Manage Smarter

Steve Gielda is co-founder of Ignite Selling and author of Ignite Your Sales Strategies: A field guide to accelerating the pipeline - an Amazon Top 10 Sales Book! the book helps sales teams be able to think and act strategically, construct a seamless sales pipeline process, understand your customers’ buying factors for each unique sale, proactively manage the key influencers, navigate the competitive landscape and quantify the true value of your solution. Steve's company has trained over 25,000 salespeople and sales leaders worldwide. MENTION MANAGE SMARTER PODCAST WHEN CLICKING ON STEVE’S BOOK ON IGNITESELLING.COM GETS THE BOOK FREE In this podcast for managers, Audrey, Lee and Steve discuss:  Managing Assumptions in Sales: Steve emphasizes that assumptions in the sales process, especially during new product launches, can lead to failure. He highlights the importance of identifying and engaging with the right influencers and not assuming that the same influencers from past sales will be relevant for new pr