--- title: I Am Sales description: Professional salespeople are a rare breed, but a breath of fresh air. Hear from these Sales Experts as to how they have built successful sales careers. image: https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hubfs/Blog_Featured_Images/pexels-28583190.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/i-am-sales#main-content) [![Wes Schaeffer is The Sales Whisperer®](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wes-header-lockup.png?width=1560&height=360&name=wes-header-lockup.png)](https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/) - Work With Me Show submenu for Work With Me - [Fix Your Follow-Up](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/follow-up) - [Best Day Ever](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/best-day-ever) - [HANK The AI](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hank) - [AI Tools Compared](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/ai-compared) - [12 Weeks To Peak™](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/12-weeks-to-peak) - [48-Hour Fix](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/48-hour-fix) - [Start](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/start) - [Blog](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog) - [The Daily](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) - [Speaking](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/sales-keynote-speaker) - [Podcast](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast) Show submenu for Podcast - [Podcast Guests](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast-guests) - [About](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/about) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Work With Me Show submenu for Work With Me - [Fix Your Follow-Up](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/follow-up) - [Best Day Ever](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/best-day-ever) - [HANK The AI](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hank) - [AI Tools Compared](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/ai-compared) - [12 Weeks To Peak™](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/12-weeks-to-peak) - [48-Hour Fix](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/48-hour-fix) - [Start](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/start) - [Blog](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog) - [The Daily](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) - [Speaking](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/sales-keynote-speaker) - [Podcast](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast) Show submenu for Podcast - [Podcast Guests](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast-guests) - [About](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/about) - [Get The Daily](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) [Get The Daily](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) Sep 04, 2009 # I Am Sales ![Picture of Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wes%20Schaeffer%2c%20The%20Sales%20Whisperer%20black%20white.png?width=50&name=Wes%20Schaeffer%2c%20The%20Sales%20Whisperer%20black%20white.png) [Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/author/wes-schaeffer) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/i-am-sales) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/i-am-sales) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/i-am-sales) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/i-am-sales) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/i-am-sales) ## I Am Sales : Hear How These Sales Experts Built Successful Careers In Sales ## You can't believe everything you see on TV!" Far too often we see salespeople portrayed as sleazy, sneeky, high-pressure, heartless, cigar-smoking, gold-chain-wearing, hairy-chested, balding, pot-bellied, pushy, middle-aged men whose only goal is to rip you off. In reality nothing could be further from the truth. A professional salesperson is indeed well paid but only because he or she brings great value to their organization and their clients. They are problem solvers. They are connectors. They are big picture thinkers. Without sales, businesses do not exist, because nothing should be manufactured until a sale is made. Therefore, I have reached out to the professional salespeople I have had the pleasure of knowing, working with and/or training over the years. Many have become friends, business partners, advisors and even mentors. Enjoy reading about true sales professionals. - [Anthony Moreland - Former Army Warrant Officer Apache helicopter pilot to Executive Director at Bell Helicopter](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/i-am-sales-anthony-moreland/). - [Kelly Perdew - West Point Graduate. Winner of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice: Season 2." CEO of RotoHog.com. Entrepreneur](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/i-am-sales-kelly-perdew/). - [Brett Alexander - Director of Sales, U.S. Signal](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/i-am-sales-brett-alexander/) Or just **[contact me](https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/meetings/wes15)** and we'll set a time to speak. Market like you mean it. Now go sell something. [![Twelve weeks. Live deals. We start in 48 hours. 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