Jake Cortez - From Cells To Sales

<p>Building The Brand - Episode 007 - Jake Cortez - From Cells To Sales</p> <p>Hosted by multiple iTunes Top 10 podcaster <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/jamesburttofficial/">James Burtt</a>, Building The Brand is in-depth conversations with the entrepreneurs, founders, marketing and brand experts, PR specialists, CEO’s and CMO’s who have built some of the countries most successful companies and brands.</p> <p>This week on the show we have multi-industry sales expert <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thejakecortez/">Jake Cortez</a> who shares his amazing journey from speaking half his adult life in jail to inspiring positive change in others and building successful organisations.</p> <p>In this show Jake shares:<br /> * How he was jailed for manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years<br /> * How jail actually operates<br /> * How a primal environment creates a survival instinct<br /> * His vision of the man he wanted to become<br /> * What changed when he removed temporary gratification to focus on permanent satisfaction<br /> * How he was selling over the phone while still on day release and created $50,000 in sales<br /> * Why he focused on the growth of his skills in sales and marketing operation as he couldn’t work with items that needed licences due to his criminal past<br /> * How he went from solitary confinement to developing businesses<br /> * He shares some keys to being great at sales<br /> * His vision for want to help prisoners<br /> <br /> The mission of our show is create a sense of inspiration and aspiration for our community of likeminded go-getters who are the influencers, innovators, creators, makers, builders, crafters and doers who form the next big wave of entrepreneurial success, so Jake’s mindset and skillset - which has been crafted in the toughest of environments really is a testament to the man he has become and there is a big lesson in making a decision and committing to it that we can all learn from this show.</p> <p>Watch Jake’s amazing Ted X keynote talk <a href= "https://youtu.be/