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Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Sales Consultant Cut Through the Pitch.

Impossible. Possible. Probable.

Sales consultants know how to sell to you better than they know how to help your team sell. That's the core problem with the category. Here are twelve questions that separate the ones who can actually help from the ones who are just selling.

The Reality — and the Fix.

The Problem

Hiring a sales consultant is high-stakes and low-information. Past clients are either under NDA or heavily curated. Case studies are written by the consultant. References are hand-picked. You usually don't know what you got until six months in and $50k deep.

The Solution

Twelve diagnostic questions: real deal history, methodology specificity, measurable outcomes, references you pick (not theirs), engagement structure, performance-based terms, exit criteria, chemistry test, industry range, team fit, contract duration, and the no-pitch test. BOOST passes all twelve — ask them.

Why BOOST Works

These are the questions companies ask when they've been burned by sales training before — or when they're about to invest and want to get it right the first time. The honest answers below reflect 30+ years of seeing what actually works and what just looks good on a proposal.

30+
Years in Sales
1,200+
Professionals Trained
15+
Industries Served
30-Day
Money-Back Guarantee

What You'll Walk Away With

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The Twelve Questions

Before signing a sales consulting engagement, demand answers to each of these:

"We brought John in to train our entire sales team. The results were immediate. The BOOST system helped improve our weakest performers and strengthened our leaders. Clearer processes, better confidence, and our quarterly numbers reflected it across the board."
— Sara Laughlin, VP of Sales, Mid-Market Company

Straight Answers to Common Questions

How do I decide whether to pull the trigger?

Book the call. Bring your two biggest questions. If after 30 minutes you don't have a clearer picture of what's broken and what would fix it, that's on us.

Why are you willing to answer this publicly?

Because most of the noise in this category is marketing, not information. If someone reads this page and decides we're not the right fit, that's a win for both of us. The free call exists to go deeper, not to qualify people out.

What if my situation is different from what you describe?

It probably is. Categories are useful for frameworks; specifics only come out on a call. The page gives you a working answer — the call gives you the answer tailored to your team and numbers.

Do I have to buy something to get real answers?

No. The free 30-minute call exists to give you clarity. Some companies end the call and implement everything themselves. That's fine. The call is valuable regardless of whether it turns into work.

Ready to Vet a Sales Consultant Properly? Book the Call.

30-minute call. Ask us the twelve questions. If the answers aren't satisfying, don't hire us.

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