Emmie Brown is one of the world’s most sought after experts at helping leaders develop processes to build sales teams and maximize salesperson performance. With over 100 team members and well over 8 figures in annual revenues, Southwestern Consulting is one of the fastest growing sales consultancies in the world today. Our mission is to help people achieve their goals in life and to elevate the practice and perception of sales.

As a Senior Partner and equity-holder of the company, Emmie’s insights are backed by Southwestern Consulting’s frontline research and work with over 8,000 different teams in more than 40 countries.A practitioner of what she teaches, Emmie is an ultra-performer, consistently ranking in the top 1% of sales forces. Her success led her to spend four years on a national tour training sales organizations around the country. During that time, she interviewed and spoke to over 550 teams, learning extensively about what creates breakdowns in communication, why salespeople don’t make the sale and the reasons that organizations don’t reach their potential.

It’s incredibly rare to find someone who can be both a top personal performer and a top sales leader; Emmie Brown is one of those people. She was on the coveted Wall of Greats for recruiting some of the most successful teams in history in her former Direct Sales career. During that time, she also ran hundreds of group interviews and conducted more than a thousand of 1 on 1 interviews for potential salespeople. At Southwestern Consulting, she also leads one of the largest organizations in the entire company. Today, she coaches some of the most successful sales leaders from top companies around the world.

In addition to her real world experience, Emmie has a psychology degree from the University of North Carolina. She has unique insights to help you more effectively communicate your point of view, be more persuasive in selling, and motivate your team to action. She is the author of the upcoming books Seek First Selling and the leadership book, Manage Systems to Lead People. Also, an experienced speaker Emmie has spoken across the globe as far away as New Zealand. For more visit EmmieBrown.com

Show Highlights:

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The Action Catalyst is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan Moore, President of Southwestern Advantage, the oldest direct-sales company in America, and Partner with Southwestern Consulting. With more than 45 years in sales leadership and marketing management, Dan has a wealth of knowledge to share on how to make better use of time to achieve life, sales, and other business goals. Each week, he interviews some of the nation’s top thought leaders and experts, sharing meaningful tips and advice. Subscribe on iTunes and please leave a rating and review!