Sales is traditionally associated with pressure tactics, stereotypical charismatic personalities in BDM roles, and closing at all costs. Julia Ewert is changing that.
Ms Ewert, Perth-based sales strategist and professional negotiator, has built a proven system and a growing movement around proving wrong the traditional idea of sales modelling – while achieving stronger, more consistent revenue.
The author of From Pitch to Profit works with businesses nationally and internationally to transform how they win work – not with scripts or persuasion, but with a proven scientific process, discipline and humility.
The model allows everyone to be effective in sales, not just people who seem to be ‘born with it’.
“Most businesses are built around a great idea. Mine is built around fixing a broken industry,” she told Business News.
Ms Ewert’s story is the antithesis of the typical salesperson’s narrative. She learned early on that influence isn’t about being the loudest person in the room. It’s about listening, understanding and negotiating outcomes.
This was cemented after being trained as a negotiator and learning from the best negotiators and negotiation teams in the world.
“I set out to prove that anyone can sell effectively and without being a pushy salesperson. That sales can be taught. That you can grow revenue without losing your values,” she said.
“I wanted to show businesses who were struggling with inconsistent performance and relying on owners or BDMs for revenue, that there is a better way.”
Fixing a ‘broken’ industry
Ms Ewert argues that the sales industry has long relied on personality over process. Her work challenges the wrongly believed assumption that sales success comes from a natural-born skill.
“For too long, businesses have had the wrong assumption that they must rely on themselves or expensive business development managers in a high-pressure game played by natural-born talkers. I set out to prove the opposite,” she said.
What sets this system apart is a structured methodology that applies world’s best practice is sales process, FBI negotiation techniques, behavioural psychology and commercial discipline to sales – something she calls The Infinite Sales System®.
It’s not for traditional salespeople. “We teach project managers, advisers, and operational staff how to sell with confidence, consistency and humility,” she said.
“We remove the stereotype, replace it with a repeatable process that allows people to be themselves while influencing much more predictable outcomes.”
Businesses that have traditionally avoided the word “sales” – such as accountants, engineers, consultants – are now using her methodology to grow revenue without abandoning their values – or relying too much on traditional sales roles.
When asked what advice she gives leaders, Ms Ewert said: It’s about having a repeatable structure that streamlines how your team operate, so you win more of the right kind of business.
The numbers tell their own story
In the past year, Julia Ewert Pty Ltd recorded 144 per cent revenue growth, 161 per cent growth in client numbers, and 127 per cent growth in partnerships.
Client results include revenue uplifts between 24 per cent and 186 per cent and their conversion rates consistently in the 80 per cent range. Clients also noted hundreds of thousands saved by optimising instead of hiring and 99 per cent of clients reported an increase in confidence.
Almost every client tells her team the same thing: “We wish we’d known about this earlier”, or “More businesses should be using this – except our competitors!”
Ms Ewert explained the biggest challenge has been changing long-held perceptions. “The real win is not just results. It’s shifting belief,” she said.
Ms Ewert’s own company mirrors the principles she teaches. The business operates with lean teams, repeatable systems and rigorous qualification criteria – with an 82 per cent conversion rate from sales opportunities.
When a major client left after the early version of her Sales Gym program, she rebuilt it from scratch. “They wanted sharper insights, more analytics and deeper coaching. So we rebuilt it – adding activity tracking, accountability and live problem-solving,” Ms Ewert said.
That willingness to adapt, she said, is a key part of ethical sales – listening to feedback and responding with discipline, not ego.
Structure, not charisma
Ms Ewert’s methodology resonates particularly with B2B service businesses – those with technically skilled teams but no formal sales capability.
She teaches engineers, advisers, consultants and a range of other professionals how to negotiate, win new work and have difficult commercial conversations.
“We’re here to show businesses there’s a better way to produce strong revenue – and a far more ethical and effective one that empowers more people to be successful,” she said.
As well as authoring the book From Pitch to Profit, Ms Ewert is the only Australian LinkedIn Learning instructor in sales. Her LinkedIn Learning courses now have more than 18,000 learners worldwide.
Purpose and impact
“This work is deeply personal,” she said. “I built this system not just to fix a broken model, but to help people back themselves in conversations they once avoided.
“When more people are equipped to sell with confidence and integrity, they’re also better leaders, collaborators and changemakers.”
Her commitment extends beyond business outcomes. Each year, Ms Ewert’s company provides pro bono work to small or emerging businesses. She publicly donates a portion of profits to charities chosen by her online community.
With national and international expansion planned for 2025, Ms Ewert is focused on scaling her methodology to more sectors and more countries. But her core message remains unchanged.
“We’re not just building a business. We’re changing how businesses grow – with structure, confidence and integrity.”
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