Heads In The Cloud

In this episode, David and John speak with Bryan Buck and Griffin Dunn of Burwood Group, a Star2Star partner and managed service provider for unified communications, security, and networking solutions. Bryan, Practice Director, and Griffin, Senior Consultant, each share their background and what a day in the life at Burwood Group is like. In their stories, hear some sales advice on how to handle some of the common objections from companies who are hesitant to change their infrastructure or management of IT. You'll also hear about the company's dedication to post-sale training, support, and continued guidance. Plus, listen to hear some of the hurdles customers are anticipating as they prepare to transition back to the office after the disruption from Coronavirus.

In this episode, David and John speak with Frank Visgatis, President & Chief Operating Officer at CustomerCentric Systems LLC. Frank takes you along on his journey of how he started out in his career in the technology sector, and was pulled into sales where he found great success and a passion that eventually bloomed into the company he helped establish today. Join the talk to dissect the classic sales approach and view what's stuck and what's been perfected. You'll hear a few stories of how big name companies learned to differentiate their sales strategies, have a few laughs on the old days of sales, and learn the knack to the customer centric selling approach.

In this episode, David and John speak with Gregg Paulk, Chief Information Officer at Anderson Center For Autism. Gregg shares his story on becoming involved with Anderson Center For Autism, and why Star2Star stood out and proved to be the optimal solution for the business. Learn how Gregg's passionate organization educates and nurtures autistic children and adults to help them reach their fullest development and integrate back into communities. Discover the technology that has helped Anderson Center For Autism continue operations during the coronavirus, Gregg's favorite restaurant for a takeout meal, and what new technologies are catching Gregg's interest for further empowering Anderson Center's facilities and staff.

In this episode, David and John catch up with Melissa Asevado, CEO of Preferred Voice Data Networks, a Star2Star top ten partner. The team is also joined by Joel Greer who supports Melissa's region in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Melissa shares her roots in the industry and tells the story of the many changes in telecom over the years and how she's adapted her business. Learn her success strategy, what challenges she predicts for the industry, how she's dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, and what the LSU Tiger's scores have to do with sales.