Episode 102

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Published on:

28th Jun 2023

The Girl Who Used A Put Down to Blaze Her Career in Sales - April Shprintz

Summary:

April Shprintz is the Founder of Driven Outcomes, where she helps helps CEOs and leaders build a Generosity Culture within their business so they enjoy, more revenue and employee engagement. Her focus is guiding her clients to scale or turn around their business in record time using the principles of The Generosity Culture®. Mindset and Generosity are the keys to achieving the extraordinary, learning to better understand your power and uncovering your genius in business and in life.

She is also the author of an amazing book called, Magic Blue Rocks, which are a compilation of stories from April's life where she traversed a road from growing up creating extra money from selling rocks, to selling Avon, to the military, and eventually into VP of sales roles. All along the way, April used some of her greatest set-backs in life to make amazing come-backs. If you have ever had something not go your way - (which is anyone selling anything) listening to April's story will help propel you forward in ways you never thought possible. This was such a fun convo!

Key Moments:

03:00 - Nothing happens to us, everything happens for us

09:00 - Getting money until money doesn't matter

14:47 - Attitude over skill, sales mindsets

18:45 - Respect, transparency and having a giving attitude

27:40 - The power of believing in each other

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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.