Referral Roadmap Season 6 Episode 9 Show Notes

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The Power of Presence: Selling in a Distracted World

Rubber Meets the Road: 4 Steps to Practice Presence in a Distracted World

  1. Put the Phone Face Down, or Out of Sight, During Key Conversations ➤ It sounds small, but it’s huge. Removing even visual distractions instantly tells the person in front of you: “You matter.” Presence starts with eliminating the noise.
  2. Before Any Meeting or Call, Pause and Ask: “What do they need from me right now?” ➤ Not what do I want to say, but how can I show up for them? This single shift pulls you out of self-focus and into service—and people feel it.
  3. Practice 2-Minute Eye Contact Daily (No Devices, No Agenda) ➤ With your spouse. Your child. Your client. Your team. Set a timer and just be there. Watch how much more you notice and how much more they open up.
  4. Show Up Online Like You Would In Person ➤ Speak to one person, not an audience. Use real words, not scripts. Be seen and let others feel seen. In a world full of perfect images, presence is the most magnetic thing you can offer.

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Athena Captain

Athena Captain is Director of Sales and Marketing at Turner & Son Homes, where her passion is building a referral-based company in a niche market. She has helped create a business model that allows Turner & Son Homes to become the “concierge” of building on land in Oklahoma. Athena has successfully led sales teams within retail, banking, and finally bringing her talent to bear in the construction industry. Athena has developed a prospecting system while at Turner & Son Homes that allows any sales professional to become a referral magnet. She will share her system in her upcoming book The Making of a Rainmaker, soon to be released nationwide. With the launch of AthenaCaptain.com, she hopes to help other sales professionals, business owners, and companies apply her proven systems to increase revenue through referrals. She was honored to be a finalist for Edmond Woman of the Year in 2014. She is active within her community as a Board member for Oklahoma Family Network, and she is on the Leadership team of Savannah Station Equine Therapy Program.