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New Web-Series: The Grit N’ Grind Show

Carlos Figarella April 21, 2021

Introducing: The Grit n’ Grind Show. Where in each episode we’ll cover business trends in exciting industries like sports, music and gaming. In the first episode we breakdown Super Bowl LV by the numbers, discuss Peloton’s booming business and Puma’s resurgence in basketball. We speak with Todd Fleming, VP of Global Sales at Legends, a […]

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Increasing CRM Adoption Among Sales Reps

Austin Rolling February 27, 2021

A STUDY ON SALES PROFESSIONALS AND GAME THEORY Outfield is a mobile CRM that specializes in supporting teams who have business objectives that include driving revenue growth through outside sales and field marketing. During the 4th quarter of 2020, it was presented with an interesting opportunity to prove out a new business concept in partnership […]

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Social Entrepreneur building a blockchain ecosystem to change the world for better.

Carlos Figarella December 23, 2020

In this Closer’s episode we connect with Kim Raath, PhD, the co-founder and CEO of Topl. Topl Inc is an impact technology company that is building a blockchain ecosystem to prove a company’s ethical and sustainable practices. Topl’s technology simplifies the certification processes, drastically cutting operational costs and increasing transparency throughout the supply chain. As […]

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E-Commerce Executive Shares Business Insights & Leadership Philosophy

Carlos Figarella November 6, 2020

In this Closer’s episode we connect with Omair Tariq, a digital leader who has held multiple executive leadership roles while raising private equity capital, acquiring companies and ultimately exiting to The Home Depot in 2014. In addition to being an operational leader, Omair is also an Investor, Board Member and a Capital Factory mentor with […]

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Racing Executives Discuss Motorsport Business and eSports.

Carlos Figarella October 20, 2020

In this Closer’s Episode, we connect with the executive team from Dawson Racing Inc. to discuss the motorsport business. The Dawson team highlights their 60 years of racing championship pedigree, their world renowned partnerships and the future of esports racing. They have raced all across the world, competing in Formula 1, Le Mans and the […]

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Clint of Archrival Shares His Entrepreneurial Journey

Carlos Figarella July 2, 2020

  In this Closer’s Episode, we sat down with Clint! Runge from Archrival to discuss his success story from being a broke college student to building a successful company that has partnered with Redbull, Adidas, and Spotify. Archrival is a creative agency with an expertise in youth culture that has built some of the best global marketing […]

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Cheers CEO Brooks Powell goes from Shark Tank Participant to Industry Leader.

Carlos Figarella May 6, 2020

Brooks Powell, Founder & CEO of Cheers, didn’t always have entrepreneurial aspirations, but now finds himself leading one of the top companies in the growing alcohol-health related CPG category. Watch this full episode of Closer’s Coffee, as Carlos and Brooks talk about starting his company while a Princeton student athlete, battling Mark Cuban on ABC’s […]

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The Key Differences Between Inside Sales vs Outside Sales

Andrew Naudin April 23, 2020

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Inside Sales and Outside Sales Roles The outfield, in cricket and baseball, is the area in the field of play furthest from the batsman or batter relative to their counterparts playing infield. In soccer, the outfield players are positioned outside the goal area. As companies seek to […]

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How March Madness Is One Of The Best Sales Contests You Will Ever Run

Austin Rolling March 4, 2020

(Updated: Originally posted March 14, 2018) “As leaders of salespeople, we are constantly looking for creative ways to improve KPIs. I’ll quickly cover one of the best sales contests that you will ever run for your team.” Before getting into the contest itself, I would like to take a brief moment to discuss why contests […]

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Gamifying the Next Generation of Sales Reps

Christian Kladzyk February 17, 2020

Millennial this. Gen Z that. The next generation is taking over the workforce. By 2020, 50% of the workforce will be made up of millennials and there’s nothing you can do about it. As you may have read in previous articles on Closers, your sales team should be preparing for Millennial burnout or how to […]

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