From the US Marine Corps to community-led sales at a top startup - How Ben Regier did it
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Ben Regier’s career is unique. Previously, he has served in the US Marine Corps and has been a store manager at Starbucks. Now, he is pioneering community-led sales as the Community Development Representative at Commsor. In this episode we talk about -  00:00 The client that will buy only from Ben  09:17 One thing you absolutely need to do in a community-led sales role  11:56 How to handle NOs  15:15 Most difficult part of his job  16:53 Lessons carried over from service in the US Marine Corps  24:27 Hard lessons learnt as a Starbucks Store Manager  28:19 Getting his first remote job  41:24 Future of community-led sales  48:48 What veterans need to know about entering the sales  53:45 Rapid fire round   --- --- ---  Links and Resources:   Ben’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benregier/ --- --- ---  Thanks for listening! If you have come this far you’ll love other episodes. Check them out by searching “Beginner Maps” on your podcast player or visit https://beginnermaps.com/
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