This Sales Pitch Made Me Cringe (Don’t Make the Same Mistake)
Published 22 days ago • 2 min read
Lead Well. Work Simply. Scale Smart.
Last week, I tried to get a window quote. Instead of looking at the windows, the salesperson insisted I sit through a 60–90 minute pitch before we could even look at the windows. When I asked if we could walk through the house and issues first, he flat-out refused.
I get the importance of a sales process. But a rigid pitch-first, serve-later approach doesn’t build trust—it builds resistance.
That’s why my own sales strategy leans on transparency and respect. If someone asks about pricing, I’ll happily send it upfront. Because sometimes the fastest way to build a real relationship is to stop hiding the cards. (which btw, if you've ever been curious about the cost of a US-Based virtual assistant, just ask! I have a full pricing guide I can send you. *ahem* *transparency, people*)
This week, I’m going live with Nikki Rausch of Sales Maven, who’s built her career on making sales authentic and human. And in the Quickcast, I’ll share five ways a VA + AI can help you actually execute that kind of relationship-driven sales—without burning out trying to do it all yourself.
This week, I’m live with Nikki Rausch, CEO of Sales Maven and creator of the Selling Staircase framework. With 25+ years of sales experience (working with organizations like the Gates Foundation, HP, and NASA), Nikki has mastered the art of turning sales from pushy and awkward into authentic, relationship-driven conversations.
If you’re ready to stop selling at people and start selling with them, you won’t want to miss this one.
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Catch The Quickcast: Sell More Without Feeling Cringey - 5 Tips To Leverage a VA (a real human) and AI
(📺Watch Time: 7:41)
If you’re still juggling every piece of the sales process—lead gen through closing—you’re leaving money (and energy) on the table. In this week’s Quickcast, I share five ways a virtual assistant can use AI to help you qualify better leads, stay on top of follow-ups, prep smarter for calls, and even turn your sales conversations into content that brings clients to you.
Two Questions To Ask Yourself If This is Worth Watching/Listening To:
Do I handle all my leads from prospecting to closing?
Do I actually feel like I'm reaching our revenue potential or am I bottleneck in sales?
If those hit a little too close to home, this Quickcast is for you. Because the answer isn’t hustling harder or piling on more tech. It's learning how to strategically redistribute some of the heavy lifting so you can focus on high-value, revenue generating tasks that build real relationships (and get deals closed).
Rooting for your sanity and your success, always,
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