L'areal Lipkins is the CEO and founder of Lipkins Consulting Group. She has been in the corporate training and development industry for over 12 years. Lipkins began her career at the largest sales training and consulting company in the world. In working with over 10,000 salespeople, sales leaders, and CEOs, she noted some significant differences between average performers and those consistently performing at a high level. Lipkins began sharing those insights with her clients, and the results were staggering. Today, she runs her own sales training and consulting firm and speaks worldwide on topics relating to sales, leadership, and the impact that mindset has on success. Lipkins has been featured on Yahoo, Thrive Global, and Fast Company and has worked with companies like Sprint, Lennox, Oracle, Aflac, Wells Fargo, and Indeed to name a few. She has a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of North Texas and an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas.