Philip M. Gutsell is president and owner of GutSELL & Associates, consults home furnishings retailers on marketing, advertising, motivational sales training and strategic planning. His expert consulting business is known and widely acclaimed for increasing profitability for big ticket retailers and putting them on the road to growth. Gutsell is a dynamic and motivational speaker.

In addition, he serves as a featured seminar speaker for the following:

• National Home Furnishings Association
• Western Home Furnishings Association
• North American Retail Dealers Association
• Home Furnishings International Association
• Brand Source Associated Volume Buyers
and numerous other associations.

He has trained thousands of salespeople through his course, "GutSELLing: From the Customer's Point of View" which is now available on a 4 CD audio set. He also publishes GutSELLing Techniques, a weekly email service to continuously improve retail professionals' sales skills. A graduate of DePaul University, Phil and his family reside in Chicago.