Learn techniques and develop skills that will help you and your team achieve success

Phil Sayers

At Proten Sales Development we understand the constant pressure that accounting and bookkeeping firms face.

We also understand that no two firms are the same or have the same goals. That’s why we offer a range of coaching and training options designed to help you overcome the anxiety and stress you're feeling and help you learn techniques and develop skills that help you, and your teams, achieve the success you’re striving for.

Phil is a career salesperson, sales manager and CEO, and most recently, was the Sales & Marketing Director and Interim CEO of a UK cloud accounting software vendor. He has owned, run and worked for various SMEs, and gets as much satisfaction from training and coaching people and teams as he did in closing multi-million-pound sales deals. Since 2018 Phil has been the UK sales 'face' of The Gap, as well as training and coaching many of its members.

Coaching programmes

Client Engagement Skills for Accountants

A half-day, online sales skills workshop that explains the key techniques and skills that will help you sell more, sell more often and build a better business.

Epic Selling

EPIC Selling is an online on-demand sales skills training programme designed for those who want to improve the effectiveness of how they sell. The course consists of six, thirty-minute video modules, providing a structured and memorable approach you can use, time and time again.

1-2-1 Coaching

Using The Gap accountability coaching process, our coaching programmes help Gap members who are striving for continual improvement and who want to be challenged, guided and held accountable for delivering on their action plans.

Mastermind Group

Our Mastermind Groups are ideal for those who want to collaborate with other like-minded business owners to discuss and solve issues, share ideas and challenge each other's thinking in a lively, fun environment.

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As a result of Phil’s advice, we repositioned the whole working relationship, and managed to upsell lots of additional services the client was needing (although they didn’t realise it prior to the meeting)! Everyone’s a winner!

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Calvin Cooper
CRC Accountancy | Orkney, Scotland, UK
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We could not have had anybody better. Phil has been perfect for what we needed. This may become even more apparent when we look back in a few years - 10/10.

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Paul Castle
Gap member | Castle Heslop, Biggin Hill, UK
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We made a huge early breakthrough when Phil helped me work out how to retain a large referral fee for a previous client. That advice alone generated more revenue for me than the entire year’s coaching fees.

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Rich Sykes
Gap member | Cloud CFO | Leeds, UK