Floyd’s exemplary career spans more than three decades. Among his many achievements, he is best known as a top-producing salesman, manager, creator of one of the nation’s largest and most successful training organizations and author of 5 top-selling books, including Mentoring (McGraw-Hill Companies, 1997.) He is the recipient of the “Platinum Award” for over a million audio program sales. Salesperson Magazine described him perfectly when they named him “The Extraordinary Ordinary Man”.
Floyd has spoken to over 3000 thousand audiences both in the U.S. and abroad. He is a member of the coveted, prestigious Hall of Fame of the International Federation of Professional Speakers. Among others honored with this distinction are Zig Ziglar, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Tom Hopkins and Og Mandino.
Floyd’s articles have appeared in such publications as: Today’s Realtor; National Relocation and Real Estate; Professional Speaker; and Selling Power. Recently, The National Association of Realtors & Today’s Realtor magazine named him one of the 25 most influential people in the real estate industry.
As a result of Floyd’s years of experience as a highly successful professional speaker, trainer and business entrepreneur, he brings to his audiences cutting-edge wisdom and first-hand knowledge in the fields of sales, inter-personal relationships, management, coaching and mentoring, recruiting and business development. Floyd’s latest endeavor, The Starmaker Program, is a testament to his life-long philosophy of “We Get By Giving”, and is becoming a major trend in the training industry for Building Business Through Referrals, Relationships, Client Care, and Skill Development.
TESTIMONIALS:
"Thank you for being a presenter at our annual 2000 Realtors Conference and Expo...We have compiled the attendee evaluations...Overall the attendees wrote many positive comments such as "excellent" "Best program ever," and "best program of the conference." Your presentations...greatly contributed to the overall success of the program. Rosalyn M. Kriener- Program Manager National Association of Realtors
"...I was very concerned about getting the attendees out for the first day as we were starting on a Sunday afternoon. A friend suggested that I book Floyd Wickman to do a 3 hour sales training program as Floyd's name would help to attract people and his training would be very useful for anyone involved in the real estate financing business. The idea certainly worked! I had 350 people turn out for the afternoon session and stayed right to Floyd's last word and, when he finished all 350 jumped to their feet to give him a thunderous ovation. No other speaker has ever had that impact on our crowd before..." Ric McGratten- Chairman, 2001 National Conference & Trade Show Canadian Institute of Mortgage Brokers and Lenders
“Floyd is like a fine wine ... year after year he improves upon perfection, and his newest talk How The BEST Get Better is no exception! When our 1200 attendees rose to give him a standing ovation, I knew I had the made the right choice in Speakers for our 2002 Convention!” Henry Kaplan - Regional Services Director, Century 21 South Florida
"It was great having you back! Our evaluations are coming back with rave reviews. Your presentation was phenomenal. The message was strong and the delivery superb. The standing ovation that you received was testament to your tremendous abilities as a speaker.” Cora Toth - Vice President Member Services, Realty World Canada
"Congratulations on being selected one of Realtor Magazine's 25 most influential people in real estate for the year 2000," published in our December 2000 issue. The article's goal was to introduce our readers to key people behind real estate's hottest developments. Each of the individuals selected...made a unique contribution toward reshaping the industry in the millennium." Frank Sibley – Publisher Realtor Magazine
"Over the years, I've worked with all of the well known sales trainers in the real estate industry. By far, Floyd is the best. He truly cares about what the student is there to learn. He teaches them nuts and bolts how-to's. With all the technology that an agent must know today, the hands-on learning is often neglected. No matter how many referrals a person gets, if they can't keep the prospect on the phone or convert them in a listing appointment, there is no use in that technology. Floyd teaches agents what they need to know to succeed!"Tony Martinez – President, Sales Training Team.com
"While we've all heard this often, when it's said about Floyd, it's true. He cares deeply about his audience. He cares about their lives and he strives to make a difference through his words. Since people are a company's most valued asset, Floyd's unique ability to dramaticaly impact the bottom line from all levels in an organization, front desk receptionist to CEO, positions him as a unique asset in the speaking profession."Bob Tenace – Broker - Owner, C-21 Tenace Realty – Florida
"Floyd is the most down-to-earth speaker I know of. His keen sense of humor makes learning fun. His students laugh and learn, and that's so important. His skills as a sales trainer transcend real estate and are applicable to any industry. He is one of the few trainers that incorporates what I have shared with him about our company's specific challenges into his presentation. He personalizes his programs for us that makes them more interactive and client friendly. We appreciate that very much." Casey Clickner - Director of Career Development, Shore West Realtors - Wauwatosa, WI
“Your presentation, How The Best Get BETTER, was enthusiastically received and we still continue to receive positive accolades from our Franchisees and they want to have you back soon! In the 30 years that that I’ve known you personally and professionally, and of all your presentations that I’ve attended, this was your finest. Salesperson Magazine really got it right when they named you “The Extraordinary Ordinary Man”. You have a talent that is rare amongst Trainers and Speakers today. The ability not only to deliver a timely message, but the ability to keep your audience enthralled and sitting on the edge of their seats for the next idea. Your ability to mix a great message with complex ideas and to make them simple, an abundance of charisma with audience, charm and humor has caused our people to want you back soon! If any group in North America is considering you for an event and desire a testimonial just have them call me. They can’t get any better than you.” C.V. LeForce - Chairman and CEO, Realty World of N. California and N. Nevada
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