The Sales Evangelist Press Mentions

Donald Kelly — a sales expert whose podcast has 3.6 million downloads and been featured in Forbes — found himself homeless as a teen.

“My mother worked multiple jobs, but she fell on hard times as a single parent, so we lost our apartment,” says Donald.

“I told myself I would never let this happen again to my family,” he says. “I realized if I can go through that and pull through, I can do anything. I’m Donald Freakin’ Kelly; I can do hard things. I can pick up the phone as a salesperson every single day.” (Read More)

Historically in sales, doing what’s right hasn’t always aligned with what’s likely to generate revenue. That’s not the case with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). 

This year, LinkedIn commissioned Forrester to provide an independent and objective analysis on the topic of DEI in sales. Here are a few key findings from Forrester’s October 2021 study that sales leaders and hiring managers will want to know: 

• 60% of respondents stated that diversity within their sales team has contributed to their teams’ success.
• 82% predict that the racial or ethnic diversity of (read more)