Stacy Bishop
Founder and Partnership Strategist
tacy founded Selling Fintech to help founders and bankers build better partnerships—ones rooted in trust, not just transactions.
With 25 years of experience spanning core banking, fintech sales, and strategic alliances, Stacy has held roles from Software Instructor to Head of Inside Sales at Jack Henry, ultimately helping close over $300 million in revenue. Today, she serves as a fractional sales leader, speaker, and educator, bridging the gap between innovation and institutions.
Stacy’s insights resonate with both bankers and fintech founders, and she regularly speaks to audiences on both sides of the partnership table. Whether in boardrooms or on stage, she brings practical, story-driven advice to help fintechs sell smarter and banks partner better. Follow her on LinkedIn, where she breaks down what actually works—without the fluff.
What you didn’t know about Stacy: She’s raising three future fintech execs—and they already know what a revenue forecast is.
In this episode of Thoughts on Selling, Lee Levitt is joined by Stacy Bishop, a veteran of banking and fintech sales, to dismantle the "Sales Persona." We dig into the intersection of Midwest values and Improv comedy, exploring why trying to act like a salesperson is the fastest way to lose a deal. Stacy shares why every objection is actually an "offer," how to apply the "Yes, And..." principle to complex B2B negotiations, and why slowing down your brain is the only way to speed up your sales c…