Killer Pitches with Precious Williams
Precious Williams is a 13-time national elevator pitch champion, a four-time best-selling author, and has been featured on \u201cShark Tank,\u201d CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Black Enterprise Magazine, and more for her killer pitches. We discussed all of this and more\u2014plus her new book Rainmaking 101 from Day One\u2014this week on the On Brand podcast.\n\nAbout Precious Williams\nEvery time you open your mouth, your prospects will be throwing money at you.\xa0\xa0Learn the simple steps to wowing your customers with a perfect pitch with Precious L. Williams, the #KillerPitch Master. Precious L. Williams is a 13-time national elevator pitch champion. She has also been featured on \u201cShark Tank,\u201d CNN, Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, Essence Magazine, and the movie \u201cLEAP.\u201d Her current clients include Microsoft, LinkedIn, Google, NBCUniversal, Federal Reserve Bank, Intuit Quickbooks, Yelp, Harvard University, and more. Precious is a dynamic international professional speaker, effective corporate trainer, and four-time #1 bestselling author.\n\xa0\nEpisode Highlights\nHow do you become a 13-time pitch champion? \u201cI did it out of necessity\u2014my back was up against the wall,\u201d Precious said as we began. \u201cNo one would listen to a fat Black woman.\u201d Killer pitches became Precious\u2019s survival mechanism\u2014even during challenging times.\n\u201cWhat you want to do is interrupt the pattern of boring,\u201d Precious said on her approach to crafting killer pitches. This includes owning and sharing your unique story.\n\u201cWhen you sound like everyone else, you get treated like everyone else,\u201d Precious cautioned. You also have to train your network on how to refer others to you. This is a focus of Precious\u2019s new book Rainmaking 101 from Day One.\nWhat brand has made Precious smile recently? Precious told another amazing story here\u2014sharing how SA Sweets sent her both an amazing product with excellent service. \u201cAnd the owner is another Black woman with a dream. I want to give \u2018em some fire!\u201d\nTo learn more, check out her website and connect with her on LinkedIn.\n\nAs We Wrap \u2026\n\n\nListen and subscribe\xa0at\xa0Apple Podcasts,\xa0Spotify,\xa0Amazon/Audible,\xa0Google Play,\xa0Stitcher,\xa0TuneIn,\xa0iHeart,\xa0YouTube, and\xa0RSS.\n\n\nRate and review the show\u2014If you like what you\u2019re hearing, be sure to head over to\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0and click the 5-star button to rate the show. And, if you have a few extra seconds, write a couple of sentences and submit a review to help others find the show.\n\n\nDid you hear something you liked on this episode or another?\xa0Do you have a question you\u2019d like our guests to answer? Let me know on Twitter using the hashtag #OnBrandPodcast and you may just hear your thoughts here on the show.\n\n\nOn Brand is a part of the\xa0Marketing Podcast Network.\n\n\nUntil next week, I\u2019ll see you on the Internet!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices