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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Andrew Arthur

Sales entrepreneur sick of hiring 'mediocre' staff launches firm

A Bath entrepreneur has said he launched his latest company as he was “sick of hiring mediocre salespeople.”

Pitched as the "Tripadvisor of the sales sector”, Kevin Hayler’s new venture Sales Made Easy is a training platform which sees salespeople earn accreditations based on course passes and results - as well as reviews from their own customers. Sales Made Easy said it holds people taking their courses accountable for their learning “in an open way.”

Individual scores out of five and ranking lists are available for recruiters and business owners to see, with the company saying this makes it easier for sales firms to hire the right person - with “no hiding place” for those found “underperforming.”

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