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Stop negotiating like a warrior.
Start diagnosing like one.

You walk into the hard conversation ready to defend your number, and the tension shows before you've said a word. Black Belt Negotiation replaces the warrior mindset with a diagnostician's: the upfront contract that sets the frame in the first 30 seconds, mirrors and labels that get people talking, calibrated questions that make no a safe answer, and the Ackerman model for the numbers that actually get exchanged.

One-time payment. Included free with The Foundation OS at $399/month.

The problem this kills

You're not losing deals at the table. You're losing them before you open your mouth.

Most people walk into a negotiation ready to battle for their number, and the other side feels it before a word is said. The best negotiators don't fight, they diagnose. They ask questions, they listen, they find out what's actually driving the other side's behavior. Do that first and the numbers get easier.

LEAK 01

The warrior reflex

Walking in ready to argue puts the other side on the defense before you've learned anything about what they actually need.

LEAK 02

Losing the frame

If you don't set the meeting, someone else runs it. No purpose, no agenda, no outcome, and you're reacting for the next hour.

LEAK 03

Caving or blowing it up

With no bargaining plan, you either give ground too fast or dig in until the whole deal stalls.

Inside the course · 7 videos

One mindset shift. Six tools. A deal you designed, not chased.

V1You're Not a "Negotiator," You're a DiagnosticianTrade the warrior stance for the diagnostician's. Stop battling for the win, start uncovering what's actually true.
V2Setting the Frame: The Upfront ContractControl the first 30 seconds of any meeting with four pieces: purpose, their agenda, your agenda, and the outcome.
V3The Mirror & The LabelTwo simple tools that get the other side talking and feeling heard, straight from Chris Voss's playbook.
V4"No"-Oriented & Calibrated QuestionsRe-engineer your questions so no feels safe to say, then use how and what questions to put the problem back on the other side.
V5The Ackerman Bargaining ModelA four-step bargaining sequence, 65, 85, 95, and your target, so every concession is planned instead of panicked.
V6The "Getting to Yes" Framework: Interests vs. PositionsStop fighting over positions and start uncovering the interest underneath, where the real deal lives.
V7Final Course Wrap-Up: You Are Now the Deal ArchitectYour full negotiation playbook assembled: frame, mirror, label, question, bargain, and close.
The offer

You don't chase deals. You design them. Now you have the tools.

Not theory. The actual frame, the actual mirror and label language, the actual bargaining sequence, ready to run in your next negotiation. One better outcome pays for this course many times over.

The no-risk way in

Not sure yet? Start with The Blueprint, our full foundation course, free. No card, no trial clock. Or join The Foundation OS and put The Pipeline Promise behind your whole system: do the work, and if your pipeline is not moving after 30 days, a 1:1 session with Daniel is on us.

Black Belt Negotiation · what you get
  • 7 videos · the mindset shift and the tools that turn any hard conversation into a diagnosis
  • The Deal Architect Workbook · the upfront contract script, mirror and label drills, and the Ackerman prep sheet
  • The Ackerman Prep Sheet · plan your numbers before you're in the room
  • Certificate on completion · Foundation certified
  • Live coaching with the OS · bring your hardest live negotiation to group coaching, twice weekly
$399 one-time · or included with all 12 courses in The Foundation OS, $399/month
Get your frame
Who is teaching this

A seller who still sells.

Daniel Shand has spent 20+ years selling B2B, cold call to closed contract. $100M+ in career sales. Dozens of pipelines built from $0 to $1M+. He runs two live coaching sessions every week, and this course teaches the exact negotiation frame he uses on his own hardest deals.

Do I have to be aggressive to negotiate well?

No, the opposite. The diagnostician mindset drops the tension in the room instead of raising it. People open up when they don't feel like they're being fought, and that's where the real information is.

What if the other side won't answer my questions?

Mirrors and labels work even in silence. A mirror invites them to keep talking without you asking anything at all, and a label names what you're already observing, so there's nothing to refuse.

Does this cover handling objections too?

This course covers what happens once you're negotiating real terms. Objection language and the five-move method for price, timing, and authority live in The Comeback. Get all of it in The Foundation OS.

I'm not the final decision-maker on price. Does the Ackerman model still help?

Yes. The calibrated question, how am I supposed to do that, puts the problem back on the other side even when you don't own the number, and it often surfaces who actually does.

What if it does not work for me?

We do not do cash refunds and we do not hide it. We do something better: start free with The Blueprint, and inside the OS, The Pipeline Promise means a free 1:1 with Daniel if your pipeline is not moving after 30 days of doing the work. We coach you until you are unstuck.

Same room.
A frame you set instead of one you inherit.

Learn the diagnosis this week. Set the frame, mirror the language, plan the numbers before you're ever in the room.

Get Black Belt Negotiation · $399

More Sales. More Money. Less Stress.