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Are Salespeople Born or Made?

Are salespeople born or are they made? I hear this question a lot. The answer is: They are “made.” There are learned characteristics that help catapult success in sales. We

Are We Politicians in Business, Too?

Like everyone else, after watching the initial presidential candidate debates, I had my favorites, my dislikes and other judgments. But I am always surprised at how people make their decisions

Why Hiring Millennials in Sales can be the Right Move

“I can’t find any good salespeople out there. I even tried to hire some young college kids and that was a mistake,” says Matt, who is a sales director. “I

Go beyond product training to have an effective sales force

Organizations often overlook their greatest potential source of power: the power to increase sales performance by developing their people.  Training is an integral part of sales-force development. But this goes

Are You Hiring “A” Players for Your Sales Team?

What if the bottom quarter of your sales staff turned into a team that produces more revenue than the top quarter? What would that do for your company? What would

Bring in the Human Factor When Selling

A new and eager sales consultant recently asked me what he should provide for those he is cold calling when they tell him that they’re busy and to just leave

Don’t Make the Top 5 Hiring Mistakes

A week doesn’t pass without someone asking about looking for a new salesperson.Why is everyone having such a problem? Here are some common hiring mistakes:   1. Looking for new employees

Sales Meetings: The Ultimate De-motivator

How often as a sales director, do you get that dreaded feeling from your reps, as well as yourself, about the weekly sales meeting? Does it last longer than it

Is social media killing our sales skills?

Recently I spoke to an organization that spent a huge amount of time, energy and money on social media to create lead generation. My question to them was, “Now what?”

Sales People Taking Shortcuts?

Logan, a software sales rep, had been having a rough day. He’d been bombarded with questions from several customers and gotten behind on work he needed to finish before the

Don’t skip a step

I’m often surprised about how inconsistent businesses are when it comes to hiring sales people. They may not have an organized procedure and many entrepreneurs rely on gut instinct.  In

Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.