On this episode of the Sales Talk for CEOs Podcast, Alice speaks with Mario Martinez Jr., CEO at Vengreso. At the core of good sales is the desire to help people. Mario learned this early on and, even as he transitioned to becoming an entrepreneur, the lessons of sales remained. Mario also shares how hiring talent from overseas was instrumental in giving him the cost savings to scale his business. He stresses that this requires constant work and training and that CEOs must always have a presence in the overall management of sales teams.
HIGHLIGHTS
02:11 Mario's accidental entry into sales and realizing that sales is the art of helping
09:44 From accidental salesperson to accidental entrepreneur
12:54 Ask yourself these questions before striking out and becoming an entrepreneur
17:23 Being CEO means you are still involved in sales
21:26 Scale your business with remote sellers
29:56 CEOs must oversee sales teams and ensure company values are preserved
34:15 Future forecast for Vengresso and technology
QUOTES
08:51 "We're just focused on, really, sales as human to human. Human to human engagement. That's it. That's as easy as it is and if we understand that, then we can explode our sales."
19:02 "As a CEO of any size company, small or large, you will always be selling. You're always going to be selling no matter what."
25:25 "I could hire somebody with an amazing great income out of Colombia for a couple thousand dollars a month, they live like kings as a result of that type of salary, and I save 40,000 dollars a year."
33:19 "It is no different than if you think of a salesperson. That evolution, instead of it happening over 21 years with a child, it really happens over the course of 2 years with a salesperson."
36:37 "So that is critical to a salesperson and a CEO is making sure that you've got the skill mapped to the technology."
Connect with Mario Martinez Jr. and Vengresso in the links below.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mthreejr/
Remote Selling Made Simple: 5 Practical Tips for a Successful Organization: https://vengreso.com/blog/what-is-remote-selling
FlyMSG: https://vengreso.com/flymsg
You can learn more about and connect with Alice Heiman in the links below.
Website: https://AliceHeiman.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceheiman/