Despite being the granddaughter of a literal used car salesman, Annie Ruggles, has spent the last decade harnessing her Hulk-like disdain for hard sales, tacky self-promotion and overly competitive sleaze balls, as inspiration to help people find better ways to grow their business.
As Founder and Dean of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy, she's guided hundreds of people towards making deeper connections, lasting impressions and friendlier, more lucrative conversations.
Her crowning achievement is her ability to help coaches, healers and other helpers sell their services without feeling sleazy, queasy or sacrificing their ethics.
In today's episode Annie and Jen talk about all kinds of things including: the balance between generosity and boundaries, how to not word vomit on your potential customers, especially after giving a price, and why selling is a valuable way to serve others.
5:15 the misconception of what sales is and isn't
6:15 three areas where we most often mess up a sale
13:30 the #1 way you can stand out from your competitors
15:50 what it looks like to adjust your boundaries and your generosity
22:25 how to stop word vomiting on your customers (especially after you give them the price)
27:00 the two things you need to do, to make a non-sleazy sale
34:40 why selling is required to serve
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