Hi Leadership Community,

Lonnie said something that stopped me in this conversation.

"It answers so confidently, doesn't it? Whether that answer is right or not is completely something different."

That is the shift every leader in our world is living through. The buyer is no longer waiting for the rep to bring the answer. They show up with one already. Sometimes it is right. Sometimes it is not. And the people closest to the customer are the ones who have to know the difference.

Lonnie Power is the Customer Business Manager at Heilind Electronics. He has spent close to three decades in this industry, working both the supplier side and the distribution side. He has watched the field sales role evolve from a simple information delivery function into something that looks a lot more like translation, bridging, and problem solving.

In this bonus episode, you will learn:

• Why AI speeds the search but judgment closes the deal
• How the field rep role is shifting from information to translation
• Why younger buyers default to Amazon and Alibaba, and what to do about it
• How to reframe the 80/20 rule for where the industry is going
• Why managing your personal brand is the one thing you control
• How to lead your team through pivot moments without losing momentum
• What it takes to develop the next generation when the old hierarchical model no longer fits

👉 Listen now and hear why the rep who sees around corners is still the one who wins the business.

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If you lead a technical sales team, a rep firm, or a distribution business, this one will feel familiar fast!

Stay curious. Keep Learning.

Sannah

P.S. Lonnie's most direct line in the whole episode: "The one thing that doesn't change is you." Worth holding onto on a hard week.