Jersey Boys Presenter's Bios




ERIC TAYLOR
As the founder and president of Empowerment Group International, Eric Taylor creates and delivers high-energy, content-rich seminars that educate and empower business professionals to take decisive action toward personal and professional growth.  Speaking over 100 times a year to corporations, organizations and associations, Eric’s high-impact programs on sales, leadership and customer service are designed so the audience gains hands-on knowledge and practical strategies to immediately increase effectiveness and results. Eric’s clients include State Farm Insurance, Verizon, American Express, Tiffany & Company, Met-Life, Sovereign Bank and many more. In January of 2004 Eric was awarded second runner up in the EAS / Body for Life International Fitness Challenge.  He not only transformed his physical appearance (lost 28lbs of fat and gained 10lbs of muscle) diet and exercise regime, but shares with his audience how the same focus and commitment can transform every area of ones life. Eric is the author of The Energy Passport, contributing author in the book 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life with Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy, and Jim Rohn. He is the Co-Creator of  “Best Year Ever” - Secrets and Strategies for Unlimited Success. Eric and his wife, Clare, live at The Jersey Shore, they have five children, Kelly, Mark Zack, Luke and Jake.

RAY LEONE
Most folks who speak professionally have impressive credentials and Ray is no different in that regard. However, what makes Ray unique is that he designed the system that he teaches and actually used it in the field to become the top salesperson in his industry. His Sales Funnel® is one of the most copied systems in the world. He is a business person and entrepreneur, having owned several businesses. He has been in the corporate world having worked for RCA and Burroughs. He has been in government having worked for the Atomic Energy Commission. He is a husband, father, Rotarian, clam farmer, charter boat captain, and outstanding speaker. Oh yes, and here are his obligatory credentials. Author of Success Secrets of the Sales Funnel and the Sales Mastery Video Continuing Education Series; Host of talk radio show WINNING THE GAME OF LIFE; Internationally acclaimed speaker whose programs are taught in 90 countries; President of The National Speakers Association of The Carolinas; 17 year member of The National Speakers Association; Chapter Member of the Year for NSA/Carolinas; Chairman's Club of Target Training International; Ruby Award winner of Inscape Publishing. Ray specializes in increasing shareholder value for corporate clients. His new book 10 Secrets of Marketing Success is an anthology with contributions from Ken Blanchard, Steven Covey, Tom Peters and many others. And most important of all, he danced on Bandstand.

TONY PARINELLO
Back in 1995, I coined the phrase VITO -- for Very Important Top Officer -- and wrote my first bestselling book, Selling to VITO. Over a million books later, I’ve personally trained well over two million salespeople – and I’ve trained the majority of the Fortune 100 sales teams on how to get appointments with and sell to difficult-to-reach CEOs, presidents, and owners – the people I call VITO (the Very Important Top Officer). I’ve talked to more VITOs, interviewed more VITOs and have taught more salespeople how to get to VITOs than anybody else. I tell you that, not to impress you, but to impress upon you the point that VITO Selling has been tested extensively in the field. In other words: This stuff works. I hate being at the bottom. I call that Sales Hell. It’s where you have to deal with endless sales cycles, puny orders, anemic commission checks, and even the looming possibility of probation and job loss. I much prefer living at the top: Sales Heaven. This is where major sales close in half the time, client referrals roll in and you’re living large –big toys, exotic vacations, a cool ride (or two), country club memberships, and a very nice, big house – all because you choose to do it that way. These days, after years of practice, I am still selling large … and so can you!

JEFFREY GITOMER
Chief Executive Salesman, Jeffrey Gitomer is a creative, on the edge writer and speaker whose expertise on sales, customer loyalty, and personal development is world renowned. He delivers 120 presentations, seminars, and keynote addresses every year that are funny, insightful, in your face, real world, off the wall, and on the money. Jeffrey's books have sold millions of copies and have appeared on more than 500 bestseller lists worldwide. His last six titles all reached #1 on amazon.com, and on September 15th, 2006, four books appeared simultaneously on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller List, a record for any author in the Journal's 117-year history. His syndicated column, Sales Moves, appears in business journals across North America and Europe, and puts him in front of 4.5 million readers every week. Sales Caffeine, Jeffrey's cutting-edge information-packed ezine, reaches 350,000 weekly readers. His e-commerce website, gitomer.com, and his e-learning site, trainone.com, get more than 125,000 visitors every month. Jeffrey's philosophy is simple: give value first, strive to be the best at what you love to do, help others, and establish long term relationships with everyone. When you love what you do, all your days are the same – they're holidays.
 

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