Episode 83

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30th Nov 2022

Being Human on Linkedin - Lindsay Mitrosilis, Mitrosilis Consulting

Lindsay Mitrosilis is the Founder, Lead Strategist & Agency Owner at Mitrosilis Consulting. She supports entrepreneurs who are ready to take on the dark horse of social media and harness the most powerful business tool out there...LinkedIn! Lindsay has helped hundreds of people use LinkedIn to create a profile that attracts their ideal employer (aka ideal clients) and find opportunities (aka business) over the course of her 10-year career in staffing sales. She mentors her clients during every step of the way, including: Profile Optimization, Content Creation, Connections, Messages and Positioning yourself as the the person to hire.

In this episode, Lindsay and I talk about how to be human on Linkedin and how to connect with authentic intention. We talk about how selling on Linkedin is done today and the subtle things that you may be doing that are turning people off. This is a good one for anyone curious on how to build really strong connections on Linkedin without just winging it. Lindsay consults with tons of business owners and entrepreneurs. She's got you covered.

Key moments:

08:27 - Anticipating peoples needs, Empathy

16:43 - Doing the right things on LinkedIn. Making genuine connections on the platform.

27:51 - What users do wrong on LinkedIn

32:00 - Starting conversations the right way

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About the Podcast

Sell By Being Human
On the Sell By Being Human podcast, award-winning sales professional Alex Smith provides the proven way to harness your innate human skills like empathy, curiosity, and kindness to learn how to sell and navigate the sales journey.
This is where human connection and sales meet. You may be someone whose success depends on influence, negotiation, and your ability to create change, but you may reject aggressive sales tactics. Maybe you feel stuck in corporate "autopilot," knowing your best asset is your genuine personality, but you struggle to use it to get what you want. Then this channel is for you.

It will teach you how to close the gap between wanting to be ethical and feeling pressured to sell aggressively. You’ll also learn actionable strategies for translating emotional intelligence into high-trust results. Join Alex and top guests, including NY Times bestsellers, keynote speakers, and global founders, as they prove that being truly human is the ultimate sales advantage.

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Alex Smith

Alex Smith is a seasoned sales professional and podcast host who champions a human-first approach to selling. With nearly two decades of experience, he explores how empathy, curiosity, and genuine connection drive influence in everyday life. Through his podcast, he highlights stories from people across all professions, showing that anyone can persuade and create impact simply by being human.