Our mission is to help other people get what they want out of life.
Dakota is committed to making the life of an investment sales person easier.
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Dakota is a group of extraordinary people who try and do extraordinary things every day while playing at the highest level of professionalism in their domain.
We believe being extremely hard charging, but with kindness, creates an environment where our teammates can serve, take risks, and delight our customers.
We believe work should be fun and enjoyable and you should be able to do it with nice people who treat one another well.
We all spend more time at the office than with our families or friends, which is why Dakota is so committed to our teammates and our work environment.
Since our founding in 2006, we have established what we call Dakota-isms. These are our core principles that define how we operate at Dakota.
Sell Apples To Apple Buyers
Be A Master Messenger
Have a Killer Follow Up System
Focus On What You Can Control
Walk The 8 Feet
Don't Go Cowboy
Ask
Turn Your Brain Off
Never Say "Great Meeting"
Throw Your Hat Over The Wall
Have Fun
This means selling to people who want what you sell. In the simplest way of putting it, don't sell apples to people who want oranges. Sell apples to people who want to buy apples.
This means knowing how to bring your firm’s story to life. You never want to spend an hour with someone and have them leave without having a clue what you do. Bring your story to life with passion and your prospects will feel it too.
Good sales people can get a lot of meetings. They can even tell a great story. However, the follow-up that comes after those meetings is really the mark of a great salesperson. Having a killer follow up system means having an organized plan for following up with your prospects, and never leaving anything to chance.
There are a lot of things going on that we as sales people can’t control: the state of the market, the weather, the outcome of your favorite team’s most recent game. These can get in the way of your day to day, but the goal is to focus on what you can control: setting meetings, diligently following up, and becoming a master messenger.
This originated back in 2006, in our original office, where everyone was relatively close together — roughly eight feet apart. Walking the 8 feet means tapping into the collective knowledge of the team. Never be afraid to get up and ask questions.
At Dakota, we work as a team. In a sales parlance, this means always touching base on what everyone is working on. Don’t keep opportunities to yourself — share them with the team. By not sharing what you’re doing, you’ll never know who might have key experience needed to help you through this opportunity. Put everything on the table, and share information. Don’t go off on your own.
If you’re in a sales role, your primary mission is to ask for something from your prospects. Getting in the habit of asking for a meeting, call, or follow up, the better you will get at it. After all, if you don’t ask, the answer will always be no.
We’re all guilty of overthinking. There’s always a reason not to do something. The goal is to stop getting analysis paralysis, turn your brain off, and just do it.
At Dakota, we never say “great meeting.” No meeting was truly great unless you left with a $10 million allocation. Instead, we like to focus on what worked, what didn’t, and what the prospect’s interests are so that you can move forward.
Sometimes the most important thing is just to get started. This means forcing yourself into action by throwing your hat over the wall. To get the metaphorical hat, you have to climb the wall and get it. Overcome the obstacles in front of you and just do it.
Have Fun!
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