Karmic Selling is opening hearts and minds
Earning Business by Earning Trust
In his first book, entrepreneur Stan Gwizdak reveals how he’s built his career by helping others. He spent decades in the corporate trenches and saw the dangers of environments where everyone takes, takes, takes—instead of giving. A life-threatening car accident spurred him to escape the toxicity and start his own consulting firm, which adheres to a strict “No assholes” policy. With clarity and honesty, Stan shares the successes and failures that helped him grow his business—and shows that when you do good, even more good will come your way.
Whether you’re a sales executive, an entrepreneur, or simply someone looking for a better way do business, the Karmic Selling approach can help. You’ll learn how to serve others with a clean heart, bring your most authentic self to work, and cultivate lifelong business relationships. A consultant and coach, Stan will give you the tools you need to lead a more authentic, prosperous, and happier life. The journey begins with one simple question: “How can I help you?”
What's Inside?
- Shifting your approach to work and life
- Maintaining a However-I-Can-Help mindset
- Making connections wherever you go
- Preparing for meaningful meetings
- Identifying needs and building credibility in the first, second, and third meetings
- Mastering the art of conversation and connection
- Taking notes and cultivating relationships over time
- Following up and following through
- Growing your circle of trust
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Stan Gwizdak is CEO of The Kormac Group, a results-driven management consulting firm that embodies his clean heart and commitment to serving others. As a chief executive and Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Stan has spent more than 30 years leading business transformations at General Electric, BAE Systems, Honeywell, Textron, Aurora Capital, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and more.
Stan founded Kormac as a heart-led consultancy to help clients achieve real improvements in profitability and shareholder value. Since then, he has built a culture of “good people doing good work for good companies.” The firm offers operational improvement, process enhancement, and value creation services in manufacturing environments of all kinds, including aerospace, automotive, oilfield services, chemicals, food, and medtech.
Under Stan’s leadership, Kormac helps companies to address challenges in integrated supply chain and logistics, sales and operations planning, throughput, OEE, inventory management, labor and footprint optimization, safety, M&A, and more. The firm’s Surgical Strike Methodology empowers them to serve clients with no minimum project size. Kormac meets every client partner at their point of need with a fully customized engagement approach, project scope, and elite team – even if that team is just one interim executive or functional leader.
A trusted advisor to executives and board members worldwide, Stan understands the challenges of leadership. He has served as Board Member, CEO, President, COO, and VP at several of the world’s top manufacturers, including collaborations across the USA, Europe, Latin and South America, and Asia.
Stan lives a life rooted in authenticity and seeking to help—not sell—every person he meets. He believes in karma: doing good for others comes back to us. In his bestselling book, Karmic Selling: Earning Business by Earning Trust, Stan shares how he applies his clean-heart approach to the business world. He begins every conversation by asking, “How can I help you?”
Personal
Stan has been married for XX years to the amazingly tolerant Sandy. They have two wonderful children, Anya and Ayla; the latter built this website.
From the Archives
Online Book Club: Interview with author Stan Gwizdak, “Success With a Conscience: Stan Gwizdak’s Karmic Selling Principles Revealed”
Altoona Mirror: Stan celebrates in his hometown, “Local author marks book’s publication”
Industry Week: Stan defends lean manufacturing in his article,
“What Went Wrong at Toyota?”
Charlotte Observer: Stan Gwizdak shares his LinkedIn Power User Tips for connecting with others and demonstrating a spirit of service.
In the words of
Stan's clients:
- “When Stan sold into my organization, he and I built trust, transparency, and friendship. We made a win-win deal and both realized huge value from our collaboration.” – Richard Ward, Former Senior Vice President, Baker Hughes
- “Stan’s thoughtful guidance works, and not just in business — you can use it to make all the relationships in your life more rewarding.” – Steve Henderson, Executive Vice President, Leggett & Platt
- “Quite frankly, nobody does it better than Stan!” – Paul J. Tudor, CEO, Private Equity
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The Karmic Selling journey begins with one simple question: “How can I help you?” Stan can’t wait to hear your answer!
