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John Finlay

In brief

ohn brings a wealth of practitioner experience to his teaching and mentoring, drawing on a consistent record of measurable results in sales and sales management training.

John Finlay
30+Years experience
SalesLearners supported
Level 4Levels supported
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Experience

John has worked with major corporates including Mars and Tyco International, managing sales teams and holding marketing and leadership roles. He has delivered sales training across the EMEA region — including Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Cape Town, Kuala Lumpur and Dubai — and has trained an international salesforce of 65 sellers across Spain and Italy, led a coaching and mentoring rollout for a global company in South Africa, and overseen the sales induction of more than 150 trainees and apprentice engineers.

Expertise

Communication, interpersonal skills and working in multicultural environments. Experienced across B2B and B2C, and in delivering blended learning to apprentices, graduates, sales professionals and managers.

Approach

John encourages learners to adopt a growth mindset and challenge themselves. He delivers knowledge in clear, manageable modules, gives constructive feedback on assignments, and makes himself available for one-to-one mentoring throughout the course.

Known for

John won a Bronze Award for Sales Trainer of the Year at the 2016 BESMA Awards, organised by the Institute of Sales Management

Favourite part

Getting to know the students and seeing them grow.

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