Pat Helmers – International Business Consultant for Technology Start-ups

The Story behind the Sales Babble Podcast

Pat Helmers started the Sales Babble sales podcast in March 2014. His goal was to cut through the babble of bad sales advice too often repeated by society. He disagrees with the idea that sales is a pushy and unethical profession. He believes that if you have a genuine desire to service your customers, anyone can become successful at sales.

Pat started his career as a software engineer for Bell Laboratories. It was there he became an inventor in GSM wireless technologies, earning two patents. He leveraged his expertise and became a trainer for emerging software Object Oriented methodologies, training 1000s of engineers in the USA and Europe. He was promoted and managed various training groups and a technology adoption organization promoting technology transfer.

Technology Startup Business Development

He then entered the software start-up arena, pursuing a career in business development for software startups, enrolling and selling early adopters on new technologies. Eventually Pat was promoted to the Vice President of Sales for an enterprise SaaS start-up, building from scratch an inside and outside sales team that generated 8 figure revenues.

Sales Babble sales podcast

Still having the start-up bug, in 2014 Pat created the Sales Babble brand with the Sales Babble Podcast. Sales Babble was created to stop the babble on the myth that you must be pushy to be successful in sales. He believes anyone can become skilled in sales if they adopt an attitude of “helping” clients and adding “value” to their lives and businesses. From the podcast sprung his consulting and coaching practice as well as authoring the Selling With Confidence sales system.

Sales Babble stems from an earlier blog regarding the universal principles for sales professionals the Tao Te Ching of Sales. Esoteric yes, but it’s fundamentally about finding that perfect balance of assertiveness in sales. Not too pushy nor too timid. Just right.

Every Tuesday he publishes interviews of sales experts across a wide range of industries. Each episode provides practical and actionable advice sellers can immediately apply. It’s fun, entertaining, and guarantees practical advice.

You can find recent episodes of Sales Babble here and a tour of the Sales Babble studio here. There are daily postings on the private Sales Babble Facebook Group.

Have are one of the TOP 10 sales podcasts chosen by Sales Coach World in 2018!

Sales Babble has been recognized all over the media and the press and use Radio Guest List.

International Business Consultant

Pat Helmers experiencing in getting start-ups off the ground led him to the arena of business consulting. He works with clients around the globe in North America, Asia and Europe. Given his background in software development, he is uniquely qualified to help, advice and coach startups to success. You can meet him here.

He is a member of Fox.Build, a Makerspace in St. Charles, IL and filled with genius inventors, craftsman, and entrepreneurs (see the The Daily Herald ).

Selling With Confidence

Pat is the author of the Selling With Confidence sales system. This system is based upon years of experience in consultative selling and sales management of software technologies, telephony products and the K-12 education market.

By taking the mindset: I’m here to help as well as how can I add value, you will advance your ability to convince, influence and persuade others. Far too many sales systems are about being pushy, aggressive and in-your-face. Not here.

Over time his skill and experience became an entire sales system. This system addressed lead generation, cold calling, appointment setting, voice and email writing, qualification, presentations, closing, organization, upselling and the powers of persuasion.

And most importantly this selling system addressed how FEAR stops sales and how to overcome it.

Pat has a PROVEN METHOD that teaches non-sellers how to be yourself, add value, and make sales

Habanero Media

A new venture for podcasting is Habanero Media, a Chicago podcast production service that produces podcasts for busy businesses interested in growing revenue, raising their influence and broadening brand awareness. We help businesses find their authentic voice and share it to the world. We have a podcast production studio in St. Charles and one in Plano Illinois.

According to author Seth Godin, “Podcasting is the new blogging”. It’s a way to personally share your business, your ideas, and earn trust in a competitive market. Learn more here.

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Got a question?

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Sales Babble Studio
13725 E. Main St.
Plano, IL 60545 USA

Plano is part of the Chicago Land area. The studio is only 5- 15 minutes away from Plano, Sandwich, Yorkville, Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, Oswego, or Naperville for business consulting, sales consulting, marketing consulting and training.

And since Pat Helmers is local in Chicago you can obtain Sales Training in Plano Illinois and surrounding areas at your facility! Call us now!

Pat is the host of the Cannabis Advocate podcast.

Pat has a recent interest in Kitchen Remodeling in Downers Grove as well as Randy Jone’s lawn care in Cincinnati, OH.

He enjoys golf, bicycling, history, and world travel. He is an avid father, husband and loyal friend.