First Customers

Alberto Voltolina, CEO/President MGG North America, American/Italian company that went from $0 to $1.5 million in one year. They are a worldwide leading equipment manufacturer and supplier for paint brush & paint roller manufacturers like Sherwin Williams, Baer, and more. It was fascinating to learn how high ticket manufacturing equipment is sold at this level. However, the lessons I learned in this episode apply to the sales process at any established company or startup.

Show Notes, Links, & Transcript:

https://parisvega.com/alberto-voltolina-mgg-north-america/

Topics

- Cold Calling

- In Person Sales

- Sales Dinners

- Event Networking

- High Ticket Sales

- Supply Chain

- Manufacturing Industry

Ron Karr, author of the Velocity Mindset, helped his clients increase incremental revenues by over 1 billion dollars. We go deep into what the Velocity Mindset is and how it affects the sales process. From prospecting and cold calling to closing the sale, Ron has a unique effective approach for asking the right questions. I learned a lot from Ron. I know that you will too.

Show Links, Notes, & Transcript: https://parisvega.com/ron-karr-velocity-mindset/

Sergey Lechshenko, Founder/CEO of Beverly English Career Coaching, a business he started in Kiev, Ukraine before the war. When the war started he had to adapt to find customers and continue growing his business. Listen to the story of an entrepreneur with a dream to serve customers around the world while helping his home country's economy in a time of chaos.

Show Links, Notes, & Transcript: https://parisvega.com/sergey-lechshenko-beverly-english-ukraine/

Jeff Bealeis Mr. Marketology. He's Founder and Marketing Strategist at The Marketology Group, develop marketing strategies for frustrated businesses who want to go from brand awareness to sales. He’s worked with brands like Home Depot, Turner Broadcasting, and more.

Jeff is an expert marketer with decades of experience. In this episode he shares his journey from being in the military to becoming Mr Marketology. His practical actionable advice shows you how to get your first sales using digital marketing and automation.

Show Notes & Links: https://parisvega.com/jeff-beal-mr-marketology/

Warren Greshes is a legendary sales pro, award-winning speaker, and author of several books over the past 30 years.  He was inducted into the National Speakers Association hall of fame in 1998, and one of his books is considered to be in the top 10 best sales books of all time. The title says it all. It's The Best Damn Sales Book Ever. Listen to his hilarious energy-packed stories in this episode and level up your sales game.  Side note: He once owned a minor league baseball team. Show Notes & Links: https://parisvega.com/warren-greshes/

Omayya Atout, Founder & CEO of Songlorious, a SharkTank featured company that hit $5 million in revenue after only 2.5 years. You can hire their roster of musicians to write and record custom songs for any occasion to tell your story. Show Notes & Links: https://parisvega.com/omayya-atout-songlorious-shark-tank/

Stewart Townsend is the Chief Revenue Officer of PodcastHawk.com, a company advised by Pat Flynn & Jordan Harbinger that helps guests automate getting booked on podcasts. Show links, notes, & transcript: https://parisvega.com/stewart-townsend-podcast-hawk/

Matt Leavell, CEO of BuyLowWarehouse.com, earned $1 million in their first year and ranked in the Inc 5000 fastest growing companies in the USA in 2022. After decades of taking business risks and learning hard lessons along the way, Matt found success selling wholesale goods by the truck load. Armed with a strong sense of loyalty and determined to build trust within his community, he's built a great company in an industry full of scammers. Listen and learn as we uncover the strategies and tactics he used to grow from near bankruptcy to bringing in millions in revenue every year. Show Notes & Links: https://parisvega.com/matt-leavell-buy-low-warehouse/

Austin Linney, CEO Crementum Capital and mindset coach, overcame addiction and has doubled his revenue every 6 months for the last 1.5 years building a business with a mission. He's a serial entrepreneur, real estate investor, business and mindset coach, and host of the weekly podcast: Construct Your Life. His motto: Your not in business, your in the people business. Austin tells an inspiring story about the ups and downs of his life and how he's turned the pain of his past into a mission for his future. Show notes & links: https://parisvega.com/austin-linney-crementum-capital-construct-your-life/

Sam Eisenberg, Co-Founder of Design for Decks, a boutique pitch deck design firm whose decks have raised over $2 billion dollars. He's also the founder of Read with Love, a voice-cloning audio book service for busy education minded parents that uses AI to copy a parents voice and use it to create recordings of stories there kids can listen to when they are away. Show notes & links: https://parisvega.com/sam-eisenberg-design-for-decks-read-with-love/