TSW 033: The Sales Whisperer® Podcast Interview With Natalie Sisson




The Sales Whisperer® show

Summary: About Today's Guest Her friends call her an adventurer (others use the word nutter) because she has a motto of living life to the fullest. She's a writer, author, speaker, blogger and fun-loving, down to earth entrepreneur. She's ridiculously passionate about building amazing businesses online that you can take anywhere. That means online marketing, social media and new tools and technologies are her life. Combine that with her love for travel and her addiction to Ultimate Frisbee, and you pretty much have the full picture on Natalie.She had over 8 years of corporate experience in marketing, communications, brand and product management for some major companies in New Zealand, England and Canada across the widest variety of industries – yes, she had real jobs! Throw into the mix a past life in modeling, TV presenting, Moto-x racing, tennis, netball, triathlons, sailing, and you get the kind of person Natalie Sisson is.A multi-faceted multi-potentialite woman intent on changing her world, and yours for the better. She loves learning and then passing on that knowledge at her site, SuitcaseEntrepreneur.com, where you can see that she "hearts entrepreneurship." Tools To Thrive Infusionsoft: Since 2008 I've used Infusionsoft to automate my sales and marketing. I loved their offering so much, I became an Infusionsoft Certified Consultant. Please check out a demo of Infusionsoft then contact me to help you order it and get it set up. Audible: In September of 2013, by former sales manager and friend, Doug Layne, recommended Audible when I was back in Austin for a conference. I've been downloading books every month ever since. Get your first book for free at WesAudioBook.com. Bluehost: I've tried them all - GoDaddy, Hostable, HostGator, etc. All were good and bad. In December 2013 I took a long hard look at Bluehost, and what I found was nothing short of amazing. Their free domain service with the purchase of hosting, their 1-click WordPress setup and great customer service is what every new blogger and entrepreneur needs. Use this link for a nice discount on their hosting. Greatest Sales Success She has now developed 8 different revenue streams to support her lifestyle goals. "Create freedom in business and adventure in life." "The world rewards bravery." Interesting Tidbit In 2013 she came in fourth place with GB Women at the European Championships of Beach Ultimate Frisbee in Spain. What Are You Doing Daily To Grow She has developed a team that helps her run her business so she can focus on being the Chief Happiness Officer. Rubber-Meets-The-Road Tip Leverage ODesk and eLance as well as referrals and your online community to find the people you need to do the jobs that have to be done. Meet weekly via Google Hangout so everyone can feel part of the team, even if they are all in different cities and even countries. Leverage the cloud like Dropbox for storage, Google Docs, and Asana for project management. All have free versions and are inexpensive to upgrade. What's Your Latest Book? In 2013 Natalie published The Suitcase Entrepreneur: Create freedom in business and adventure in life. Links Mentioned Dropbox. Asana. oDesk. ELance. Learn more about Natalie Sisson at her site, SuitcaseEntrepreneur.com and follow her on Twitter here. If you liked this episode, please let Natalie and me know on Twitter . Thank you for checking out this session of The Sales Whisperer® podcast. If you haven’t done so already, I would love if you left a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below! It would be extremely helpful for the show! Thanks again, and Good Selling! Peace!