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RAIN Group Introduces C-Suite Sales Accelerator for Executive-Level Selling

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Immersive experience prepares sales teams to think strategically, communicate business value, and engage senior buyers with confidence

BOSTON, June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — RAIN Group, a global sales training company helping enterprise teams drive business outcomes through tailored learning, coaching, and technology, today announced the launch of its C-Suite Sales Accelerator, a multi-day executive-selling experience designed to prepare sellers for high-stakes conversations with senior decision-makers.

Most sellers could go their entire careers missing the opportunity to practice those conversations before they’re in the room with a senior decision-maker. This solution gives them a practical way to build confidence, sharpen their business acumen, and learn how to show up differently at that level.

Enterprise buying decisions increasingly involve senior leaders who evaluate opportunities through a different lens than technical or functional buyers. For sales teams, that raises the bar for preparation, credibility, and the ability to connect solutions to broader organizational goals.

The C-Suite Sales Accelerator is designed to build that readiness. It places sellers, account managers, and other customer-facing professionals in a realistic business scenario where they must earn support from a C-suite buying group.

“Selling to executives is a different experience,” said Scott McDonald, CEO of RAIN Group. “These leaders are thinking about strategic priorities, risk, financial impact, and what a decision means for the business. Most sellers could go their entire careers missing the opportunity to practice those conversations before they’re in the room with a senior decision-maker. This solution gives them a practical way to build confidence, sharpen their business acumen, and learn how to show up differently at that level. Ultimately, we’re preparing them to fully maximize the opportunity when it arrives.”

Over two days, sellers move through a structured team-selling experience that includes:

• Strategic preparation: Teams prepare for a real executive opportunity, using a mission brief for a fictional target account that includes business context, strategic goals, challenges, annual reports, and CxO buyer profiles. Their goal is to craft a compelling business case that will earn them the executives’ trust and buy-in.

• Live executive meetings: Real senior executives take on the personas of C-level buyers for the target account, introducing new information, competing priorities, and unexpected challenges that require teams to adjust their strategy in real time.

• Immediate executive feedback: After each meeting, executive buyers share what built credibility, what weakened the conversation, what resonated, and what was overlooked.

• Capstone presentation: The journey culminates in a presentation to the C-suite buying group, where teams present their recommendations, respond to questions, address stakeholder concerns, and connect their proposed solution to strategic outcomes.

• Panel debrief: Executive buyers rate the final presentations, decide which team earned the sale, and reveal their real professional backgrounds during a conversational panel debrief.

Unlike AI conversation tools, the C-Suite Sales Accelerator provides selling practice with real senior executives whose feedback is rooted in decades of buying experience across industries and functions. The CxO network includes current and former leaders from enterprise and public sector organizations across finance, technology, pharmaceuticals, energy, manufacturing, and other industries.

Formerly known as the Youd Andrews CxO Business Simulator, the C-Suite Sales Accelerator brings a 30-year legacy of executive-selling readiness to the RAIN Group portfolio following a recent acquisition. The addition expands RAIN Group’s capabilities for enterprise sales teams focused on executive engagement, strategic account development, and business-value communication.

In one global technology organization, more than 1,100 sellers across regions completed the executive-selling simulation. The company reported doubled revenue, a 26% increase in win rates, and deals closing nearly three times faster.

Participant feedback includes:

• “The immediate, unscripted feedback from real CXOs was a gamechanger, revealing critical insights into what truly resonates with leadership. This program isn’t just about theory; it’s about building confidence and developing a sharper strategic mindset to drive tangible business outcomes.”

• “Whether it’s aligning with a C-level buyer, navigating ambiguity, or driving momentum where others stall, this training unlocked something different for me. It’s rare to finish something that rewires your approach this deeply.”

Learn more about the C-Suite Sales Accelerator at https://hubs.li/Q04mdH5l0

About RAIN Group

RAIN Group is an award-winning leader in sales transformation, with over 20 years of researching and enabling top sales performance. RAIN Group’s modular, multi-modal approach to sales training provides flexible, tech-enabled, and customizable solutions for complex global teams. Trusted by leading companies, RAIN Group partners with clients to ensure learning is adopted, creates lasting behavior change, and drives measurable results. Learn more at raingroup.com.

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LEAP Group Relaunches HumanView, a Growth Intelligence System Built to Explain Why Customers Behave the Way They Do

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Reimagined from the ground up, HumanView pairs statistical modeling with expert analysts to turn millions of real-world customer signals into business decisions

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LEAP Group today announced the relaunch of HumanView, its growth intelligence service. The new version has been rebuilt from the ground up and now has a dedicated home at leapgroupnetwork.com/humanview.

HumanView analyzes what customers say and do across social platforms, e-commerce sites, review platforms, search behavior and user-generated content, including signals from Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, Meta, Amazon and Walmart+ that general AI tools cannot always access. Because the data reflects unprompted, real-world behavior, it avoids the response bias built into surveys and focus groups.

The service works in three layers. HumanView captures signals at scale, decodes millions of records through validated statistical models such as regression, correlation and clustering, and then relies on experienced analysts to interpret the patterns. Clients receive clear, human-validated insights instead of another dashboard.

“Machines find the patterns. Humans find the point,” said Alan Gilleo, CEO at LEAP Group. “The first version of HumanView showed us how much customers reveal when nobody is asking them questions. This version is built to explain why they act the way they do, and to put those answers in front of everyone making decisions, from product to service to marketing.”

HumanView focuses on three areas:

Growth Intelligence: customer motivations and how people perceive a brand and its competitors

Market and Category Intelligence: product pain points, service friction, unmet needs and competitive gaps

Audience Intelligence: new segments, positioning opportunities and gaps in the market

Every model is designed and validated by data scientists and benchmarked before it informs a recommendation.

To learn more about HumanView, visit leapgroupnetwork.com/humanview.

About LEAP Group
LEAP Group is a boutique marketing agency holding company with offices in Louisville, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Chicago. Guided by the belief that brands should “Market Less. Matter More.,” LEAP gives clients access to specialized experts across its entire network. Learn more at leapgroupnetwork.com.

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STEPHEN A. SMITH ADDRESSES WHITE HOUSE DINNER ATTENDANCE, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO HBCUs AND PROTECTING CORPORATE INVESTMENT IN BLACK EDUCATION

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NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Stephen A. Smith, media mogul, New York Times bestselling author, and proud 1991 graduate of Winston-Salem State University, is addressing the public discussion surrounding his decision to attend a White House dinner with President Donald Trump, emphasizing his commitment to the long-term financial stability of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

For Smith, the decision was rooted in a commitment to institutions that have educated generations of Black leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs, and public servants.

“I will always advocate for HBCUs and the students whose futures depend on them,” Smith said. “My reason for attending the White House dinner was to discuss the challenges these institutions face in securing long-term funding and to make the case that corporate America must continue to invest in them.”

Smith acknowledged federal support through the FUTURE Act while expressing concern that political tensions surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) could discourage private companies from supporting HBCUs. He maintains that these institutions deserve sustained corporate partnerships, philanthropic contributions, and public investment.

“If we truly believe in free-market capitalism, businesses should be able to support educational institutions and charitable causes without fear of criticism or repercussions,” Smith said. “HBCUs have made extraordinary contributions to this country. They deserve sustained public and private investment.”

Ashley Christopher, Esq., Founder and CEO of the HBCU Week Foundation, recognized Smith’s advocacy and decision to engage with the administration.

“Stephen A. Smith has been a powerful advocate for HBCUs, using his platform and influence to shine a national spotlight on our institutions,” expressed Christopher, “His continued support of HBCU Week helps advance our mission of connecting students with life-changing educational opportunities, and we are proud to have him as our ambassador.”

Since Smith became an HBCU Week Ambassador in 2019, the initiative has facilitated more than 15,000 on-the-spot college acceptances and raised and awarded more than $150 million in scholarships, according to the HBCU Week Foundation.

As public discussion continues, Smith is emphasizing the importance of ensuring HBCUs have the resources and partnerships needed to educate future generations and expand opportunities for students.

CLICK HERE to watch Smith’s full response to his White House visit.

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Advantex Announces Completion of Financing and Extension of Maturity Date of Previously Issued Debentures

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TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2026 /CNW/ — Advantex Marketing International Inc. (CSE: ADX) (“Advantex”), a leader in the merchant cash advance and loyalty marketing products for merchants, today announced the completion of a $250,000 secured debt financing. Advantex issued a $250,000 non-convertible debenture which bears an interest rate at 12% per annum and matures December 15, 2027. The proceeds raised from this issuance of the Debenture will be used for working capital purposes.

Advantex has also extended the maturity of its existing $700,000 in 12% secured debentures from October 10, 2026 to December 15, 2027.

About Advantex Marketing International Inc.

Advantex provides working capital to merchants. Advantex also provides specialized marketing programs that enable members of Aeroplan to earn Aeroplan points at participating merchants.

Advantex shares trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol ADX. For more information go to Advantex’s profile on www.sedar.com

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This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to the future business and operations of Advantex. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. The business and operations of Advantex described herein is dependent on a number of factors and is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ material include, but are not limited to, changes in Advantex’s economic and competitive conditions including but not limited to the industry sectors in which Advantex operates.

The statements in this news release are made of the date of this release. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made and Advantex undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as required by applicable law.

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