Showing results by publisher "Simon & Schuster Audio" in Business & Careers

25 Sales Secrets of Highly Successful Salespeople is a must-listen for all salespeople. Stephan Schiffman, America's number one corporate sales strategist and president of D.E.I. Management Group, an international sales training and consulting firm, shares with you the twenty-five traits that will distinguish you as a high-efficient salesperson. Schiffman's pragmatic ideas range from how to be a "consultant " to your prospects, to asking for the next appointment while you're on the first visit.

Finally, there's a voice of reason above all the confusion. Stephen E. Frank - known to millions of television viewers and newspaper readers as the Internet correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and CNBC - explains what we need to know about investing in today's dot-com economy.

Irreverent, penetrating, profoundly simple, and on-the-money, Gonzo Marketing is the raucous wake-up that no one interested in any aspect of 21st-century business can afford to ignore. From Christopher Locke, the mind behind The Cluetrain Manifesto.

In this up to the minute account of the current financial crisis, Dan Gross goes step by step through the timeline leading up to the October 2008 bail-out and explains what exactly happened. Using information and statistics only weeks old, he offers a thorough and enlightening analysis of where we all go from here.

An acclaimed investigative journalist explores ethical hacking and presents a listener-friendly, informative guide to everything there is to know about entering the field of cybersecurity. 

A fascinating guide to a career as a life coach written by award-winning journalist Tom Chiarella and based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the field - essential listening for someone considering a path to this rewarding profession. 

We are dedicated to making you the most successful, betchiest career woman you can be. After all, we only became Betches after we worked like, really hard. And now we’re confident enough to help you become the best. You’re welcome. You can thank us later. As New York Times best-selling author Jessica Knoll says, “I only ever want the cold, hard truth from a betch.” So whether you’re trying to become a CEO, navigate an office hookup, or just save enough money to go to happy hour twice a week, we’re here to help.

Everyone has the Stuff - the inner fortitude that allows us to overcome great hardships, survive, and thrive - but sometimes we need help to truly harness it. Learn how to better access and hone the 11 core elements of the Stuff and be inspired by the real-world stories of triumph in this practical book by New York Times best-selling author Dr. Sampson Davis (The Pact, Living and Dying in Brick City) and Sharlee Jeter (Turn 2 Foundation).

President Donald Trump knows about living the good life and achieving success. With his election to the presidency, he added to a life that already includes billions of dollars, worldwide celebrity, and a beautiful family, despite legions of haters. In The Art of the Donald, Daily Caller News Foundation editor-in-chief Christopher Bedford takes you inside the new president's unorthodox mind, unlocking the genius of his approach to everything in life and offering you insight into navigating life the Trump way.

The definitive guide to navigating divorce in today’s world from one of America’s top matrimonial lawyers. Marriage as we know it in America has changed - and so, too, has divorce. Women are out-earning men. Fathers are winning custody battles. Same-sex marriage is law. In this remarkably insightful and clear guide, elite New York City divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman shares her secrets from over two decades in the trenches.

Humans have landed men on the moon, programmed cars to drive themselves, and put the knowledge of our entire civilization in your back pocket. But no one - from MIT nerds to Army Corps engineers - has ever built a robot that can lay bricks as well as a mason. Unlike the controlled conditions of a factory line, where robots are now ubiquitous, no two construction sites are alike, and a day’s work involves countless variables - bricks that range in size and quality, temperamental mortar mixes, uneven terrain, fickle weather, and moody foremen.

Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best to find out what it’s really like, and what it really takes, to become a baker. Esteemed journalist Glynnis MacNicol takes listeners to the front counters of bakeries and cafes to offer a candid portrait of modern baking. MacNicol shadows Mary Louise Clemens, the owner and head baker of Ladybird Bakery in Brooklyn, to reveal how bakers work and how they stand out in a neighborhood, community, and city.

He was named chief executive of Hearst in 1979, and for nearly 30 years, he helped solidify the company’s reputation as a leader in consumer media, overseeing the purchase of more than two dozen television stations and several major newspapers (Houston Chronicle), the launch of top-selling magazines (O, the Oprah Magazine), and a partnership with ABC, now the Walt Disney Company, to create the pioneering cable networks A&E, HISTORY, and Lifetime. One of his greatest achievements was when, in 1990, he negotiated a 20 percent stake in ESPN for $167 million.

You may not be afraid of heights or spiders, but making a speech in front of a large crowd - whether it’s a wedding party, an awards ceremony, or even doing a presentation in the office - is sure to get your heart pounding and your palms sweaty. But with Your Guide to Public Speaking in hand, there’s no need to fear public speaking a second longer.

An illuminating guide to a career as an architect written by art and design journalist Janelle Zara and based on the real-life experiences of two experts in the field - required listening for someone considering a path to this fascinating profession. 

Joshua Bederson is the chief of neurosurgery at the esteemed Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. New Yorker writer John Colapinto brings to vivid life what Dr. Bederson’s professional life is like to show all the varied facets of his work, from extensive study and research to brain operations, one-on-one consultations with patients, and even staff meetings with fellow surgeons and students. Since Mt. Sinai is a teaching hospital, we learn alongside the residents and interns how Bederson trains neurosurgeons, passing along the knowledge and skills he honed over decades. 

Gwenn LeMoine sees the world through the lens of hair. The daughter of two hairstylists, she has taken her natural talent to an entrepreneurial level and is now the owner of Parlor, a wildly popular, two-location hair salon in the East Village and Brooklyn. In Becoming a Hair Stylist, Atlantic columnist and New York Times notable author Kate Bolick provides a compelling profile of a career in hair styling through the life of LeMoine and offers us a glance at a day in the life at Parlor. 

When Reah Bravo began working at the Charlie Rose show, the open secret of Rose’s conduct towards women didn’t deter her from pursuing a position she thought could launch her career in broadcast journalism. She considered herself more than capable of handling any unprofessional behavior that might come her way. But she soon learned a devastating truth: we don’t always react to abusive situations as we imagine we will.

Known as the father of contemporary negotiating, Gerard I. Nierenberg has taught top executives across the country how to come out of their business deals as winners.

The New York Times best-selling author and coauthor of Great Work, Great Career share the secrets to getting and keeping the job you want. This three set audio program teaches you how to create your ultimate job and make an extraordinary contribution. In this 30-minute audio, you'll learn the importance of becoming a solution, not a problem to an organization. Discover how to start making the contribution you'd like to make by focusing on your talents, passion, and conscience. This audio also provides tips on and how to network in a way that leads to success.