Mark Stone started by selling bus tours to Atlantic City, ended up running a $15-million-a-year cruise powerhouse — and now sails free as a cruise host and sells $500,000 in his spare time.
"Never forget this is a sales business," says Mark Stone, the ultimate salesman. He started his travel business selling bus tours to Atlantic City, kept it fresh by attending local networking events every night of the week — and ended up running a $15-million-a-year cruise powerhouse.
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