United States

Cassandra has 20 years of experience managing and improving back-office operations in both private and non-profit sectors. She started her career in a biomedical technology start-up where she was the executive assistant to the CEO. She grew in her role over several years and lead the support office staff as well as took on the role of the quality assurance manager in the company’s push to have their flagship products approved by the FDA.

Later in her career, she went to work for a venture-capital firm and was the Director of Operations. She loved working with the partners and other staff to create workflow processes and increase efficiency in day-to-day operations.

Most recently, Cassandra was working with a non-profit organization as a Regional Manager where she executed the growth of the company with hiring, customer service, and leadership mentoring.

Cassandra loves using her varied knowledge and skills to help SalesStar USA provide an exceptional quality of service to its clients, whilst supporting all members of the team to work efficiently, and supporting the company’s rapidly expanding business.

Prior to starting my own sales team development consultancy, I have lead sales teams for 2 Fortune 500 companies – Mohawk Group and Shaw Industries, a division of Berkshire Hathaway, in addition to 14 years of success leading B2B sales teams for Mannington Mills, the largest privately held flooring manufacturer in the United States.

I pride myself on having recruited & coached Teams that turned long time prospects into loyal customers. This success includes winning the largest commercial accounts including: Macy’s, Big Lots, and Ford Motor Company to name a few.

My greatest passion is helping CEO’s and business owners put the pieces together that are required for a high performing sales team that produces predictable and goal smashing results.

Sales and marketing have been a part of Jill’s background for over 15 years. As a former Publisher and Business Development Manager, Jill has a solid foundation in building client relations,  networking and sales. She is proven in the area of sales processes, connecting, leading teams and managing goals. Additionally, having worked for a top marketing and communications firm, her experience with various industries ranges from agricultural companies, the manufacturing industry, non-profit organizations, food sales and digital commodities. She was invited to help launch two new companies (one domestic and one internationally) over the past five years and successfully built teams within those entities. In addition to client relations and business development, Jill held a long-standing career in direct sales where she was in the top 1% of sales representatives.

Jill has an extensive background in public speaking as well. Taking the stage for leadership and youth organizations both locally and nationally addressing topics that surround training, strategy and motivation.

“I have a passion for seeking out the best in people and an even bigger passion for being a connector and an influencer. I love helping businesses and teams within their business reach their goals and see success. I  build-in motivation, excitement and spark into everything that I do.”

Specialisation Areas

Client relations, prospecting, new business development, sales process, sales team management, account management, new business, public speaking and networking.

Sector Experience

Agriculture, leadership, food, digital commodities, non-profit.

Geographies

Jill has experience working throughout the United States and Canada

Maggie is an enthusiastic and inspirational executive with experience collaboratively leading in organizations of all sizes. She brings simplicity, focus, and clarity for corporations and growing start-ups alike. Maggie has 18 years of experience in the Biotech industry working in sales, medical affairs, and management. Maggie has guided start-ups across multiple industries. Her manifold experiences and high performance has established her professional acumen as an award-winning sales professional, sales manager, director and results-focused leader.

Maggie holds a PhD in Public health, a Masters in Kinesiology, and is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Her diverse education at advanced levels in academia coupled with her professional experience and motivational drive as a former collegiate athlete and collegiate strength coach, she offers a unique combination of skills. She efficiently and objectively uncovers the shortest path to success, has proven success executing objectives to meet goals, and now helps foster the same in professionals, leaders and companies to accomplish theirs.

Maggie lives in North Carolina with her husband and three children.

“As a Division 1 basketball athlete, captain, and scholarship recipient, I have always been driven to be the best and help others be their best.”

Stephanie has over 15-years experience in B2B and B2C Client Success. She started her career as a primary school educator and after raising her family returned to the workplace in the marketing and non-profit field. In her most recent role she was responsible for the growth of a national nonprofit organization. She grew in the company from a Local Coordinator, to a Field Manager and then to a Regional Manager overseeing staff and operations in several states in the Southwest USA. She has a passion for people and leadership mentoring. Her skills in conflict resolution, attention to detail and adherence to process allow her to provide the best client experience for Salesstar clients.

In her spare time, Stephanie spends time with her family, camping, volunteering with the Boy Scouts and High School exchange programs.

Specialisation Areas

Client relations, mediation, recruiting, training, philanthrophy, account management, and networking.

Sector Experience

Education, Non-profit, Marketing & Communications

Geographies

Stephanie has experience partnering with clients in the United States, Europe, Mexico, South America and Asia.

Ilse has over 15 years of experience specializing in the financial sector. She worked at Citibank as a credit analyst then became part of the sales team prospecting.

In 2008, she joined GE Capital in the Customer Service area. She specialized in quality and implemented campaigns focusing on Customer Centricity. She developed and led the first customer call center for the company.

Her accomplishments in sales include reactivating 20% of the lost portfolio, winning the first distribution fleet contract, and closing the 2 most important Corporate Clients in the business, generating more than $10M USD of revenue.

With nearly four decades of business experience, Shawn specialises in growing organizations through developing high performance sales leaders, sales teams and sales strategy. Shawn works to improve clients’ lives and, through the ripple effect, change the world.  Drawing from a 35+ year background as a business owner, sales leader, executive recruiter, public speaker, and as someone that never got out of the day to day activities that grow business, he remains very focused on helping clients gain clarity in their situation and become more effective and efficient. Clients experience tremendous growth both personally and professionally leading to a better culture for their employees, family, friends, associates… and yes, the world.

Shawn is a Certified Business Coach and Sales Trainer. As a Distinguished Toastmaster, Shawn speaks regularly on subjects of interest to small business.

“I get great satisfaction from watching people and their companies grow. When I see their sales climbing, when I see them becoming more successful as a result, when I see managers transform into leaders and grow their teams, then I know why I get up every morning.  And nothing compares to the feeling of having people come back to me years later to say I changed their lives. It’s gratifying to be able to provide cutting edge sales and sales leadership learning programmes, diagnostics and business advice that helps individuals grow personally and professionally- and that sees clients reach and exceed their sales goals.”

Shawn is a husband, a father of three beautiful girls, a business geek, and driven to find improvement in just about everything.  He was raised in Houston, Texas mostly by a single mom who taught him to give 100% or don’t do it at all. He brings that work ethic to every client, every day.

Specialisation Areas

Sales planning and operations, sales process, sales stories, sales coaching and sales team management, pipeline management, relationship/account management, channel management, sales strategy, value proposition.

Sector Experience

Printing, promotional products, graphic design, marketing, energy, building and construction, education, engineering/electrical services, health, industrial equipment, tech services, trade show programs, recruiting, banking.

With over 20 years’ experience in sales and sales leadership, Nicole specializes in helping organizations reach their growth targets by developing high-performance sales teams and leaders.

As a former sales leader, Nicole has an impressive track record of turning around struggling teams and creating a high-performance sales culture.  Her commercial experience includes selling IT Infrastructure hardware and services, ERP and analytics software and consulting, office and janitorial products and SaaS in the finance and human resources space.  She has sold into the enterprise and SMB space, while working for small and Fortune 500 companies.  As a Strategic Account Manager, she sold software and consulting services to manufacturing clients headquartered all over the world.  Her clients have included businesses in non-profit, local/state government, manufacturing, health care, and professional services.

“I love developing people and watching them achieve their goals.  Ultimately, the growth in human capital is what creates value within the organizations and facilitates revenue growth.  It is very satisfying to see people reach their full potential and the impact it has on their organizations and their families.  I am thrilled to be able to offer cutting edge programs and advice to organizations ready to take their sales organization to the next level.”

Specialization Areas:

Sales Process, Leadership Development, coaching and sales team development, pipeline management, value proposition, strategic account management, new business development

Sector Experience:

Non-profit, professional services, manufacturing, health, technology, banking, building and construction, engineering, and state/local government

Geographies:

Nicole has worked with companies in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.  Nicole currently focuses on North America and is currently based in Columbus, OH.

In her free time, Nicole uses her coaching skills to volunteer as a Financial Coach for various non-profit organizations in the US.

Maritza brings over twenty-five years of experience in business strategy, marketing & sales operations, consulting and coaching. She has worked with sales executives and teams from a diverse range of companies, from startups to multinational organizations, in more than twenty countries. Having led growth initiatives in various commercial and cultural contexts, Maritza offers a versatile and pragmatic approach in working with clients. As a former head of the sales and marketing team overseeing joint venture operations globally, she worked extensively with general managers and their sales teams to create actionable sales plans, establish success metrics, and implement best sales practices to achieve key financial targets. Maritza’s consultative approach enabled her client operations to achieve double-digit sales growth and accelerate their path to profitability. As strategist and business coach, she has helped clients increase sales revenue by up to 200% through targeted sales and account management practices. “I am passionate about empowering clients to fulfill their business and personal potential. I treasure helping leaders to create a compelling vision of what they can achieve and enabling them to transform their teams with proven best practices and effective tools. It gives me great satisfaction to see them succeed and experience personal and professional breakthroughs as a result of our work together.“

Maritza holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Finance, an M.B.A in Marketing and professional coach certifications in resilient leadership, neuroscience-based coaching, and team coaching, among others. She coaches and delivers programs in English, Spanish and Italian.

Specialisation Areas

Marketing, sales and channel strategy & planning; sales process mapping and KPI analysis; value proposition, market positioning and messaging; market development; customer relationship marketing; key accounts management; early-stage startup and business coaching.

Sector Experience

Telecommunications, media and technology services (TMT), professional services, leisure services, advertising and government.

Geographies

America (U.S., Canada and Mexico), South America (Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile), Europe, (Israel, Turkey, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Great Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Monaco, Switzerland, Sweden), South Africa, Australia, Asia (China, Singapore, Japan).

Steve Schaefer is a seasoned creative sales and business leader who has a passion to coach and develop individuals and teams of people by setting them up to WIN at what they do! Steve has an extensive sales and leadership background developed over 30 years. During his career, he has had the privilege to lead high powered sales teams who achieved record breaking results. Over his corporate career, he has held positions as a salesperson, sales manager, Director/(G.M.), VP of Sales and President of companies ranging from small private companies to Fortune 500 corporations. Early in Steve’s career he served in the U.S. Navy Reserves for 12 years. Additionally, he studied, lived and has done business in Germany.

Specialization Areas

Over the last two years, he has owned his own business and sales coaching business, Set Up 2 Win. Primary focus areas include B2B Sales, Sales Leadership, Strategic Planning, Business Leadership and Executive Coaching.

Sector Experience

His focus industries have been in manufacturing and services businesses.

Geographies

Steve grew up in the St. Louis area, lived in Chicagoland for nine years and has resided in the Milwaukee Wisconsin area for just over 20 years. He and his wife Heather have three awesome daughters!

Anthony Solimini is a seasoned banker, sales professional, sales coach, and public speaker who can take mediocre performers and turn them into rock stars!

Originally from Boston, MA, he has worn many hats in his 30 years of international experience in London, Singapore, Bangkok, and Hong Kong, and has excelled at most of them! But one  thing he knows for certain is that a person’s ability to communicate effectively, charismatically, and with passion is what separates winners from “averagers”!

For the past 18 years, he has worked with companies all over the world such as JP Morgan, Lenovo, Heineken, Société General, Deutsche Bank, BASF, UBS, Gulf Oil, Freshfields, USA Consulate, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Prudential motivating and creating top performing salespeople, leaders, and negotiators.

A published author, he is also a stand-up comedian and self-confessed travel junkie, having been to 48 countries!

Specialization Areas

Sales Leadership, B2B Sales, Strategic Development, Executive Leadership Coaching, Process Development, Pipeline Management, Public Speaking, and Presentation Skills.

Sector Experience

Insurance and Financial Services, Wealth Management, Private Banking, Technology, Legal Service

Geographies

For 30 years, Anthony has lived and worked in London, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. In 2019 be relocated back to the USA and currently resides in Phoenix, AZ with his amazing wife Julie and their dog Stella!

Christy is an exceedingly accomplished sales capability & performance leader, trainer and coach who brings a successful, award-winning, 20+ year career to our team. While working, directly as a key team member for both a Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 company, Christy served in a variety of sales, learning and development and leadership roles, earning multiple promotions throughout her tenure. Her well documented high performance, in each of the positions held, solidifies her professional credibility and personal commitment to move the needle.

Moreover, as a talent development partner in the professional services space, Christy has partnered with countless organizations, in a variety of industries from manufacturing to retail. Christy’s proven results and professional recommendations affirm her ability to upskill capabilities, drive performance, create and deliver powerful training solutions that contribute to the bottom line, as well as coach others on sales and leadership strategies, skills, and best practices. It’s befitting that Christy has established a personal brand for enabling individuals, teams and companies, alike, to effectively go further & faster in the highly competitive sales arena.

Industry Experience:

Banking, Broadcasting, Commercial Construction, Defense, Education, Electronics, Entertainment, Finance, Hospitality, Insurance, Packaging, Publishing, Goods & Services, Government, Health Care, Homebuilding, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Retail, Tobacco, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, and Utilities

With over 20 years sales experience from small business ownership to enterprise sales, Jason has helped hundreds of businesses grow revenue through the use of modern sales strategies and technology improvements. Early interest in computers and networking led to the founding of an IT Services business that quickly grew to over $1M in sales leading to acquisition by a regional competitor.  Jason’s interest in sales grew into 10 years of experience consulting with startups, from acquiring their first customer, to helping them hit $1M ARR milestones.  Corporate sales experience includes responsibility for quotas over $1M annually.

Following six years of service in the United States Army, Marcus started his sales career in 1997. Over the last fourteen years prior, to joining SalesStar, he operated his own sales process development, prospecting services and consulting firm bringing both innovative strategies and proven best practices to small and mid-sized B2B sales organizations. His prior firm’s services initially focused on the financial services industry, but over time he applied many of the same principles to sales organizations in multiple industries and particularly enjoyed building structures of sales success for tech start-ups.

Marcus is a high-energy and enthusiastic practitioner who gains the most satisfaction from his work by helping others succeed. In his spare time, he is an avid rare book collector and enjoys time at the beach with his wife and dog.