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97 Year Old Business Expert Shares 60+ Years Of Business Secrets

πŸ“… August 18, 2025 ⏱️ 1:04:07 🎀 Dave Yoho, Tommy Mello

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  • 0:00
    Introduction & Dave Yoho's 60-year career
  • 3:21
    Selling as the study of human behavior
  • 6:41
    'Too expensive' means they don't see the value
  • 9:29
    Building rapport by asking and listening
  • 14:59
    Handling the phone call and setting appointments
  • 24:25
    Teaching salespeople and overcoming resistance to change
  • 27:50
    Why customers buy β€” and the three-prices trap
  • 30:38
    Reframing value and the real cost of the decision
  • 37:30
    Matching personality types to the right roles
  • 40:17
    Using DISC profiles to train and place people
  • 58:11
    Selling ideas and conditioning customers to reality
  • 1:02:40
    Closing thoughts & where to connect

Speakers

Dave Yoho
Dave Yoho
Founder, Dave Yoho Associates; Home Improvement Sales & Consulting Legend
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Tommy Mello
Host; Founder & CEO, A1 Garage Door Service

Key Takeaways

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Selling is fundamentally about human behavior β€” the core skill of finding out how people think and feel hasn't changed even as the business has evolved over 60 years.

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'Too expensive' rarely means your price is too high; it means the customer doesn't yet see the value, so the job is to build value, not cut price.

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Rapport is built by asking the right questions and genuinely listening β€” like a great sales clerk who qualifies a shopper before ever talking product.

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Every incoming call and appointment should be handled with a taught, deliberate process; appointments made incorrectly quietly kill conversion.

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People resist change because it's uncomfortable, so you must explain how a new way benefits them and why you're doing it that way before they'll adopt it.

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Personality profiling (DISC-style high D, high I, etc.) lets you place and coach people to their strengths rather than forcing everyone into one sales mold.

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When a prospect fixates on getting three prices, remember one will be high and one low β€” reframe the conversation around value and the real cost of the decision.

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