Better salespeople. Stronger margins. Built for the furniture industry.
Training and coaching that works on the actual sales floor.
BETTER SALESPEOPLE.
STRONGER SALES RESULTS.
BUILT FOR THE HOME FURNISHINGS INDUSTRY.
Providing structured systems that replace reactive selling with proactive skill-based performance.
Transforming Sales in the Home Furnishings Sector
One x One is a specialized sales training and coaching firm founded by Jody Seivert for the home furnishings and interior design industries. The company provides structured sales and sales management frameworks and programs, offers DISC behavioral assessments, and sales leadership coaching to retail and trades showrooms and to design firms to achieve consistent results through intentional communication.
"Selling is a mindful conversation with an intention and an outcome." ~ Jody Seivert
Custom order retail
Stock Showrooms
Interior Design Firms
Sales Managers
Jody Seivert has spent three decades training home furnishings and design sales teams. That experience and expertise is built into everything she teaches.
30 +
Years in home furnishings and design sales training
1,000s
of sales managers and sales people trained
2
Clear philosophies: Structure Creates Consistency + Actions Produce Results
Skills are what separates teams that struggle from teams that perform.
Across home furnishings and interior design showrooms, I help sales teams make the shift from product selling to project selling—equipping them with the skills, structure, and confidence to create better customer conversations and better business results.
I help sales managers and sales teams develop the skills, structure, and confidence they need to sell effectively — even in a tougher market.
If You’re Responsible for Sales Results, You’re in the Right Place.
This work is designed for:
Sales Managers who are responsible for coaching performance, protecting margin, and leading teams, often without a clear system
Sales Teams who need a repeatable sales process they can actually follow
Retail Furniture Showrooms selling custom order, from stock, or both
Interior Design Trade Showrooms managing business to business relationships and converting quotes to orders
Interior Design Firms managing complex projects and long sales cycles
Selling and sales management are learned skills. With the right structure, people become more confident, more consistent, and more effective, without pressure or discounting.
If you're responsible for sales results
This work is designed for
Pick the one that sounds like you and see what the training looks like.
Selling and sales management are learned skills. With the right structure, people become more confident, more consistent, and more effective, without pressure or discounting.
Free training. Real takeaways. No strings.
For Sales Managers who want to move from reactive to proactive and lead with confidence, structure, and results.
For Salespeople and Sales teams who want practical skills they can use immediately on the sales floor.
For Salespeople and Sales Managers who want to read behavioral styles and adjust how they sell and coach.
Upcoming events for Salespeople & Sales Managers
NOVEMBER: Organization, Action, and Time
Skill without structure limits your results.
This session teaches:
- How to organize your pipeline for consistency
- How to plan the actions that support your goals
- How to manage time with clarity, not chaos
- How to turn planning into execution
Great salespeople don't "fit in" sales activities. They schedule them.
Part of the Monthly Sales Skills Series. Every 3rd Wednesday at 3 pm Eastern, live on Zoom, with a short skill lesson, real examples, and open Q&A and coaching with Jody.
DECEMBER: SMART Goals & Strategic Action Planning
End the year by preparing for the next one, intentionally.
You'll learn:
- How to turn sales goals into strategic plans
- How to break actions into measurable steps
- How to align strategy, structure, and behavior
- How to enter 2027 with clarity and purpose
Your year changes when your plan does.
Part of the Monthly Sales Skills Series. Every 3rd Wednesday at 3 pm Eastern, live on Zoom, with a short skill lesson, real examples, and open Q&A and coaching with Jody.
"Selling is a mindful conversation with an intention and an outcome."
- Jody Seivert
Online program for retail showrooms
Sell It or Schedule It, self-paced
A self-paced training program for home furnishings sales teams. Structured lessons, real-world application, and a clear process your salespeople will actually use on the floor. If they can buy today, help them buy. If they can't, schedule the next step.
What's included
- Video lessons for every step
- Worksheets and exercises
- Quizzes to reinforce learning
- Includes Goal Setting for Showrooms
- For salespeople and managers
- Self-paced, on your schedule
CORE PROGRAMS:
I offer a range of dynamic training programs designed to elevate sales performance and leadership within the home furnishings and interior design industries. Whether you’re looking to enhance your sales team’s ability to close deals or develop stronger leaders, I have a solution tailored to your need:
Sell It or Schedule It is a relationship-driven sales training program tailored for custom order retail furniture showrooms. It is available both virtually and in person.
Sell It or Follow Up is a transactional sales training program ideal for selling stock or no-option furniture products, providing a straightforward approach to closing sales efficiently.
Selling Interior Design is a relationship-driven sales training program tailored for trade showrooms, designed to support both inside and outside sales reps in building strong client relationships and driving results.
For sales managers and owners
Build the structure. Then keep it sharp.
Structure creates consistency. These programs give managers the coaching rhythm, accountability, and support to lead a team that sells the same way every day.
Sales Manager Training
A five-month, 20-session cohort program that gives managers the tools to coach, track, and hold a team to the process.
See the programSales Manager Membership
Twelve monthly group calls with other managers, recordings of every call, and the online course. Private coaching with Jody is available at higher levels.
See the membershipCoaching
One on one or with your team. Real situations, your actual numbers, worked live with Jody.
Learn about coachingDISC
Learn how people make decisions, and adjust how you sell and coach to the person in front of you.
Explore DISC training
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HIGHER CLOSE RATES
A consistent process means that skilled conversations close more visits.
HIGHER AVERAGE TICKETS
Guided conversations lead to bigger, better decisions.
FEWER MISSED FOLLOW UPS
Every visit ends with a clear next step on the calendar.
STRONGER MARGIN
Better behavior protects profitability, not just revenue.
ONLINE PROGRAM FOR RETAIL SHOWROOMS
Sell it Or Schedule It Self Led Online Course
A self-paced training program for home furnishings sales teams. Structured lessons, real-world application, and a clear process your salespeople will actually use on the floor.
What are intentional conversations?
They are mindful interactions that harness the power of relational skills to create a positive outcome.
I work with you to create these for you, for your people, and with your clients.
Browse all programs
Three training programs for home furnishings and interior design sales teams, each built on the same disciplined process. Pick the one that matches how your customers buy.
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They are mindful interactions that harness the power of relational skills to create a positive outcome.
I work with you to create these for you, for your people, and with your clients.
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