Semrush

Senior Enterprise Account Executive

Proverbial Door

Proverbial Door delivers science-backed and extensive research to elevate your persuasion skills. 

We provide 3 products and services: 
1. Sales training incorporating cognitive neuroscience and extensive buyer purchasing insights
2. Sales Functional Blueprint: a suite of tools, guides and advice that provides company founders/leaders with a complete practical guide to scale their sales function for the next 5 years; 
3. Sales Coaching - help ambitious individuals improve their persuasion skills & confidence.  

The results are: 
- Increase investment offers
- Increase stakeholder commitment
- Double your conversion rates
- More new clients
- Higher retention rates 
- Increase spend per client
- Lower cost of sales
- More stable revenues
- More accurate forecasting
- Lower risk of regretted sales hires
- Achieve your growth ambitions faster.

Director & Founder

Teton Crypto Capital

GTM Advisor

ESI Data

Foxy Nerds Studio

Coached and advised co-founders in their pricing, positioning and sales strategy. Created a comprehensive strategy to help them identify their go-to-market strategy that enabled them outcompete in a crowded market. Provided sales coaching and deal support to help them win their first 5 lucrative customers and break into their first 6-figure revenue threshold.

Commercial Advisor

Adaptive Financial Consulting

Helped create a commercial infrastructure that enabled them to scale their sales team and performance for the next 5 years. Supported the selection and hiring of the right Chief Commercial Officer. My strategies helped drive 50% sales growth in 18 months.

Acumen - Smart Revenue Management

Responsible for increasing the maturity and sophistication of their sales function. I took on a small team of sales and marketing professionals to help them learn and develop the fundamentals of B2B selling and create an infrastructure facilitating disproportionate growth.

Responsibilities and successes included: 
✅ Establishing a structured hiring & onboarding process
✅ Creating a pipeline management cadence with the team
✅ Better aligning marketing with sales to achieve a shared objective
✅ Reformating the metrics & KPIs 
✅ Conducting buyer research to better understand the buyer's journey and enhance our go-to-market approach
✅ Supporting the creation of a much tighter value proposition 
✅ Training & coaching sellers to accelerate sales cycles, increase stakeholder management, improve value propositions and increase AOV
✅ Fixed gaps between sales and delivery teams to create a smoother client transition process that improved new client onboarding, increased buyer confidence and delivered quicker value
✅ Implemented an effective commission structure designed to increase target attainment and drive up EVP
✅ Created a framework to establish our competitive positioning and advantage in the market to lower CAC
✅ Addressed and refined RFP responses to reduce wasted time and increase deal win

Fractional Revenue Officer

The University of Manchester

As a mentor for final-year university students, I helped numerous individuals navigate the job market and find careers that aligned with their passions and goals. Through one-on-one consultations, I provided advice on a wide range of requests, from helping them identify the impact they wish to make in their lives, to selecting a long-term career path, to job search strategies, to interview techniques.

I used my extensive experience in the science of persuasion, decades of sales experience and leadership experience interviewing hundreds of sales talent, to help each student identify their unique strengths and accomplishments.

Student Mentor

CoStend 

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Stanhope Primary School

Non Executive Director

Are you struggling to close sales? 

Fed up with a pipeline that is full of uncertainty?

Do you want results that people will envy?

The answer is to understand the science behind how people make decisions and reverse engineer a sales approach that works with your buyer's biology, not against them. 

There is a science to excellent selling and it's not as complex as you may think. Most sales approaches violate simple neuroscience and psychological fundamentals.

By applying simple elements to your sales approach, you can create disproportionate positive results that will astound you!

By applying my Science Of Persuasion approach you can expect: 

✅ More deals in your pipeline
✅ Higher conversion rates
✅ Faster deals
✅ Earn the respect of C-level buyers
✅ Outperform targets, even during recessions
✅ Less stress

Ready to transform your sales performance? 

Book a no-obligation call to learn how https://www.proverbialdoor.com/consultationrequest

Moeed Amin

Brindis

Leading a specialist sales training consultancy dedicated to Collaborative Selling

By having direct interaction with stakeholders we are better able to deliver required outcomes more effectively.

We are all about ‘performance enhancement’ for the people we work with and all over the world Brindis has worked with clients to improve the results of both individuals and teams.

By identifying the things to change to achieve maximum impact Brindis can help deliver the outcomes desired by sales people, managers and the organisation in general.

Our work now concentrate on championing 'Collaborative Selling' which we deliver through the 12 week Accelerator programme and ongoing Academy

Founder

Supporting the Collaborative Selling Accelerator and Academy by designing and delivering real life and virtual sessions to improve sales performance 

Areas covered include:
- Sales
- Negotiation 
- Account Management 
- Presentation Skills 

Training can be delivered in English or Spanish

Sales Trainer

Using a pragmatic rather than dogmatic approach to work with sales professionals to help them achieve results. 
- Embedding learning from training
- Using opportunity management techniques
- Preparing for pitches and presentations
- Shifting performance blockages
- Planning account activity
- Designing personal development plans

Sales Coach

Collaborative Selling = Selling for the modern era.
This one-day online event is designed for Sales Specialists.
Are you: - 
- In B2B, complex sales?
- Involved in high values sales?
- Sales Executive, Account Manager, Business Development Manager?
- Responsible for winning business?
This is for you and your colleagues if:-
- You have a sales team
- You drive sales via indirect routes
- You work with Partners; Channel Managers/ Distribution Managers etc

Follow our Think, Learn, Do method to get the most from the day.

We believe in this concept so passionately and want to share it so the fee is purely to cover costs and all proceeds will be donated to B1G1.

Timetable
08:00 Why Collaborative Selling? – Conquer the challenges of modern selling (Fred Copestake)​​
09:00 Scale Your Sales - Master the art of the Trusted Advisor (Janice B Gordon)
10:00 Personal Branding – Maximising your impact using technology (Alexander Low)​
11:00 The Other Side of Sales – Think like a buyer (Mark Schenkius)​
12:00 Sales Stereotypes - How they help and hinder (Suchi Pathak)
13:00 KEYNOTE Flt LT Zane Sennett - RAF Red Arrows
14:00 Sell With Insight: Using scorecards to discover and share value (Daniel Priestley)
15:00 Video in Selling -  The modern buyer requires a modern seller (Mario Martinez Jr)​​
16:00 Psyche to Sell - Beat the bots (Anita Nielsen)
17:00 The Perfect Close – The secret to winning more deals (James Muir)​​
18:00 Let’s Do The Time Warp Again - The evolution of sales (Quiz Show with special guest host)​​ ​
All day event suitable for multiple time zones
Times in GMT

https://lnkd.in/drSzakPS

Host - Collaborative Selling Summit

Responsible for running Corona Extra's European Training Academy, a project that delivered training and consultancy work in some 18 countries working in both 'On' and 'Off' Trade.

Specialisms: Sales, Key/National Account Management, Negotiation,  Management, Leadership, Brand Selling, Channel Management/Selling Through Distributors, Planning and Selling Promotions, Brand Management, Marketing, Team Building, Customer Service,

Principal Consultant

Ethical Selling

Tired of the old, pushy sales tactics? 

Welcome to a new approach that’s not only ethical but also incredibly effective.

This book guides you through a transformative journey to master the art of selling by doing the right thing. 

The ETHICAL Model is powerful framework that breaks down the principles of ethical selling into clear, actionable steps, helping you build trust, create genuine relationships, and achieve remarkable results.

You’ll discover:
- Why ethical selling is not just good for your conscience but also great for your business
- How to overcome common myths about ethical selling
- Practical strategies to implement ethical selling in your daily practice 
- How to align your sales career with your personal values for greater fulfilment and impact 
- Ways to make a real difference in your professional life and the relationships you build with your customers

Ethical Selling is more than just a book - it’s a movement. 
Join the new era of sales where doing the right thing is the smartest business decision you can make.

Author

Institute of Ethical Selling

The Institute of Ethical Selling (IES) was founded on the belief that trust, transparency, and integrity should be at the heart of every sales interaction. 

It is dedicated to transforming the sales profession by providing education, resources, and certification for individuals and organizations committed to ethical practices.

The mission is to create a global movement that elevates the standards of sales, ensuring that both buyers and sellers thrive in a relationship built on trust.

Why Ethical Selling Matters...

- Ethical selling is the foundation of lasting success in today’s business landscape.

- Unethical practices may lead to short-term gains but often result in customer distrust, legal risks, and damage to your brand.

- Ethical selling enhances your credibility and builds stronger client relationships. By prioritising honesty and transparency, you reduce stress, improve job satisfaction, and position yourself as a trusted advisor.

Ethical practices not only benefit your clients but also boost your long-term success and career growth.

Ambassador

MySalesCoach

Is your Sales team getting the coaching they deserve?

We help busy Sales managers and aspiring, coachable reps reach their true potential with expert, 1:1, frequent coaching

Coach

Sales Today

Originally called 'Selling Through Partnering Skills', the show rebranded in January 2022 to reflect broader discussions on things affecting the world of sales and what sales professionals need to do to stay relevant now and in the future.
 
Episodes are based on discussions around:
	
- Collaborative Selling 
- Hybrid Selling 
- Specific skills and tactics (eg Video in Selling or Understanding Procurement)
- Mini series (eg 'Trust or Bust' or 'Selling IT')

Host Fred Copestake is Founder of Brindis, a sales training consultancy, and author of 'Selling Through Partnering Skills' and 'Hybrid Selling'. He is an expert in helping salespeople around the world improve their performance and unleash their full potential.
 
Connect with Fred on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

www.linktr.ee/fredcopestake

Podcast Host

Hybrid Selling

Are you ready for the next evolution of sales?

Selling is changing, and sales professionals need to keep in touch with the latest trends to stay relevant and further their careers.

Hybrid Selling does not just cover the clever use of tools and technology: it defines the way salespeople can adapt to a future that needs a multi-faceted approach to drive success.

The book 'Hybrid Selling - How salespeople can use a complete approach to drive opportunities in the new world of sales' acts as a guide in this area

It covers

- What are the essentials of selling as a foundation for winning business
- How virtual selling techniques and innovative tools can give you an edge
- How to manage sales opportunities based on delivering outcomes
- Why salespeople must embrace the skill of leading customers
- What value really is and how to create it with – and for – customers
- The key elements needed to expand meaningful business relationships

Selling Through Partnering Skills

‘Selling Through Partnering Skills’ looks at the evolving world of sales and sets out what people need to do to refine their approach. It explores how they can take it to the next level through understanding partnering intelligence (PQ) and using the innovative VALUE Framework.

Classic, Consultative, Value Based and Enterprise selling are all considered using existing and more modern thinking, together with advice on practical application of the most relevant techniques.

Put simply, it helps individuals and businesses improve how they sell in the modern sales environment so they will achieve better results.

Konsälidön

We are at a crossroads.

Ideas and models which defined the consulting industry are no longer as effective and viable as they were in the past. Clients expect more from their advisors as they require that much more to survive in today’s market.

Konsälidön is the tipping point ushering in the new era in consulting. We have built a first-of-its-kind digital platform to connect organizations with consulting teams more efficiently than in the traditional consulting partnership model. 

Our platform enables us to operate an agile, decentralized and distributed global consulting firm with very low overheads – which means that our clients see work with senior experts for faster more impactful results.

This, we believe, is the future of consulting.

Partner

Loughborough University School of Business and Economics

Associate Lecturer

TTM Associates Ltd

Designing and delivering management and leadership programmes for clients in Europe and the Middle East.

Our Award-Winning approach focuses on developing the organisation’s most important asset: People

It sparks innovation and prepares them to cope with change and make the best out of every opportunity.

The ultimate goal is to cohesively help companies to fully integrate their Business Strategy, Talent Strategy and people’s Behaviours to deliver ultimate and innovative customer impression and value

Senior Management Consultant

Author | Trainer | Coach | Working with engineering and manufacturing sales teams | Selling has changed – have you?

Sales is changing... are you?

MEET FRED ► Over the last 25 years I have travelled round the world 14 times visiting 37 countries and working with over 10,000 salespeople

YOUR CHALLENGES ► Salespeople involved in complex B2B sales often struggle with these issues:

• ‘Busy Busy Busy’ 
– this is being ineffective. It results in wasted opportunities, is tiring and stressful and means the focus is on the wrong activities to deliver results

• ‘Olde Worlde’ 
– this is being old fashioned. It is when salespeople are too self-centred rather than customer focused, too technical in their approach or use bad techniques better suited to a bygone era of selling

• ‘Muddled Mindset’
 – this is being misaligned. It can happen at organisation, management and individual level and means that the confusion leads to frustration and wasted effort

SOLUTIONS ► Salespeople can use a ‘partnering mindset’ to develop more a modern and collaborative approach to working with customers. #CollaborativeSelling

This helps by:
 
• Countering ‘Busy Busy Busy’ by becoming more effective. 
- Prepare to make the most of opportunities
- Plan to balance work and reduce stress
- Process to focus on the right activity

• Countering ‘Olde Worlde’ by getting up to date. 
- Flip attention to the world of the customer
- Follow an approach that identifies issues rather than forces a solution
- Focus on things that actually work rather than old school tricks

• Countering ‘Muddled Mindset’ by creating better alignment. 
- Clarity within the organisation
- Coaching by management 
- Confirmation for individuals they are doing things right

WHY ME ► Using my experience to understand what's needed to be successful in sales today I wrote my first book 'Selling Through Partnering Skills’ 

Yet selling continues to change at pace, and sales professionals need to keep in touch with the latest trends to stay relevant I wrote my second book ‘Hybrid Selling’

Recognising what customers are really looking for is the reason behind book three ‘Ethical Selling’

We talk about these things on the podcast I host – ‘Sales Today’ 

LET’S TALK ► Ring the bell 🔔 on my profile to get notified about my posts. DM me or book straight into my diary for a chat here: https://calendly.com/fredcopestake 

OUTSIDE OF WORK ► Sport especially rugby (which I used to referee), travel to Spanish speaking countries, food and drink. We have three cats Oscar, Luna and Caspar

MY GOAL ► It's all about 'good people doing good things in a good way'

Fred Copestake

"I don’t hate salespeople.... I hate how most of you sell to me"

The orange hat recently got upgraded with mind reading powers (AI is so last year)

It gives a startling insight into the mind of the customer

"You come in talking.
You assume what I care about.
You push 'the solution' before I’ve even defined the problem."

Oh dear... it doesn't stop there though

"Let me be clear: I don’t need a pitch.
I need help making a decision."

And there's more

"I’ve already done research. Don’t repeat it.
I’m under pressure. Don’t waste my time.
I want relevance. Don’t guess what that means."

My goodness... anything else?

"The problem isn’t your product.
It’s that you’re more focused on getting a “yes” than helping me say it confidently."

So what to do?

I've captured the customers voice against the VALUE Framework

"If you actually want to earn my attention - and my business - do this instead...

🔸Validate = right opportunities

"Ask why I’m exploring this now. Find out if it makes sense for both of us.

🔸Align = right research

"Come in knowing the basics. Show me you’ve done more than skim the website."

🔸Leverage = right conversations

"Ask questions I haven’t thought of yet. Make me think differently."

🔸Underpin = right solutions

"Don’t pitch. Prove. Connect what you do to what I want."

🔸Evolve = right outcomes

"Tell me what happens after I sign. I’m buying results, not a project plan."

Final words?

"If you treat me like a deal, I’ll walk.
If you treat me like a partner, I’ll buy.
It really is that simple.
Make it easier for me to say yes.
Or stop complaining when I don’t."

Tough stuff 

Would your customers be saying this about you?

#OrangeHatThinking

Sales Trainer | Author | Coach | Working with engineering and manufacturing teams | Selling has changed – have you? 🇬🇧 🇪🇸

It's not always what it seems 


Travelling for work often isn't as glamorous as it may sound

Rock up at hotel...

- Game of padel 

- Lounge by the pool

- Hit the gym 

Often no time for that even if they are open 

(To be fair this hotel in Madrid was having a refurb)

People sometimes forget why you are traveling 

It's not a holiday 

Brilliant if you can combine work and pleasure which I've done before 

But that's not the primary reason 

It's about quality of work

People getting together to multiply the impact of activity 

That's now a key factor in deciding if I will travel 

Will it make a difference? 

I've been blessed to work in 38 countries 

Some trips have been a waste of time 

Some I've not particularly enjoyed 

Some both!

It's time to be more picky 

Does it fit professionally and personally 

I'm not being a diva about this

Just practical

Life is too short

“I’m just not the sales type”

I hear this from engineers all the time

The idea that sales is only for slick, outgoing people is one of the biggest myths holding good technical experts back

Sales isn’t about being loud

It isn’t about pressure

It’s about listening, asking smart questions, and helping customers make sense of their world

That’s problem-solving... and engineers are brilliant problem-solvers

You don’t need to become someone else
You just need to apply the skills you already have in a different way

Have you ever told yourself you’re “not a sales type”?

#sales #engineering #manufacturing

(Check out this FREE course for engineering sales https://lnkd.in/eved3-Uv - unlisted on YouTube so no sign ups )

What if sales paid no commission?

Just gave a salary like a normal job

Maybe that would solve the 'salesiness' issue

Or

Maybe no one would want to do it

Doctors don't get a bonus

(And we love that comparison)

But then bankers do

It's unlikely to happen

Yet nothing wrong with a cheeky hypocritical question though

They help people to think... and earn us commission

“You're telling me stuff I already know. I’ve got internet access!”

You wear the Orange Hat to your first sales meeting with a prospect... mind-reading function activated

Is that what they are thinking before slide 5?

Along with

- “This could’ve been an email. Or a brochure. Or just a Google search.”

- “You’re here to understand me... not educate me on your product.”

- “I don’t need a guided tour. I need help making a decision.”


If your sales meeting feels like a website… you're not helping. You're reciting

Parroting

The customer isn’t impressed by your knowledge.

They want you to help them make sense of things

Partnering


What should the customer experience instead?

Use the VALUE Framework to shift from your perspective to theirs

This is what they are thinking 

🔸 Validate = right opportunities

"Start by checking if this is actually worth my time – not just yours."

🔸 Align = right research

"Come in already knowing the basics. Ask me about what’s not on the website."

🔸 Leverage = right conversations

"Challenge my assumptions. Ask sharper questions than my team does."

🔸 Underpin = right solutions

"Don’t explain features. Show how this fits my priorities."

🔸 Evolve = right outcomes

"Don’t stop at the sale. Help me believe I’ll get results after signing."


Customers don’t want more information.
They want better insight.

Are you adding value through sense making?
Or just restating what they already know?

Many salespeople today are still parroting rather than partnering

Why?

#OrangeHatThinking
#VALUEFramework


(The mind reading enabled Orange Hat is priceless and not for sale

Training to achieve the same effect is... at a fair price... and guaranteed! 

Ask me how)

Full of smart people wanting to make a difference


Not there!

Round the corner

The MySalesCoach coaches get together last week was a chance to hang out with some top folk

Huge amounts of experience generously shared

Plus an opportunity to learn more about using assessments to have even greater impact (via Ben Tagoe of Objective Management Group )

Coaching can have such a profound effect it's sad that it's often the piece that's ignored

Not by everyone though

And judging be some of the stories shared in the group some salespeople are benefiting massively

Are you?

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