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Do you wish you could close more sales than ever before without pain, pressure or pretending to be someone else? Then this is for you.

In this value packed podcast, creator of the Matchmaker Sales method™, Aleasha Bahr, brings on expert guests with refreshing, alternative views on sales and reveals secrets normally only available in her high end 1-on-1 coaching.

Aleasha and her clients regularly convert 80% of their calls and show you how to do the same with the Matchmaker Sales Method™ - because if it’s a fit, it’s a fact and there’s no selling involved.

Sales is NOT a Dirty Word Aleasha Bahr

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 19 Ratings

Do you wish you could close more sales than ever before without pain, pressure or pretending to be someone else? Then this is for you.

In this value packed podcast, creator of the Matchmaker Sales method™, Aleasha Bahr, brings on expert guests with refreshing, alternative views on sales and reveals secrets normally only available in her high end 1-on-1 coaching.

Aleasha and her clients regularly convert 80% of their calls and show you how to do the same with the Matchmaker Sales Method™ - because if it’s a fit, it’s a fact and there’s no selling involved.

    Increasing Your Sales With Pre-Call Education

    Increasing Your Sales With Pre-Call Education

    If you’re hearing things like “this is a lot to process”, “thank you for this valuable information”, “let me get back to you” - it’s a sign that you are over educating on your sales calls. 
     
    Educating and selling at the same time is a sure-fire recipe for confusion. 
     
    Pre-education for your prospect to watch or read before you talk will immediately increase your sales with less effort required from you. 
     
    In this episode, we’re uncovering the magic of pre-educating your prospects and how to do it in your own sales process.  
     
    It’s all about setting the stage so your sales conversations are focused, productive, and a whole lot shorter.
     
    Tune in to discover:
    The real reason that educating in your sales conversation will kill your sales - it’s not that they’re going to go do everything themselves!
    How to get into your prospect’s head (in a good way) and skip the jargon and in the weeds overwhelm. 
    The natural human tendency towards skepticism and how to turn it around.
    Different pre-education options to choose from like sending videos and guides to showcase your unique flair.
    Powerfully filtering out people who are not a fit while simultaneously making the right people more likely to say yes to working with you - faster. 
     
    Interested in seeing how this would work specific to your offer? 
     
    Let’s chat about leveling up your sales game with pre-education. Book your call at calendly.com/aleasha/sales-level-up.
     
    If you’re ready to ditch the long-winded sales marathons and convert more deals in less time, then don’t miss this episode!

    • 12 min
    How Sales And Dating Are The Same

    How Sales And Dating Are The Same

    What do sales & dating have in common? Well, everything as you’ll see in this episode. 
    If you’re trying to marry anyone who will have you - people can feel that just like prospects can smell your commission breath. 
    Rita Goodroe, an expert on making more money with less effort, shares her experience into understanding why she found herself heartbroken in a life she didn’t love as a lawyer.  
    It involves going on 35 first dates in 35 days with random strangers and ends with her married and a highly sought-after keynote speaker. 
    Here’s a sneak peek of what you’ll discover when you listen: 
    All attempts to be appealing make you immediately unappealing - and what to do to actually attract prospects (and dates)
    The signs your actions are coming from a place of fear - and how to shift out of that place to experience success
    Winning more with a focus on curiosity instead of the end result 
    The magic of silence and pausing in a conversation instead of filling it with nonsense
    If what Rita had to say resonated with you, I highly recommend checking out her powerful programs that support you in understanding yourself better and methods that will achieve more success at www.ritagoodroe.com

    • 22 min
    Avoid Scope Creep & Increase Client Retention

    Avoid Scope Creep & Increase Client Retention

    Want to know the fastest and most unexpected way to increase your revenue and client retention? Clear boundaries.
     
    People pleasers often think someone will like them more if they do more, never say no and go above and beyond. 
     
    However, if you don’t let someone know what you’re doing is above and beyond then it simply becomes what’s expected and you quickly become burnt out. 
     
    Then you can’t keep up that level of performance and the client leaves because quality declines (when in reality they just had mind-blowing quality before and had no idea). 
     
    Listen in to discover how to:
    👉Effectively set boundaries from the start that lays the groundwork for a successful relationship that you retain long-term before it even starts 
    👉 Communicate crucial elements when you’re setting boundaries that give clients the context to be consistently impressed with your work
    👉Kindly establish a boundary that paves the way to upsells and retention when a client asks for something out of scope 
    👉 Avoiding common traps people pleasers fall into that suck up time and money in the  name of “potential” 
     
    Don't make a deal based on potential. Make a deal based on what is in front of your face, the situation that you're in now. - Aleasha Bahr
     
    Want to increase client retention and revenue while eliminating doing anything you hate doing?
    calendly.com/aleasha/sales-level-up 

    • 12 min
    Escaping the Trap of Toxic Positivity: Steps Towards Honest Well-being

    Escaping the Trap of Toxic Positivity: Steps Towards Honest Well-being

    Are you tired of the same old spiritual advice? Stay positive, affirmations reprogram your mind, live at the frequency of the things you want to attract. 
    It’s a lot of pressure to always feel good - or else suffer the consequences. 
    This episode’s guest - Rebecca Quave debunks some myths about integrating spirituality into everyday life in order to create the incredible results you want.  
    Myth 1: You have to be positive all the time to be spiritually awakened. 
    Myth 2: Overcoming anxiety and depression requires distracting yourself from negative feelings. 
    Myth 3: The ego must be destroyed for spiritual growth.
    Get ready for a very different take on how to manifest, tap into your intuition, and energetically create all the things you want in your life. 
    Listen in to discover:
    What your mind wants and needs to settle down and provide you peace
    The harmful consequences of toxic positivity and how to avoid them 
    How to navigate negative feelings and situations without judgment or pressure to “stop having them” - which ironically allows you to move past them faster
    The misuse of the “law of attraction” - and what to do instead to manifest your goals
    Powerful exercises that feel like a cozy weighted blanket for your soul 
    If what Rebecca discussed in this episode sounds helpful to you - I highly recommend checking out this powerful exercise. It’s the first one that really opened things up for me! https://www.rebeccaquave.com/relationship-bliss-shift-delivery.html

    • 40 min
    Most Effective Methods for Handling Objections

    Most Effective Methods for Handling Objections

    The mainstream way of handling objections is wildly ineffective. 
     
    It’s convincing energy and it’s not convincing anyone. 
     
    Instead, it ends up making the prospect feel dismissed and invalidated instead of seen and heard. 
     
    It’s important to understand that objections are NOT something personal. 
     
    Objections are concerns and what do you do when someone you care about has a concern? You explore it with them.
     
    This approach is extremely powerful in a sales conversation. 
     
    If you're ready to ditch the old, pushy sales tactics and embrace genuine, curiosity-driven conversations leading to long-term client relationships, then this is for you. 
     
    Because only good sh*t happens when you approach objections with curiosity, not coercion. 
    Are you in? 
     
    Listen to discover:
    Understanding the emotions around objections and how to manage them for success
    The completely natural fears prospects experience before investment and how to address them in a collaborative way
    The approach to objections that not only wipes out the need for pushing but also steers the conversation toward a place of relief and trust.
    Finding the ROOT of the resistance for more effective conversations
    Approaching objections as an opportunity to also understand if a client is a good fit for YOU (no nightmare clients policy!)
     
    “You want to treat your clients better than you treat your prospects, and you want to treat your prospects like they're going to be your client for a really long time.” - Aleasha Bahr
     
    Interested in mastering clear conversations and eliminating the need for convincing or discomfort around objections? Let’s hop on a call! calendly.com/aleasha/sales-level-up 

    • 11 min
    Can AI Make Sales for You?

    Can AI Make Sales for You?

    In the latest trend of business owners avoiding doing sales themselves or hiring salespeople - there has been a new movement towards AI “doing the sales for you.” 
    It’s an interesting concept and one that Noah Jacobs is an expert on as he’s interviewed 100+ companies on what results look like using AI instead of humans. 
    The results are…what you may or may not expect. 
    AI has a place in a more effective and efficient sales process - but that place is not in the actual sales conversation but beforehand. 
    Listen in to this conversation to discover:
    Where automation costs you sales and where you can leverage it to make more sales happen 
    How to balance automation with personalization for  a winning sales strategy that's both efficient and highly effective.
    Using AI to understand your customers on a deeper level - and make more sales as a result 
    Hidden dangers of over-relying on automation and learn how to steer clear of common pitfalls to maximize your sales potential.
    How to leverage automation to enhance your sales game, driving powerful results without sacrificing the personal touch.
    Visit Ultima Insights AI's website at ultimainsights.ai to learn more about their automated research and filtering solutions for sales outreach.

    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

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19 Ratings

19 Ratings

Rebeccah S. ,

She’ll launch you so fast!

Aleasha is not only brilliant but she’s also incredibly tuned in to how to actually talk to people so that you can serve them best. Listen with intention and I guarantee she will deliver you a nugget of genius that will take your impact and service to higher levels, fast. Aleasha is having conversations that people typically avoid, or try to have with themselves, alone, in the dark. It’s OK to talk about sales and business and what gets in the way of service and that’s exactly what she does with this podcast.

Doug Cornfield ,

Love Alesha’s Thinking…

Absolutely, we're all in the business of selling, whether we realize it or not. Nothing is truly self-selling; it all requires a touch of creativity and strategy. This episode really drives home that point and underscores the universal truth of sales. Kudos for the bold insights shared in the "Sales is not a dirty word" podcast – they're enlightening and appreciated!

Hud_swagabel11 ,

Aleasha Bahr/SNDW delivers everything I look for and love in a podcast!

Aleasha Bahr delivers everything I look for and love in a podcast host: Smart, funny original thinker who offers me actionable information that makes my life better. I wish Aleasha, her podcast and her Black Sheep Sales Method had been around 20 years ago when I was starting my business. I had a steep learning curve without her. Listen and take advantage of what she is offering. Aleasha is a great interviewer who asks insightful questions and actively listens to her guests. It’s clear she’s done her research. Oh - and she gives context and connects dots which I appreciate a lot. Again, an example of how much Aleasha is listening and always thinking, “what’s the value here.” HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

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