Merit Gest

Merit Gest, Vice President of Total Selling Solutions, Inc., a Northbrook, Illinois based authorized licensee of the Sandler Sales Institute, a national sales training organization. Total Selling Solutions, Inc., specializes in business development strategies, sales productivity training and executive coaching. Merit's client base is composed of corporations, small businesses and traditional sales professionals, as well as non-selling professionals, who desire to build their practice or enhance their skills.

Associations and professional organizations across the country have benefited from Merit's personal blend of humor, storytelling, coaching and interactive participatory talks and training workshops. Merit is an active member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Women Business Owners, TEC Associates, The Executives' Club of Chicago, The Alternative Board and the Illinois chapter of the National Speakers Association. Merit has been regularly featured in Selling Power Magazine as an expert advisor. She is currently completing books on putting appreciation back into our conversations at work and at home.