<![CDATA[Influence Internet - Blog]]>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:31:16 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Prospecting the most basic skill in sales - A tribute to my Dad]]>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:35:02 GMThttps://www.influencei.com/blog/prospecting-the-most-basic-skill-in-salesEarlier this year my Dad passed away. A few months prior to his death, I had the opportunity to interview my Dad about his incredible focus and training on the practice of prospecting for sales.  A fitting tribute to my Dad as in this interview he was at his very best.  Enjoy:

Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Overview of the prospecting process
Part 3 - Owners & Managers
Part 4 - Building the habit of prospecting
Part 5 - Recap
]]><![CDATA[Today In The Napa Valley, Napa Valley Urology]]>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 21:33:52 GMThttps://www.influencei.com/blog/today-in-the-napa-valley-napa-valley-urology
I had the opportunity to interview the staff at Napa Valley Urology Associates.  What a fascinating practice in medicine.  Dr. Hendricks, Dr. Khaira, and Administrative Director, as well as  do a wonderful job of explaining not only what they do in their practice, but also in the community. 
]]><![CDATA[Grgich Hills Estate on Today In The Napa Valley, Napa Chamber Edition]]>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:48:54 GMThttps://www.influencei.com/blog/grgich-hills-estate-on-today-in-the-napa-valley-napa-chamber-edition
Randy Martinsen heads up marketing at Grgich Hills Estate, one of the most important wineries in the value for its rich history.  

Randy is a mainstay in the Napa Business community, especially with his involvement in the Napa Chamber of Commerce.

I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did!
]]><![CDATA[Today In The Napa Valley, Napa Chammber Edition -  St. Claire Brown Winery]]>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 19:34:00 GMThttps://www.influencei.com/blog/today-in-the-napa-valley-napa-chammber-edition-st-claire-brown-winery
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Laina Brown and Elaine St. Claire from St. Claire Brown Winery.  Very cool what they are up to, from the Winery to the gardens to the full reface of the building, and it just goes on.  Please be sure to support them by visiting!
]]><![CDATA[Interview with Tom Fancher of Talk Fusion]]>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 21:44:51 GMThttps://www.influencei.com/blog/interview-with-tom-fancher-of-talk-fusion
I love marketing!  I mean I really really like marketing.  One of the new kids on the block is video marketing. Today, I chatted with Tom Fancher of Talk Fusion about just that.  We also discussed Tom's product, Talk Fusion, which is a wonderful product for enabling easy creation and manual or automated delivery of those videos.

Enjoy!

Chris Templeton
]]><![CDATA[Today In The Napa Valley, Napa Chamber Edition]]>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 21:15:49 GMThttps://www.influencei.com/blog/today-in-the-napa-valley-napa-chamber-edition
Jennifer Baum 
Napa Valley Bistro 
(707)666-2383 
975 Clinton St 
Napa CA 94559 
www.napavalleybistro.net
Today I had the opportunity to interview:

Tom Fancher
Talk Fusion
(707)294-2666
www.ConnectWithTom.com



Lisa Culverwell 
West Accounting Services 
(707)339-3363 
www.westaccountingservices.com
]]><![CDATA[Today In The Wine Country, Napa Chamber Edition]]>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:01:33 GMThttps://www.influencei.com/blog/today-in-the-wine-country-napa-chamber-edition2
Fun show interviewing:

Sandi Weimer
Express Employment Professionals
2201 Jefferson St
Phone: (707)224-9252
Sam Slaughter
The TechnoWizard
Phone: (707)259-5334
Email: sam@thetechnowizard.com
Website: http://www.thetechnowizard.com
David Mercer
David Mercer Consulting, Inc.
Phone: (707)226-6526
Email: david@davidmercerconsulting.com
Website: http://www.davidmercerconsulting.com
A special thank you to the TechnoWizard himself, for being my sidekick today!  Thanks Sam!
]]><![CDATA[Today In The Wine Country, Napa Chamber Edition]]>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:07:28 GMThttps://www.influencei.com/blog/today-in-the-wine-country-napa-chamber-edition3
Today I interviewed three very interesting people from very diverse backgrounds:

Amy Haedt
Haedt Construction Management
225 Ragle Avenue South Sebastopol CA 95472 
www.ahaedt.com (707)732-0017
Paul K. Row, MD  
Ophthalmologist and Corneal Specialist
Eye Care Center of Napa Valley
707-252-2020
895 Trancas St. Napa
www.napaeye.com 
Kevin Massie
Napa Ford Lincoln Mercury 
570 Soscol Ave Napa 
www.napaford.com 
(707)255-2580
]]><![CDATA[Be there for the Napa Valley Community Awards!]]>Fri, 24 May 2013 23:44:00 GMThttps://www.influencei.com/blog/be-there-for-the-napa-valley-community-awards
This is a highlight of the year if you want a sense of what is good and amazing in this community!
]]><![CDATA[Napa Chamber Foundation Community Awards Show ]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:40:04 GMThttps://www.influencei.com/blog/napa-chamber-foundation-community-awards-show
On this weeks show Dena Villarreall and Darrin Peterie of Mechanics Bank joined me to interview the following four non-profit of the year nominees:

Ron Hamilton 
United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay: WineBev Services
www.winebev.com
 
Janet Todd 
Girls on the Run Napa Valley
www.gotrnapavalley.org

Rejane Brito 
Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center/Sun, Inc.
www.puertasabiertasnapa.org
Jill Moss
Vanessa DeGier
Queen of the Valley
www.thequeen.org
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