As a professional Sales and Leadership Coach for Southwestern Consulting, Dietrich is an experienced entrepreneur, salesperson, manager, and motivational speaker with a passion for building businesses and people. Dietrich has a unique perspective on business in the United States, South America, and Europe, having worked in the public and private sectors. He also owns his own business and has experience in a variety of industries, including multi-level marketing/direct sales, mortgage, real estate, audits, law, construction, fundraising, education, government, entertainment, and financial services.  

Dietrich graduated from Indiana University with his master’s degree in public and nonprofit management. He received his bachelor’s degree from the Kelley School of Business in Marketing, Management, and International studies. 

In college, Dietrich began his sales career as a top producer and recruiter at Southwestern Advantage, where he sold educational books door to door 80 hours a week. Some of his key sales accomplishments include:

• Recruiting, training, and leading commission-based sales teams for more than 20 years 
• Being a Top 10% recruiter at Southwestern Advantage in his first year of recruiting 
• Achieving Top First-Year Salesperson, ranking in the Top 5% off all first-year SWA salespeople 

Dietrich is first and foremost a communicator and has had the good fortune of being able to communicate in five languages. He enjoys meeting new people, creating genuine rapport, and building lasting relationships—both within an organization and with clients around the world. He is an appointed Guardian Ad Litem for children and has worked with senior citizens suffering from Parkinson’s.  

In his spare time, Dietrich loves to dance and has served as a salsa instructor. He is a tenor and soloist and has also performed opera and on Broadway. In addition, Dietrich has travelled to more than 200 cities worldwide, reaching lifetime gold member status with American Airlines (over 1 million miles traveled).