Congratulations! You're Hired! Get Out You're Fired!: A Real World Sales Training Romance Novel
by Larry Sternlieb
Genre: Romance
Local connection: northeast ohio author, Cleveland setting, Cleveland Author
In 1978, 25-year-old Ben Starlove interviews in California with Rae Col Technologies' owner, Mark Cromwell, who promises mentorship after Ben passes tests back home in Ohio. Meanwhile, Ben accepts an offer from Fortune 500 giant Matrix International. Sent to home-office sales training, Ben emerges as the star performer, Willie becomes the class clown, and seductive Lana entangles the naive Ben in romance. When corporate politics push Willie into becoming Ben's boss, he faces unfair setbacks under his petty leadership. Forced to navigate office power plays and multiple romances, Ben stays focused to survive. Set in late-70s corporate America, Congrats reveals that sales politics never change.
About the author
Larry Sternlieb has worked for Fortune 500 corporations in executive sales and management, frequently leading his company and the nation in sales. He has a Master of Arts and two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Kent State where he taught Sociology. Larry appeared in the movies “Telling Lies in America” and “Renegade Force”, as well as “The Drew Carey Show” on television. He lives in Northeast Ohio where he is working on his next novel.
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