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Executive Presence: My Secret To Standing Out In Sales

Let’s talk about the cool, calm and collected elephant in the room: executive presence. Do you inspire confidence in your customers? Are you taking the time to develop and reevaluate your high level skills like self awareness and communication? Traits like this are key factors in building a sales style that differentiates you from your competitors.

Sales in an experience, and it’s often a customer’s first personal interaction with your business and your brand. Your sales style has the power to attract or repel your ideal clients!

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Sexism in Sales: You’re Invited to a Discussion

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Every single woman I know has experienced sexism in the workplace.

“For a woman, you’re a great negotiator.”

“Have you been working out more?”

“She’s the office mom.”

“It was just a joke.”

“Calm down.”

I’m guessing at least one of these examples (taken from https://bestlifeonline.com/subtly-sexist-things-people-still-say-at-work/) probably struck a nerve.

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How to Be a Savvy Service-Based Seller in 6 Steps

Sales

Selling your service-based business takes a different kind of savvy than a product-based sale. Products are tangible. Your customers can see, feel, even smell a product! Product sales are more straightforward, require shorter sales cycles, and are less complex than service sales.

With nothing tangible to showcase, services can feel invisible. How can you convince a buyer to hand over money to you for a promise and a prayer? Yikes!

Not to worry: mastering the art of selling services is within your reach. I’m outlining all of my best tips and strategies below!

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She Launched It: Em Connors and The Creative Bodega

Entrepreneurs

Today I’m thrilled to be spotlighting my good friend and design goddess Em Connors! Her startup, The Creative Bodega (TCB), helps women entrepreneurs level up their design skills using Canva, a free tool that’s accessible to everyone. (A premium upgrade of Canva does exist, and let me tell you: it is worth every penny.)

If you’ve been following along, you know I’m all about adding value, and Em nails this. Her Instagram feed is packed with helpful tips for navigating Canva and creating compelling visuals. Busy solopreneurs juggle countless aspects of their businesses. Learning a quick and efficient way to design graphics can be game-changing and money-saving! It’s no wonder that TCB’s very first digital course – The Canva Crash Course to Branding Your Business – sold out within two weeks.

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