Sue Ershler, Project • Prepare • Persevere®

Reach New Heights: Be Your Personal and Professional Best

Corporate clients, Sales  and Marketing Teams, Executives, Leaders and Conference Planners turn to Sue Ershler to inspire and motivate their teams and audiences to achieve seemingly impossible goals through focus, discipline, teamwork and solid determination. Her leadership message begins with visualizing a goal, no matter how difficult or out of reach.  She concludes with a passionate affirmation of the value of life and thrill of celebrating your success from the top of the world.

Sue Ershler is the “real deal”…she capped a 23 year corporate career as a successful sales executive winning presidential awards and top sales honors while exceeding up to $600 million in sales goals. Sue and her husband Phil made history by being first couple in the world to conquer the Seven Summits together, the highest mountain on each of the world’s seven continents, which they concluded by standing on top of the world on Mount Everest!  Sue’s optimistic outlook coupled with her natural ability to engage and entertain audiences with clarity and passion cultivates a desire  in audiences to not only reach for but to actually achieve their very best in life and on the job.

Audiences are riveted to their seats when she shares her electrifying life-risking, eye-opening mountain climbing stories and eloquently ties them back to her life and success in the corporate world.  Her captivating life experiences and sales successes completely solidify her credibility in both the business world and in mountain climbing circles.  Sue will brilliantly enthuse and guide your team towards excellence!

“Together on Top of the World” is the Remarkable Story of the First Couple to Climb the Fabled Seven Summits. A Saga of Love and Courage by Phil and Susan Ershler with Robin Simons

Fit for Business^TM: How do you achieve your dreams in both your personal and business life – especially the ones that seem impossible? In my presentations, I share my road-tested methods for combining a demanding job with a fulfilling life, while still achieving all that you desire.

Reaching New Heights: Everest & Beyond^TM: When Phil and I stood on the top of Mount Everest in 2002, it was the realization of a dream that had begun more than a decade before. Illustrating my presentation with slides and stories from our climbs of the highest  mountains on each of the seven continents, I help audiences discover how to set impossible goals and reach them despite the odds.

Personal Best, Professional Best^TM: I learned an important, simple truth from our quest to reach the top of Everest: to achieve something that seems impossible, you’ve got to first set the goal, then prepare, then keep going until you get there.  My husband Phil and I were the first couple to climb the Seven Summits not because we were superhuman, but because we were humans who kept going.  I believe that’s what achievement is made of.  Personal and professional successes go to those who show up and do the work – until they reach their goals.

Seven Summits of Sales^TM: “We don’t climb alone, and we don’t sell alone.”  Before I started climbing mountains I climbed sales ‘summits’ for over 20 years, culminating in $600 Million sales goals as a Vice President in Sales. My mission is to help others avoid the crevasses and achieve their professional and personal dreams. This presentation focuses on the particular challenges of sales teams with stretch goals to meet and how to help them reach the top year after year.

About Sue: Ms. Ersher’s record would be remarkable enough if it only detailed her business achievements. During her 23-year corporate career, she has held a series of increasingly responsible executive positions in the sales divisions of Fortune 500 companies. She led teams to sales records, beating quotas from $1 million to $600 million. Ending as a vice president of sales for a multi-national telecommunications corporation, she was responsible for their fast-growing Internet division. During her business career, she earned 11 annual President’s Club sales awards — the top honors awarded to the sales people in these companies. Sue and Phil became the first couple in history to climb the Seven Summits together.

 

Audience Members Rave:

“Sue’s presentation was an outstanding  story where we shared the excitement of her journey to the summit and how this experience is related to our business, specifically in terms of setting goals and teamwork. She is truly an inspiration for all of us!“ -Business & Marketing Officer, Microsoft

“Your ability to relate the challenges, risks, and rewards of climbing to the business world were invaluable. As we set out to reach new peaks as a team, we will reflect upon your words of encouragement and structured approach to reaching our goals. Thank you again for the  value you provided to our team.” -Region Vice President, IBM

“We are pleased to say that Susan exceeded our expectations. Susan’s discussion on the Seven Summit experience, culminating with climbing Mt. Everest, was presented in a fashion of setting a seemingly impossible vision and then breaking down the task into manageable steps. Susan  integrated the highs and lows of making progress and experiencing setbacks and rewarding experience of maintaining focus on your goals, hard work and perseverance. The feedback from our customers was over-whelming positive citing both an entertaining and aspiration experience.” -Vice President, Westinghouse Electric Company

“Sue received one of the highest scores ever as our keynote speaker. We would have wanted nothing to be different. Perfect mix of business and her experience on the mountain and incredible photos. Audience so engaged throughout, no talking even in the back, unusual and a very good sign! “ - Leader, Premera Blue Cross

“Motivational and engaging, Sue weaved a captivating story of reaching summits and exceptional sales goals that inspired our customers and partners to take on bigger challenges and face them head on. She gained instant credibility with the audience, having walked in our shoes. And she provided valuable tools to help all of us reach our goals.” —Kim Hawley, CEO, Attenex Corp

“Your presentation was absolutely fantastic and you made a lot of friends in Olympia. On a personal level, I have to tell you that you really made my day as program chair because I have been receiving compliment after compliment about what a great program I secured. ” —Chief Justice, Supreme Court — Washington

“Sue’s presentation was a breath taking story of the conquest and beauty of extreme conditions and determination, but more importantly, an inspiring example of reliance on each other as partners, to train, trust and work together and sharing both strength and wisdom to create success.” —President, Arcus Innovation, Inc.

“Climbing Mt. Everest seems like a feat for rough and rugged mountain men, but Sue Ershler dispels that myth the minute you see her. It seems that her tiny stature would blow off the mountain if not roped up, but Sue is as strong and tough as any mountain man is! Her story is filled with trials and triumphs, and throughout her presentation Sue’s positive, “can-do” attitude comes through. Her love of life and adventure shines through her words and pictures. She truly inspires others to live life to the fullest!” —High Tech Learning Centers

“I have seen many presentations over the years, both motivational and business related. This was the best of both worlds. It was truly a great experience for all in attendance.”

—Vice President Business Resources Development, Inc.

“Spellbinding, it was as if you were right there with Sue and Phil.”

—President, TCA, Telecommunications Association

“Thanks again for joining us at our Sales Kickoff Meeting. Your presentation was so inspirational and extremely well received. Everyone I talked to said it was clearly one of the highlights of the conference. “

— iDirect Leadership

Sue’s client list comprises several Fortune & Global 500 corporations: Aflac, AT&T, Bellsouth, Boeing, Chevron Texaco, Cisco Systems, Danaher, FedEx, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Nike, Novartis, Northwestern Mutual, Qualcomm, Safeco, Shell, UBS, Unilever, and Wells Fargo, as well as, mid-size corporations to start ups.