Join Abbey, James, and Jeff as they discuss the importance of not guessing what your clients want or need. Jeff shares a story that cost him three years of time because he was guessing at the solution. When you guess you fail. Sales professionals who are the best at what they do practice. Practice is paramount to being the sales professional with whom your clients want to work.
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