Michelle Weinstein, also known as The Pitch Queen, has leveraged an exciting sales career, and an entrepreneurial rollercoaster to refine a skill that has become her secret weapon - the Pitch. Michelle has pitched her way into Costco, onto Shark Tank, and into the world of millionaires, athletes and coaches. Michelle joins SalesFounders this week to talk about the art of the Pitch and a few of her strategies to help entrepreneurs build relationships, gain rapport, and generate powerful sales traction.  ON THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: Facing adversity - lessons from a failed startup Entrepreneurship is a 24 hour sales job Preparing your company to weather unknown costsBuilding Rapport - why trust is the secret to selling  Relationship based-selling and the “champion” Persistence and the art of being ‘Professionally Annoying’ Strategies to connect with influencers  Ingredients of a great sales pitch