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The Dakota Way

The Dakota Way

by Gui Costin

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🏆 Bestseller in Sales & Selling

About This Book

Eighteen months. That’s all you have. If you are in investment sales, that’s how long you have to build a pipeline and start raising money. Or else. The problem? Most investment firms don’t provide the tools and training for their fundraisers. Why? Because the majority of fundraisers learned from watching others and considered that "training." The net result? High turnover and unhappy careers.

Fortunately, there’s a better way. Dakota is a multibillion-dollar fundraising organization that has perfected the four principles of investment sales success: set proper expectations, know who to call on, know what to say, and build a killer follow-up system. These four principles, when applied consistently, lead to outstanding results.

Whether you’re an investment salesperson who wants to exponentially increase their effectiveness by learning the proper way to work or an executive who’s tired of the rampant turnover that plagues most firms, Rainmaker proves that you don’t have to be born with anything special to be great at investment sales. You just need the right training—and a proven process to follow.

Business Leadership Business Management
Gui Costin

Gui Costin

Gui Costin is the Founder and CEO of Dakota. Since its founding in 2006, Dakota has raised over $40 billion for its clients. Gui has one simple mission for Dakota: to be a mentor and foster career growth. He is a leader in sales and marketing and works to help educate investment firms on the processes and procedures they can implement to scale their business. Prior to starting his entrepreneurial career, Gui earned his Bachelor of Science in Rhetoric and Communications from the University of Virginia. In 2001, he relocated to Philadelphia, working for a number of firms in the area before founding Dakota in 2006.
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