What’s Holding You Back

This week on the podcast, I want to share some of the trends I’ve been seeing and how they relate to sales conversations with women-owned, serviced based businesses. Maybe some of these trends have been holding you back from the sales and the impact you want to make. So let’s dive into Straight Talk About Sales.  00:02 Dr. Nadia Brown …

How Do You Qualify Your Leads?

In working with my clients on their lead qualification, I’m often left with the question, “Why don’t we qualify our leads better before jumping on a call with them?” Without having any sort of lead qualification process in place, you’re essentially giving prospects – whether a good fit for your services or not – free reign over your time. Anyone …

Looking Forward to The Next 5 Years

As I celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and other milestone moments at this stage in my life, I often find myself taking the time to look back and reflect. Last week, celebrating The Doyenne Agency’s five-year anniversary since we made the pivot into sales support, I recounted some of the most important lessons learned during this iteration of the agency so far. …

5 Lessons from 5 Years

Five years ago at this time, I was working with my advisory council to launch a formal pivot from my former leadership institute into launching a sales agency. That’s right – The Doyenne Agency is turning five! It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since I started the agency, but I’ve also learned, grown, and accomplished so much in …

Spring Cleaning: Review Your Automations (Part 3)

If you’re like many of my clients, you probably leverage inbound marketing to attract leads and are very familiar with the idea of opt-ins to connect with prospects and begin building relationships. But when was the last time you checked your opt-in strategy and follow-up? Lead qualification starts with your opt-in strategy, so making sure your strategy is up-to-date and …