• Empowering businesses to confidently sell their products or services;
  • Creating effective sales strategies for your business;
  • Overcoming personal blocks to selling and enhancing your sales acumen.

Key Areas of Expertise
Sales strategy, sales confidence, marketing and sales ideation, building relationships with key partners, communication, people skills, business development, Neurodivergence.

Background
Moira boasts a comprehensive sales background spanning over three decades, encompassing diverse industries such as retail, hospitality, media, beauty, and motors. Her expertise extends to both business-to-business and direct-to-consumer sales, and her track record speaks for itself. During her tenure at BBC Worldwide, she was awarded Sales Person of the Year, and her collaborative sales approach at Hearst UK earned her recognition at the PPA Marketing Awards for her outstanding work with Proctor & Gamble. Moira’s exceptional knowledge and extensive experience have earned her Fellow status at the Institute of Sales Management and the Association of Professional Sales. She is a vocal proponent of ethical and authentic sales practices. She has been providing consulting services to small businesses since 2018, imparting her knowledge and helping them to develop and enhance their sales acumen.

Furthermore, in 2022, Moira was diagnosed with ADHD, which has since become an area of great interest and passion for her. She is dedicated to exploring more about neurodiversity and advocating for the strengths that can arise from neurodivergence. Moira believes in championing neurodiversity in both business and educational settings, and she brings her unique insights and perspectives to her consultations.

Moira’s expert advice & offering covers:

  • Audit of your current sales strategy;
  • Confidence training;
  • Cold Call advice;
  • Sales conversation framework;
  • Customer journey streamlining (including how to alter to not lose ND customers);
  • Objection handling advice;
  • Follow-up advice (The Fortune Is In The Follow-up).

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