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Eyes Up, Phones Down: The Meeting Habit That You Need to Have

Read on: My website Read time: 2 Minutes Distractions are a silent killer of opportunities. We all have priorities throughout our day, our week, our month. How we deal with them shifts what is the top priority, a top 5 priority, and then the “yeah I’ll get to it” priority. Read more

By W Stowell, 9 months ago
Sales

3 Ways to Prevent Meeting Disasters Before They Happen

Read on: My website Read time: 2 Minutes You spend weeks chasing the meeting. You finally get your shot. You walk into the room, ready to impress. And then, the little things start to unravel. Your laptop won’t connect to the screen. The Wi-Fi is down. Someone forgot the printouts. Read more

By W Stowell, 10 months ago
Sales

6 Words That Kill Your Email Communication Power

Read on: My website Read time: 2 Minutes Ever sent an email and felt like you tossed it into a black hole? You’re not alone. Every leader has watched a critical project stall, a deal slip, an important update, or a team’s energy drop-only when they hear these 6 words: Read more

By W Stowell, 10 months ago
Sales

2 Leadership Lessons from the Kitchen to Boardroom

Read on: My website Read time: 2 Minutes My first job (after working on the farm) was working as a dishwasher at the only restaurant in town. Long hours, late nights, and dirt pay. Not a glamorous job, but we all start somewhere. From there, I moved up to morning Read more

By W Stowell, 10 months ago
Sales

An AI Strategy to Overcome Team Emergencies Fast

Read on: My website Read time: 2 Minutes Emergencies aren’t rare—they’re the rhythm of any business. Today, you could get a VP’s sick call. Tomorrow, it’s a proposal manager’s resignation. Next week, it’s a surprise sales manager’s PTO and an unplanned departure of your pricing analyst. The only thing you Read more

By W Stowell, 10 months ago
Sales

1 Effective Way How AI Can Find You Opportunities to Win

Read on: My website Read time: 2 Minutes I have seen endless articles about how AI can help you in business development. They come out daily. They talk about “deeper analysis” “insights” “opportunity review” “competitive research” and the list goes on. That’s all surface-level stuff. It doesn’t help you or Read more

By W Stowell, 11 months ago
Sales

Why Relationship Selling Crushes Transactional Selling in the Age of AI

Read on: My website Read time: 2 Minutes If your strategy feels like a one-night stand and trying to win now, don’t be surprised when your customers stop calling. In a world where AI can predict buying patterns, personalize outreach, and automate follow-ups, it’s easy to get lulled into thinking Read more

By W Stowell, 11 months ago
Sales

3 Ways to Supercharge Your Team Research Strategy

Read on: My website Read time: 3 Minutes Looking for an AI-shared space to collaborate with your team, consultants, or outside parties to work toward a common goal? Check out Perplexity Spaces. Last week I talked about how you can use Perplexity to find your next teaming partner, you can Read more

By W Stowell, 11 months ago
Sales

Using Perplexity Deep Research to Find Your Next Teaming Partner

Read on: My website Read time: 3 Minutes Perplexity’s Deep Research came out a few weeks ago. What used to take a few hours on research…can now take minutes. But…only if you tee it up correctly. I’m going to break down how you can use it with an example of Read more

By W Stowell, 12 months ago
Sales

Mastering the Prompt: A Five-Step Formula for Better Results

Read on: My website Read time: 2 Minutes Most people are using AI prompts wrong—and it’s costing them. You have a free expert sitting right at your fingertips. But…you need to prompt it better. Today, I’ll show you a five-step formula that turns vague, weak prompts into precise, high-impact instructions. Read more

By W Stowell, 12 months ago

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The Invisible Handshake

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Read on: My website Read time: 2 Minutes I asked a senior executive at a government agency what their biggest turnoff is when they meet a customer. “Dirty and unpolished shoes.” “Really? That’s the biggest turnoff?” I replied. “Yes. If they cannot keep something as simple as their shoes shined