Robert DeGroot, M.Ed., D.C.H., FAPA
Dr. Robert DeGroot is a consultant, trainer, researcher, author, hypnotherapist and counselor.
He is the founder of Sales Training International, headquartered in The Woodlands Texas. The company offers web-based and instructor-led courses, as well as, consulting services, productivity improvement products and software. Some courses are available in Spanish and Portuguese.
Dr. DeGroot’s related professional practice is centered around working with clients with anxieties, fears and phobias, especially those related to call reluctance (cold calling), group presentations and public speaking concerns commonly found among Sales Professionals.
Education
Texas State University
- Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology
- Master of Education in School Psychology
American Institute of Hypnotherapy
- Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy
Sales Experience
He has 15 years experience as a top producing award winning Sales Professional selling electronic connectors, epoxy laminates, pumps, compressors and pulsation dampeners, job placement and employment services, business brokerage and other products and services.
Educator/Trainer/Instructional Designer
- Assistant Instructor of Psychology [Texas State University]
- Associate School Psychologist [Temple Independent School District]
- Trainer and Instructional Designer [Sales Training International]
His instructional design breakthroughs using “Accelerated Learning and Teaching” have produced dramatic increases in the speed of and accuracy, as well as, length of retention of learning.” These innovations are now being applied to the company’s Web-based training, large group training sessions and individual mentoring sessions.
Author
PSYCHOLOGY FOR SUCCESSFUL SELLING(Branden Publishing Company, 1988)
Articles published in:
- Sales and Marketing Management Magazine
- Training Magazine
- Selling Power Magazine
- Sales and Marketing Executive Reports
Written 36 course workbooks and over 50 Web-Based Training courses.
Certifications
- Board Certified Hypnotherapist [American Board of Hypnotherapy]
- Fellow in the American Psychotherapy Association
- Professional Associate School Psychologist [Texas State Board of Education]
- Certified Applied Kinesiology [Level 1 “Touch for Health”]
- Approved Member of Diagnostic and Evaluation Team in the disciplines of Education and Psychology [Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation]
Professional Organizations
- American Board of Hypnotherapy
- American Psychotherapy Association
Recognized for Accomplishments
- Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Psychological Association – Psychological Associates Division
- Who’s Who in the World
- Who’s Who in the South and Southwest
- Who’s Who Among Human Service Providers
- Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America
Along with many other awards, Sales Training International has received the “Organization of the Year Award” three times from the Houston Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development and has been select twice for the Better Business Bureau "Award of Distinction."
Sales Training International
800.551.SELL (7355)