The Sales Leader
Colleen Francis is driven by a passion for sales – and results. A successful sales leader for over 20 years, she understands the challenges of selling in today’s market and that business leaders can no longer rely on approaches to sales based on techniques from decades ago.
Colleen works with business and sales leaders to design, implement and hone their sales teams to seize market opportunities. Whether designing strategy to target a new market or working with a team to improve their productivity, Colleen’s results have attracted clients such as Merck, Abbott, Merrill Lynch, Royal Bank of Canada, Dow AgroSciences, Adecco, Trend Micro, UBM, and over 1,000 other leading organizations.
Time and time again, clients who work with Colleen note her frank, no-nonsense approach to solving problems and addressing opportunities. Colleen’s practical strategies deliver results.
Colleen is the best-selling author of the popular “Nonstop Sales Boom” and “Honesty Sells” books. She has been distinguished as a Certified Sales Professional (C.S.P.), is a past President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and is a member of the Canadian Speaking Hall of Fame. Sales and Marketing Magazine has called Colleen and Engage Selling: one of the top 5 most effective sales training organizations in the market today!
What People are Saying…
Colleen’s energetic and invigorating style kept the audience entertained while imparting invaluable ideas and information. The attendance for her presentations was excellent. Here are just a few of the comments we received from the attendees, “Excellent presentation, easy to understand.” “Practical ideas, great seminar – could easily be much longer.” She is professional, upbeat and specific in her references to customers and their behaviour and she really understands the true-to -life challenges of the retail environment.
–Special Events Manager, Canadian Gift and Tableware Association