Lee Salz is a globally recognized Sales Differentiation® strategist and author of The First Meeting Differentiator, part of his bestselling Sales Differentiation® series. He is a sales contrarian who challenges old-school selling and helps organizations win more deals at the prices they want®. Lee is an award-winning speaker, named 2022 Speaker of the Year by the Institute for Sales Excellence and ranked #6 Top Sales Thought Leader by Global Gurus for 2025.

In today’s episode, Lee Salz shares how to turn first sales meetings into powerful, client-focused conversations that set you apart

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

• Why “discovery” calls should be “consultations”
• How to create a “target client profile” instead of an “ideal client profile”
• Which questions to ask to move a deal forward
• How to use emotion to drive action
• Using “Consultation Cliffhangers” to secure your next meeting

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• Download 10 ways to provide meaningful value - www.MeaningfulValue.com
• Book website - www.FirstMeetingBook.com
• Lee’s website - www.SalesArchitects.com
• Lee’s on all the social platforms - Check him out on Tiktok @theleesalz

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Stephen is the CEO of ConveYour.com. For the last 10 years, he has been helping companies like LGCY Power, Vivint, CUTCO; recruit, onboard, train, and retain more reps. Stephen has 22 years of experience in direct sales - recruiting, onboarding, training and rep retention. His platform ConveYour helps with all the back office and administrative items needed to grow a D2D team.

In today’s episode, we’ll be covering how to have better engagement with reps during sales trainings.

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

• The importance of “why” and the “what’s in it for them”
• Lowball questions and hardball questions
• How to build “learner trust”
• Gamification in training
• Ways to include feedback in training

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• Stephen’s Website - https://conveyour.com/ - Get your free guide by clicking “See Demo”

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Bill is the founder of Kaleidico and Bill Rice Strategy Group. He helps companies develop effective lead-generation strategies and optimize their sales operations. Bill’s expertise spans from the early days of pre-Google and Facebook to modern AI-driven solutions.

In this episode, we’ll be discussing how you can use AI and automation in sales.

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

• Experimenting with AI tools
• Ways to use predictive AI
• How to save time with AI tools
• Following up with AI tools
• How using AI tools will help you stand out in sales

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• Keep up on AI trends - https://www.myexecutivebrief.com/ - get his newsletter
• Bill’s Website - https://billricestrategy.com/
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billrice/

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