URSULA MENTJES, M.S., ACC

Ursula Mentjes is a Certified Sales Coach, Sales Expert, Entrepreneur, Inspirational Speaker, and Author who specializes in neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) to help her clients take a quantum leap in their sales. She has an MS in psychology, is a certified NLP coach through the NLP Institute of California and is an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. She is the author of two books, Selling with Intention and One Great Goal, she is the President of NAWBO-IE and has just been named the recipient of NAWBO-IE’s 2009 Anita Award. This is just one award of many.

Ursula honed her skills at an International Technical Training company, starting her career in sales in 1996 and advancing to the position of President in 2001—when she was just 27 years old. At that time, the company’s annual run rate was approximately $20,000,000.00 and she was responsible for increasing sales by 90% in one year!

Having a deep passion for coaching others to reach their greatest sales stretch goals, Ursula founded her own sales coaching company, Potential Quest, in 2004. For the past thirteen years, she has inspired sales professionals and entrepreneurs to release their limiting beliefs and step into the greatest sales success they could ever imagine. She has helped companies and individuals double and triple their sales in as short as two months. Ursula has taught hundreds of sales professionals and entrepreneurs the 10 Principles of Selling with Intention so they could effortlessly grow their client base. Millions of dollars in new opportunities have been created through her 3 and 4 day courses such as Selling with Intention Intensive, Quantum Leap Coaching Program and Sales Coach Now.

Ursula’s one of her many powerful messages for most listeners will be about selling yourself. Make sure you listen to her words of wisdom to help you adjust your paradigm around selling your services and business.

To learn more about Ursula, go to her website Sales Coach Now. To learn about Potential Quest, go click here. To hear her interview, click here.

Rebecca Bitzer

This month’s Professional of the Month is Rebecca Bitzer. Rebecca is a registered dietitian and founder of Rebecca Bitzer & Associates, located in Maryland. With the help of her staff of six other dietitians, her company offers in-home nutrition visits and office consultations from two office locations. Rebecca specializes in individual and group medical nutrition therapy for clients with all types of eating problems, but her staff helps round out the practice by offering such specialties as LEAP counseling, diabetes education, and sports nutrition, just to name a few.

Rebecca earned her Undergraduate and Master's degrees from the University of Maryland in Food and Nutrition and has completed an American Dietetic Association internship at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville Virginia. She has taught classes at the University of Maryland, Columbia Union College, and Montgomery College, written numerous newspaper articles and has co-authored a textbook chapter in a Medical Nutrition Therapy book, and contributed a case study for a nutrition textbook used in colleges throughout the country to train Registered Dietitians. She is also the Mentor Coordinator for the Nutrition Entrepreneurs Dietetic Practice Group within the American Dietetic Association.

Rebecca stands as an inspiring role model for people who dream of a thriving, fulfilling private professional nutrition practice. And it all started with just a dream and determination. You can do this too! Make sure to listen to what Rebecca has to share by clicking here.

To visit Rebecca’s website and learn more about her business, click here.