Debra Pestrak, author of Playing with the Big Boys and Playing with the Big Boys & Girls in Real Estate, with a 26 year corporate career—from telephone operator to managing a $20 million budget, started and led sales organizations at Pacific Bell and US West. When Pacific Bell (now SBC) opened it's local market, Debra developed and implemented strategies that achieved zero base loss and she has never lost a multi-million dollar contract she negotiated.
Debra appeared on various TV and radio programs, has a degree in Business Administration and Management and extensive training in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). Over 15 years researching top performers and what it takes to reach your full potential, her credibility and experience gave her access to such luminaries as Jean Hamilton, CEO Prudential; Ann Livermore, President-Hewlett-Packard; Anne Sweeney, President-Disney; Mary Farrell, Managing Director-PaineWebber, and Karen Garrison, President-Pitney Bowes, for one-on-one interviews to capture their insights for her book
She is listed in the International Who's Who of Professional Management and Executive Guild and is past president of the National Speakers Association-San Diego.
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