Dustin Hillis Blog

Today I’m wrapping up my Modify: Detective series by discussing how to close with a Detective. Don’t miss it!

Today I’m sharing part 2 of my Modify: Detective series. In this blog, I’ll discuss how to present to a Detective.

Today, I am excited to share with you part one of my Modify: Detective mini series by covering how to conduct your approach with a Detective.

Part three of my Modify: Fighter mini-series is up on the blog now!

Last week we kicked off part one of our Modify: Fighter three-part series. Missed it? Catch up here. Navigate: Selling the Way People Like to Buy consists of 3 sections: Solidification on the behaviors of the 4 buying styles Identification of the 4 buying styles Modification of your natural selling style Modification is the most important part of how to sell the […]

Modification is the most important part of how to sell the way people like to buy. Read part 1 of my 3 part series on modifying to a Fighter today on my blog.

When it comes to identifying people’s natural buying behavior styles, one of the best ways to identify someone’s style is by taking note of how they walk, move and shake hands.

One of the most valuable business lessons I ever learned came to me during my first year of marriage when I was trying to figure out what to buy my wife for Christmas. I remember walking through the mall thinking about how I had no clue what to get her when I came across what I thought to be the […]

I remember it like it was yesterday…

At Southwestern ConsultingTM, we have found that there is a very proven formula to efficiently answer objections.

What is it that holds people back from reaching their true success and achieving that next level in their careers and/or personal lives?

Martin Fridson is “perhaps the most well-known figure in the high yield world,” according to Investment Dealers’ Digest.  At brokerage firms including Salomon Brothers, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch, he became known for his innovative work in credit analysis and investment strategy.  For nine consecutive years, he was ranked number one in high yield strategy in the Institutional Investor All America […]

Warren Struhl has spent the last 28 years starting, nurturing, and building businesses. Warren’s current business passion is MyPhoto, which is the world’s easiest way to take any digital photo and make it into a handcrafted photo product for walls, desks, and shelves. His television commercials can be seen nationally. At the age of 28, Warren founded his first business, […]

Debbie Turner recently retired after nearly three decades in the media business. Most recently, she was the Vice President of Television Operations for the E.W. Scripps Company, overseeing 33 stations in 24 markets. Prior to the merger of Scripps and Journal Communications in 2015, Turner was the Executive Vice President of Journal Broadcast Group, responsible for the group’s television stations […]

Greg Muzzillo founded Proforma in 1978, one year after graduating from college. He started the company’s franchising operations in 1986. Today, Proforma has more than 700 franchise offices worldwide with over $500 million in sales. The company has been named in Inc. magazine’s list of the 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America three times. Prior to founding Proforma, Mr. […]

Mac Anderson is the founder of Simple Truths and Successories, Inc., the leader in designing and marketing products for motivation and recognition. These companies, however, are not the first success stories for Mac. He was also the founder and CEO of McCord Travel, the largest travel company in the Midwest, and part owner and vice president of sales and marketing for […]

Mac Anderson is the founder of Simple Truths and Successories, Inc., the leader in designing and marketing products for motivation and recognition. These companies, however, are not the first success stories for Mac. He was also the founder and CEO of McCord Travel, the largest travel company in the Midwest, and part owner and vice president of sales and marketing for […]

John Dewey famously said that “Failure is instructive.”  To that, I boldly say, maybe.  The point of this blog is to help you think differently about mistakes and failures in your life and indeed use them to help you grow. Our Fear of Failure Anyone reading this blog has probably experienced the fear of failure. Sadly, fear of failure oftentimes […]

You and I both aspire to higher levels of performance.  Perhaps one of the best ways to think about how to make that growth happen is to reflect on something that drives most of us on a daily basis. The engines in our cars. Let’s say you decide that you want to start using your automobile to pull your boat […]

Freddie Ravel is the GRAMMY-nominated Keynote Maestro who combines his expertise for business breakthroughs and virtuoso piano performances with a clear and concise application of music’s communicative and scientific powers to inspire, ignite and lift the minds, hearts, and potential of audiences around the world. Backed by number one hits and collaborative successes with Madonna, Earth, Wind and Fire, Prince, and […]

Albert Einstein is said to have stated that “the power of compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe.” Compound interest is the addition of interest to the principal sum. By reinvesting interest, the base grows larger and when that base grows again by a percentage, the amount of growth is compounded. Bankers and financial planners will regale […]

Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization.  Founded in 1985, the organization now has over 8,400 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world.  Last year alone, BNI generated 9.1 million referrals resulting in $13.1 billion dollars’ worth of business for its members. Dr. Misner’s PhD is from the […]