Is it possible to find a “natural-born” salesperson? Of course, says Karen Caplan, President, and CEO of Frieda’s Specialty Produce in Los Alamitos, California. It’s often been said that the hardest thing for business leaders and owners to do is hire good salespeople.
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Dream sales candidates can turn into nightmares and they are expensive and complicated to separate once they’re in the system. What’s most important in hiring salespeople? Experience? Aptitude? Culture? What does an experienced CEO of a highly successful business value most? She values the natural born salesperson and has learned how to find them.
This could be the most rewarding 6 minutes you’ll spend all year.
This program is an extract from an interview with Karen Caplan on January 14th with host John Asher of Asher Sales Sense: Two Things CEOs Should Look for in Hiring Top-Performing Salespeople
About Karen Caplan
Karen Caplan knows jack…fruit, among many other exotic fruits and vegetables. After all, produce is in her blood.
The eldest daughter of produce trailblazer Dr. Frieda Rapoport Caplan, founder of Frieda’s Specialty Produce and the first woman to own a produce company in the U.S., Karen graduated from UC Davis with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics and Business Management and entered into the family business.
Now the co-owner, president, and CEO of Frieda’s, Karen is a produce industry leader. She was the first female chairperson of the United Fresh Produce Association and the first female president of the Southern California-based Fresh Produce & Floral Council. She has served on numerous boards and leadership positions, including as chairman and vice-chairman of the USDA Fruit & Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee and board member of the Federal Reserve Bank, Los Angeles branch, and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. Karen currently serves on the boards of the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation, CSU-Cal Poly Pomona Dean’s Advisory Board, and UC Davis Agricultural Issues Center. She is also the current president of The Trusteeship, the Southern California chapter of the International Women’s Forum.
Karen is a frequent keynote speaker and panelist on leadership, innovation, and produce trends. She also writes a weekly blog, “What’s on Karen’s Plate?”. Connect with Karen on Twitter @Karen_Kiwi and on LinkedIn.
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Asher Sales Sense is hosted by John Asher and Kyla O’Connell of ASHER Strategies which is a program on the Funnel Radio Channel. ASHER Strategies is the sponsor of ASHER Sales Sense.
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