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Valdez Lasartemay

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Author at ProLcs
📍 Berkeley, California, United States

Valdez Lasartemay is the founder of Applied Sales Psychology and a self-described "Sales Scientist™". With over three decades of experience, he is an author focused on the psychology of persuasion and holds degrees in Communication Arts and Sciences from the University of Southern California.

Valdez is a lifelong sales professional whose career began at age 10 selling newspaper subscriptions door-to-door. He believes deeply in working with strong integrity and authenticity, focusing on building what he calls "relationship capital" rather than just executing sales techniques.

His sales career started at age 10, when he went door-to-door selling subscriptions for the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Author
Job Level
Junior
Location
Berkeley, California, United States
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Sales Psychology
Focuses on understanding client motivations and using strategic silence to build trust, which is central to his "Applied Sales Psychology" philosophy.
Systemic Sales Issues
Believes performance issues in sales are often caused by flawed systems, such as poor lead quality, rather than a lack of effort from the sales team.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Author
ProLcs
1-2017
Sales and Marketing Strategist
Professional Leveraged Communication Solutions
2011 - 5-2012
Technology Coach
Northwestern Mutual
2-2007 - 1-2017
Marketing Consultant
Mega Sales Consulting
1-2005 - 2-2007
Product Manager
ATLAS SECURITIES, INC
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Education
1982 - 1984
B.A
University of Southern California
1979 - 1981
A.A.
Laney College
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