The Sales Managers Guild

THE ONLY PEER COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP SYSTEM
BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR LBM SALES MANAGERS.

LAUNCHING SEPTEMBER 2026

You were never supposed to figure it all out alone.

DO NOT WALK ALONE.


For too long, the LBM industry has focused on executives above you and sales reps below you.

Meanwhile, sales managers have been left to carry the weight in the middle.

  • coaching without hovering

  • leading without taking over

  • driving accountability while protecting relationships

The Sales Managers Guild exists to represent you, train you, and to connect you with others doing the same difficult work—day after day.

TWO WAYS TO JOIN

CHOOSE THE PATH THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU

GUILD MEMBERSHIP

$1,995 / year

✓ Monthly training article + video

✓ Quarterly Live Webinar

✓ LBM Sales Manager Forum

✓ Tools + video library access

✓ Self-directed, ongoing access

Best for managers who want ongoing resources and peer support with a flexible commitment

GUILD RESIDENCY

$6,495 / year*

✓ Everything in Guild Membership

✓ Monthly, facilitated cohort calls with peers

✓ Small group + individual work

✓ 12-month LBM-aligned curriculum

✓ Proven sales tools, frameworks + systems

Best for managers who want a cohort-based, structured program with
a 30-60 minute weekly commitment

* $11,995 / year without an OSR Academy participant.
OSR Academy clients: $6,495

A SYSTEM BUILT AROUND THE REALITY OF THE JOB

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LEADERSHIP
PRINCIPLES

THOUGHTFULNESS

GENEROSITY

SPECIFICITY

The foundation that drives every conversation, decision,
and coaching interaction.

These principles create trust,
clarity, and momentum

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CORE
JOBS

COACHING

ACCOUNTABILITY

Sales meetings that motivate
and generate new sales activity

Consistent coaching in the field

Monthly RPA Meetings
(Results-Pipeline-Activity)

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ANNUAL
CALENDAR

ALIGNMENT WITH THE
ANNUAL SELLING SEASON

Monthly content (reading + video + tools): budgeting, goal setting, performance reviews, compensation and incentives, tangible differentiation, and more.

12 monthly coaching topics align directly with the OSR Academy curriculum.

WHAT SALES MANAGERS ARE SAYING

Dear Sales Managers–and those General Managers who never signed up to lead sales,

I owe you an apology.

For years, the LBM industry, us included, has focused on those above and below you: Roundtables, conferences, and councils for executives; academies, training courses, and tools for sales reps.

Standing in the middle of it all, we’ve worked around you. Which doesn’t make much sense. Because the sales manager role is a constant paradox.

You’re expected to coach your salespeople, but not hover. To step in, but not take over. To ensure your sales reps are successful, but also allow them to fail.

At any given moment, you’re juggling projects, pricing, customers, and prospects. You’re developing existing employees while tasked with hiring new ones.

It’s a largely impossible job. So, we chose a largely impossible mascot: Part elephant, part octopus.

Like an elephant, you’re strong, steady, and protective of your team, advancing the herd one step at a time.

And like an octopus, you’re constantly juggling, moving in three dimensions: backward to analyze, forward to anticipate, coaching down while managing up.

FAQs

Upcoming Dates

The Sales Managers Guild will launch in September 2026. Contact us now to secure your spot!