Episode 107

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6th Dec 2023

How to Hone Your Kindness Into A Sales Process - Suchi Mandal, VP, Business Unit Head, Corporate Learning

Summary:

Suchi Mandal is the Vice President of Corporate Learning at ansrsource - an E-learning company designing, developing and delivering customized learning experiences with speed, scale, and sophistication.

Through her work, Suchi puts an emphasis on core human values of kindness - because every interaction is an opportunity for empathy and understanding and courage, with fearless pursuit of innovation, always being ready to embrace the unknown. She is a lifelong learner, thriving on challenges that benefit society and foster personal growth and a boundary pusher, enthusiastically expanding horizons, learning from diverse professionals.

This episode we talk about Suchi's transition from a career of L&D and project management roles into sales. How she weaves her own skills of kindness into her sales process and what others have taught her about kindness.

Key Moments:

01:25 - Practicing kindness in the workplace

12:05 - Transitioning from a role in learning and development to sales. The importance of being courageous.

20:45 - Human skills in the future of sales as a profession. The art of listening.

27:35 - What is sales like in India

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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.