The Arizona Technology Council has teamed up with Sandler Training by Mercury Professional Development to offer professional sales and management training via the council’s Business Essentials Program.

Sandler Training is offering council members a month of free President’s Club sales training for up to three attendees or a private sales or management workshop for groups of 10 or more.

“Our members are focused on growing their businesses and we provide a variety of tools to help accelerate their growth,” Steven Zylstra, president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council, said. “The council’s partnership with Sandler Training enables the sales and management teams of our members to hone their skills, increase the volume of prospects and close more business.”

The program aligns with one of the key council mission: to provide members with access to education. Both organizations feel that training and development are critical to speeding up the growth within Arizona’s technology industry.

“As a platinum sponsor of the Arizona Technology Council, we’re delighted to expand our relationship to help more of their members accelerate their growth and sustain the momentum of the technology community in Arizona,” Linc Miller, co-founder and president of Sandler Training by Mercury Professional Development, said.

Sandler Training provides sales and management training for companies across many industries while specializing in the technology industry. Co-founder and CEO Mark Kirstein began his career as a semiconductor design engineer, eventually moving into sales and management roles.

“My technical background is a foundation for my passion to help sales and management professionals in the technology industry increase their success,” Kirstein said.