By my second year at Marakia Tourism, referrals accounted for 30% of my entire pipeline. That didn’t happen by accident — it was a deliberate system. Here’s how I built it. The Problem with “Asking for Referrals” Most sales training says: “After you close a deal, ask …

In September 2018, I was folding shirts on the sales floor at ThreadLine Clothing in Cairo. By June 2022, I was managing B2B sales pipelines worth millions at Marakia Tourism in Alexandria. Here’s what that transition looked like — and why retail experience is one of the most underrated …