Sales Hacks For Startup Hustlers

CLOSE.IO WOMEN IN SALES INTERVIEW SERIES http://blog.close.io/topic/women-in-sales Host: Rebecca Luo, account executive at Close.io @rebeccatluo Lauren LaForge is a professional sales trainer and business coach at Southwestern Consulting (llaforge@southwesternconsulting.com). As a college student, Lauren sold books and software door-to-door for Southwestern Advantage, finishing top 5 out of 3,000 sales people for all 4 summers. She also started and sold two businesses before the age of 30. Lauren gives us advice on what she calls the “intentional roller coaster” in sales, scheduling, and remote life. When it comes to consistency in sales, Lauren advises her clients to focus on what they can control in terms of three categories: hours, attitude, and meetings.