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Sales Maven

Do sales conversations make you feel awkward or pushy? It’s time to ditch the outdated salesy strategies. Your guide, Nikki Rausch, will show you how to combine kindness with selling skills to meet your prospects where they are. And in the process, how to uplevel your influence and income. Learn how to earn business easily and effortlessly.

Episodes

How To Prepare For Difficult Conversations - Sales Success Story

Today’s guest was on the show before, back in episode 157, and your host, Nikki Rausch, is so thrilled to have her back! Join her as she catches up with Faithann Basore, a valued member of the Sales Maven Society, to share her latest success story in the latest episode of Sales Maven . Faithann and her husband Dave have owned Window Cleaning Plus (WCP) for nine years. Growing WCP through networking has given Faithann the desire to guide other small business owners through the networking terrain ...

May 06, 202428 min

How To Get Noticed At Virtual Events To Attract Your Ideal Client

Many of us attend virtual events to build connections. You can do things to set yourself up for success and get noticed by your ideal clients. Ultimately, it’s about attracting them to you. Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your audience. Today, learn how to get noticed at virtual events to attract your id...

Apr 29, 202411 min

Word Choice Matters When Selling - Sales Success Story

Many entrepreneurs debate creating a unique voice on social media. It’s understandable for brands to question the wording they use when there’s so much content out there. After all, your word choice is how your ideal clients recognize how aligned you are with their needs. What words connect with them the most? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive ...

Apr 22, 202420 min

The One Question I Wish People Would Stop Asking Me As A Sales Coach

Some questions send us on a spiral, while others aim our trajectory. If you switch out spiral questions for trajectory questions, you’ll find that you get so much more from your coach. How do you turn a spiral question into a trajectory question? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your audience. Today, lear...

Apr 15, 202413 min

Making Buying Easier For Your Clients - Sales Success Story

Your ideal clients are excited to start their journey. They’re finally ready for action and don’t want to be thrown off course by distractions. You want to make your sales conversations, offers, and solutions as easy as possible to create a seamless experience for them. Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for yo...

Apr 08, 202415 min

How To Come Up With Your Next Business Idea - Mastering Excellence Series

Life is filled with inspiration for your next business idea. All that’s left to do is to tap into your passion and figure out which idea to pursue. Where will your passion for business take you next? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to position yourself to thrive in business and produce true value for your audience. Today, learn how to generate your next business idea in this Mastering ...

Apr 01, 202438 min

The Confidence That Comes From Up-Leveling Your Selling Skills - Sales Success Story

Improving your sales skills supports your business in two major ways. First, potential clients understand your business better. Second, you develop more self trust in how you handle sales conversations. What could you do to build self trust to support your expertise? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your ...

Mar 25, 202419 min

Creating Boundaries That Save You Time - Sales Success Story

As a thoughtful entrepreneur, you strive to provide the best service to your clients and community. You might notice that offering such high value can get out of hand if you don’t set intentional expectations. How are you communicating expectations that protect your business and well-being? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and prod...

Mar 18, 202425 min

How To List Build - Mastering Excellence Series

Marketing is all about conversations. You attract your audience through what you talk about and how you engage with potential clients. An email list creates a friendly ongoing conversation between you and your ideal clients. Have you invited your ideal clients to this opportunity? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true v...

Mar 11, 202441 min

How To Create Wealth Online - Mastering Excellence

Online business changes the lives of so many people, which is why it’s such a sought-after goal. Many people make it seem easy so there’s confusion about how to make an online business successful. What does it really take to thrive in online business? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your audience. Today,...

Mar 04, 202451 min

How To Create Messages that Bring People in Without Shutting Others Out - Mastering Excellence

People can feel left out or annoyed by content without the brand realizing the impact of what’s published. Awareness of different ways of being is important for brands to consider. Placing yourself in another person’s experience helps you understand the world differently and possibly helps you avoid a hurtful misunderstanding. Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the po...

Feb 26, 202448 min

Client Appreciation Initiatives

The Sales Maven Society welcomes another Member Appreciation Celebration for the fourth year in a row! This tradition reflects Nikki’s philosophy to “surprise & delight” people when there’s a chance to do so. What other reasons does Nikki uphold this tradition? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your au...

Feb 19, 202413 min

How To Avoid Tarnishing Your Reputation With A Bad Referral

Clients view your referrals as an extension of yourself. Bad referrals backfire and ripple into the relationship you have with your clients. What can you do to buffer or completely avoid such situations? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your audience. Today, learn about how to avoid tarnishing your reputa...

Feb 12, 202417 min

Why You Shouldn’t Use AI For Selling

As Nikki likes to say, “You can’t AI your way into sales.” Sales conversations require collaboration and a personal flair. No matter how high-tech and seamless an experience is, people still appreciate a human touch. Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your audience. Today, learn about why you shouldn’t use ...

Feb 05, 202410 min

How To Stop Sabotaging Your Sales Success

It’s understandable. You are a top-performing entrepreneur who takes a careful look at your business. You’re the first to give yourself feedback or critique your work. However, have you thought about this: Self-judgment is not the same as self-awareness? You don’t need to self-sabotage by being overly harsh on yourself. Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position ...

Jan 29, 202422 min

What To Do When Your Group Program Isn’t Filling

Group programs are seriously some of the most rewarding work. These offers maximize time, create a great return on investment, and keep cash flow coming. They also maximize the impact you have on the world with a group of your ideal clients. What can you do if your group program hasn’t been filling up? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in busin...

Jan 22, 202421 min

How To Show Up & Represent Yourself & Your Brand On Sales Calls - In-person and Virtually: Mastering Excellence Series

Confidence is transferable. When you have on clothes that make you feel your best, you show up more powerfully. Your confident image transfers into how you communicate your business and how potential clients view your offers. How can you best present the confidence of your brand? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true va...

Jan 15, 202443 min

How To Reach Your Ideal Client - Mastering Excellence Series

Building from where your strengths and values live allows your business to become a shining light. The best part about that light is how it acts as a signal for intentional customers. What can you put out that signals and speaks directly to your ideal clients? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your audienc...

Jan 08, 202451 min

The Difference Between Soliciting & Relationship Selling

There seems to be some confusion between soliciting and building relationships that attract prospective clients while making it easy for them to buy from you. Have you ever noticed the main factor that makes these two approaches different? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your audience. Today, learn about...

Jan 01, 202417 min

How To Create Connection

When talking with others, shared stories give life to true connections. The reason is that anything said in a conversation is secondary to the feeling each person has about the conversation. In the words of Maya Angelou: “…people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place you...

Dec 25, 202354 min

Listener Questions Answered By Nikki

This episode is “a little something extra” for everyone today, as this is the 200th episode. Nikki had no idea this podcast she started in March 2020 would grow to 200 episodes, providing value for the amazing Sales Maven Community and beyond. This podcast is able to continue thanks to listeners like you! Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in bu...

Dec 18, 202333 min

How I Got Scammed By A New Sales “Strategy”

We all get scammed or find ourselves in these awkward positions sometimes, and spreading awareness makes it less likely to happen to others. If you find yourself in a similar situation, this is what you want to look out for. Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your audience. Today, learn about how Nikki got ...

Dec 11, 202315 min

How To Build Confidence & Let Go Of Self Doubt: Mastering Excellence

“We’re all in sales.” Even people who work in non-traditional sales roles must know they are selling before any chance to present an offer. We’re all in sales since sales is effective communication, negotiation, and persuasion from the moment we introduce ourselves. Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your a...

Dec 04, 202347 min

How To Get Better At Selling

Selling starts from an intention. Entrepreneurs bring their intentions to sales conversations filled with what they hope happens. If that intention is truly built on hope, does that make it a desire, a dream, or a goal? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your audience. Today, learn about the #1 way to get b...

Nov 27, 202311 min

How To Put People At Ease Quickly: Mastering Excellence

Connections are what help your business thrive. If you want to make the most of your connections, it’s best to show up in service to those you plan on connecting with. How can you build relationships and develop rapport to put people at ease? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for your audience. Today, learn ho...

Nov 20, 202331 min

How & When To Communicate Changes To Clients

At this very moment, you probably have a To-do at the back of your mind. You’ve chosen to avoid it for now. Funnily, you’re spending days avoiding a task that’s not so bad once you actually do it. You know this. That’s similar to communicating business changes: something that’s simple once it’s done. Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in busines...

Nov 13, 202321 min

How To Be More Confident Under Pressure

No matter what’s happening, it’s critical that you maintain a confident and clear mind during your sales conversations. This is why it’s so important to have a strategy when you feel under pressure. The more you show up with confidence for these situations, the better. Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce true value for you...

Nov 06, 202318 min

Pricing To Sell

Can you imagine trying to ask a critical question to someone you’re hiring, and instead, there’s actually no point at all to the long and drawn out conversation… like this sentence. That’s what your clients feel every time you’re not upfront about your pricing. Clients shouldn’t jump through hoops to understand something so important. Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself i...

Oct 30, 202320 min

How To Communicate With Intent: Mastering Excellence Series

Having strong communication skills takes you far in every area of life. You can have all the skills and education as an entrepreneur, yet find yourself not getting results. Intentional communication could be what you need to accomplish goals through rapport, credibility, and cooperation. Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover methods to place yourself in the position to thrive in business and produce...

Oct 23, 202341 min

How To Master Emotions In Sales: Mastering Excellence

“We make buying decisions based on emotions, not logic.” This may be the typical sentence you hear when discussing sales and emotions. The statement is useful, yet it doesn’t cover the full picture. Your emotions as an entrepreneur also impact the way your sales, goals, and business growth develop. Have you ever thought about the influence of your own emotions? Your very own Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch, is here to offer tips, techniques, and strategies to master your sales conversations. Discover ...

Oct 16, 202348 min
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