VELKO Academy

VELKO Academy RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN SALES ENABLEMENT PLATFORM
Empowering ethical success through relationships, leadership, and Kingdom purpose. His secret?
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OUR SUPER POWERS :
REFERRALS-NO DISCOUNT CLOSING-CROSS PROMOTION-BRANDING - BUSINESS STRATEGY

Our Founder, Velko Tuhchiev is a visionary entrepreneur, sales maestro, motivational force, and the heart behind Velko Academy—a transformative training platform launched on February 1, 2015, aimed at revolutionizing how salespeople and business owners learn, connect, and thrive. Known as the “Master of

Referrals” and a “Professional Problem Solver,” Tuhchiev’s journey began in the automotive sales world, where he personally sold nearly 3,000 vehicles working just four days a week. A radically relational approach, building a client base entirely on repeat business and referrals through trust, value, and genuine human connection. Today, he’s a best-selling author, a father, and a nationally recognized speaker, but his ambitions stretch far beyond accolades. Tuhchiev’s mission is rooted in a profound belief that every action and word should radiate relationship. Through Velko Academy, he offers alternative education designed to liberate salespeople and business owners, fostering complete freedom and thriving relationships. His “Learn as You Earn” method ditches dry theory for practical, engaging systems that eliminate self-sabotage, anxiety, and limited thinking while boosting skills in sales, branding, and customer loyalty. With a keen eye on the automotive industry—where he sees a desperate need for integrity—Tuhchiev aims to claim the largest market share, not for dominance, but to redefine it with authenticity and relational depth. His vision doesn’t stop there. Tuhchiev is determined to revolutionize virtual education and training by blending unique educational entertainment with entertaining education, creating an unrivaled platform that captivates and empowers. High-energy, confident, and unapologetically relational, he rejects transactional gimmicks like discounts, instead offering value that resonates on a human level. His seminars and coaching sessions—spanning automotive, real estate, healthcare, and beyond—teach loyalty, prospecting, and negotiation through a lens of connection and purpose. But, Tuhchiev’s ultimate dream transcends business. After building Velko Academy into the world’s premier educational platform, he intends to partner with divine purpose to eradicate child abuse—a cause he reframes as “child support” in its truest sense. He envisions a global network of “love centers,” safe havens where education, care, and unconditional support heal and uplift the next generation. Gratitude fuels his every step, as he pays forward the lessons of his own life to empower millions to become their best selves. Today, Velko Tuhchiev stands as a coach, consultant, and creator, designing processes that maximize profit and satisfaction while dismantling psychological barriers. His radically relational ethos, paired with an unrelenting drive to innovate, positions him as a force not just in sales or education, but in reshaping how the world values connection, integrity, and love.

THERE ARE TWO MINDS A DEALERSHIP CAN OPERATE FROM, AND ONLY ONE OF THEM LEADS TO CONSISTENT INCREASE The COMPETATIVE MIN...
08/10/2026

THERE ARE TWO MINDS A DEALERSHIP CAN OPERATE FROM, AND ONLY ONE OF THEM LEADS TO CONSISTENT INCREASE

The COMPETATIVE MIND believes there is a fixed supply of buyers, and every dealership on the block is fighting over the same slice of it.
Under this mindset, the only lever left to pull is spending more than the competition to get noticed first.

Dealers pay $500 to $1,000 or even more per buyer in advertising and call it a plan.

It is not a plan. It is a bet, repeated every month.

These dealers think buying attention is the same thing as building a business….It is NOT.

The CREATIVE MIND operates from a different law entirely.
It does not chase buyers, it builds the systems that bring buyers back on their own and send others behind them.
First….A team that is recruited, hired, and led with intention becomes an asset that compounds instead of an expense that walks out the door.

A client who is served with loyalty in mind becomes a repeat buyer instead of a one-time sale.

A satisfied client becomes a source of referrals instead of an opportunity left uncollected.

Every buyer already in the service drive becomes a sale instead of a missed appointment.

A name built with intention becomes a brand the market comes looking for instead of one it has to be chased into.

This is a dealership creating increase from what it already owns, its people, its clients, its reputation, instead of paying for what it will only rent.

This is exactly what the 5-day in-house “bootcamp” is built to install, leak by leak, with proven systems your leadership team can implement immediately.

Day 1: Recruiting, Hiring, Staffing. Build a team that lasts.

Day 2: Loyalty and Retention. Turn one-time buyers into repeat clients.

Day 3: Referrals. Multiply clients instead of buying them.

Day 4: Service to Sales. Convert the opportunity already in your building.

Day 5: Prospecting, Branding, Cross Promotion, Social Media Strategy. Get found by the right people, on purpose.

A dealership does not rise by outspending its competitors for the same buyers. It rises by closing its leaks and creating increase from what it already has.

If your leadership team is ready to build this way, DM me.

07/30/2026

The strongest person in the conversation isn’t the one who talks the most.

It’s the one who controls their emotions.

Emotional discipline is one of the highest-paid skills in sales.

07/29/2026

Level 1 ✅ Sales Consultant
Level 2 ✅ Sales Manager
Level 3 ✅ General Manager
Final Boss: Dealer Principal 😂

This is what negotiations could look like!

Every time someone on your floor quits, everything they built walks out with them.Every loyal buyer they were developing...
07/08/2026

Every time someone on your floor quits, everything they built walks out with them.

Every loyal buyer they were developing. Every referral relationship they were growing. Every connection they made in your service drive. Every piece of the personal brand they were building for your dealership.

Gone.

Most dealers count the cost of replacing a hire. Nobody counts the cost of everything that hire was building that just disappeared.

75% of new hires don’t last a year. 60% don’t make it 90 days. And the floors that keep resetting every 90 days cannot build loyalty. Cannot build a referral culture. Cannot fully activate the service drive or develop the kind of personal brands that drive free traffic.

Because all of those things take time. And the revolving door keeps stealing it.

This is the foundational leak. Fix this first, and everything else gets to work the way it was supposed to.

If you want to know what your retention leak is costing your store across all 5 leaks, drop a comment or send us a message. We’ll run the real numbers together, no charge.

Blessed to do this work,
Velko

06/12/2026

At Velko Academy, we don’t just teach sales, we teach the entire process.

From qualifying customers the right way, to matching them with the right vehicle, presenting the right budget, handling objections, building value, and earning referrals, we give you the skills that create real results.

Because great salespeople don’t wing it. They follow a process.

If you’re ready to sharpen your skills, boost your confidence, and take your career to the next level, send us a DM and let’s get you trained the right way.

You may also visit www.problemsolvers.club for workshop updates.

05/26/2026

Another testimonial from our recent workshop.

New to sales or a seasoned pro, it doesn’t matter. When you plug into Velko Academy, you level up.

The skills, the mindset, the ex*****on, we train you to rise.

Stay tuned for the next workshop and be ready to move to your next level!

Visit www.problemsolvers.club for workshop updates.

05/22/2026

OST SALESPEOPLE LOSE THE SALE BEFORE THEY EVER OPEN THEIR MOUTH

Not because of the market or the price. Because they judged instead of asked.

Rupert looked at Ted and in three seconds decided who he was. Never asked a single question. Just assumed. And Ted dismantled him without ever raising his voice.

“Be curious, not judgmental.”

One question would have changed everything. Have you ever played darts before? Yes. Every Sunday with his father for years. Game over.

Now bring that into your sales process.

How many customers have you written off before they opened their mouth? How many deals did you lose not because of them but because of the story you told yourself about them before the conversation even started?

Selling is not telling….Selling is asking!

I am not the best talker. I am just the most curious person in the room. I ask great questions, I actually listen, and when a customer feels that, they stop being guarded and they start being real. And when they are real with you, serving them becomes easy.

This is the foundation of Velko Academy and the Rejection Free Closing process…..Not pressure or handling objections…. Just pure curiosity.

Ask more!

Assume less!

Sell more!

DM me. Let’s get to work.

05/21/2026

Yesterday’s live workshop was a powerhouse, and this testimonial says it all.

Grateful for everyone who showed up ready to grow.

If you missed it, don’t worry. Velko Academy is always cooking up the next level for you.

Stay tuned and stay coachable.

Watch out for our next schedules at www.problemsolvers.club

05/19/2026

Results don’t lie.

That’s the power of real training: clear process, stronger people, better results.

If you want to get your team started, you may begin by joining us tomorrow May 20, 2026 for The Appointment Machine Live Workshop and take your game to the next level.

Only have 4 spots left.

Go to www.problemsolvers.club to book your slot!

04/29/2026

Slow down. Connect. Then close.

Velko Academy trains you to build the relationship before the presentation.

Send us a DM if you’re ready to learn.

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5005 Newport Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL
60008

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Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

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