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Entrepreneur,
CEO of Levitin Group, Shari Levitin to
Teach
Pitch Perfect at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business
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Students will
learn how to pitch, persuade and position new products and services
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Park
City, UT – March 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / The University of Utah’s
Spring Semester 2016 will feature a first-ever 10-session intensive sales
class. Shari Levitin, local
entrepreneur and top sales expert, will teach “Pitch Perfect” to a select
group of students. Students will observe and work alongside major companies
such as Oracle, MarketStar and England Logistics to gain valuable hands-on
experience not confined to the classroom. This highly interactive course
consists of live and online training, individual and group assignments
as well as an impressive roster of guest speakers.
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 “Personal
selling is a key piece of success as a professional and as a student,”
says Dean Taylor Randall, Dean of the David Eccles School of Business.
“Shari brings a remarkable amount of experience and caring to her work
and this course will kick off an entire sales curriculum that the University
intends to build and offer in the years to come.”
Amongst
the 12 guest speakers this semester is Will Spendlove, Vice President/Director
of Marketing SteelBrick, InsideView, Salesforce.com.
Joining Spendlove, is Jill Konrath bestselling sales author and keynote
speaker. Neill Brownstein will also be featured; he is the founding partner
of Bessemer Venture Partners whose clients include LinkedIn, Pinterest,
Yelp, Periscope and many more. Students will also hear from Maria Margenot,
Sr. Vice President of Sales Development, Recruiting & Training at Wyndham
Vacation Ownership.
A recent
article in Harvard Business Review showed that 46% of all college
graduates, regardless of their major, will end up in sales of some kind.
“The problem is, most millennials have a negative view of salespeople,”
explains Levitin. “Our goal is to bridge the gap and teach an ethical and
powerful method of selling and building relationships. The great news for
Utah companies like England Logistics, Oracle and Marketstar is that they
all need salespeople. These students will be well prepared to enter the
workforce and assist companies, big and small, with their staffing needs.”
she adds.
Students
will work in groups on their final project to create, price and pitch a
product of their choosing to a panel and receive real-time feedback from
Venture Capitalists and other experts in the field. The format of the curriculum
is highly interactive to emulate real-life work scenarios.
This
first-ever course is also available to business people and entrepreneurs
throughout Utah through Executive Education.
About
Shari Levitin and Levitin Group
Shari
Levitin moved to Utah in 1992 when she became Director of Sales and
Marketing for Marriott’s Summit Watch Resort in Park City. Under her leadership,
Summit Watch became the #1 Marriott Resort and was named the “Most Successful
Ownership Resort in the World.” In 1997, Shari built her passion for training
and development into a new company, Levitin Group. Named one of Inc.
Magazine’s Fastest Growing Companies, Levitin Group rapidly became
a global organization. Levitin Group has been responsible for over a billion
dollars in increased profit for companies and salespeople worldwide, and
has trained in 7 languages in 40 countries and on 5 continents. Thousands
of sales professionals worldwide have attributed their success to The Levitin
Group Academy, while notable corporate clients include Hilton, Jaguar,
Hyatt, State Farm, and Sprint Communications. For more information please
visit ShariLevitin.com.
Contact
for Shari Levitin:
Kent
Kozimor
435-649-0003
ext. 302
Media:
Georgi
Bohrod, RRP
619-255-1661 |
