Sales Trainer and Coach
Improving Conversations
Driving Sales
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20 Years of Sales Experience
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7 Years of Management
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5 Years Training & Coaching
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1,000+ people Enabled to Improve Revenue and Profits in Multiple Sales Organizations.
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Managed Sales Teams to Meet Organizational Goals and Drive Profits.
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Skilled in Sales Strategy, Effectiveness, Training, Enablement and ROI measurement.
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Thought Leader in the Real Estate Sales and Real Estate Leadership Space.
About Ellen Bickford
Ellen attended Gonzaga University School of Business in Spokane, WA. After graduating, she moved to Okinawa, Japan, where she was a government contractor. There, she managed the world’s largest Air Force Marketing office. Leading a full office staff, Ellen learned how to effectively manage people and resources.
She moved back to the States in 2012, and left her government role. Ellen and started her Real Estate career. As an agent, Ellen found herself unsure of the appropriate way to get her business expanding and running smoothly and effectively. Without a coach or formal training program, she remained stagnant until she joined a large Real Estate Team. It was there, Ellen honed her sales skills, and how to have truly engaging conversations, to build a solid business.
As an Real Estate agent, Ellen started helping coach and train other agents, and found her passion - coaching others. Ellen took a business development role on the Team, which led to finding and onboarding new talent, coaching new agents, which generated $360 million in sales volume.
In 2019, Ellen pursued an opportunity to take her passion to a higher level. Ellen started her own coaching company helping new real estate agents grow their business and brand themselves in a sea of realtors.
Ellen is passionate about guiding and coaching salespeople to have in depth conversations to build rapport and directly impact sales and revenue.
Testimonials
“I had the pleasure of working with Ellen Bickford for a number of years at Keller Williams Realty. During that time Ellen was an team adminstrator and then she transitioned into coaching agents. She was very successful in counseling agents as to the best approaches, by using inherent tools, how to achieve their goals. I recommend Ellen as a resaponsible, professional and reliable individual, without hesitation, an am available for phone or email questions. .”
Bud Bolan, Designated Broker
“Ellen was one of the best skills enhancers and proctors I have ever had! Very knowledgeable and patient, continuously making sure everyone is on the same page to ensure no one gets left behind.”
Ian Whitmoyer