How we grew our business substantially during the 2020 pandemic
In this episode of ‘James White In Conversation With…’ eponimous James White chats to Stuart Lane, CEO of Trade Nation, about how he grew his business substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
James White In Conversation With sees James White (James White Sales Success) interviewing and chatting with business leaders who have a story to tell.
In this episode, James will be talking to Stuart Lane, CEO of Trade Nation, about how he grew his business substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
About Stuart Lane
Stuart has worked in the retail trading sector for over 30 years. His career began at City Index where he headed the Financial Trading desk, before leaving in 1999 to set up Financial Spreads and then the spread betting and CFD arm for Man Financial. His industry experience extended to senior managerial positions with IG Group and ETX Capital. – BM Magazine, Dec 2020
About James White
James is a sales mentor and trainer and takes companies who have a £100,000 plus turnover and build their SALES structures, skills, and knowledge to grow and scale to the next level. He gets results quickly and helps businesses to achieve their true potential.
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