Confidently Selling with Grit & Tenacity For Female Entrepreneurs

✨ FREE Sales Audit: "Just Tell Me What To Say On My Sales Calls"  ✨

Hey girlfriend! In today’s episode, I’m diving into why sales conversations are absolutely crucial for your business success in 2025. Sales aren’t about being pushy – they’re about being authentic, genuinely curious, and coming from a place of wanting to help. When you approach sales with confidence, you build trust, clarity, and control, all of which are key to growing your business. I’ll share how to structure your sales conversations, boost your confidence, and ultimately attract higher-quality clients. Let’s make this year your best one yet!

What you'll learn:

• The importance of sales conversations and how they build trust with potential clients
• How to approach sales with authenticity and curiosity, making the process feel natural, not pushy
• Why confidence is a game-changer in sales, and how to start building it today
• A simple exercise to boost your confidence before your next sales call
• Practical tips for structuring your sales conversations to create clarity and control

CONNECT WITH GWEN:

Website: https://gritandtenacityconsulting.com

IG: @gritandtenacityconsulting

Email: [email protected]

✨ FREE Sales Audit: "Just Tell Me What To Say On My Sales Calls"  ✨

Hey girlfriend, welcome back!! Today, we're celebrating a huge milestone—my 50th podcast episode! 🥳 Can you believe it? I’m looking back on this wild journey from starting my podcast with zero experience (yep, nada!) to where I am now. And let me tell you, it hasn’t always been easy.

In this episode, I’m sharing the five not-so-glamorous but totally real 'aha' moments I've had along the way. We’re talking about the struggles we women entrepreneurs face, like selling confidently (ugh!), the trap of focusing too much on marketing and not enough on our sales process, and staying true to ourselves in a world that loves to shout ‘fake it ‘til you make it.’

Oh, and can we talk about how Instagram is NOT a business model? Yeah, I went there! And lastly, the hardest part—learning to truly value ourselves and our work. 💪

By the end of this episode, you'll know why having a solid sales process is a game-changer and how building emotional resilience can make or break your business. So get ready for some real talk and a pep talk on knowing your worth, because, girl, you’re making a difference every single day—at home and in your business. Let’s dive in!

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Website: https://gritandtenacityconsulting.com

IG: @gritandtenacityconsulting

Email: [email protected]

✨ FREE Sales Audit: "Just Tell Me What To Say On My Sales Calls"  ✨

Hear from my friend and former colleague, Jacob Siner as he explains the difference of marketing and sales.  Jacob, who is currently a Marketing Director, has over a decade of experience in marketing helps draw the line in the sand with when you market vs when you sell. 

It's power packed with tangible/actionable steps you can start taking now!! 

 We cover: 

• How marketing and sales SHOULD work together
• The 3 categories of focus (PR, marketing, sales) 
• Examples of how and when to use PR, marketing & sales
• Someone who is marketing qualified vs sales qualified
• What to do when you want to shift in  your business like start selling a larger ticketed item. 

CONNECT WITH GWEN:

Website: https://gritandtenacityconsulting.com

IG: @gritandtenacityconsulting

Email: [email protected]

✨ FREE Sales Audit: "Just Tell Me What To Say On My Sales Calls"  ✨

Sales Conversation Audit

https://www.gritandtenacityconsulting.com/gt-sales-audit

Hey girlfriend, welcome back!! Let's talk about it- the economic uncertainty and its impact on sales and the importance of authenticity, curiosity, and the desire to help in confident selling. We talk about my decision to pivot back to the basics and stop my previously scheduled BootCamp. We also talk about the need to adjust to buyer behavior changes, anticipate money objections, maintain clarity in sales conversations, enhancing follow-ups, and building trust with clients during these uncertain times and so much more. Girlfriend, the focus is on staying consistent, understanding the slow down in sales cycles, and continually showcasing value to prospective clients. Let's do this together!

CONNECT WITH GWEN:

Website: https://gritandtenacityconsulting.com

IG: @gritandtenacityconsulting

Email: [email protected]

✨ FREE Sales Audit: "Just Tell Me What To Say On My Sales Calls"  ✨

Hey girlfriend, welcome back!! Today we're chatting with one of my dearest friends, Karen Ridle, National Senior Sales Director with Mary Kay! Karen talks about the importance of embracing opportunities handed by God and talks about her 32-year journey with Mary Kay. This conversation highlights the significance of grit, tenacity, faith, and continuous personal growth. Karen also elaborates on her new initiative, the Extraordinary Leader Project, which is rooted in biblical leadership traits and highlights the necessity of being courageous, maintaining integrity, and impacting others positively while prioritizing intimacy with the Lord.

Karen Ridle is a National Sales Director with Mary Kay Cosmetics. She has been building her business for almost 32 years and is currently driving her 13th free Mary Kay car and her 11 Pink Cadillac....which is the beautiful Pink Cadillac Escalade!  Karen's passion is mentoring women to believe bigger in the dreams God places in their heart and developing an action plan for them to realize those dreams. She has been leading women for most of those 32 years and loves watching the personal growth that occurs on a leadership journey.  

Karen lives in Glen Allen, VA and has been married to Chuck for 22 years. Karen has  1 son, Trey, and he is now married and he and his wife, Abigail have 2 little boys, Calvin and Griffin.  Karen loves her early morning walks, reading great books that grow her in her faith and in her leadership, and she is also excited to try a fabulous new wine!

Register for the Fall Boot Camp!!

CONNECT WITH KAREN:

Email: [email protected] (Put in the subject Extraordinary Leader Project)

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Website: https://gritandtenacityconsulting.com

IG: @gritandtenacityconsulting

Email: [email protected]

✨ FREE Sales Audit: "Just Tell Me What To Say On My Sales Calls"  ✨

Hey girlfriend, welcome back!! In this episode, we chat with Christian business coach for women and moms, Jessica Negron-Solis. We talk about the challenges and rewards of selling confidently by leaning into your authentic self and rejecting traditional sales norms. We dive into topics like:

-Overcoming imposter syndrome

-Integrating Faith into business

-The importance of having the right mindset

Jessica also her journey from photographer to business coach and offers insights on inviting God into daily business operations. This episode is so good & it will empower you to build purpose-driven businesses that align with your values!

CONNECT WITH JESSICA:

Website https://jessicansolis.com/podcast

Instagram: @jessican.solis

CONNECT WITH GWEN:

Website: https://gritandtenacityconsulting.com

IG: @gritandtenacityconsulting

Email: [email protected]

✨ FREE Sales Audit: "Just Tell Me What To Say On My Sales Calls"  ✨

Hey girlfriend, welcome back!! In today's episode, we chat with Karen Edmonds, a certified yoga teacher and wellness coach at Karen Yoga Life. We dive into Karin's journey from a marketing consultant to a wellness entrepreneur. We discuss the impact of embracing a sales mindset, the effectiveness of sales calls, and the importance of follow-up in achieving business success.

We also highlight the transformation Karin experienced through my bootcamp, leading to systemized sales processes and increased client conversions (YAY!!!). The fall sales bootcamp is aimed at helping entrepreneurs focus on income-producing activities and navigate holiday sales without discounting.

Register for the Fall Boot camp here!

Get the Google Invite to “How To get 80% To Yes” Live event Monday, August 26th 

CONNECT WITH KARIN:

Webstite: https://www.karinyogalife.com/

Instagram: @karinyogalife

Karin's lead magnet: Have frustrating joint pain?

CONNECT WITH GWEN:

Website: https://gritandtenacityconsulting.com

IG: @gritandtenacityconsulting

Email: [email protected]

✨ FREE Sales Audit: "Just Tell Me What To Say On My Sales Calls"  ✨

Hey girlfriend, welcome back!! Today we chat with Karalee, an operations specialist, who explains how streamlining business operations can free up time and remove bottlenecks. Karen shares her personal journey into entrepreneurship, the differences between virtual assistants and operations specialists, and provides actionable advice on setting up task management systems.

You'll learn about the significance of SOPs and how automating certain tasks can lead to a more efficient business, ultimately giving entrepreneurs more personal time to enjoy activities like relaxing by the pool or spending time with family. AND I ask her some juicy questions about AI and if using it is actually helping your business.

CONNECT WITH KARALEE

Website: www.theproductivityimpact.com

IG: @theproductivityimpac

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Website: https://gritandtenacityconsulting.com

Website:@gritandtenacityconsulting

Email: [email protected]

✨ FREE Sales Audit: "Just Tell Me What To Say On My Sales Calls"  ✨

Hey girlfriend, welcome back!! In this episode, we talk about preparing your sales systems for the upcoming fall season to ensure success during the holiday period, or really any busy period you may have coming up! We talk about

-The importance of confidence in business and how it can influence others to work with you

-Actionable insights and strategies for understanding seasonal sales trends, and customer buying behaviors

-The significance of behind-the-scenes sales systems

-Conducting a thorough audit of existing sales systems, and optimizing sales processes

-Maintaining confidence in high-ticket pricing without resorting to discounting

Hit play and be inspired to sell and feel good!

CONNECT WITH GWEN:

Website: https://gritandtenacityconsulting.com

IG: @gritandtenacityconsulting

Email: [email protected]

In today's episode, we discuss the common obstacles preventing female entrepreneurs from following up with their leads! We talk about:

-The importance of multiple follow-up attempts

-The psychological barriers like fear of rejection and perfectionism

-The misconceptions about appearing pushy

I give valuable insights into what your leads ACTUALLY think when not followed up on AND provide strategies for effective and authentic follow-up practices to enhance business relationships, trust, and long-term success!

✨ FREE Sales Audit: "Just Tell Me What To Say On My Sales Calls"  ✨

CONNECT WITH GWEN:

Website: https://gritandtenacityconsulting.com

IG: @gritandtenacityconsulting

Email: [email protected]