The creators of the Common Sense Selling® process are two not-so-common sales professionals and trainers, Jim Dunn and John Schumann. They saw the lack of results and frustration that most salespeople experienced using the old “feature, advantage, and benefit” selling approach in today’s more complex selling environment.
Using their combined 65 plus years of sales experience, they developed a new, common sense approach to selling that is unconventional, by most standards…and it works!
JIM
DUNN
Jim
trains both nationally and internationally and is a sought-after
speaker on sales related topics: the challenges, opportunities
and techniques for increasing sales.
Jim has
spent 23 years in sales, marketing and training positions prior
to founding Whetstone Group in 1992. He worked for Exxon, Genuine
Parts Co. (NAPA), GNB Batteries and Huffy Corporation.
He
has extensive experience in sales management and marketing at
the national level, as well as selling both products and services.
Jim
is a Certified Sales and Marketing Professional (CSMP) and a
Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst (CPBA). He is a graduate
of Bucknell University, spent four years as an officer in the
U.S. Navy and is a Vietnam veteran.
JOHN
SCHUMANN
John Schumann is an international
sales trainer and a partner in Whetstone Group. He brings a vast
experience in sales and marketing for national and international
companies over 27 years, working with Johnson & Johnson, PSICOR
(acquired by Baxter Laboratories), NOVUS and Coral Therapeutics.
His experience includes selling products and services
in both large international and small entrepreneurial companies.
In addition to training in Whetstone’s Training Center,
he also teaches customized in-house/retreat sessions for corporate
clients’ sales forces.
John received his Bachelor
of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin and was awarded “The Distinguished Flying Cross” and “The
Air Medal” while serving as an USAF pilot in Vietnam.
For more information on the sales
training workshop or sales
training materials that are right for your company, call 1-800-235-2816 or email: info@whetstonegroup.com.