Alex Dey
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Alex Dey | |
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| Born | José Alejandro Torresdey June 26, 1958 Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Occupation | Life coach, motivational speaker, sales adviser and published writer |
| Nationality | Mexican-American |
| Years active | 1985-present |
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Alejandro "Alex" Dey (born June 26, 1958) is a Mexican American, life coach, motivational speaker, sales adviser and published writer. He is the author eight books, including La Biblia Del Vendedor.[1]
Dey writes and talks about subjects such as self-improvement, life coaching and sales techniques.[2] Dey began his motivational speaker career in 1985 at the age of 27 in Mexico City. In 2012, Dey received an honorary doctorate from the Instituto Americano Cultural in Mexico for his work.[3][4]
Early life
Dey was born José Alejandro Torresdey in Parral, Chihuahua, on June 26, 1958. He spent his first thirteen years of life between the border of USA and Mexico (also known as the Borderland), while he was a shoe shiner, he was adopted by an American family which gave him work and shelter. At the age of 14, his adoptive family introduced him to motivational audio tapes by Earl Nightingale,[5] and by the age of 18, Dey was already a fan.[6]
At the age of 19, Dey became successful in his sales career. At the age of 26, he opened a chain of restaurants in Texas generating his first million dollars.[2][6]
Career
After his success in sales and restaurants, Dey moved to Miami where he opened the Dey Research Institute whose purpose is to study Hispanic behavior. Prepared with this information, Dey started giving seminars to insurance companies in Mexico City.
In 1987, he arrived in Mexico City where he began training groups of 20 or 30 people eventually up to 120; By the year 1995, Day spoke to audiences no smaller than 1000 people. Alex Dey gives the opening monologue in Ingles Sin Barreras.[2][7][8][9][10]
Personal life
Dey's son Bryan Torresdey is a professional stand-up comedian and screenwriter.[11]
References
- ^ "La Biblia Del Vendedor". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ a b c "La superaciσn, cambiar estα al alcance de todos". El Universal. 2001-10-17. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "Motivador Alex Dey llega a Lima para charla maestra". Peru.com. 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "Instituto Americano Cultural S.C". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- ^ "BIOGRAFÍA DE ALEX DEY". ESCUELA VALLECAUCANA DE VENTAS EVAV; Cursos de Formacion y Capacitacion en Ventas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ a b "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Grupo reforma". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ "Periódico Express de Nayarit - - Georgina López invita a conferencia de Alex Dey". Periodicoexpress.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ gestion.pe. "La receta del éxito, según Alex Dey - Empleo y Management | Gestión". Gestion.pe. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "Alex Dey, motivador No. 1, en habla hispana". Esas Noticias. 2011-10-09. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "BRYAN TORRESDEY - Resume | Actors Access". resumes.actorsaccess.com. Retrieved 2023-02-02.