Entrepreneur leads team of over 70 women to sales success

One of Pat Burki's keys to coaching is to make motivation personal.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 6:10 a.m. August 16, 2019
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Stefania Pifferi. As an independent sales director for Mary Kay, Fort Myers-based Pat Burki motivates her team in several ways, including sending monthly emails to recognize people for specific achievements.
Stefania Pifferi. As an independent sales director for Mary Kay, Fort Myers-based Pat Burki motivates her team in several ways, including sending monthly emails to recognize people for specific achievements.
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Pat Burki doesn’t let things stop her. She didn’t let being shy keep her from taking a sales job, and now she doesn’t let being in a wheelchair stop her from running a successful business.

Burki, based in Fort Myers, is an independent sales director for Mary Kay, the well-known beauty brand with direct sellers worldwide.

 

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