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Marilyn August
As a business consultant for the SBA’s Small Business Development Center, I’ve helped countless small and mid-sized businesses identify what’s working, fix what’s not, and build measurable, repeatable sales systems that drive consistent results. Every engagement starts with dumping the “head trash” roadblocks standing between where you are and what you want. Before launching my consulting practice, I spent over a decade as a corporate trainer with global organizations, including American Honda Corporation and AAA–The Chicago Motor Club.
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Social Selling Wing Woman, Marilyn August
- Contributed By: Marilyn August
Tell us a little something about your business...
When technology changed the sales game, my clients were the first to feel it. The traditional cold call had lost its power. Buyers stopped answering phones, but they were showing up somewhere new: online.
That’s when I discovered LinkedIn. I realized it wasn’t just a networking site.
It’s the most powerful sales and branding tool for professionals who know how to use it right.
There are no gatekeepers on LinkedIn. But there was and is a problem. Even today over 89% of profiles looked and read like digital résumés—flat, formulaic, and forgettable.
So I set out to change that.
I created a personal branding and social selling approach that helps business owners, consultants, and executives stand out from the noise. Attract the right clients, and start meaningful conversations that lead to results you take to the bank
My magnetic personal branding has helped countless professionals transform their LinkedIn visibility and credibility into lead-generating, trust-building assets that open doors to opportunity.
When was your lightbulb moment?
I have so many for myself and others that I published my Soundbites E-book to inspire and enlighten.
because
It’s personal—no matter what people buy, they buy you.
I discovered that in the age of AI nothing is more important than authentic personal branding.
What are your three words of advice?
These are the three pillars of the Profit GPS success system:
Integrate your internal mindset with your external behavior and develop the
necessary skills, you’ll close more deals | make more money.
Three words of advice...
mindset = behavior = skills
As a business consultant for the SBA’s Small Business Development Center, I’ve helped countless small and mid-sized businesses identify what’s working, fix what’s not, and build measurable, repeatable sales systems that drive consistent results. Every engagement starts with dumping the “head trash” roadblocks standing between where you are and what you want. Before launching my consulting practice, I spent over a decade as a corporate trainer with global organizations, including American Honda Corporation and AAA–The Chicago Motor Club.
Connect with Marilyn here…
“May your legacy create a footprint of success for the next person who steps into your shoes”
