Leaders Across America With Steve Acorn

21 | Ian Scott | How to Handle Rejections and Be Great At Outside Sales


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In today’s show of Leaders Across America, Steve interviews Ian Scott, Sales Office Manager, Safehaven Security.

Ian was with YEAA from 2016 – 2019. He joined YEAA when he was a freshman at Jacksons College.

In his first year as a student painter, Ian managed to notch up sales of $200,000. While in 2019, as a student manager, Ian had other student painters working under him. In his last year, he managed sales worth half-a-million dollars. 

From cold-calling to imbibing a solid work ethic, Ian shares some of the biggest lessons that he learned in his three-years at YEAA. 

Specifically, he shares the importance of being immune to rejections. Listeners will learn why embracing rejections is the ONLY way of being great at outside sales. 

In the next segment of the show, Ian gives us a peek into his daily responsibilities as a sales office manager at Safehaven security, an organization in the home security business. Ian is responsible for recruiting, training, and outside sales here. 

Ian shares how he managed to beat out the competition and snag this prestigious job. Specifically, he shares how his impressive YEAA experience played an important role in him getting hired in the first place.  

Other topics discussed in today’s show include mindset strategies for being great at outside sales, the importance of working on your weaknesses, and some critical attributes of highly successful leaders.

We hope you enjoy this show!

What You Will Learn In This Show

  • How to handle and get over rejection
  • Importance of leading from the front 
  • How YEAA can help you gain foundational and critical skill-sets
  • How to indulge in critical self-evaluation and work on your weaknesses
  • How to develop the right mindset for outside sales 
  • And so much more…

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