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For The Close

25 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

Welcome to For The Close, a podcast hosted by Ali Mirza.

Ali is the founder and president of Rose Garden Consulting, a contemporary sales process firm, Co-Founder of WMC, a beta stage SaaS platform, Mentor at Propellant Labs, Host of For The Close Podcast and an Adjunct Professor at General Assembly. In addition to that, Ali is a renowned speaker and an author, getting ready to publish his second book with Co-Author Aaron Ross, a follow up to the bestseller Predictable Revenue; titled Predictable Closing.

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Episodes

Ep 25: JT McCormick

April 16, 2020 21:46 - 48 minutes - 77.3 MB

From those humble beginnings, JT worked his way up from being the lowest-paid employee at a software company, to the President of the company. During his tenure, he helped grow the business to a multimillion-dollar, 100-plus person company that was repeatedly ranked as one of the best places to work in all of Texas. JT currently serves as the President and CEO of Scribe Media, a publishing company that helps individuals from a variety of backgrounds write, publish, and market their books. Sc...

Ep 24: Pat Quinn

March 15, 2020 21:10 - 42 minutes - 64 MB

A former professional magician who learned the art of commanding a stage early in his career. With an advanced degree in brain research, Pat understands how adults learn new information. As a consultant and speaker he has keynoted the biggest conferences and spoken to audiences from around the world. Website: https://advanceyourreach.com Email: [email protected] __ Want to work with Ali? Visit us at https://rosegardenconsulting.com

Ep 23: John Pyke

November 03, 2019 21:58 - 37 minutes - 59.2 MB

John Pyke is America’s leading authority on finding talent and hiring high-performing sales professionals. He has cracked the code for hiring sales talent based on a proven scientific process that has 80-90% accuracy for predicting sales talent and keeping it. John is also a Best Selling Author of  “Hire Fast Fire Fast – How Scientific Breakthroughs Minimize Costly Hiring Mistakes”. Johns Website- https://www.thetalentgenius.com Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetalentgenius/ John...

Ep 22: Todd Herman

June 02, 2019 22:47 - 42 minutes - 69.3 MB

Todd Herman is the creator of the multi-award-winning Leadership & Skills Development Program, 90 Day Year, author of the WSJ bestselling book, ‘The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life’, and recipient of Inc. 500’s Fastest Growing Companies Award, as well as the ‘Rama Award for Wisdom and Leadership’, Todd’s professional programs are delivered annually to over 200,000 professionals in 73 countries. Follow Todd: Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube

Ep 21: Russell Kommer

May 22, 2019 21:27 - 24 minutes - 37.9 MB

Russell Kommer is the owner of eSoftware Associates Inc (eswcompany.com), a Microsoft consulting firm which provides custom solutions and training to various sized companies around North America. He also owns a Video Marketing company called Video Signature www.videosignature.com which is based out of Asbury Park, NJ. Follow Russell below: Websites: eswcompany.com & www.videosignature.com Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-kommer-87b9155/

Ep 20: Shama Hyder

May 15, 2019 15:14 - 34 minutes - 54.5 MB

Shama Hyder is an Indian-American entrepreneur, author, and online and television personality. She is the chief executive officer of Zen Media, a global marketing and new media firm she founded in 2009. She was ranked one of LinkedIn's Top 10 Voices in Marketing in 2016 and 2017. Follow Shama below: Instagram Twitter Website Facebook

Ep 19: Zen Lenon

May 06, 2019 21:32 - 35 minutes - 57.7 MB

Zen graduated form the University of San Fransisco in 2007 with a degree in Marketing. She was the first rep to close $1mm at Yelp making me the #1 sales rep out of 1000 for almost 4 years, consecutively. The first hire at Tintup.com which helped generate $290k MRR in less than 9 months. And closed $500k in less than 9 months at PandaDoc, while traveling the world & grew channel revenue partnerships program as Channel Manager to $150k MRR in 3 months. Zen currently serves as the CEO/Founder ...

Ep 18: Gary Boomershine

April 25, 2019 21:47 - 45 minutes - 70.4 MB

Gary has worked in a variety of emerging growth markets for more than 24 years in the Silicon Valley and India. He’s been successful in emerging markets and public markets in a broad range of industries including Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Private Lending, Enterprise Software, and High Tech Manufacturing. Follow Gary below: Website Facebook Linkedin

Ep 17: Ben Berman

April 03, 2019 21:50 - 42 minutes - 66.6 MB

Ben Berman is a serial entrepreneur, having started his first company at only 14. After seeing the power of EOS, Ben became a professional EOS Implementer. Since then he has helped dozens of leaders get what they want from their businesses by helping them clarify, simplify, and achieve their vision. Ben's engaging, direct style makes for especially powerful sessions where breakthroughs are common and results are the norm. Follow Ben below: Facebook Website

Ep 16: Ryan Stewman

April 03, 2019 21:38 - 50 minutes - 77.7 MB

Ryan Stewman, the "hardcore closer," is a best-selling author, podcaster and blogger. He's best known for consulting with alpha personality business owners on rapidly growing their sales via the use of strong marketing and advertising. Follow Ryan below: Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin YouTube Website

Ep 15: Brian Williams

April 03, 2019 21:30 - 33 minutes - 55.6 MB

Brian left corporate America and his position as head of Global Business Sales & Strategy to start his own firm 7 years ago. Since then he's worked with companies like AT&T, Cisco, Citi, and Altran (Paris, France) to install sales systems and help sales teams drive it to execution. He's also an author (The Ultimate Sales Messaging System) and created his own advanced online sales training course, both of which he uses regularly with clients. Follow Brian below: Website Linkedin

Ep 14: Brent Daniels

April 03, 2019 21:11 - 39 minutes - 65 MB

Brent Daniels creator of the advanced wholesale training, TTP, runs a multi-million dollar wholesaling business out of Phoenix, AZ. He has coached tons of people with a simple and effective strategy on how to get on the phone and talk to motivated sellers. A natural leader, Brent combines his passion for helping his students with his proactive, little sleep, high energy, "doesn’t-want-to-wait-around-for-business" attitude to help you make the most out of the wholesaling cash machine. Follo...

Ep 13: Cason Carter

March 17, 2019 23:30 - 39 minutes - 64.9 MB

An entrepreneurial enthusiast at heart, Cason Carter along with the partners at Broughton Partners have worked side-by-side with industry leaders to identify a need and create a unique solution specifically designed for Personal Injury Law Firms of any size. It has been a challenging yet rewarding process to see Broughton Partners grow and to put into practical application the lessons and advice he has received over the years. Cason attributes the success of Broughton Partners to the dedicat...

Ep 12: Erik Knight

March 15, 2019 21:23 - 34 minutes - 55.1 MB

Knight is founder & CEO of SimpleWAN, an award-winning Arizona-based provider of cloud managed networking for multi-location businesses. Prior to SimpleWAN, Knight founded COMVOICE, which was acquired in 2014. A thought leader in SD-WAN, networking, and cybersecurity, Knight has appeared on numerous national media outlets including Forbes, Newsmax, Fox & Friends, and CNN. Follow Erik below: Linkedin Website Twitter

Ep 11: Eric Carlson

February 25, 2019 00:49 - 43 minutes - 73.1 MB

Eric is the founder of 10xFactory, an entrepreneurship group hosted over Slack with over 1,200 vetted members and the founder of One Cup Media and the Sweat Pants Agency, spending over $1m / mo in Facebook ads. He is the marketer behind several brands that are the leaders in their category. He also helped scale Hunt A Killer from $0 to 8-figures, fully bootstrapped, becoming the fastest growing thriller subscription box ever and has over $100m of TV, internet, and radio advertising experienc...

Ep 10: Collin Stewart

January 30, 2019 23:59 - 44 minutes - 75.8 MB

Collin Stewart is Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Predictable Revenue. He is a second-time entrepreneur and was the Co-Founder of CARB.IO (merged with Predictable Revenue in 2014) which became Predictable Revenue’s Accelerate team (an outbound team for hire) and Outbound Automation software. Collin is the podcast host of the Predictable Revenue Podcast and refers to himself as a failed musician (in a funny - not sad - way). _ Follow Collin below: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CollinYVR Faceboo...

Ep 9: Chris Ortolano

January 26, 2019 21:20 - 34 minutes - 53.5 MB

Chris Ortolano is the Founder and Principal of Outbound Edge. He works closely with Sales Managers and VP's to address one of the most common pipeline problems: knowing which deals will close and why? Chris deploys a lean matrix to weight deal factors, score deal progress, and negotiation skills to stress test deals, allowing his clients to dump the bad deals, streamline the pipeline, and focus on deals with a higher probability of C/W. -- Follow Chris below: Twitter  Website  Linkedi...

Ep 8: Stanley Meytin

January 21, 2019 21:49 - 50 minutes - 80.5 MB

Stanley Meytin is the founder and Creative Director at True Film Production, a New York City-based video production company that creates videos for businesses and brands all over the world. Known for his creative visual storytelling, brand building and digital marketing expertise, Meytin has helped many businesses establish their company image and transform into iconic brands.  Meytin’s expertise is fueled by his passion for bringing ideas to life, which is evident in the work provided to hi...

Ep 7: Nico Wilmes

January 02, 2019 16:29 - 12 minutes - 24.9 MB

Nico Wilmes is a business owner with a background in investing in renewable energy from Germany. He fell in love with Mexico as he was visiting on his 30th birthday and decided to stay forever as he saw the potential in sustainable development in Tulum. Nico founded the company Los Amigos Tulum with a travel buddy, Marc Levy. Six years later they have become the most influential developer in Tulum with a revenue of 30 million dollar annually and over 500 employees. Follow Nico below: Inst...

Ep 6: Tommy Mello

December 21, 2018 03:25 - 42 minutes - 66.5 MB

Tommy Mello is the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $30 million-plus home service business with over 200 employees in 9 states. He shares what he's learned at HomeServicesExpert.com to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. Follow Tommy below: Website: http://homeserviceexpert.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/realtommymello Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy-mello/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHomeServiceExpert/

Ep 5: Chad Rogers

December 14, 2018 17:04 - 50 minutes - 82.8 MB

Chad Rogers is the Founder and CRO of Lemonlight Media, a Los Angeles based video marketing company that guarantees to deliver message via video directly to local customers. Follow Chad below: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChadJRogers Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadjrogers/ Website: https://www.lemonlight.com  

Ep 4: Abhi Golhar

December 14, 2018 17:01 - 39 minutes - 62.1 MB

Abhi Golhar is a nationally syndicated radio show host on the Wall Street Business Network, where he addresses topics related to real estate investing. He is also a Managing Partner of Summit & Crowne, a real estate investment firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. ___ Follow Abhi here: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhigolhar/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/abhigolhar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abhigolhar/ Website: https://www.abhigolhar.com/p/radio  

Ep 3: Josh Harcus

December 14, 2018 16:59 - 42 minutes - 65 MB

Josh Harcus is a brand evangelist for Dmanna.com, preventing UTIs and reducing Dementia with our elders. Chairman of Hüify. A top HubSpot sales and marketing partner, sales enablement Speaker and Author of "A Closing Culture". Follow him below: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshHarcus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshharcus/ Website: https://www.huify.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshharcus/ BUY his book here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1619614537/ref=as_li...

Ep 2: Victor Antonio

December 14, 2018 16:57 - 46 minutes - 77 MB

Victor Antonio experienced a poor upbringing from one of the roughest areas of Chicago. But that didn't stop Victor from earning a B.S. Electrical Engineering, an MBA and building a 20 year career as a top sales executive and becoming President of Global Sales and Marketing for a $420M company. Victor Antonio is an American author, business consultant and host. He is best known for being host of Spike TV's reality series, Life or Debt. Follow him here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Victo...

Ep 1: Amy Volas

December 14, 2018 16:55 - 45 minutes - 71.4 MB

Amy Volas is a sales fanatic turned entrepreneur, bitten by the startup bug many moons ago and couldn't imagine spending her time anywhere else. She created Avenue Talent Partners to help with the tremendous task of growing startups through one of their most valuable assets—salespeople. When she’s not working, she’s spending time with her cat, dog, and husband. Follow Amy below: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyvolas/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvenueTP Instagram: https://www...

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1 Episode
Todd Herman
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