair Enns. 📓 While everything around me felt noisy and unclear, Blair’s words cut through. His clarity, conviction, and directness helped me refocus—on what matters, on where I’m best, and on how to lead with expertise. 💡

If your organization doesn’t identify which stakeholders need to be involved at each stage, salespeople will leave key decision makers out.

Without the right 🎯 strategy, ⚙️ process and 🏗️ structure, even the best Challengers can struggle.

Many leaders make the mistake of blaming their salespeople for poor performance when the real issue is a lack of a repeatable process.

Founder-led businesses getting stuck because the founder is the only one who can close deals.

I wrote this book for founders, sales leaders, and ambitious professionals who want to build an effective outbound sales strategy.

A consistent sales process alone is not enough. Often it's just a high-level roadmap without the clarity needed to perform.

The Misaligned Underachiever—a unique threat that can erode team morale, damage client relationships, and derail your growth targets.

“Lovable Underachievers,” are positive and well-liked but consistently fall short of targets.

Managing a Lone Wolf in a way that fosters long-term growth and maintains company culture can be challenging.

According to The Challenger Sale, Star performers deliver nearly 200% more than Core performers.

The Peak Performer Matrix empowers you to hire, develop, and retain individuals who meet their targets and enrich your company's culture

In today’s competitive landscape, it’s unrealistic to assume that any sales opportunity is free from intense competition

I reflect on the challenges, the wins, and the incredible colleagues, clients, and family who have supported me.

Sales, much like dating, thrives on momentum. Once you lose it, you risk being ghosted. 👻

🔑 The key is to take control of the meeting and lead with a BIG-to-small approach.

Out of nowhere:"We love your solution, but something unexpected came up. 🌪️ Let’s reconnect next month." 🎢

A simple yet powerful question to gauge urgency: Is it THE priority, A priority, or a FUTURE priority? 🥇 🥈 🥉

⚖ Opportunity cost is a powerful force in sales, and “Make It Count” clients are a prime example.