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How to Be a Hands-Off CEO, Mandi Ellefson Returns

Written by Wes Schaeffer | Oct 23, 2024

"How to get un-trapped by your business success." 

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Sales Tips you'll learn today on The Sales Podcast...

  • Sales create problems for operations.
  • When you're flush with leads, you can say no to bad prospects.
  • The Hands-Off CEO: podcast, website, book, training, etc.
  • The book was released in Dec 2023...she re-wrote it five times.
  • How to keep your business from becoming a ball-and-chain.
  • What are we best at...and what does the market want?
  • Customers want to buy results, but they end up reluctantly buying services.
  • The focus here is on professional services where the business owner is the one that is being "bought."

 

  • You must be selective with those you take on as clients.
  • When you have a weak pipeline, you take on crappy clients.

What's the biggest transformation we can create for a particular client type?”

  • Who is the client? What are their needs?
  • Start by narrowing down whom you can help and how, then broaden the net as needed.
  • Ask why you failed with clients.
  • She helps companies solve big problems.
  • Be choosy and selective.
  • Put your foot down and deliver results with a proven process.
  • She does retreats to help CEOs expand their vision.
  • You need a good offer to make outbound selling work.
  • "Who can you generate results for and under what conditions?"
  • Be specific with your offer.
  • Have an irresistible offer.
  • Her client was booked solid with the wrong types of clients.
  • What is the real transformation you are offering?
  • Poverty thinking is bad for you.
  • Work from a position and attitude of abundance.
  • If you can't sell via cold outbound, you can't sell.
  • LinkedIn Navigator helps you narrow the search and find active prospects.
  • Export the list or buy a list from Apollo.
  • Show up as a professional and add value.
  • How can you "show up with coffee" in the digital world?
  • Mandi leads with a free copy of her book.

GUEST INFO:

  • Guest Site: https://handsoffceo.com/book
  • Guest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handsoffceo
  • Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandiellefson/
  • Guest Instagram: @handsoffceo and @mandiellefson
  • Guest X: @mandiellefson

Sales Growth Tools Mentioned In The Sales Podcast