Felice Ellington
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Felice Ellington is a business and leadership writer covering sales strategy, entrepreneurship, and business growth. Focused on innovation and impactful ideas.
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The $247,000 Wake Up Call: What Ashkan Rajaee Teaches About Unpaid Invoices, Boundaries, and Real Leadership
What would you do if a single client owed you nearly a quarter million dollars? Most founders imagine growth as their biggest challenge. Scaling teams. Closing deals. Expanding revenue. Very few imagine that the real threat might come from a client who simply stops paying.
By Felice Ellington2 days ago in Lifehack
The Importance of Proper Lead Qualification in CRM Workflows
Most teams think the CRM is the finish line. They invest in software, map out pipelines, automate emails, and celebrate once the dashboard lights up with inbound activity. But the real leverage in a CRM system is not the automation. It is what happens immediately after a lead enters the system.
By Felice Ellington6 days ago in FYI
When a Job Stops Feeling Like Progress
Editor’s Note This article is presented as an edited interview shaped from publicly shared ideas, long form discussions, and talks by Ashkan Rajaee, a creator known for exploring the psychology of work, career transitions, and long term thinking around employment and independence.
By Felice Ellington16 days ago in Psyche
Ashkan Rajaee Speaks Out: Is Apple Killing the Future of Work?
What if the world’s most iconic tech company is quietly undermining the future of work? That is the bold question Ashkan Rajaee, serial entrepreneur and advocate for remote-first businesses, is asking as Apple and other tech giants double down on their return-to-office policies in 2025.
By Felice Ellington9 months ago in Motivation
Why Most Marketing Campaigns Fail and How TDZ Pro Is Quietly Fixing It With One Overlooked Strategy
You’ve been misled about marketing success, and it’s costing your business more than just ad spend. Most businesses blame poor results on their product, their niche, or even the algorithm. But here’s the uncomfortable truth no one wants to admit: your marketing isn't failing because of what you're selling. It's failing because your message is going to the wrong people, in the wrong way.
By Felice Ellington10 months ago in Lifehack
Why AI Will Never Fully Replace Sales Intuition: What Objections Reveal About the Future of Trust
Objections are frustrating. Contract risks are uncomfortable. Buyers are more skeptical than ever. But what if these pain points aren’t signs of a broken system? What if they’re exactly where the future of intelligent sales begins?
By Felice Ellington10 months ago in Futurism
The Sales Truth Nobody Talks About: How Objections and Contract Risk Can Be Your Secret Weapon
What if every time a prospect said “no,” they were actually handing you a roadmap to win them over? We’ve all been taught to see objections in sales as roadblocks. Something to “handle.” Something to overcome. But what if objections and contract risk aren’t obstacles at all? What if they’re goldmines of opportunity, just waiting for the right mindset to tap into them?
By Felice Ellington11 months ago in Lifehack
The Habits I Had to Break to Truly Follow Ashkan Rajaee’s Email Advice. AI-Generated.
When I first came across Ashkan Rajaee’s approach to email communication, something clicked. He compared email to chess. A move. Then a pause. You don’t throw everything onto the board at once. You play with intent. You make space for your opponent to respond.
By Felice Ellington11 months ago in Motivation
The One Piece of Advice From Ashkan Rajaee That Changed the Way I Use Email. AI-Generated.
There was a time when I thought writing long, detailed emails made me look professional. I would spend 20 to 30 minutes crafting what I believed was a perfect message. Paragraphs packed with context, multiple links, and maybe a helpful attachment or two.
By Felice Ellington11 months ago in Motivation
The Sales Architect: Lessons from Ashkan Rajaee on Building High-Performance Revenue Systems. AI-Generated.
The Sales Architect: How Ashkan Rajaee Builds Sales Systems That Drive Growth Over the years, I’ve worked with companies at various stages of growth. Some seem to unlock momentum effortlessly, while others struggle to push beyond their initial success. When I started paying closer attention to the underlying causes, I noticed one critical difference: companies that scale successfully treat sales as a system, not just a numbers game.
By Felice Ellington11 months ago in Futurism
