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In their words.

New business appointments set. Deals closed. See the results salespeople report while applying Derek’s in-person cold calling and phone prospecting strategies.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE FIELD
Original anonymized message reporting 25 cold calls, 10 sits and 6 appointmentsRead the original message ↗
6net-new appointments set
from 25 cold calls
Captured September 24, 2026

FEATURED WINS

The process. The progress. The proof.

From new-business appointments to signed deals.
Read the messages behind the results.

Anonymized customer message: A $656,000 deal for 59 machinesRead the message

Business won

A $656,000 deal for 59 machines

A salesperson reported closing a $656,000 deal covering 59 machines.

Result context

The message reports one closed deal covering 59 machines. The dollar figure is deal value, not personal earnings.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: A $430,000 deal, including bundled serviceRead the message

Business won

A $430,000 deal, including bundled service

The salesperson reports getting the $220,000 portion signed, with $210,000 in bundled service bringing the overall deal to $430,000, and thanks Derek for his guidance.

Result context

The $430,000 is the reported overall deal value, including service. It is not personal earnings or an additional amount on top of the $220,000.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

Screenshot captured 2026-04-24

Anonymized customer message: A $300,000 deal closed after bootcampRead the message

Business won

A $300,000 deal closed after bootcamp

In a conversation about progress after bootcamp, a student reported closing a $300,000 deal.

Result context

Reported deal value, not personal earnings. Five other large deals mentioned in the message were still in progress.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: $227,066 in net-new business signed.Read the message

Business won

$227,066 in net-new business signed.

The student reported their largest deal to date: a $227,066 net-new agreement locked in and signed.

Result context

Agreement value, not gross profit or personal earnings. The previous $125,000 deal is a comparison, not an additional current result. No particular method is credited in this excerpt.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: $73,000 signed. 17 machines.Read the message

Business won

$73,000 signed. 17 machines.

The student reported a signed net-new agreement covering 17 machines and explicitly credited total cost of ownership and urgency for getting it across the finish line.

Result context

Deal value, not income. TCO and urgency are explicit; the screenshot does not name a particular training program.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: Nine deals. $66,642 sold. Nearly $50,000 net new.Read the message

Business won

Nine deals. $66,642 sold. Nearly $50,000 net new.

A June update reports $66,642.07 sold across nine deals, including $49,890.07 in net-new business, and credits Derek’s training for helping with net new.

Result context

The net-new amount is part of the sales total. The figures are reported sales, not gross profit or commission; not all nine deals are identified as net new.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

Screenshot captured 2026-06-10

Anonymized customer message: 9 net-new appointments. 2 net-new deals closed.Read the message

Business won

9 net-new appointments. 2 net-new deals closed.

Field cold calling over two days produced nine net-new appointments, followed by two net-new deals closed.

Result context

Derek confirms that the two field cold-calling updates report five and four net-new appointments, totaling nine across two days. The message then reports closing two net-new deals. The “Beast Mode” football-player image celebrates the results.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

Screenshot captured 2026-06-12

Anonymized customer message: 4 net-new appointments. 2 deals. $22,000 in GP.Read the message

Business won

4 net-new appointments. 2 deals. $22,000 in GP.

Over two days, field cold calling and phone prospecting produced four net-new appointments. The salesperson also closed two deals totaling $22,000 in gross profit.

Result context

Derek confirms four net-new appointments across two days: two from seven in-person stops, then two from ten phone calls. The message separately reports two deals closed for a combined $22,000 in gross profit; that figure is gross profit, not revenue.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: Signed on the spot at 2.5× current spendRead the message

Business won

Signed on the spot at 2.5× current spend

A student said a new-business prospect signed on the spot after they used Derek's face-off slide in the proposal.

Result context

The customer agreed to 2.5 times its current spend; the message does not state the deal's dollar value.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: “Three times more deals since Boot Camp.”Read the message

Business won

“Three times more deals since Boot Camp.”

The student credited Boot Camp with improving their approach and specifically highlighted the proposal template that brought the ideas together.

Result context

The message does not give absolute deal counts or a defined comparison period.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: 55 team cold calls. 9 appointments booked.Read the message

Appointments & meetings

55 team cold calls. 9 appointments booked.

The team reported using methods taught in Derek’s class: 55 field cold calls, 28 sits and nine appointments booked.

Result context

These are team totals, not an individual rep’s results. Ten additional follow-up appointments were only the coach’s prediction. The class is credited but not named.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: 11 net-new appointments from field and phone cold calling.Read the message

Appointments & meetings

11 net-new appointments from field and phone cold calling.

Since tracking began, the student reported 51 cold calls on foot, 29 telephone cold calls, 14 decision makers met or reached by phone, and 11 net-new appointments.

Result context

The message combines field and phone totals since tracking began. It does not give an exact duration or separate the appointments by channel.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

Screenshot captured 2026-09-14

Anonymized customer message: 20 cold calls. 5 appointments. A signed lease.Read the message

Business won

20 cold calls. 5 appointments. A signed lease.

A student reported making 20 cold calls with their manager, getting 12 sits and five appointments, and signing a lease from those calls.

Result context

Joint activity with the student’s manager; lease value was not stated.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

Screenshot captured 2026-05-22

Anonymized customer message: Double the prior year’s income in 10 months.Read the message

Business won

Double the prior year’s income in 10 months.

The student reported doubling the previous year’s income in only 10 months and thanked Derek for what his teaching and program had done for them.

Result context

This is a self-reported income comparison, with no dollar amount or breakdown. The conversation looks ahead to 2025.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: $31,000 in margin from a cold callRead the message

Business won

$31,000 in margin from a cold call

A salesperson said a deal that began with a cold call generated $31,000 in margin, with a 50% commission share.

Result context

The message reports a 50% share of the margin; it does not document a commission payment or specify phone versus in-person cold calling.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: 8 net-new appointments from 40 callsRead the message

Appointments & meetings

8 net-new appointments from 40 calls

A salesperson reported finishing 40 calls and setting eight net-new appointments.

Result context

The message says calls; it does not explicitly distinguish phone from in-person calls or state a duration.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: A signed $23,000 deal with $16,000 gross profitRead the message

Business won

A signed $23,000 deal with $16,000 gross profit

A manager reported a signed contract producing $23,000 in revenue and $16,000 in gross profit while discussing sending more new hires through the program.

Result context

A manager's report about a team member's result. Revenue and gross profit are separate figures.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: 5 new copiers. $38,000 in equipment revenue.Read the message

Business won

5 new copiers. $38,000 in equipment revenue.

A student reported closing a net-new customer for five copiers and $38,000 in equipment revenue, crediting the class's tools and guidance.

Result context

The reported $38,000 is equipment revenue from a net-new customer buying five copiers.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: $10,000 commission on a signed MPS dealRead the message

Business won

$10,000 commission on a signed MPS deal

After getting help with the deal, a student reported signed paperwork at $1,895 per month for 10 desktop multifunction printers and a $10,000 commission.

Result context

The monthly contract price and reported commission are different figures. The student's stated floor price was $750 per month.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: $25,000 revenue. $11,000 gross profit.Read the message

Business won

$25,000 revenue. $11,000 gross profit.

A student closed the deal discussed during certification and reported $25,000 in revenue and $11,000 in gross profit.

Result context

Revenue and gross profit are separate measures; neither is a personal commission figure.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: Over quota for two months after BootcampRead the message

Appointments & meetings

Over quota for two months after Bootcamp

The salesperson reports exceeding quota for two months after Bootcamp, plus three appointments set from five cold calls in the latest update.

Result context

No sales amount is given. The screenshot does not specify whether the three appointments were net new or whether the calls were by phone or in person.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

Screenshot captured 2026-04-14

Anonymized customer message: 5 net-new phone appointments in about an hourRead the message

Appointments & meetings

5 net-new phone appointments in about an hour

Using the strategies practiced in bootcamp, a student set six phone appointments from 26 calls in about an hour; five were net new.

Result context

Six total appointments includes five net new. The student's reply explicitly confirms use of the practiced strategies.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: Three proposals signed on the spot.Read the message

Business won

Three proposals signed on the spot.

The student reported that their last three proposals were signed on the spot, including two that increased the customer’s monthly cost.

Result context

Three proposals, not a general conversion rate. No revenue amount, training program, or net-new status is specified.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: The 25th net-new customer of the year signed.Read the message

Business won

The 25th net-new customer of the year signed.

The student reported signing their 25th net-new customer of the year and reaching one of their annual goals.

Result context

The $300,000 annual financial target was not yet reached. The separately listed $114,000, $90,000 and $20,000 opportunities were awaiting decisions.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

Screenshot captured 2025-11-11

Anonymized customer message: 26 machines sold in three months. 18 net new.Read the message

Business won

26 machines sold in three months. 18 net new.

The student reported selling 26 machines in their first three months of employment, including 18 net new. Separately, that day’s seven cold calls produced three sits and three on-the-spot discovery meetings.

Result context

These are machine counts, not customer counts. The three discovery meetings in the activity update happened on the spot.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

Screenshot captured 2026-06-12

Anonymized customer message: More new business in one quarter than the previous nine months.Read the message

Business won

More new business in one quarter than the previous nine months.

The student said their last quarter brought more new business than the prior nine months and explicitly credited using Derek’s tips.

Result context

No dollar amount, percentage increase, or precise calendar quarter is established. Capture date is not the result period.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

Screenshot captured 2026-04-15

Anonymized customer message: Nine appointments in a week. Seven net new from cold calls.Read the message

Appointments & meetings

Nine appointments in a week. Seven net new from cold calls.

The student reported nine appointments set so far that week, including seven net-new appointments from cold calling.

Result context

A further appointment was only expected. Call totals were not finalized, so no call-to-appointment conversion rate is supported.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: 5 net-new appointments from 22 phone callsRead the message

Appointments & meetings

5 net-new appointments from 22 phone calls

A salesperson reported 22 phone calls, eight decision-makers reached, and five net-new appointments.

Result context

Reported activity and appointments from one update; no deal closures or dollar values are stated.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

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Anonymized customer message: 85 in-person cold calls. 12 appointments set.Read the message

Appointments & meetings

85 in-person cold calls. 12 appointments set.

The student reported 85 in-person cold calls, 30 decision makers reached and 12 appointments set in a class check-in.

Result context

The tally is from a prospecting check-in. The message does not explicitly identify net-new status or a precise reporting period.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

Screenshot captured 2026-09-14

Anonymized customer message: A field cold call and face-off proposal led to a closed deal.Read the message

Business won

A field cold call and face-off proposal led to a closed deal.

The student reported closing the deal after an in-person cold call and presentation using the face-off proposal. They clarified the sequence: called on the prospect Tuesday, met the following Monday, then received the call to sign on Wednesday.

Result context

The student clarifies the sequence: first contact on Tuesday, a meeting the following Monday, then a call to sign on Wednesday. No deal amount is given.

Customer-reported. Screenshot dates do not establish when the result happened.

Screenshot captured 2026-08-21

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