Drew Stevens

Biography

Drew Stevens is one those rare people that can say he is a speaker, author, consultant and selling professional and mean it! Drew is a career selling professional with over 25 years of experience. His consulting firm, Getting to the Finish Line, has attracted clients such American International Group, Hilton Hotels, AT&T, The Federal Reserve Bank, Reliv International, The New York Times, Mercy Health Plans Quicken Loans and over 500 other leading organizations. Drew serves on the boards of directors of eMed International and St. Louis chapters of Meeting Professional International and American Society of Training and Development. He holds the designation of Certified Sales Professional with the National Association of Selling Professionals and founding member of the St. Louis Sales Professionals Association. His speaking and consulting enables him to travel over 50 days per year to clients and conferences around the globe. In the last several years Drew has provided advice to well over 60,000 selling professionals. Drew is an adjunct instructor with several universities in the St. Louis area teaching graduate students in the field of entrepreneurialism and international business marketing and strategy. He is an instructor with Webster University and Maryville University's Graduate School of Business and holds frequent marketing and selling seminars with Webster University's Center for Professional Development. He holds a Ph.D. in Organization and Management with an emphasis in personnel development and work performance. Drew was recently appointed as a doctoral mentor. Drew's prolific publishing includes over 150 articles on sales and selling strategy and four books including Split Second Selling, Spilt Second Customer Service and Little Book of Hope. Some of his works appear in Chinese and Pakistani. He is interviewed and quoted frequently in the media, with prestigious periodicals such as Personal Selling Power and Sales and Marketing Management. Drew's career has taken him around the globe to places such as Singapore, Johannesburg, South Africa and New York City. Drew lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wonderful wife and soul mate Christine and his two children Ashley and Andrew, (affectionately known as "I Want" and "Get Me").

Titles

Split Second Selling - PRACTICE for Results! If you sell for a living and need to recharge your batteries this is the session for you! Learn to avoid the Top 10 Sales Mistakes and separate yourself from the competition. Split Second Self Management, Targeting your Priorities Time is money and you need to be productive. You'll master invaluable timesavers that'll put you in full control of your day! And then you will begin to receive a Return on Time!! Split Second Customer Service Learn to build bridges-while hitting home runs. Discover specific strategies for overcoming objections, turning angry customers into your company's biggest advocates! Check Your Baggage Are you tired of carrying around your emotional baggage wherever you go? Do you seek better ways to win at life and influence your own positive behavior? Do you just want to stop sweating the small stuff and learn to shed the emotional garbage? Dr. Drew has the answers! The Winner in You! Do you seek new opportunities and a new life? Are you tired or not getting results! Seeking a new formula for finish line results? Dr. Drew wants you to PRACTICE so that you have a new attitude and gold medal results now! Split Second Leadership Employees today are looking for guidance and for someone with a vision who can not only take them into unchartered waters but navigate as if they have done so many times. In short employees are looking for leadership, not management. Leaders must have vision, and must ask and answer the difficult questions. Spend time in a high power session to learn critical skills that enhance your business expertise to turn you from manager to leader. Yes, there are differences.