Gerhard Gschwandtner is Founder and CEO of Selling Power, Inc., a multi-channel media company that produces Selling Power magazine, the leading periodical for sales managers and sales VPs since 1981.

Growing up in Salzburg, Austria, he always wanted to explore the world. He got a job with a French construction equipment company, where he eventually became the liaison between Salzburg and Paris. He helped with the sales team, and 2 years later, was transferred to the international headquarters in Paris, where he was in charge of sales training, overseeing 1600 international sales members.