Author: Mike Coday
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Chris Simpson Gone But Not Forgotten
I want to tell you about my friend Chris Simpson… By chance, I was fortunate to meet worship leader Fred Williams while visiting my corporate office yesterday [article originally written September 4, 2008]. We talked for a few minutes and I asked if he knew Chris Simpson. I hadn’t seen Chris in a long time and…
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1988
Back in 1988 I boarded a Greyhound Bus in the parking lot of our local auto parts store in my tiny hometown of Cushing, Oklahoma — headed for the big city lights of Springfield, Missouri. Barely 18 and fresh off a two-year failed run at Christian Rock Stardom — the biggest disappointment of my life…
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How To Sell To The Rich – Part 2
In my last post about selling to the rich and affluent, I started out talking about my fear of approaching the wealthy because I grew up with my fair share of financial challenges. My family wasn’t poverty poor, but I remember enough to tell you what government cheese tastes like. I read somewhere else that…
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How To Sell To The Rich
A long time ago, before my success in consulting, I was a roofing salesman. In fact, I still train roofing sales people today as a part of my consulting business. I know, I know… roofing has a reputation for being a slimy business. Have a hailstorm, hurricane, or a tornado and all the roofers within…