Here it is: How we closed a 9-figure deal that started on and prominently featured #LinkedIn and #SalesNavigator – perhaps the largest #socialselling win in history.
A unique treat, as Tom Burton – author of “The Revenue Zone” – interviews me on my own show, Salesman on Fire to unpack this one-of-a-kind brilliant deal where we created a groundswell of hundreds of executive contacts.
A literal cast of hundreds were integral to getting this deal done during its 2 1/2 year cycle. LinkedIn can be a shining star in your selling toolbag – it was here.
The lesson: Never discriminate against a way to open the door to create and nurture new relationships.
If you’re a colleague of mine and would like to see the internal podcast interview I did with the AE, feel free to message me on #MicrosoftTeams!
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Biography
Carson Vincent Heady was born in Cape Girardeau, MO, graduated from Southeast Missouri State University and moved to St. Louis in 2001. He has served in sales and leadership across Microsoft, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile.
Carson is best-selling author of the Birth of a Salesman series, the first book of which was published by World Audience Inc. in 2010. He released The Salesman Against the World in 2014, A Salesman Forever in 2016 and Salesman on Fire in 2020. He is also featured in Scott Ingram’s B2B Sales Mentors: 20 Stories from 20 Top 1% Sales Professionals.
Carson is a 7-time CEO/President’s Club winner across 5 roles at AT&T and Microsoft and National Verizon Rockstar winner. He has been recognized as a top social seller at Microsoft and is consistently ranked in the top 25 sales gurus in the world on Rise Global. He is included among the Top 50 sales authors on LinkedIn.
With over 330K social followers, Carson has also been interviewed on over 30 sales and leadership podcasts, by such luminaries as Jeffrey & Jennifer Gitomer, Jeb Blount, Brandon Bornancin, Sam Dunning, Larry Levine, Darrell Amy, Scott Ingram, Thierry van Herwijnen, Jim Brown, Sam Jacobs, Luigi Prestinenzi, Donald Kelly, Marylou Tyler, George Leith, Pat Helmer, Eric Nelson, Ron Tunick, Jeff Arthur, Mary Ann Samedi, Jean Oursler, Andre Harrell, Marlene Chism, Bill Crespo, Matt Tanguay, Josh Wheeler and Chad Bostick. He has also co-hosted the Smart Biz Show on EG Marketing Radio.
His articles have appeared in several noteworthy publications such as SalesGravy, Smash! Sales, Salesopedia and the Baylor Sports Department S3 Report.
Carson lives in St. Louis, MO, with his wife Amy and daughters Madison, Sidonia and Charlotte.
The Life and Times of Carson V. Heady 