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Garrett Brown
Garrett Brown is an American author, sales leader, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and adjunct professor of entrepreneurship. He is the co-author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book, The Unsold Mindset: Redefining What it Means to Sell, and is the co-creator and professor of "Sales Mindset for Entrepreneurs" at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.

Early life
Brown graduated from the University of Southern California, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He subsequently earned a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law.

Career
Brown began his career as a corporate lawyer where he represented startups and entrepreneurs. After three years, he decided to leave the practice of law to join the world of tech startups. His first role was a sales role with online gaming company Fastpoint Games. Brown went on to lead all of the company's sales and business development efforts until it was acquired.

Brown later joined enterprise technology startup Bitium as its chief revenue officer. It was there that he met his business, teaching, and writing partner, Colin Coggins. Together, they led the company's revenue operations until it was acquired by Google in 2017. After the acquisition, Brown joined Google in a revenue management role until leaving to start his business with Coggins.

Brown and Coggins co-created the popular Sales Mindset for Entrepreneurs class as the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, and founded Agency18, a firm that works with companies of all sizes to change cultures and adopt the Unsold Mindset. They are also frequent keynote speakers, represented by the prestigious Leading Authorities speakers' bureau.

The Unsold Mindset
In 2021, Brown and Coggins signed a publishing deal with HarperCollins Publishers on their Harper Business imprint to publish their book, The Unsold Mindset.

The book was released on February 21, 2023 and debuted at #4 on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list under the "Hardcover Business" books category. The Unsold Mindset was named a "Must Read" book by The Next Big Idea Club. It has received strong reviews from readers and critics alike.