Episode 042: Shawn Karol Sandy
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Shawn Karol Sandy
Shawn Karol Sandy is the Chief Revenue Officer and a Sales Coach at The Selling Agency, which is a Memphis based Sales Management Consultancy, Shawn is an active member of the Women Sales Professionals Group and Shawn is also one of 64 Experts, on the New Sales Experts Channel.
Our Mission Is To Change The Negative Perception Of Sales People
Our Vision Is A World Where Selling Is A Profession To Be Proud Of
Key Takeaways From This Episode
[00.48] Shawn shares her journey into sales – Shawn wanted to be awesome when she grew up. Find out how she realized this through a career in professional selling.
[02.35] How Has Selling Changed – We have to work harder during the earlier stages of the funnel today (Prospecting and Lead Generation), It’s easy to be ignored today.
[06.10] The Key Attributes of a Modern Successful Sales Professional – Soft Skills – Perceptive and Self Aware, Articulate and able to communicate, prioritize, compartmentalize and having discipline.
[07.48] Shawn’s Top Three Sales Do’s and Don’ts – Don’t wing it, Don’t be vague or general, Use language of the senses (Be Unforgettable), Don’t do what everyone else does.
[12.15] Shawn’s Most Satisfying Sales Pursuit and Lesson – Shawn shares a story of a tough negotiation where she had to push back on the client and be willing to let the opportunity go to be successful. Be willing to walk away.
[15.58] Shawn’s Advice to Her Younger Self – Hey Kid, Pre-qualify harder. When you are hungry everything looks like a steak!
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More About Shawn
What is your all time favourite sales-related movie? This one isn’t your typical sales movie:
“JOY” the story of Joy Mangano. Like many of our entrepreneur clients at The Selling Agency, she believed in what she created and had to fall, fail, and flail, but was determined to become a seller to bring her product to people that wanted it. She wasn’t the typical sales person and had to learn how to articulate her value to compel her audience. We can appreciate that as we coach a lot of serviced based and mature industry entrepreneurs on “Selling for Non-Sales People.”
Favourite sales related quote
? Fantastic advice from a former Sales VP I worked for, Sean Deaton – “Be accountable to the plan, not the results.” Helped me stay focused on the activities that create success.
Which sales book has had the most positive impact on you?
Just one??? For my own agency practice and our clients, David Meerman Scott’s “The NEW RULES of SALES & SERVICE” helps you understand how to transition your view of selling to meet modern consumers. For sales application practices, Trish Bertuzzi’s “The Sales Development Playbook” is killer.
Who / What inspires you? My children.
My husband. People, really. People are amazing. Knowing every day that I can choose to be a force of change – a smile or hand to a neighbor, a suggestion to a business friend, encouragement to a struggling salesperson . . . We can make a difference in other people’s lives inspires me to give, give, and give. What people are capable of accomplishing inspires me.
What aspect of your own personal development are you most focussed on improving at the moment?
Discipline. While I’m incredibly disciplined and focused in many areas, I’m struggling with being disciplined to rise an hour earlier each day so I can write or exercise more in this hour. It requires going to bed earlier which has been really tough.
Hobbies, Interests?
Painting is the visual counterpart to writing and creative expression. I love painting with watercolors and acrylics. It’s the opposite side of specific, deliberate strategy and communication. It’s more, “let’s see what happens . . . ”
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