Strengths-Powered Selling: Build Your Book & Leverage Your Region

In a market where client and hotel expectations are constantly evolving, your greatest competitive advantage is knowing how you naturally work best, and how to translate your natural strengths into effective sales behaviors. This 90-minute interactive workshop will help you discover your natural strengths and apply them to the realities you face every day in a way that feels authentic. We'll look at where your top strengths help you and where they can trip you up if you lean on them too hard. We’ll also explore the strengths across the Northeast region, so you can see who you can call when you need to “borrow” a strength to compliment your own.

 

Whether you're an Associate building momentum or one bringing decades of experience and an established book of business, you’ll learn something new about yourself and ways you can apply your natural strengths to increase your success in 2026.

Howard Cleveland

Soundings Elevate Career Coach

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Howard Cleveland is a Certified Coach and Career Development Advisor at Soundings, with over 25 years of experience helping leaders and executives overcome barriers and reach their full potential. As a dedicated problem solver and dot connector, Howard is passionate about guiding clients—ranging from executives to CEOs—through significant transitions, helping them gain clarity and confidence. He creates a safe, judgment-free space for exploration and growth. Howard is a certified coach, a Tennessee Supreme Court-appointed mediator, and a member of the ICF, with certifications in the Leadership Circle Profile, 16pf, and DiSC. His Top 5 Clifton Strengths are Strategic, Individualization, Learner, Relator, and Restorative. 

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Strengths

Learn About CliftonStrengths

The 34 CliftonStrengths are organized across the four key domains—Executing, Influencing, Relationship Building, and Strategic Thinking. Take moment to familiarize yourself with them before our session.

Identify Your Strengths – Complimentary Assessment

To help you get the most out of this experience, we’re offering a complimentary Clifton Strengths assessment to each participant. This personalized insight will prepare you to engage more deeply with the session, giving you a clear starting point to apply the strategies you’ll learn. Your individual code will be emailed to you directly.

If you have any issues, email nikki@soundingsconnect.com.