Joe Girard, (formerly known as Joseph Sam Girardi, born on November 1, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, USA), is a famous American salesman. . He is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's most successful salesman, having sold 13,001 Chevrolet cars from 1963 to 1978. Joe Girard is the greatest salesman in the world. He has been ranked first in the Guinness Book of World Records for 12 consecutive years. He holds the world car sales record: selling an average of 6 cars a day for 12 consecutive years. So far. No one can break it.
As a world-renowned speaker, Joe Girard appears frequently at various social groups, organizations, institutions and sales conferences. Joe Girard's clients include: General Motors, General Electric, 3M, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Ford Motors, Sears , CBS, Kraft, Dun & Bradstreet, John Deere, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Mary Kay Co ** *etics), Daimler Chrysler (Daimler Chrysler), Sea Ray Boats (Sea Ray Boats) and hundreds of other advertising and sales clubs around the world.
Joe Girard has made great achievements. He has been the car sales champion since 1966. He is the only sales inspirational storyteller to be honored in the "Automotive Hall of Fame". He was awarded the Golden Plate Award by the America Academy of Achievement and was awarded the Golden Plate Award by the late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (The Power of Positive Thinking). (Author of) and Dr. Lowell Thomas were nominated for the Horatio Alger Award (Rags to Riches).
Joe Girard started working at a young age. After dropping out of high school, he worked in various jobs. Until 1963, when he was 35 years old, he walked into a Detroit car dealership and begged the skeptical manager to give him a job as a salesman. One car was sold on the first day, and in the second month, things were still very positive. Other fellow salesmen complained and wanted him fired. His next job was with Merollis Chevrolet in Eastpointe, Michigan, where he served until his retirement in 1977. There he set a sales record for a period of 15 consecutive years. He is currently a public speaker.