In 1920, the US began recording deaths from Opioids; between 1920 and 1921, 105 people died from accidental overdose.
In 2021, 80,816 people died from overdose on opioids (CDC). We are losing a battle. The opioid crisis is a healthcare system problem; one component of this system is the sales rep. In this episode, we interview Alec Burlakoff. Alec was the VP for sales at Insys and a master of sales and building teams. His skills, contributed to explosive sales of Fentanyl and current crisis.
Alec joins Leslie and I, so we begin to understand how we each parts of healthcare contributed to the crisis. We discuss sales and Alec shares about his life and work.
To learn more about Alec's current work, see his sites:
Limitless! Sales Coaching https://course.aburlakoff.com/home
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