Doug Smart - Sales consultant, sales trainer, keynote motivational speaker

Doug Smart, President Grow Your Sales - Keynote Motivational Speaker, Sales Consultant, Sales Training

Since 1990, Doug Smart, CSP, has worked with hundreds of organizations and shown over 1,500 audiences around the world how to think smart, work smart, and sell smart. His consulting work is in-depth and his fun-filled, action-packed presentations are guaranteed to recharge your organization and help you get the best out of everyone in it.

In 1998, in recognition of the quality of his presentation skills and client satisfaction, the National Speakers Association awarded him their highest earned designation, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), an honor held by less than 9% of their 4,000 members. Doug is also a Certified Behavioral Analyst and a Certified Values Analyst.

Doug Smart is the author of numerous articles and is the author or co-author of over 15 books on the topics of motivation, sales basics, change management, leadership, and customer service. For three years he hosted the daily motivational radio show, Smarter by the Minute, which was broadcast worldwide via the Internet and is now available as a podcast.

Doug Smart is the author/co-author of the following books:

    Customer Service and Sales Training -- Grow Your Sales
  • Sell Smarter Not Harder
  • Where There’s Change, There’s Opportunity
  • Thriving in the Midst of Change
  • Sizzling Customer Service
  • Fantastic Customer Service Inside & Out
  • Irresistible Leadership
  • Magnetic Leadership
  • Reach for the Stars
  • Wholehearted Success
  • Brothers Together
  • TimeSmart: How Real People Really Get Things Done at Work
  • TimeSmart: How Real People Really Get Things Done at Home
  • Fundamentals of Outstanding Dental Teams
  • 303 Solutions for Developing the Leader in You
  • 303 Solutions for Dropping Stress and Finging balance
  • 303 Solutions for Accomplishing More in Less Time
  • Work Smarter Not Harder

Prior to starting a consulting and training business, Doug Smart worked in the residential real estate industry for 16 years. He began as a licensed salesman at 21 with zero credibility in the business (at that point, he had never owned real estate, yet he attempted to advise people on the biggest purchase of their lives!). It took 7 months to make his first sale. But he stuck with it and at age 28, based on his sales success, his trade association recognized him with a Life Membership in the Million Dollar Club. He was the youngest recipient in his association. He later owned and operated one of the largest residential real estate brokerages in New Orleans , giving him practical, hands-on experience in sales management, change management, teambuilding, leadership, marketing, and understanding human behavior.

Before he was 30, Doug Smart owned 25 properties, including a shopping center. After selling his real estate business, he joined the management team at Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate and, later, Latter & Blum Realtors, the largest brokerage in New Orleans .

In 1992 he and his wife, Gayle, partnered in forming Smart Business, Inc. and later started Grow Your Sales, LLC, and James & Brookfield Publishing, LLC. These businesses have enabled Doug and his associates to learn best practices from Fortune 500 companies, government offices, small businesses, hospitals, factories, and associations across North America and around the world. The Smart Business team has a wealth of "smarts" to share with your group, too.