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Matthew Owen Pollard

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Known as the Rapid Growth guy, Matthew Pollard is responsible for five multimillion-dollar business success stories, all before the age of 30. His humble beginnings, the adversities he faced, and his epic rise to success show that anyone, with the right motivation and the right strategies, can achieve anything they set their mind to.

Today, Forbes calls him “the real deal,” Global Gurus lists him as a Top 30 Sales Professional, SellingPower Magazine just named him their 2023 Sales Kickoff Speaker of the Year, Sales World Magazine list him as a Top 50 Speaker, and BigSpeak highlights him as an international Top 10 Sales Trainer.

He’s also the founder of IntrovertU and the bestselling author of The Introvert’s Edge book series, which has sold ...more

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	The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone (The Introvert’s Edge Series) by Matthew Owen Pollard (Goodreads Author), Derek Lewis (Primary Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 1,393 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The 5 Introvert Networking Tips That Change Everything

If you’re an introvert, chances are you’ve tried to network like an extrovert (and hated every second of it). Maybe you felt phony, drained, or like you were just wasting your time. That’s because most advice about networking wasn’t written for people like us.

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“Listen, not to answer, but to understand.”
― Matthew Pollard, The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone

tags: entrepreneur, introvert, introvert-quotes, introverts, sales, sales-tips, sales-training, small-business

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“Asking a hard-core introvert to get excited about working the room is like hiring a performing artist to get excited about accounting: it's just not in their nature.”
― Matthew Pollard, The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone

tags: entrepreneur, introvert, introvert-quotes, introverts, sales, sales-tips, sales-training, small-business

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“If you don't control your mindset, you can't control the sale.”
― Matthew Pollard, The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone

tags: entrepreneur, introvert, introvert-quotes, introverts, sales, sales-tips, sales-training, small-business

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“Trust: it's the basis of everything else.”
― Matthew Pollard, The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone

tags: business, entrepreneur, introversion, introvert, sales, small-business

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“Want more sales? Ask better questions.”
― Matthew Pollard, The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone

tags: entrepreneur, introvert, introvert-quotes, introverts-susan-cain-quote, sales, sales-tips, sales-training, small-business

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“Contrary to all myths and beliefs, introverts make the best salespeople.”
― Matthew Pollard, The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone

tags: entrepreneur, introvert-or-extrovert, introvert-quotes, introverts, sales, sales-tips, sales-training, small-business

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“If you quote a price before knowing exactly what they need, then you're chasing a moving target.”
― Matthew Pollard, The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone

tags: entrepreneur, introvert, introvert-quotes, introverts, sales, sales-tips, sales-training, small-business

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“To sell successfully, you don't have to be aggressive. You don't need to be anything other than you. You just need to experiment until you find a way that feels natural.”
― Matthew Pollard, The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone

tags: entrepreneur, introvert, introvert-quotes, introverts, sales, sales-tips, sales-training, small-business

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