Stone Payton

Stone Payton

MarketMate™: High Velocity Sales & Marketing

Greater Atlanta Area

Current
  • Partner at MarketMate™
Past
  • Director, Sales & Marketing at The DeSai Group
  • VP Sales at Being First
  • Salesperson at Implementation Management Associates
  • Sales and Client Certification at Fortune Group International
  • Salesperson / Trainer at Success Trainers
  • Manager of Certification at ODR (Now Conner Partners)
Education
  • University of South Alabama
Connections
170 connections
Industry
Professional Training & Coaching
Websites

Stone Payton’s Summary

For over 20 years, Stone Payton has been helping professional service firms drive their business strategies more effectively. Stone and his team help you acquire the tools and disciplines you need to breathe tactical life into your strategic plans . . . Fast.

Mr. Payton literally wrote the book on SPEED® (Weyant Press, 2002), and co-developed the CircleNomics™ framework, helping Consulting firms go to market more effectively . . . Produce Better Results In Less Time. His career began with Conner Partners (formerly ODR), and has included Sales, Marketing, Design, and Delivery roles for some of the most respected training and consulting firms on the planet.

Mr. Payton is a published author, accomplished speaker, and trusted advisor to Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and Sales Executives serious about Increasing the Ratio of Results to Time Invested.

Stone, his wife Holly and daughters Katie and Kelly, make their home in suburban Atlanta. His leisure interests include boating, hiking, travel -- and more recently, racquetball. Stone's personal mission is to help others develop the competence, confidence, and commitment to execute Fast, Innovative Change.

Stone Payton’s Specialties:

Practical Sales & Marketing Execution -- Replacing "interruption marketing" w/ What Really Works . . . CircleNomics™


Stone Payton’s Experience

  • Partner

    MarketMate™

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    June 1999Present (10 years 6 months)

    Solving The Sales and Marketing Problem for Training & Consulting Firms

  • Director, Sales & Marketing

    The DeSai Group

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    October 2008May 2009 (8 months)

    Responsible for Marketing Strategy and Sales Execution for DeSai's Innovation Execution Practice . . . Helping Organizations Get The Real Work Of Innovation Done

  • VP Sales

    Being First

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    August 2004August 2008 (4 years 1 month)

    Change Leadership Consultancy

    Independent Contractor through MarketMate™
    Sold Change Leadership Training, Consulting, Methodology

  • Salesperson

    Implementation Management Associates

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    November 1997June 2001 (3 years 8 months)

    Change Management Consultancy

    Responsible for securing new clients, scoping engagements, and contracting. Additional duties included Assessment-based consulting and shadow consulting for Strategic Alliance Partners.

  • Sales and Client Certification

    Fortune Group International

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    July 1992October 1997 (5 years 4 months)

    Sold Sales, Sales Management and Leadership Development Training, Managed Facilitator Certification Program

  • Salesperson / Trainer

    Success Trainers

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    May 1990July 1992 (2 years 3 months)

    Sold & Conducted Highly Customized Sales / Sales Management Training and Simulation

  • Manager of Certification

    ODR (Now Conner Partners)

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    November 1987May 1990 (2 years 7 months)

    Change Management Consultancy

    Marketing Team, and Manager of Certification


Stone Payton’s Education

  • University of South Alabama

    B.S. , Marketing , 19811986


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