Ian Altman helps CEOs and other executives discover how to compete and win against giants, engage their entire teams to grow business, and shift conversations from price to value. He served as CEO of technology and professional services companies for two decades before selling his companies. He then served as managing director of the parent entity as he grew valuation from $100 million to more than $1 billion in just three years while establishing distribution channels in China, India, Europe, The Middle East and the Americas.
Ian is an Amazon Bestselling author of two books: Upside Down Selling
(May 2012) and his latest book, Same Side Selling (May 2014, Idea Press) that he co-authored with Jack Quarles. Ian is a weekly contributor to Forbes and has been published in The Huffington Post, Washington Business Journal, other syndicated on-line publications. You can read his articles on GrowMyRevenue.com.
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