From the US Marine Corps to community-led sales at a top startup - How Ben Regier did it

Beginner Maps

07-02-2023 • 59 mins

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

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Links and Resources:

Ben’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benregier/

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