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Julie Thomas is President and CEO of ValueSelling Associates. ValueSelling Associates is a worldwide leader in competency and process-based sales training. The company offers proven strategies for seasoned sales executives, as well as sales professionals just starting out through its proprietary ValueSelling Framework™ and Victory!® online training series. 
Julie has been in sales and sales management for over 19 years. Prior to joining ValueSelling Associates, she was a long time client and utilized both ValueSelling and Victory! throughout her career. She has extensive experience applying, coaching, and reinforcing the ValueSelling Framework, Victory! and its application by sales executives and managers.
She is responsible for business development and new customer acquisition at ValueSelling Associates. Julie has personally consulted and trained in a wide variety of industries and corporations, including Marquis Jet Partners, Exclusive Resorts, The Ken Blanchard Companies, NetJets and Input.
Julie’s passion is developing sales people and sales teams to achieve their potential. Her engaging style and practical experience are keys to her success with her clients.
She was awarded the 2005 Entrepreneurial Star Award from Business Women’s Network and Microsoft in November 2005. The award reflected her work to elevate the sales profession by providing advanced training methodologies, along with her ongoing commitment to her community.
A noted public speaker, author, and consultant, Julie is also a member of The Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA) and eWomenNetwork.com. Her new book “ValueSelling Driving up Sales One Conversation at a Time” was published in November, 2006.
Julie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado, Boulder and lives in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
