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FUTURE OF SELLING · JASON LIM

Sales Pitch Coaching in Shanghai for Founders and Account Executives

What if the buyer in Jing'an asked for the commercial terms before you reached the feature list? Imagine a sales pitch that lands the offer in the first minutes, and a close that does not depend on a last-minute discount. Even if the room is comparing you with two other vendors, you can still be the one they can defend. It's like being the only stall that labels both the cut and the price.

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Since 2016, his events have reached 100,000+ founders across Asia.

Our graduates have produced 8-figure results and beyond.

Closed $7M+ in deals by 24 and rebuilt from zero twice.

Why learn from Jason Lim?

A seller before a coach.

He closed over $7 million in deals, so the sales pitch is built to end with a next step, not a 'we'll think about it'.

Coaching since his teens.

He started coaching basketball at 16, and a sales pitch is practised like a play until the close is calm.

His graduates show the method works.

8-figure results have been produced by graduates applying the method; two of their stories are further down, and Shanghai sales pitches are built on it.

Mentored by renowned teachers.

He studied under Marshall Thurber (creator of Money & You®), Joel Bauer, Tony Robbins, Chet Holmes and Bob Proctor. A session stays on the meeting you brought.

Why is Future of Selling the best sales pitch coaching in Shanghai?

A proven framework.

P.I.T.C.H. leads with the buyer's outcome, so price arrives after value is already clear.

An easy, step-by-step system.

The method is sequenced so a buyer can follow the order, one move at a time.

Fast results.

You work on the pitch for a live account, so the next meeting hears the new version.

How sales pitch coaching with Future of Selling works

  1. 1

    Learn the rules of selling.

    Buyers decide in order. You learn that order and pitch to it, including the person who is not in the room.

  2. 2

    Learn P.I.T.C.H., Jason's signature method.

    Power, Intent, Teach, Close and Habits applied to a sales pitch that can be retold to procurement.

  3. 3

    Learn the art and science of closing and countering objections.

    You rehearse price, timing and 'send me something' until you can answer without folding the offer.

Training a whole team on the same pitch? See sales presentation training or sales training.

Top reviews for Future of Selling by founders and account executives in Shanghai: Success Stories and Transformations

“I used some of the strategies immediately and after two weeks generated $20,000 worth of sales.”

Shawn Khoo, CEO, 8Yolk Design Studio.

“If you’re feeling lost, unsure, or nervous about pitching to clients or investors… and you need a quick YES… Speed of Yes is what you need right now.”

Tan Shi Liang, Owner, Legendary Fisherman.

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Who is Jason Lim?

Jason Lim, sales pitch coaching coach for Shanghai clients coached online

At 29, Jason Lim was appointed by Summit Capital and began an Asia speaking tour: Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Bahru, Bangkok, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. In 2018, the Freedom Asia tour put him on stage, teaching founders how to close. He had once dreaded rooms like those.

After entering sales at 21, he went on to close over $7 million in deals. He is the founder of Future of Selling, under DreaMaker Ventures, and the creator of P.I.T.C.H. At 16, he had already started coaching, with basketball. He learned his craft from renowned mentors: Marshall Thurber (creator of Money & You®), Joel Bauer, Tony Robbins, Chet Holmes and Bob Proctor. His clients include Skystone Asset Management, Signarama Singapore, Enlightenment Education, Mindreader AI and 8Yolk Design Studio.

Are you facing this right now?

The pitch starts with your company story.

The buyer already looked you up. They needed the offer, and they got a tour.

Price comes up before value is clear.

A number lands early, and the rest of the meeting is a negotiation you did not plan.

Each seller on the team pitches it differently.

The champion hears one version, procurement hears another.

Time buyers spend with suppliers

17%

When B2B buyers are considering a purchase, they spend only 17% of that time meeting with potential suppliers. When they compare several suppliers, the time with any one sales rep may be only 5% to 6%.

Source: Gartner, “Win More B2B Sales Deals” (2018), citing the Gartner 2017 Digital B2B Buyer Survey, n = 750

What happens if this continues?

The meeting comes late in the buying work.

Most buyers prefer to research on their own first, so a sales pitch that repeats the website wastes the time they still give you.

Pitches that stall on price.

Deals slip to the vendor whose pitch was easier to repeat internally.

Feature tours that lose the room.

You add more proof slides and still cannot predict how a meeting will end.

It follows you home.

Evenings go to rescue emails after pitches that should have closed a next step.

Then a preferred vendor is already in the file.

A quiet competitor has a simpler story, and yours never gets compared fairly.

Why do Pitches that stall on price and feature tours that lose the room keep repeating and never go away?

Most sales pitches are a product tour with a price at the end. Shanghai buyers have usually done their own research, and they need a seller who can say whether the offer fits. When that answer is late, price becomes the only clear thing in the room. It's like giving a city tour when the guest only asked for the way to the station.

How Future of Selling can help

Use the short meeting you are given.

Buyers spend only 17% of their buying time with suppliers. A sales pitch in Shanghai has to land the offer inside that window.

Be the person who can say whether it fits.

Buyers still want a seller's input on fit. Lead with that, and price arrives later.

Sell into a year of new foreign-invested firms.

New foreign-invested enterprises established in China in 2025, 19.1% more than in 2024. The work is to pitch clearly to the people buying inside them.

Pitch the companies that picked this city.

New foreign-invested enterprises established in Shanghai in 2025, 6.8% more than in 2024. The work is to walk into those meetings with one offer.

New foreign-invested enterprises in China

70,392

New foreign-invested enterprises established in China in 2025, 19.1% more than in 2024.

Source: Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) News Office, 23 January 2026

New foreign-invested enterprises in Shanghai

6,361

New foreign-invested enterprises established in Shanghai in 2025, 6.8% more than in 2024.

Source: Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Statistics / NBS Survey Office in Shanghai, Statistical Communiqué on 2025, 30 March 2026

Buyers who'd rather skip the rep

61%

Of B2B buyers prefer an overall rep-free buying experience, yet for tasks such as judging whether a product or service fits their company's needs, buyers prefer to seek seller input.

Source: Gartner press release, 25 June 2025: survey of 632 B2B buyers, August to September 2024

Fix the sales pitch before the next buyer meeting.

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Where are we located?

  • WeWork Kerry Parkside, 1155 Fangdian Road, Pudong, Shanghai, China
  • WeWork L'Avenue Shanghai, 99 Xianxia Road, Changning, Shanghai, China

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Tell us about the account, the buyer and the date of the pitch. Apply on the Future of Selling page, and we will reply personally on WhatsApp within one business day.

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Frequently asked questions

What should the first sentence of a sales pitch do?
Name the buyer's problem in words they would use themselves. If the first sentence is about your company, the buyer starts waiting for their turn instead of listening. It is the same rule for an elevator pitch.
How do you end a sales pitch without sounding pushy?
Offer two or three options and ask which fits, then propose a specific date for the next step. A clear ask feels respectful; a vague one leaves the buyer to do the work. This works in a client pitch as well as a first meeting.
What is an elevator pitch, and when is it enough?
An elevator pitch is a thirty-second version: who you help, the problem and one result. It is enough to earn a meeting, not to win a decision.
How should a B2B sales pitch change for buyers in Shanghai?
Expect several stakeholders, fast comparisons with competitors and a follow-up on WeChat. Make the pitch short, specific and easy for your contact to forward.
What does a good elevator pitch sound like at a Shanghai business event?
One sentence on who you help and the problem you solve, one short example and a simple question back. Keep it under thirty seconds and be ready to exchange contacts.