{"id":607,"date":"2016-08-09T11:11:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T16:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/?p=607"},"modified":"2016-08-09T11:11:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T16:11:24","slug":"grand-slam-bta-boston-september-15-16-2016-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/09\/grand-slam-bta-boston-september-15-16-2016-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Slam BTA &#8211; Boston &#8211; September 15-16, 2016 &#8211; SPEAKING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BTA-Grand-Slam-Info.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BTA-Grand-Slam-Info.jpg\" alt=\"BTA Grand Slam Info\" width=\"408\" height=\"608\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am honored to be speaking at this event:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Cultural Shift in Sales &amp; Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Melissa D. Whitaker, CEO &amp; Founder, Melissa Whitaker International, LLC <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/\"><em><u>www.melissawhitakerintl.com<\/u><\/em><\/a><em> )<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><em>\u00a0<\/em>Dealers are constantly struggling to navigate through such a cultural shift with sales people between different generations and how to effectively attract and coach through these evolutions.\u00a0 In this session, Whitaker uncovers the hidden key solutions to these challenges. \u00a0She will discuss the proven system in attracting the right talent and cultivating the winning culture that creates consistent growth and results.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Featured-Speaker-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Featured-Speaker-2.jpg\" alt=\"Featured Speaker 2\" width=\"638\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Featured-Speaker-2.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Featured-Speaker-2-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Featured-Speaker-2-381x300.jpg 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Schedule-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Schedule-2.jpg\" alt=\"Schedule 2\" width=\"567\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Schedule-2.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Schedule-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Schedule-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u><strong>BIO<\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Melissa D. Whitaker is a sales &amp; management expert, business consultant and published international best-selling author who helps executives and their teams achieve alignment and drive profitable sales. After 18+ years of proven sales &amp; management results with leading organizations &#8211; Impact Networking, Toshiba America Business Solutions &amp; Chicago Office Technology Group (COTG\/GISX\/XEROX), Melissa founded Melissa Whitaker International.\u00a0 Prior to founding Melissa Whitaker International (MWI), Melissa was the Director of Professional Development &amp; Managed Print Services for a $40 million dollar technology company. Also prior to that, as a Global Relationship Manager &amp; Business Analyst for a $54.3 billion dollar international organization, she helped 55 different companies gain market share within their respective industries by focusing on identifying and developing business opportunities with enterprise-wide cost reduction strategies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you would like to come and haven&#8217;t registered yet, there is still time:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bta.site-ym.com\/page\/East16\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Register-Button-2.png\" alt=\"Register Button 2\" width=\"160\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have any questions, you can also contact us at 847.845.4922 or info@melissawhitakerintl.com.\u00a0 Melissa would love to see you!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am honored to be speaking at this event: The Cultural Shift in Sales &amp; Management Melissa D. 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