Ben Gay III
September 8th, 2009 by Greg LawtonLawton Networks, Inc.
Customer Corner
Ben Gay III
BFG & Associates
Ben Gay III has been called a living legend in the sales world.Now in his 43nd year of professional selling, he has been the #1 salesperson in every organization in which he has worked.
At age 27 he was president of what was then the world’s largest direct sales/network marketing company, having been personally trained by fellow sales legends J. Douglas Edwards, Dr. Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightingale, William Penn Patrick, and many other sales giants.One of the most famous, popular and powerful sales trainers in the world, Ben now writes/publishes/produces “The Closers” series of
books/audios/videos/newsletters/teletrainings/live seminars
. . . a series that is considered to be “The Foundation of Professional
Selling.”
Ben was the founder and is the current Executive Director of The National Association of Professional Salespeople!
WHEN HE WAS JUST 18, BEN WAS THE #1 SALESPERSON AT MACY’S/ATLANTA . . . AS WELL AS THE YOUNGEST BUYER IN MACY’S THEN 100 YEAR HISTORY!
. . . HE WAS THE #1 SALESPERSON IN A LARGE ORGANIZATION OF MANUFACTURERS’ REPRESENTATIVES. . . #1 IN THE LEADING FOOD BROKERAGE OPERATION
IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. . . #1 IN THE LARGEST DIRECT SALES/NETWORK
MARKETING COMPANY IN THE WORLD AT THE TIME. . . #1 IN A THEN 50 YEAR OLD INTERNATIONALMANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRM. . . #1 IN YET ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL DIRECT SALES COMPANY IN FACT, BEN GAY HAS BEEN THE #1 SALESPERSON IN
EVERY ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH HE’S EVER BEEN ASSOCIATED!
AND, THROUGH HIS COACHING, CONSULTING, BOOKS, AUDIO PROGRAMS, VIDEO PROGRAMS, NEWSLETTERS, TELETRAINING SESSIONS, SPEECHES & SEMINARS, BEN HAS HELPED TRAIN- – DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY – – LITERALLY MILLIONS OF OTHER PROFESSIONAL SALESPEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD!
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WHILE ALL OF THAT WOULD HAVE KEPT MOST PEOPLE BUSY, HE’S ALSO AUTHORED 12 BOOKS ON THE SUBJECTS OF SELLING AND LIVING SUCCESSFULLY . . . WHILE “GHOST
WRITING” ANOTHER DOZEN OR SO FOR OTHER SALES TRAINERS/SPEAKERS/SEMINAR LEADERS.IN FACT, IT’S BEEN SAID THAT, IF YOU’RE REALLY IN PROFESSIONAL SELLING, YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE OF BEN GAY’S SALES TRAINING BOOKS IN YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY
. . . WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT!
BEN ALSO WRITES A NEWSLETTER – “THE CLOSERS UPDATE” – THAT’S BEEN CALLED “THE VOICE OF PROFESSIONAL SELLING.” HE CREATED AND TAUGHT THE FAMOUS “PEOPLE BUILDERS” PROGRAM FOR THE INMATES AND STAFF AT CALIFORNIA’S INFAMOUS SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON.
HE WAS NICKNAMED “THE ATTITUDE COACH” FOR THE APOLLO 15, 16 & 17 ASTRONAUTS BY COL. JAMES ERWIN, COMMANDER OF APOLLO 15.
THEN, IN 1976, BEN LAUNCHED THE “800 NUMBER INDUSTRY” BY FOUNDING “THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER” . . . AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THAT STARTED A
BUSINESS REVOLUTION THAT TOTALLY CHANGED THE WAY WE ALL SHOP AND COMMUNICATE! AND BEN GAY WAS THE FOUNDER AND IS THE CURRENT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL SALESPEOPLE. OVER THE PAST 44 YEARS – – WHILE CONTINUING HIS OWN
DAILY PERSONAL SALES PRODUCTION – – BEN HAS SHARED HIS KNOWLEDGE WITH SALESPEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH HIS SALES TRAINING MATERIAL, SPEECHES &
SEMINARS, AND HIS COUNTLESS TV & RADIO APPEARANCES!
For additional information on Ben Gay, please go to:
http://WWW.bfg3.com