<p>Ian Spandow is friends with Bono and U2, a standup comic, a musician, an author, and a dog rescuer. Does it take all of that to be a successful sales trainer?<br>Ian Spandow has built his career as a sales trainer and sales coach at some of the biggest technology companies in the world like Oracle and MongoDB. His ability to engage the trainees is not merely natural report, he goes into detail into a bunch of different techniques that he uses to keep people focused and enjoying the learning the process. <br>Ian also runs a Dog Sanctuary in Grass Valley for dogs that aren&#39;t suitable for the typical shelter environment. His new book &quot;Rescuing Dogs and Salespeople: Memoir of a Mutt&quot; is available on Amazon and proceeds from the book help fund the Dog Sanctuary.<br>Please donate to Ian&#39;s Dog Rescue shelter online at https://spandowhouse.com/<br>Episode #44 of “Can I get that software in blue?”, a podcast by and for people engaged in technology sales. If you are in the technology presales, solution architecture, sales, support or professional services career paths then this show is for you!<br>Our website: https://softwareinblue.com<br>Twitter: https://twitter.com/softwareinblue<br>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/softwareinblue<br>Make sure to subscribe or follow us to get notified about our upcoming episodes:<br>Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8qfPUKO_rPmtvuB4nV87rg<br>Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/can-i-get-that-software-in-blue/id1561899125<br>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25r9ckggqIv6rGU8ca0WP2<br>Links mentioned in the episode:<br>Ian&#39;s Book &quot;Rescuing Dogs and Salespeople: Memoir of a Mutt&quot;: <a href="https://www.proofsight.com/" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Rescuing-Dogs-Salespeople-Memoir-Mutt/dp/B0F6M2T324<br>Ian&#39;s Dog Rescue: https://spandowhouse.com/<br></a></p>