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?

Dacher Keltner, Ph.D., is the founding director of the Greater Good Science Center and a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence and Born to Be Good, and a co-editor of The Compassionate Instinct. Show Highlights: When the role models don’t model the proper role, they’ll model the […]

Dacher Keltner, Ph.D., is the founding director of the Greater Good Science Center and a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence and Born to Be Good, and a co-editor of The Compassionate Instinct. Show Highlights: Enduring leadership is sustained by service. -Dacher Keltner You’re only as good […]

  Kelly Wright has over 25 years of experience in leadership, sales, operations, and strategy roles. Her deep Go-To-Market and general P&L management delivers critical expertise to the boardroom. Kelly has helped teams navigate multiple stages of growth, through an IPO, global expansion, leadership transitions, business model changes, and the demands of being a private and public company. Kelly has […]

Kelly Wright has over 25 years of experience in leadership, sales, operations, and strategy roles. Her deep Go-To-Market and general P&L management delivers critical expertise to the boardroom. Kelly has helped teams navigate multiple stages of growth, through an IPO, global expansion, leadership transitions, business model changes, and the demands of being a private and public company. Kelly has broad depth […]

  Stan Mabry is an art seller by day and jiu-jitsu fighter by night. After dealing privately in New York and a stint at Sotheby’s, Stanford Mabry founded the Nashville, Tennessee gallery in 1987 and has since established Stanford Fine Art as the premier purveyor of historical, Impressionistic and regional art in the Southeast. Works formerly in the collection of Stanford […]

Gary Garfield shares the truly unique insight he gained first practicing law, and then turning around the financial performance of Bridgestone Americas and the organization’s corporate culture. Through his innovative approach to changing the culture of the organization, Garfield changed the focus of the organization, drove innovation and collaboration, and broke down silos. The result: the company pulled out of […]

My husband, Dave, and I live in a home that was built in 1925. It is crazy to think that at one point our home felt big to us. Because, for a while now, we have been busting at the seams. We need room for our cars and room for all of the stuff that comes with having kids – […]

Would you consider yourself a disciplined person? Why? Why not? I’ve found that most people believe they are either disciplined or they’re not. They think they were somehow born a disciplined person or are that way because it is ingrained in them, something that was passed down from their ancestors and is fully out of their control. Do you feel […]

In business and in life we always hear about balance. How do you balance yourself? There isn’t really true balance in life. However, I’ve found it extremely satisfying to balance parts of your life that truly fulfill you. But that’s hard, isn’t it? Work life balance is almost impossible. When we are at work, we don’t just forget about things […]

As a Navigator it is important to understand these behavioral styles and be able to identify first your own style and then your prospects.

Checkout this podcast interview with John Lee Dumas the host of Entrepreneur on Fire and Dustin Hillis Co-founder of Southwestern Consulting. 3 Key Points: You cannot teach what you don’t know, and you cannot lead where you won’t go. Selling is the transference of emotions and expectations. Keep your principles. Stay focused on your principles. Enjoy! (Click here to listen […]