Sales Academy
A practical sales development program that builds selling fundamentals, client management skills, confidence, and high-performance habits for aspiring professionals, corporate teams, and career changers.
Build a more predictable, accountable sales engine with pipeline management training designed for real-world selling environments. Ascent Performance Trainings helps sales professionals, managers, and teams strengthen forecasting discipline, opportunity qualification, follow-up consistency, and deal progression through practical instruction, coaching, and reinforcement that turns pipeline visibility into measurable revenue performance.

Flexible pipeline training formats help teams improve qualification, forecasting, coaching, and consistent sales execution.
A practical sales development program that builds selling fundamentals, client management skills, confidence, and high-performance habits for aspiring professionals, corporate teams, and career changers.
Personalized coaching helps sales professionals address pipeline gaps, improve opportunity strategy, strengthen follow-up discipline, and receive targeted feedback tied to real selling situations.
Customized in-person training uses role plays, case studies, group discussion, and practical exercises to help teams apply pipeline management concepts immediately in their roles.
A 24/7 learning platform supports busy sales teams with recorded sessions, adaptive learning paths, AI-powered recommendations, virtual coaching, and data-driven performance insights.
Live 60 to 90-minute Zoom sessions give teams focused pipeline skill development, real-time discussion, facilitator feedback, and practical tools they can use quickly.
Eight weeks of weekly emails, AI videos, reminders, and monthly coaching sessions reinforce classroom concepts so pipeline behaviors become consistent long-term habits.

We begin by identifying current sales behaviors, team challenges, CRM habits, opportunity movement issues, and forecasting weaknesses so the training targets the highest-impact pipeline management priorities.
Training designed to help teams improve pipeline discipline, closing confidence, and bottom-line sales performance.
A globally recognized training partner focused on practical skills, lasting behavior change, and measurable business impact.
Led by Tim Carlisle’s proven sales training expertise across complex industries and markets.
Training methodology developed through delivery in over 75 countries and diverse business environments.
Post-training emails, videos, and coaching help pipeline behaviors become sustainable habits.
Choose in-person, virtual, one-on-one, self-paced, and platform-based learning modalities.
Learn from a globally recognized sales performance expert.

Founder
Tim Carlisle is the Founder of Ascent Performance Trainings and a globally recognized authority in sales and performance training with over 30 years of proven expertise. With deep mastery across Sales, Sales Management, Sales Leadership, and Sales Enablement, Tim has designed and delivered transformative training programs in over 75 countries, equipping thousands of professionals across industries including technology, financial services, and oil and gas. An award-winning sales professional and leader, he combines practical techniques with motivational coaching to drive measurable results for both individuals and organizations. Tim is also the author of two upcoming books — PERFORM Leadership and The Inner Game of Performance — further cementing his reputation as a trusted, results-oriented training partner for organizations worldwide.
A common four-stage sales pipeline includes prospecting, qualification, proposal, and closing. Prospecting identifies potential buyers, qualification determines fit and urgency, proposal presents the recommended solution, and closing secures the commitment. Effective pipeline training helps teams define clear exit criteria for each stage so opportunities move based on buyer behavior, not guesswork.
Talk with Ascent about the right training format for your team.
Proprietary completion certificate for performance training.
Recognized sales professional and sales leader.
Used across more than 75 countries.
Share your goals, team size, and training needs, and Ascent Performance Trainings will help recommend the right course, coaching, or blended learning path.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (832) 867-1333.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (832) 867-1333.