About Barry Farber
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Barry Farber

Barry Farber

SPEAKER • ENTREPRENEUR • BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

 

Rated the "hottest speaker of the year" in the cover story by “Successful Meetings” magazine because of his real world, practical advice. Barry Farber is well known as an entertaining and dynamic speaker and brings his day to day sales and marketing experiences to his audience. He is also an entrepreneur, marketer and co-inventor of innovative products, best-selling author and frequent television guest and host. Farber has trained over 300,000 salespeople, business owners, managers and executives on how to breakthrough barriers to achieve their sales, management, and personal goals.

As one of the leading experts on sales, marketing and personal achievement he is the President of The Diamond Group, a Division of FTS Inc. that works in Licensing, Marketing, Promoting, Building Brands and Agency Representation for People, Products & Corporations. Some of his clients range from internationally known comedians, sports legends and entertainers to award winning internet companies and fortune 1000 organizations.

Barry Farber

He is also a monthly columnist for Entrepreneur magazine and the author of 11 books that have been translated into over 25 foreign languages. Some of which include, The 12 Clichés of Selling (Workman Publishing), Superstar Sales Secrets, Superstar Sales Manager’s Secrets and Barry Farber’s Guide to Handling Sales Objections (Career Press). He is also the author of the top selling Nightingale Conant audio programs, State of the Art Selling and Diamond in the Rough.

Some of his numerous corporate clients include AT&T, Chase, ESPN/ABC Sports, Merck, Nestle Waters, Rockwell Automation, Six Flags Theme Parks, State Farm Insurance and Verizon. Farber’s topics cover selling techniques, sales management, leadership skills, motivation, marketing, entrepreneurship, customer service, communication skills, negotiation, networking, goal setting and peak performance.

Barry hosted his own television show focused on personal achievement called "Diamonds in the Rough" on the Comcast Television Network, as well as radio programs in New York and Washington, DC. Some of his radio and television guests have included: Don Rickles, Barbara Mandrell, Bruce Jenner, Evander Holyfield, Rita Rudner, and Jim McCann of 1800Flowers.

In addition to hosting his own show, Farber is a regular on QVC and has been interviewed on CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, CNBC, CNN, and many other television and radio venues. He was a columnist for Sales and Marketing Management magazine, and has been featured in Ad Week, Inventor’s Digest, Investors Business Daily, Selling Power, The New York Times, USA Today, and Variety.

Called by Entrepreneur magazine, one of the country’s best known, most respected and incredibly successful sales gurus, Farber has excelled at sales since he paid his way through college selling fold-up sunglasses door-to-door. Upon graduation from the University of Maryland, he sold real estate on weekends, home improvement products at night, and magazine advertising for Fashion Life during the day. Prior to founding his own company in 1990, he has held senior positions in sales management, sales training, and was the national sales training manager for Ricoh Corporation.

Barry is also a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and currently training in Aikido and Jiu-Jitsu. He often competes in weapons competitions with a six-foot bo staff. Barry received first place rankings in state and regional competitions and achieved second place in a National Karate Tournament- Black Belt Weapons Division. He incorporates his martial arts experience into his seminars with an entertaining and practical message.



Most Requested Seminars and Keynote Presentations:

Sales • Motivation • Sales Management •
Leadership • Marketing • Entrepreneurship •
Customer Service • Peak Performance • Negotiating • Networking •
Communication Skills • Goal Setting