Scheduled Training Courses
Scheduled training courses for sales & commercial professionals in science and technology
Tactical Selling Skills
If you’re new to sales, just started a new role or need a refresher, our tactical selling skills programs covers the fundamentals of good selling. You’ll learn how to navigate highly-competitive and complex.
Advanced Strategic Selling Skills
Are your sales stagnating? Your breakthrough starts here. Build on your foundational sales and commercial skills to generate more leads, deliver more accurate sales forecasts, better manage complex sales and more with our advanced strategic selling open program.
Sales Management & Leadership Development
Learn how to inspire your team to take responsibility, develop strategic business plans, deliver accurate forecasts and hire great talent in our sales management and leadership development program.
Is it hard to find the time to train? Has your training not generated the outcomes you desire? Do you rely on a few top performers to reach targets? Whether you have new recruits or experienced commercial professionals, our range of highly-interactive open programs are tailored to drive higher performance.
As a senior trainer, Steve runs both the open and tailored training programmes covering all aspects of sales and sales leadership. Steve also provides one-to-one coaching.
Before spending 30 years in sales, sales management and general management roles, Steve graduated with a bachelors in chemistry and spent several years working in the synthetic organic chemistry world. This blend of science and commercial experience allows Steve to provide unique insight into life science, analytical instruments, general laboratory equipment and precision industrial sales.
Steve has a particular interest in channel/distribution management and hybrid remote/face to face selling. In addition to his roles and responsibilities at george james ltd, Steve is a co-director of a wedding photography business, which has sparked a curiosity into the power of social selling.
“In my previous life as a sales leader, I discovered that facilitating my team members to grow and develop was a big passion of mine. This led me to a successful career in sales training. I firmly believe that with the right approach and support we can all achieve our potential – and even surpass our own expectations!”
Social
Selling Skills
If you’re a social media sceptic, you’re not alone. If you’re looking to unlock the secrets to sales success in the digital age, we can help. With our social selling workshop, you'll leave feeling equipped to exploit the treasure trove of sales opportunities available on social media platforms.
Selling Through Distribution Partners
Channel partners, comprising resellers, affiliate partners, distributors, value-added providers, and independent retailers, play a pivotal role in technical sales. Using channel partners allows a business to access markets and customers that would otherwise be impractical or prohibitively expensive to reach through direct sales.
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Need a tailored solution?
Are you facing a set of unique challenges within your business? Or do you need to upskill multiple team members? Maybe you need a training course that aligns with your existing sales process and commercial language?
Then we can bring our sales and commercial expertise to you with our tailored, in-house programs and customised sales training.
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As a senior trainer, Steve runs both the open and tailored training programmes covering all aspects of sales and sales leadership. Steve also provides one-to-one coaching.
Before spending 30 years in sales, sales management and general management roles, Steve graduated with a bachelors in chemistry and spent several years working in the synthetic organic chemistry world. This blend of science and commercial experience allows Steve to provide unique insight into life science, analytical instruments, general laboratory equipment and precision industrial sales.
Steve has a particular interest in channel/distribution management and hybrid remote/face to face selling. In addition to his roles and responsibilities at george james ltd, Steve is a co-director of a wedding photography business, which has sparked a curiosity into the power of social selling.
“In my previous life as a sales leader, I discovered that facilitating my team members to grow and develop was a big passion of mine. This led me to a successful career in sales training. I firmly believe that with the right approach and support we can all achieve our potential – and even surpass our own expectations!”
Is it hard to find the time to train? Has your training not generated the outcomes you desire? Do you rely on a few top performers to reach targets? Whether you have new recruits or experienced commercial professionals, our range of highly-interactive open programs are tailored to drive higher performance.
george james Ltd. offers open programs covering the essential skills and best practices for sales and commercial professionals working in the science and technology marketplace.
So, whether you’re looking to boost your sales figures, build stronger customer and channel partner relationships, or develop your management and leadership skills, george james ltd. has an open program for you.
What is a george james open program?
Taught by trainers and facilitators with decades of commercial experience in the science and technology industry, george james open programs equip sales and commercial professionals with practical and relevant skills to take their careers to the next level.
“Thank you very much for all of the training sessions since August! I received a lot of great feedback from our Sales Team members about all that they have taken away from the trainings. The team very much enjoyed everything, and appreciate that you made it fun! We are all much more equipped than before!”
Meet the trainers
Jonathan Cooper
Back in 1998, Jonathan Cooper co-founded george james ltd. with business partner Neil Burns. Now, Jonathan’s primary focus is the delivery of sales and commercially focused training, leadership development and one to one coaching and mentoring programs.
Pru Layton
Pru has dedicated over a decade to training, coaching and mentoring individuals and teams in the science and technology sector. Currently, she runs both the open programs and in-house tailored training programs as well as offers one-to-one coaching and mentoring.
Steve Vaughan
As a senior trainer, Steve runs both the open and tailored training programs covering all aspects of sales and sales leadership. Steve also provides one-to-one coaching.
Pascal Le Floch-Riche
Pascal runs both the open programs and in-house tailored training programs while delivering complementary individual coaching and mentoring in both French and English.
Jayne Green
As a sales trainer and coach, Jayne takes a holistic approach that isn’t just about transferring knowledge but aims to foster a growth mindset and enable people to continually develop long after training has finished.
Christian Walter
Christian runs both the open program and in-house tailored training programs and delivers individual coaching and mentoring in both German and English.
As a senior trainer, Steve runs both the open and tailored training programmes covering all aspects of sales and sales leadership. Steve also provides one-to-one coaching.
Before spending 30 years in sales, sales management and general management roles, Steve graduated with a bachelors in chemistry and spent several years working in the synthetic organic chemistry world. This blend of science and commercial experience allows Steve to provide unique insight into life science, analytical instruments, general laboratory equipment and precision industrial sales.
Steve has a particular interest in channel/distribution management and hybrid remote/face to face selling. In addition to his roles and responsibilities at george james ltd, Steve is a co-director of a wedding photography business, which has sparked a curiosity into the power of social selling.
“In my previous life as a sales leader, I discovered that facilitating my team members to grow and develop was a big passion of mine. This led me to a successful career in sales training. I firmly believe that with the right approach and support we can all achieve our potential – and even surpass our own expectations!”
Ever attended a commercial or sales training program but felt like the trainers don’t understand the nuances of your industry? Having had thriving careers in the science and technology industry, with decades in similar roles to you, as well as years of experience as successful sales coaches, you can be confident that our coaches know the ins and outs of your market.
Have a question about one of our services?
Not sold on sales training quite yet? If you want a little more information or just fancy a chat about our services, fill in the contact form or send us an email training@georgejamesltd.com and we’ll get right back to you.
Or sometimes it’s easier to just pick up the phone and give us a call on: +44 (0) 1697 744804
"The course last week was excellent, really really great for me just a few months into this world of sales. I have already been using some of the things you taught us and I have my first solo visit to a client next week and will definitely be starting the meeting with TRA!"