Speaker Series

How to Handle Sales Rejection Without Losing Confidence

Rejection is part of sales, but it doesn’t have to destroy your confidence.

In this NIA Sales Mastery session, Angelica Owens explores how fear of rejection affects sales behavior, why self-rejection can cost you opportunities before a prospect ever responds, and how to approach sales conversations with greater confidence, curiosity, and authenticity.

Read more: Angelica Owens - Handling Rejection Without Losing Your Confidence - NIA Sales Mastery 2026-08-19

How to Prevent Sales Objections Before They Derail the Sale

What if the best way to handle a sales objection is to prevent it from becoming an objection in the first place?

In this NIA Speaker Series presentation, Tim Goering explores resistance mitigation—a proactive approach to sales conversations designed to identify concerns, reduce buyer resistance, and address potential roadblocks before they derail the sale.

Read more: Tim Goering - Why Have A System? - NIA Sales Mastery 2026-07-15

How Strategic Storytelling Builds Trust, Authority, and Business Opportunities

Discover how strategic storytelling can help you build trust, demonstrate expertise, connect with your audience, and create new business opportunities—without sounding like you are delivering a sales pitch.

In this NIA Speaker Series presentation, international keynote speaker and HR and business strategist April Simpkins shares her practical STORY roadmap for transforming personal and professional experiences into meaningful stories that connect with audiences and inspire action.

The STORY Framework

  • S – Start with the audience
  • T – Think about the transformation
  • O – Organize the story
  • R – Reveal something real
  • Y – Your call to action
Read more: April Simpkins - The Art Of Story-Telling - NIA Speaker Series 2026-07-22

Is Your Sales Process Helping Your Business Grow?

Or is it keeping you buried in follow-ups, scattered leads, stalled proposals, and unclear next steps?

In this interactive Network in Action session, Kelsey of The Virtual Integrator—a fractional COO and business systems strategist—shares a practical, four-part audit for evaluating and improving your sales system.

Read more: Kelsey Daingerfield - Maximize Systems to Improve Your Sales Process - NIA Sales Mastery 2026-06-17

Stop Competing, Move Upmarket, and Become the Obvious Choice

Discover how to elevate your business, attract better clients, increase profitability, and create greater freedom—without simply working harder.

In this interactive Network in Action presentation, strategic business growth consultant Ann Cardin shares her proven business elevation strategy for achieving stronger growth and building a more profitable, valuable company.

Instead of chasing more activity, more customers, and more revenue at the same level, Ann shows business owners how to elevate first, then expand. This approach focuses on positioning your company at the top of the market, increasing the value of what you already provide, and avoiding the race to the bottom caused by price-based competition.

Read more: Ann Carden - Become the Obvious Choice in Any Market or Industry - NIA Speaker Series 2026-06-24