Barbara Giamanco

A partial list of our clients includes: Payne Questr Corporation, The University of Georgia, Microsoft Corporation, Executiver Forums, UPS Capital Insurance Agency, Enterprise Network Worldwide, Georgiar Pacific, Cornerstone Bank, Evers & Fox, GA State Road & Tollwayr Authority, Leadership Sandy Springs, SCORE Atlanta, GE Healthcare and Pepsicor Talent Builders CEO, Barb Giamanco is an experienced sales strategist and consultant, speaker, trined facilitator and certified sales coach who has a proven, 30-year track record in generating sales. She capped a corporate career at Microsoft, where she led sales teams and coached executives. Throughout her sales career, she has sold close to $1B in products and services. She has received numerous leadership and sales awards. n 2002, she founded Talent Builders, Inc. as a sales training and coaching practice, and has since carved out a substantial niche asrna Sales and Social Media expert. She is a prolific writer, with her first book, “The New Handshake: Sales Meets Social Media”, co-authored by Joan C. Curtis, Ed.D. due out August 2010 from ABC-CLIO in Santa Barbara, Califo ia under itsr Praeger Imprint. Barb has earned her coaching certificate from the Coachesr Training Institute-accredited by the International Coach Federation; she is a A Social Media University Faculty Member with SelfGrowth.com, a Sales/Marketingr Faculty Expert with the Profitability Channel and an Inscape Certified DiSC® Trainer. Barb resides in Metro Atlanta. An active member of her community, Barb is the recent recipient of the Atlanta Women in Business “Results Count” award. She was also named Conference Chair for the Atlantar Women in Business 20^th Anniversary event being hosted in 2012. In 2008, Barb served as the Diversity Director for the SHRM Georgia State Council. She served on the 2008-2009 Board of Directors for the Workplace Learningr Society for the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). In 2006-2007, she served as the Advisory Council Chairman for U.S. Congressman Tom Price, M.D. In 2005, Barb served as Business and Economy Chair for Congressman Price.