September 19, 2023

Kristie Jones: Selling Your Way In

Episode 16
“I have 30 minutes for everyone.”

Kristie Jones: Selling Your Way In

Episode 16

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There was no hustle struggle for me but I say to people, "I'm not lucky. I did the right things by people all along, and then the right things happened to me."

Kristie Jones is the Founder and Principal of Sales Acceleration Group. She is the go-to expert for privately owned, VC-backed, or bootstrapped companies needing to build or improve their sales processes, strategies, and people. Her willingness to get her hands dirty and her “take no prisoners” approach when helping companies drive more revenue from their Sales and Customer Success teams is what make her so valuable to her clients.

She tells Cynthia about her path to becoming a successful fractional Sales Executive, Coach, Trainer, Consultant, and Author.

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Kristie Jones

Founder & Principal
Sales Acceleration Group

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1 – Intro and Welcome 00:24
2 – What you’re doing now 01:25
3 – Explanation of Kristie’s Model 03:19
4 – How long have you been doing this? 04:50
5 – How she operates 05:17
6 – How her business model is a good fit for everyone 06:54
7 – Recognizing when asking for help is the smartest move 09:02
8 – How did you decide you wanted to do sales? 09:32
9 – Knowing yourself 17:07
10 – Explain sales archetypes 18:54
11 – Miss Fitzgerald story 29:50
12 – How long were you at that Famous Barr store 35:29
13 – How doing what corporate asked eventually propelled you 38:00
14 – Good story from your buying days 39:02
15 – What did you do after retail? 42:05
16 – Strategically saying no and yes in your career 01:02:37
17 – What is it that Brene Brown said about no 01:03:34
18 – Listening to the universe 01:04:12
19 – The 10 month employment mistake 01:05:41
20 – Your thoughts on working for other women 01:16:08
21 – Fitting in with the guys 01:17:51
22 – Planning networking with guys 01:18:52
23 – Power of giving selflessly 01:20:16
24 – Your history mentoring people 01:21:32
25 – How giving makes it easier to receive 01:30:18
26 – Contact info 01:33:29

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