County Consulting

Navigating through Countyland is hard. Let’s make it easier.

Jim Manker can help you succeed in meeting the right county decision makers quickly and on your time table.

Jim Manker greeting a county colleague
10+ years in the county business spaceCalifornia plus 10 other states
County experience in
  • California
  • Utah
  • Texas
  • Oregon
  • Michigan
  • Tennessee
  • New Mexico
  • Missouri
  • Minnesota
  • Florida
  • New York
What Jim does

Get to the right county decision makers, in the right county, in as little time as possible.

Selling into counties means finding the person who can actually say yes. Jim already knows where to look.

The service

Jim gets you to the right decision makers, in the correct county, in as little time as possible. His consultation saves you the time, energy and resources it often takes to reach the right person in the county of your choice.

The problem it solves

Counties are a maze of departments, boards and staff. Jim consults you on working through that maze so your product or service gets understood, valued and ultimately purchased.

What makes it different

Over a decade of experience in this space. Jim understands when and how to navigate the county landscape, and when to ask for engagement.

Jim Manker at a county association conference
Meet Jim

Well over a decade of relationships with county leaders.

Jim brings well over a decade of experience in the county business space, primarily in California, but also including Utah, Texas, Oregon, Michigan, Tennessee, New Mexico, Missouri, Minnesota, Florida and New York. Through his work over the years, he has learned how to make and keep strong relationships with local elected officials and their state association leadership.

Jim impacts every team he encounters. He loves meeting new people, taking on new challenges, and engaging team members to assess current obstacles and overcome them. He is a master at bringing people together, in any environment, and seeing things through to a positive close.

CliftonStrengths themes

  • Woo
  • Communication
  • Activator
  • Positivity
  • Includer

Specialties

  • Dynamic communication
  • Public relations
  • Humor
  • Hospitality
  • Human resourcing
  • Connectivity
  • Team building
How it works

A simple start, then a strategy built around your counties.

STEP 01

Reach out

Send a short note about what you sell and which counties or states you want to reach. Jim replies by email to set up a call.

STEP 02

30-minute Zoom

Once you decide you want Jim’s consulting, you will set up a 30-minute Zoom to go over your unique strategy for exposure into counties.

STEP 03

Work the plan

Jim points you to the right people, in the right order, with the timing that fits how counties actually make decisions.

How long it takesCountyland can be slow on decision making. Business traction usually takes anywhere from 1 to 5 years. Jim’s job is to make sure you are not losing that time to the wrong doors.
PricingConsulting is quoted per engagement. Send a message with what you are selling and where, and Jim will follow up with a quote.
In the field

Relationships built in person, year after year.

Contact

Let’s talk about your counties.

Tell Jim what you sell and where you want to sell it. He will reply by email, and if it is a fit, you will set up a 30-minute Zoom.

  • Pricing by quote, no obligation
  • Counties in California and across the country
  • Replies come directly from Jim

Your message goes straight to Jim. No newsletter, no sales sequence.

Stop guessing who to call in the county.

One conversation with Jim can save months of knocking on the wrong doors.

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