Sales Leadership Podcast (Rob Jeppsen)

This week’s guest is Doug Landis of Emergence Capital. He an icon in the Sales industry. Doug asks a simple question of salespeople: Who’s voice are you using? Too often salespeople find themselves speaking with the voice that they think the company wants. Doug is committed to speaking with the voice of the customer, and he gives actionable advice on building the listening function into your leadership process. He believes it is your most competitive advantage and that the 1:1 is the place to facilitate it.

Lee Benson is the founder and CEO of Execute to Win. Lee and his team have helped hundreds of sales teams and thousands of leaders worldwide improve what’s most important. Lee has built and sold 7 companies but today he helps organizations create predictability in what makes organizations grow and thrive. He joins us today and shares a framework of how leaders can be more intentional about how they create value in ways that drive elite growth. Check out this episode where Lee shares a framework that will help any leader in any industry fuel growth they’ve never experienced. You can connect with Lee on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-benson-5b6101/). You can learn more about Lee’s Organization, Execute to Win, here (https://etw.com/). You can check out Lee’s Book, “Your Most Important Number,” here (https://www.amazon.com/Your-Most-Important-Number-Collaboration/dp/B0B46PDSMM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=339Z8NJV9M60M&keywords=your+most+important+number+book&qid=1688591006&sprefix=%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out the NEW AND IMPROVED Sales Leadership United Here. (http://www.salesleadershipunited.com/)

Haley Katsman is Vice President of Account Development, Enablement, and Growth and HighSpot. Her job is to more than just drive sales. She is building a growth organization. Her team fuels the Sales Pipeline of HighSpot as well as the People Pipeline. In this week's episode, Haley discusses the how she's developed a growth organization. She's traded "force-feeding" management strategies and instead has developed a team built on self-awareness and collaboration. Haley's perspective is unique to our show as she shares her journey of joining HighSpot as the first SDR and now leads the growth engine of one of the fastest growing software companies in North America.

Mike Weinberg is one of the top experts in Sales Leadership in the World. Mike is an award winning sales leadership trainer, a highly sought-after speaker, the author of 3 best-selling sales leadership books, and the host of the Sales Management Simplified Podcast. Mike joins the show and talks about how to be a sales leader who is a difference maker and why Sales is more about the heart than it is the head. To learn more about Mike check out https://mikeweinberg.com/.

James Buckley, Business Development Manager and Brand Ambassador for Ringlead talks with Rob about how being courteous, professional, patient and persistent will drive success in both sales and life. He believes that if you are working, you need to learn to work "right" because for most of us the end of work will never come. James shows us how to help each sales representative build a personal brand, and create unlimited potential.

Todd Caponi works with revenue organizations off all sizes worldwide on how to leverage transparency to maximize their revenue capacity. He’s a highly successful sales leader, a sought-after speaker, and advisor to some of the world’s most iconic companies. His first book, the Transparent Sale is a best-seller and won multiple awards. In this episode, Todd rejoins the Podcast to discuss “The Transparent Sales Leader” and how the principles of transparency can help you become an Elite Sales Leader. To learn more about Todd, get his books, or gain access to all of Todd's work head to www.toddcaponi.com. For video snippets of this and other episodes, head to Sales Leadership United at patreon.com/salesleadershipunited.

As promised…Alli Rizacos rejoins the show in part 2 of this important conversation. As part of your 2025 kickoff, Alli shares how you can use LinkedIn to accelerate your impact as a Sales Leader. Alli helps leaders worldwide create more impact with a blueprint you can implement almost immediately. These insights will help you fuel the way you create the greatest leadership year of your career as Alli shares insights utilized by the world’s top leaders. You can connect with Alli on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/allirizacos/) You can check out Alli’s first appearance on the podcast here. (https://salesleaderpodcast.fireside.fm/203) You can check out Part 1 of this discussion with Alli here. (http://salesleaderpodcast.fireside.fm/302) You can learn more about Alli’s work with Sales Leaders here. (https://www.allirizacos.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Chris Kosrow is the Sr. Sales Manager of US Growth for Showpad. In this role, Chris takes brand-new sellers and helps them become successful in a very predictable amount of time. In this episode he shares his blueprint for helping new sellers become “Customer Ready” quickly. Right now, so many companies are requiring multiple years of experience and are avoiding talented people with less experience. Chris shows everyone in this episode how to tap in to fantastic talent that others overlook in this can’t miss episode.

This week's guest is Richard Smith, Co-founder & Head of Sales for Refract. Richard is a champion of sales coaching and tells us how companies are learning the importance of having a coaching culture. He says that hiring the right people for your sales team is important, but having a manager that knows how to help each of those reps improve is of equal importance. Learn how to create that coaching culture in your company and make it a competitive advantage.

It is no secret that the percentage of reps hitting quota continues to be a real challenge for sales leaders in nearly every industry. Too many leaders continue to rely on the 80/20 rule and ride their top performing reps while the others continue to struggle. Ryan Walsh, founder and CEO of RepVue joins the show and shares insights on how the most successful sales leaders are beating this trend. Ryan shares a blueprint of how to overcome this attainment challenge and creating an organization that attracts the right kind of reps to your team. Ryan's work at RepVue gives him unique insights to what is driving success and why many of the "usual things" don't work in the modern sales environment. Check this episode out and start beating the attainment trend with your team today. The Sales Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Skipio. Get your free 30 day trial by going to Skipio.com and using the promo code Rob to see just how powerful texting in the sales process can be!

Bryan is the Founder and CEO of the Revenue Path Group. Bryan’s team helps steer their organizations through times of high velocity and uncertainty and overcoming the biggest current threat facing sales teams: Becoming a commodity in your prospect’s eyes. Bryan joins the show and shares insights on why problem-based selling isn’t enough and how to become a priority with the buying teams you engage with at a time where Value Collapse is becoming a sales epidemic…and how to overcome it. For an eBook to reinforce this conversation check out www.valuecollapse.com. To order Bryan's Book, The Priority Sale, head to www.revenuepathgroup.com/book. To learn more about overcoming the 3 Cs...head to www.revenuepathgroup.com And for video snippets of this and other episodes, head to Sales Leadership United at www.patreon.com/salesleadershipunited.

The sales world has changed, and many sales leaders are wondering how to rewrite their sales playbook. Julie Hansen, Founder of Performance Sales and Training, shows us how video has become not just a critical platform for sales success, but a critical skill as well. Julie is an expert at using modern sales tools and processes like video to sell, and can help your team learn, apply, and internalize winning skills to deliver a persuasive, compelling presentation or demonstration that wins business when it counts…and it always counts.

Josh Braun, the founder of SalesDNA, shows us how sales teams can reach their greatest success when they understand the customer's world. Josh teaches us how to overcome the disconnect between the words reps are saying and what the customer's job is actually about, and learn to speak in the customer's language. We have to be different in a meaningful way, and then show how we are different creatively in a way that people care about.

Justin Welsh joins Rob as our first-ever repeat guest. They talk about Justin's keys to eliminating the guesswork as you build a high-growth sales team: Getting the right people, and then the right process. Are you managing data the right way? Justin also discusses how to maintain your own personal balance and sense of who you are to avoid burnout and depression.

Kristie Jones, Principal of Sales Acceleration Group, joins Rob on the podcast to talk about how companies who use creativity and innovation to change during this challenging time will be the ones who win their way to not just survival, but high-growth success. Companies must be ready to adapt quickly and be prepared to reevaluate everything. Kristie reminds us that when we embrace change, we have to understand that failure is to be expected as we implement new products, new pricing models, and new partners.

This week we learn from a truly international sales leader, Marius Smyth, Global Head of Sales & Customer Operations at AdRoll Group. Marius shows us how having consistency, alignment, and accountability leads to credibility with your sales team as well as with your customers. He talks about how having consistency in your process will give you consistency in your outcomes, and how you can reduce variance by coaching your sales team.

Burnout is a bigger problem for today's sales leader than it has ever been. The challenges and changes of the last year have been tough. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Burnout is a part of the Mental Health challenge facing salespeople worldwide. This is an important episode for every single sales leader. How can you keep the fire burning with the team you lead?

Warren Zenna is the founder and CEO of the CRO Collective, a B2B consultancy for CROs worldwide. Warren and his team help CEOs and CROs re-engineer revenue strategies and revenue operations to meet the emerging demands of modern business dynamics. In this episode he shares how to advance your sales leadership career, attributes of world-class sales leaders, and how you can create more impact faster.

We've taken the best of our first 25 episodes and found the common traits that these great leaders share. In Volume 2, Rob Jeppsen breaks down episodes with Doug Landis, Cody Lamens, Michael Barton, Dan Cook, Ryan Leavitt, Matt Millen, Jeff Spencer, Sean Murray, Brad Jensen, Kyle Norton, and Haley Katsman. You will be surprised at how closely these leaders' messages align. So enjoy this holiday gift from the Sales Leadership Podcast team.

Jeanne Omlor is a coach to some of the world’s most prolific coaches, consultants and leaders. She helps leaders who are ready to make the jump from just working hard and hoping they’ll break through to becoming a transformational, disruptive leader. And she does it by helping these leaders create systems that fuel growth and success without relying on manipulative techniques that nobody enjoys using OR receiving. Jeanne joins us today and shares why each of us has a responsibility to make everyone we engage with feel better as a result of speaking with us and how success in this regard starts with ourselves and what we believe in. This is an episode that will help you create transformative relationships in your team and with those customers you work with. You can connect with Jeanne on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanneomlor/). You can learn more about Jeanne and her Private Services here (https://jeanneomlor.com/private-label-advisory/). You can check out Jeanne's podcast here (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-wealth-impact/id1723749967). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

This week's guest is Jason Santana, Senior Director of Sales Strategy and Operations at Paychex. Jason believes that culture is either your greatest asset or your greatest challenge. Coming from a background of data science and sales leadership, Jason has a unique understanding of their relationship to culture. He answers the question: how do you use data and still maintain personal connections? He believes that data is what makes it so you can individualize with people. Jason gives some great management advice as well. His best advice is to sympathize instead of empathizing. Join Jason and Rob as they explore these topics and more in a spirited 45 minutes.

In this week's episode, Jen Spencer of SmartBug Media joins us to talk about team. She describes, in detail, a good, authentic approach to creating a "team." According to Jen, you should build a team that compliments your own strength and overshadows your weaknesses. Her advice is to stay close to the Market, close to your staff, and find ways to level your people and compensate for their weaknesses. If you can do these things, you can build the right team to spur growth.

Kelly Roach joins the Sales Leadership Podcast and shows us why being fanatical about setting the right tone and expectation can make the difference for your reps. Kelly teaches us how spending part of each day helping each rep improve creates a culture of coaching that will create phenomenal growth.

Steve Brossman is one of the top advisors to salespeople and sales leaders in the world. He helps teams differentiate and create game-changing strategies to help teams differentiate and cut through the noise of an increasingly crowded world. Steve has worked with leadership teams in 15 countries and has trained over 65,000 salespeople. He also is an elite sprinter and competed in the Olympic games. Today he shares how the principle of Momentum helps a team in a ways nothing else can…and how to be intentional about building momentum with each member of your team. Steve is a 9 time Amazon Best Selling Author in Marketing, Sales and Personal Performance. His latest book, "The Art and Science of Becoming a 6 Figure Podguest," delves into the nuances of mastering podcast guest appearances to build authority and drive business success. Drawing from his vast experience and success in digital marketing and sales, Steve outlines strategic methods for utilizing podcasts as a powerful marketing tool to elevate personal and business brands. You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebrossman/). You can check out "The Art and Science of Becoming a 6 Figure Podguest" here (https://stevebrossman.com/6figpod). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com).

As sales leaders, our job is to sell our way through this current Covid19 crisis. Members of our sales teams have to believe they can win, and to do this they have to know that their leaders believe. We must push our confidence into our teams and lift them up. Learn from Heather that doing builds confidence, and you as a leader can create a culture of doing and lean into challenges. Taking action builds confidence, and confidence is what is needed to sell through this difficult time.

Ryan is the CEO of Reach-Able, an executive coaching firm focused on Revenue Leadership Teams. He is a highly sought-after coach for leaders around the world and has helped multiple companies go from startup to $100MM in ARR 3 times. Today he shares the importance of alignment across an enterprise and why the comp plan is ultimately the job description for any member of your team…and what to do about it. To learn more about Ryan and his work check out www.itsreachable.com. For video snippets of this and other episodes, head to Sales Leadership United at www.patreon.com/salesleadershipunited. Learn more about J. Ryan Williams here: https://itsreachable.com/j-ryan-williams-executive-coach-ceo-filmmaker-sales-leader Connect with J. Ryan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jryanwilliams/

Alli Rizacos is one of the to experts in the world on how Impostor Syndrome impacts salespeople and sales leaders. After a wildly successful career as a top salesperson with iconic companies like Salesforce, Alli has become the go-to person in overcoming Impostor Syndrome for sales teams. She has helped hundreds of highly successful sales leaders overcome negative self-talk, build confidence, and find success on their own terms. Today Alli shares how sales leaders can make a huge difference in the lives and careers of their teammates…and themselves…with some tools every modern sales leader needs to develop. To learn more about Alli and her services, check out www.allirizacos.com. To take Alli's FREE Master Class, go to https://www.allirizacos.com/claim-your-confidence For video snippets of this and other episodes, head to Sales Leadership United at www.patreon.com/salesleadershipunited.

Dale Dupree is the founder and CEO of the Sales Rebellion. Dale’s mission is to bring love back to sales, create legendary experiences for prospects, and rise above the status quo. Dale and the Sales Rebellion help salespeople worldwide rise above the average salespeople in companies of all sizes and industries. You can join Dale’s Slack community at https://tinyurl.com/salesrebel and learn to up your prospecting game at www.crumpledletter.com.

John Barrows joins the podcast to talk about how companies can "get sales right" by starting with the leaders who are fully involved in creating that amazing sales culture and drive improvement for each individual rep. John warns that sales leaders who just chase a number will lose out on developing their teams and will end up not reaching the high growth levels that are possible. Learn how to define the core values that can unite your team and paint the vision that drives success.

Ryan Bott leads sales at one of the largest companies in the world. He shares why authentic relationships are so important today and more important...how to develop them. In a time where everything seems to be changing, the importance of connection to the people you lead has NEVER been more important than it is right now. Connect before you correct...and your leadership efforts will have more impact...faster...than ever before.

Michael Barbarita is the founder and CEO of Next Step CFO. For nearly 20 years, Michael and his team have helped organizations of all kinds implement systems that fuel growth without burning out. In his work, Michael has developed a framework for creating compelling offers that impacts every part of the sales process. Creating more, high quality opportunities…spending time on the right opportunities….improving opportunity sizes…improving win rates…and shortening cycle time. And while any one of these are worth a sales leaders’ attention…his framework will help you in all 4. This is an episode that will help you build systems you can count on…fast. You can connect with Michael on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbarita/) You can learn more about Michael and his work here. (https://www.nextstepcfo.net/) If you want to be considered to be published in Michael’s next book, you can apply here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbarita/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Jake Dunlap is the Founder and CEO of Skaled. For over 10 years Jake and the Skaled team have helped sales teams worldwide navigate the fogginess that comes with change. Jake and Skaled help sales leaders and sales teams stay modern, use tools in innovative ways, and create new advantages in how they approach the markets they serve. So it is no surprise that Jake has emerged as one of the early experts in how AI needs to be used for modern sales teams and sales leaders. Jake joins us in our first episode dedicated to the use of AI as a sales leader. This is a must-listen episode for every leader. AI will be a catalyst for elite performance…or it could be a catalyst of becoming insignificant if you’re not intentional about how to use this new capability with the teams you lead. You can connect with Jake on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakedunlap/). You can register for Jake’s 9 Part Seminar with KD Here (https://bit.ly/sales-ai-unleashed-series). Sign up for LinkedIn Newsletter. Here’s our latest edition (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/9-points-sales-process-you-should-use-chatgpt-jake-dunlap/), 9 Points in the Sales Process You Should Use ChatGPT For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com).

Corey Sommers, Co-Founder of Enableocity joins Rob on the Sales Leadership Podcast. Corey says that sales enablement is a way to prepare salespeople to build trust, and trust is the currency of any relationship. For many of us, trust is tough to define, but we all agree it is important. When salespeople show their customers that when they experience interactions with you that they solve problems they care about or achieve results that are important to them, those experiences will build trust, and this is one of the great ways to stand out from your competitors.

Keith Weightman is the RVP of Sales for Bullhorn. Keith has been part of an incredible success story. And while his leadership success in both sales and people development has been “next level,” it is worth noting that he’s grown with Bullhorn for 11 years at a time when the average tenure of a sales leader is around 18 months. Today Keith joins the show and shares how reducing surprises fuels the success of a sales leader in every part of their job. Keith is a “Must Follow” sales leader and this is an episode that will help you win immediately, grow predictably, and create impact no matter the market conditions. You can connect with Keith on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kweightman/). You can subscribe to Keith’s Newsletter here (https://serve2sell.beehiiv.com/). You can access Keith’s Sales Assembly Crash Course here (https://members.salesassembly.com/member-event/using-visualization-for-selling/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=277027460&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--BVvslhBZVbvCYq_xHeKv1I0fSYePF37nFa0kNPsByQ7bBGlJDbNFy9qwEEsfauSPjzhgj5qqnt1cGtYwMyRJo82hGtVIbotsETLUJxqZX5sQXC8Y&utm_content=277027460&utm_source=hs_email). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out the ALL NEW Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com).

Is your sales team in a state of emergency? Not enough in your sales pipeline is certainly a reason for concern. Learn from Jen about how to create predictability in your pipeline and how to build a sales system that makes it easier for the customer to choose you. Consistently improving by 1 or 2% on a consistent basis will give you the small edge that is often the difference between winning the deal or being one of the many who lose out.

Mark Smith is the sales leader who has done it all. He’s been the top salesperson, led large corporate teams with massive success, led younger high growth tech teams to rapid growth and massive fundings, and everything in between. Mark joins us today to talk about why trust is the resource that matters most to any sales leader…and how to lead in ways where you can earn the trust of those you work with and work for. If leadership is about influence, Mark’s discussion in this episode will help you gain influence in ways that will help you create life-changing years for those lucky enough to be part of your team. Mark recently spent about a year helping Ukrainian refugees. To learn more about and contribute to this important cause, see the link in the show notes. You can connect with Mark on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/markasmithjr/). Be sure to click that bell so you get notified of Mark’s Content. Mark’s family has spent the last 10 months providing housing, food, clothing, supplies, medical care, and transportation to Ukrainians impacted by the war in the Ukraine. To learn more about and to contribute to this important humanitarian effort (even $5 is a difference maker), please check out his fundraising page here (https://www.gofundme.com/f/long-term-relocation-assistance?utm_campaign=p_nacp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer). Let’s have the Sales Leadership Podcast Listeners make a difference. For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

This week's guest is Tim Clarke of UNCrushed. Tim brings a special story today on an important topic. He believes that salespeople need to be wary of the pressure to win, to be a "crusher," because that kind of success comes with negative effects. Tim says that we are so focused on outcomes that we often lose track of people. Tim's non-profit group, UNCrushed, helps salespeople avoid the negative impact of the "crush it" culture. He talks about how to minimize the soul-crushing rejection, the uncertainty, and the fear in order to be successful and thrive. Tim sums it up with the belief that strength comes from vulnerability. Check out this episode for more information.

Today’s guest is Ryan Leavitt, Founder of Learncore and current Head of Growth and Strategy at Showpad. Ryan shares his unique insight into building a team from scratch. His biggest tool? Collaboration. According to Ryan, it teaches resourcefulness for problem-solving, creates accountability, fosters proactiveness, and creates teammates well prepared to execute. He and Rob even get a little nostalgic for the 80’s and Vanilla Ice. Don’t miss this one!

Josh Roth has had a huge impact in the modern sales world. As a co-founder of SDR Defenders and the Sr. Director of Inside Sales for Lob...he's seen firsthand how to fuel rapid growth. Josh shares how the great leaders move past the spreadsheets and connect to the whole person...not just the salesperson...in finding ways to create influence. Learn how top leaders help those they lead choose growth over talent in one of our most important episodes yet.

Robert Beattie, the first-ever guest of the Sales Leadership Podcast, joins us two years later to share his advice and knowledge on how to lead through the confusion and stress facing sales leaders as 2020 ends. His recommendation? Don't be that manager who just creates noise. Reps are facing more noise than ever, personal, professional, physically. Pressure coming from new challenges, new opinions, new points of view, new health challenges, new professional challenges…everywhere, there are crazy things causing confusion. Don’t be a manager who adds to the noise, but a leader who cuts through the noise.

Kim Ades is the co-founder and CEO of Frame of Mind Coaching. For over 20 years she has been leading the charge in teaching leaders about coaching and mindset with remarkable success. Kim helps people change how they think…so they can change how they perform. She’s helped create record performances worldwide and joins us today to share how leaders can help those they lead intentionally “trade up” their beliefs that fuel performance. You can connect with Kim on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimades/). You can learn more about Frame of Mind Coaching here (https://www.frameofmindcoaching.com/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com).

This week Daren Tomey of Revenue Path Group teaches us about the importance of role clarity and how to guide your reps as a co-pilot to reach success. He talks about how using coaching during one-on-ones with each rep can help them focus on the activities and skills each individual needs to win. Daren shows us how each sales leader's primary role should be about developing people.

Lance Tyson, President & CEO of the Tyson Group, teaches us some of the things he has learned in a long career of teaching professional sports franchises how to sell. Considering that these businesses are selling something that their customers don't need, but want to buy, it presents some interesting challenges. Lance believes that culture is the key to creating an environment where the motivated can succeed. He has found his greatest success by ensuring that the sales leaders are always trained first, and then they need sales reps who are determined to win their individual games.

Sarah Downs is the Co-Founder and CRO of Doquaru. Sarah and the Doqaru team help sales leaders worldwide add predictability to the performance process. And in a day where the pressure to perform has never been higher…they help teams step away from the “Grind, Cross Your Fingers and Hope” plan and start adding predictability that can only come through systems. Sarah is a former Trauma Nurse turned Sales Leader. She takes many of the lessons learned in the hospital that help humans recover and thrive and apply these principles to sales teams…so they can help their companies thrive. Today Sarah shares how leaders can create growth and consistency by looking inside first and why this matters so much. You can connect with Sarah on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahdowns-doqaru/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

Marina Golemis is the SVP of North American Sales at ShipBob. ShipBob is a tech-enabled fulfilment platform that supports over 7000 ecommerce companies. Under Marina’s growth they are having incredible growth as she’s touched every part of the customer acquisition process. Today Marina joins us to discuss how leaders can learn to trust themselves and their perspective and why understanding the confidence journey is so important for a sales leader. You can connect with Marina on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinakogan/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

Matt Marino, VP of Sales for Global Payments, teaches us to set the standard for success based on the success of your customers' experiences. He shows us that passion is the rocket fuel for performance and that as you add value to the careers of each of your reps, you increase that passion and performance.

Brad Jensen is the VP of Sales for Motivosity. Under Brad’s leadership, Motivosity has had head-turning growth with their award-winning recognition platform that helps people be happier at work. Brad is a rare repeat guest and one of the top sales coaches in the world. To learn more about Brad and the way Motivosity helps create a culture of motivated employees, visit www.motivosity.com.

Sean Brophy is the Head of Global Sales at Pigment. Pigment is a business planning tool used by CROs and CFOs at some of the world’s largest companies. Under Sean’s leadership they doubled their customer base in 2023 and tripled Global ARR. Sean has a history of this kind of head-turning growth in his 20 year history as a sales leader. Today, Sean shares his framework of what it means to be All-In as a leader. This proven framework will help you have elite-level impact as you help engineer the greatest year in your team’s history. This is the perfect episode to take in as you start 2025 and work to engineer life-changing years for the people you lead. You can connect with Sean on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanbrophy1/) You can check out Pigment here. (https://www.pigment.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Daniella Sardi, Director of Client Acquisition at TriNet, teaches us why coaching your reps is the key to high-growth sales. Daniella shows us how having an individual development plan for every rep on your team maximizes your impact as a leader. Focusing on the motives each rep has for success and then tailoring activity and skills can result in measurable improvement for both high-and-low performers, and bring explosive growth to your company's bottom line.

Ryan Staley is the founder and CEO of WhaleBoss. Ryan helps companies accelerate growth by doing things differently. Ryan has emerged as one of the top voices in how AI can help sales teams grow faster. Ryan helps sales organizations implement and benefit AI in ways that make sense. This is an important episode with an important topic that will help you now and in the coming sales year that you just don’t want to miss. You can connect with Ryan on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staley/). (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staley/) You can get Ryan’s 9 AI and Sales Resources and FREE access to Ryan’s AI Accelerator Course here (https://www.aiforrevenue.com/sale-ai-accelerator-home). (https://www.aiforrevenue.com/sale-ai-accelerator-home) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United at it’s new home Here (http://www.salesleadershipunited.com/).(http://www.salesleadershipunited.com/)

Brandon Fluharty is VP of Strategic Account Solutions for LivePerson. Brandon helps salespeople have the most successful years of their careers…not by focusing on specific sales techniques and tactics but more through designing and developing personal operating systems at an elite level. He’s learned HOW to ditch the grind and instead have personal growth that fuels elite performance…all while avoiding burnout. Be sure to connect with Brandon on Linkedin and to sign up for his newsletter to get all the resources Brandon has for sales leaders around the world.

Brandon Bornancin is the founder and CEO of Seamless.ai, and is changing the game in how salespeople get and use data to create the best leads in the world. Brandon has built a company that has grown and thrived through all imaginable market conditions. Besides building one of the top tech companies in the world, Brandon has written 3 #1 best selling books, runs his own podcast, and speaks at events worldwide. Head to www.seamless.ai to learn how to get the best sales leads in the world. To get Brandon’s bestselling books and other resources for sales leaders head to https://www.brandonbornancin.com/. For video snippets of this and other episodes, head to Sales Leadership United at www.patreon.com/salesleadershipunited.

Maria Bross is the Director of Sales Development for Revenue.io. She has been recognized by LinkedIn 3 times as a top 100 voice in sales and her work building and leading sales development systems has turned a lot of heads. She’s a recognized expert in coaching who learned firsthand why coaching is so important…and she shares this high-impact coaching blueprint with us in this insightful episode. For video snippets of this and other episodes, head to Sales Leadership United at patreon.com/salesleadershipunited.

In the first episode of 2022, Rob shares a personal SKO for each listener, based on some of the SKOs he is delivering to sales teams worldwide right now. This episode will give you five laws to help you make 2022 the best year of your career. For video snippets of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, and for more content and trainings from Rob, head to www.patreon.com/salesleadershipunited.

Vlad Voskresensky is the Founder and CEO of Revenue Grid. Revenue Grid is an AI-Guided Selling platform that nudges sales teams with step-by-step guidance towards actions that bring the best results, shows deals at risk, and prioritizes tactics with the greatest impact. Vlad has worked with sales organizations in helping them move from old leadership strategies and systems that focus on the past and create moments of “interrogation” to modern approaches that orient to the future and create moments of Inspiration. Vlad shares how elite leaders can stay in the inspiration business and create futures you can count on as you make sure your CRM system stops being simply a “System of Record” and instead becomes a “System of Action.” You can connect with Vlad on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladvoskr/) You can learn more about Revenue Grid here. (https://revenuegrid.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

This week's guest on the Sales Leadership Podcast is Kyle Morris, founder of SifData. Kyle is a former Special Forces Army Ranger who offers insights from his military experience that he has applied to his highly successful company. He believes that it's hard to stay in high-growth mode for a long period of time. The only chance you have is to have a bullet-proof sales process. According to Kyle, you have to have systems to find the right people and then have systems to plug them into. A mature leader can scale by learning to comfortably delegate. His most important point? You can delegate authority but you can never delegate responsibility. So listen this week—you'll come away with a new appreciation of the 80/20 rule and Commander's Intent.

Catie joins the Sales Leadership Podcast and asks, how purposeful are you in your role as a sales leader? Having purpose will help you make every single person who works for you become the best version of themselves, professionally and personally. Catie explains how focusing your purpose can help you develop new skills for your sales process to become a high impact leader in a virtual environment, rather than simply a talking head.

Robert was our first-ever guest on the Sales Leadership Podcast, and still one of our most-listened-to episodes. Many subscribers have not yet heard this amazing sales leader, so we decided to bring him back to share the leadership blueprint that has helped him achieve double-digit growth in a mature, single-digit growth market.

Tobi is Shopify’s top sales manager. He has built many sales teams from the ground up who have gone on to have record-breaking success. In addition, Tobi works with sales leaders and salespeople worldwide helping them earn more, grow faster, and live happier lives with his resources we have shared links to in these show notes. Today Tobi joins us to discuss how sales leaders can develop top performers, and do it more predictably, more consistently, and faster than you may think. Tobi’s blueprint for developing top performers is something every sales leader will want to see and implement. You can connect with Tobi on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetobioluwole/). You can learn more about Tobi’s 3 Skills System here (https://the3skills.com/). You can subscribe to Tobi’s “Paid in Full” Newsletter here (https://www.the3skills.com/paid-in-full). You can access “The Founder’s Blueprint” here (https://foundersblueprint.ca/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

John Madsen, CEO of Athletic AF joins Rob to discuss how your mindset can be your greatest catalyst or your most permanent limiter. Learn how to become the best version of yourself by managing your mindset.

Dan Fantasia is the Founder, President, and CEO of Treeline Recruiting…the top sales recruiting firm in North America. Treeline was founded in 2001 with an exclusive focus on helping companies build world-class, high-performing sales teams. They’ve been in business for over 20 years and have helped sales organizations of all kinds navigate every kind of environment and circumstance imaginable. Thousands of teams and even more thousands of careers have been improved because of Dan’s mission: We advance the careers of Salespeople in the United States. Dan joins the show to share how recruiting isn’t just a top priority, it is a leadership skill every leader should be intentional about creating. He shares a blueprint to help take recruiting up to a level that will change your team in ways that fuel performance your company will thank you for. You can connect with Dan on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danfantasia/). You can learn more about Treeline here (https://www.treelineinc.com/). To gain access to a bunch of Treeline's of free resources, including a compensation calculator and an interview scorecard, click here (https://www.treelineinc.com/sales-recruitment-resources/). To contact Dan and the rest of Treeline click here (https://www.treelineinc.com/find-your-next-salesperson/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

Ang McManamon is the VP of Sales for Crunchbase. Ang and her team are experiencing rapid growth as they help sales teams around the world get Account Based Selling done right. Ang has had an incredible career as a sales leader with global sales leadership positions at several organizations including Amazon before her current role with Crunchbase. In this episode she shares her approach to creating an environment where members of the sales team choose growth every day and a blueprint on how every sales leader can create growth environments that lead to big success stories.

Amber Deibert is a performance coach for salespeople who helps them find their mojo, think bigger, and create new performance standards. She works with some of the most successful salespeople and sales leaders in the world and has become a go-to resource for salespeople everywhere. Amber joins us in the first episode of 2023. In this important episode we talk about how leaders can help members of their team think bigger, unlock the best versions of themselves, build environments where team members find safe places to thrive, and the best fuel for elite performance levels. This is an episode that will help you start the year fast and set your team up for a career-changing year. You can connect with Amber on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberdeibert/). Check out more about working with Amber at www.amberdeibert.com (www.amberdeibert.com) Get Amber’s FREE course on overcoming Impostor Syndrome at www.amberdeibert.com/freecourse (www.amberdeibert.com/freecourse). Unlock the best version of yourself with Amber’s “Manage Your Mindset” course at www.manageyourmindset.io (www.manageyourmindset.io). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited/posts).

This week's guest is Keith Rosen, is an undisputed expert in the realm of sales coaching. He believes that the biggest problem that managers have is that "Chief Problem Solver" is the role they adopt because they make assumptions that they need to be a fixer and a closer. He believes that managers are here to maximize human potential and that only 1 in 10 managers is qualified to manage - let alone coach. Keith says that if leaders take the right role, they make their people more valuable. Join Rob and Keith as the discuss how to recognize and fill the proper role for success.

Max Altschuler joins Rob for the second time in the Sales Leadership Podcast to share his excellent method for creating goals and having a growth mindset. As we start this year, use Max's tactics for taking stock of what is important and beneficial for you, and plan out where you want to be in 2021 and beyond.

Ralph Barsi is the Global Sales Development Leader for ServiceNow. He leads a team of Sales Development Reps that fuels the growth of what Forbes Magazine has recently decided is the Most Innovative Company in the World. In the nearly 3 years Ralph has led the global SDR team ServiceNow has seen 380% growth. He’s added 14 offices around the globe, increased headcount over 100% and creates the pipeline that fueled last year’s revenues of over $1.93 Billion. He shares how he creates the next generation of “Jedi-level salespeople.” He has 2 missions: Develop pipeline and Develop people. In this episode Ralph shares a 5-step approach to creating Jedis that includes lighting the Bat Signal and finding the Boysenberries. Don’t miss this one.

This week, Dan Cook, Senior Vice President of Sales and Customer Success at Lucidchart, addresses the fact that scaling is no joke. According to Dan, there is no end to the thirst for growth, so you had better learn how to scale your team and your processes. To do that, he believes that reps need to self-assess and design their processes around what they find. In combination with the 1:1 report, self-assessment is the only way to close the communication loop and scale a sales team. He addresses the challenges of operationalizing your sales playbook, of keeping your growth hackers occupied and how to take care of yourself in the process.

John Kaplan is one of the most influential people in sales. He is the President and Managing Partner of Force Management. For over 20 years, John and the Force team have helped organizations drive profitable AND predictable growth by training their sales and customer facing teams. John and his team that brought us tools like MEDDIC. They have worked with some of the most iconic sales organizations in the world. Helped architect some of the greatest sales success stories in the world. Won way more than their share of awards along the way. And John has emerged as one of the most impactful and influential sales leaders in sales history. John joins us today and shares important insights from an incredible leadership journey that will change your career and change your life. You can connect with John on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkaplanfm/). You can check out John’s Podcast, The Revenue Builder’s Podcast here. (https://www.linkedin.com/company/revenue-builders-podcast/) You can learn more about Force Management here. (https://www.forcemanagement.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com/subscriptions/)

Emily Johnson is a Corporate High Achiever turned Burnout Recovery & Prevention Coach. She helps high performers all around the world prevent and heal from burnout so they can thrive in every aspect of their lives. In this episode, Emily shares why burnout thrives in the sales profession and what leaders can do to create an environment where they can help members of their team have life changing years. Burnout is more prevalent than it has ever been. This is an important episode for every sales leader to process and apply. You can connect with Emily on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-johnson111392/). You can subscribe to Emily’s Newsletter here (https://colossal-originator-5538.ck.page/22a86394a5). You can take Emily’s free Burnout Quiz here (https://www.alignwithemilyj.com/burnoutquiz). You can get more information about Emily here (https://www.alignwithemilyj.com/work-with-me). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

Cherilynn Castleman helps women of color in the sales community become too good to be ignored. She’s learned that those who connect best have the most success. As a result, she’s developed frameworks to have conversations that create connection and fuel head-turning results. She joins us this week and shares her conversation frameworks so you can make a difference with the careers of those you lead almost immediately. Want to be too good to be ignored? Follow Cherilynn’s blueprint.

Ben is the President and founder of OKRs.com. For those unfamiliar with this concept…OKRs stands for Objectives and Key Results. And Ben has more OKR coaching experience than anyone on the planet. He has literally helped thousands of leaders learn how OKRs are different than performance metrics and how to use them as a navigational tool…not just a management tool. In this episode, Ben shares stories from some of the most iconic companies in the world and how OKRs led to a massive transformation…and more importantly…how each of you can as well to create inflection points that change the trajectory of YOUR team. You can connect with Ben on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/benlamorte/) You can check out OKRs.com here (https://okrs.com/). You can check out Ben’s “OKR Field Book Preview” here. (https://okrs.com/the-okrs-field-book-preview/) You can check out Ben’s Approach to Implementing OKRs here. (https://okrs.com/coaching/okrs-coaching-remote-program/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/c/SalesLeadershipUnited) Be sure to check out the full video of this episode on our YouTube channel here.

Daniel Disney has earned the title of the King of LinkedIn. Daniel works with sales leadership teams worldwide to help them use LinkedIn to create revenue generating machines. And Daniel has cracked the code in a very unique way. LinkedIn has recognized Daniel as the most influential LinkedIn Sales Expert for 2019, 2020, and 2021. Daniel shares how leaders can help their teams use LinkedIn effectively as part of their Sales Leadership system. To get Daniel’s #1 best selling book, the Ultimate LinkedIn Sales Guide, visit https://danieldisney.online/books/.

Anthony is a legend in the sales world. He’s a globally-recognized author, speaker and sales leader who has helped redefine how wildly successful salespeople and sales leaders think about sales success. His bestselling books include The Only Sales Guide You’ll Ever Need, Eat their Lunch, and The Lost Art of Closing are each “Must Reads” for anyone serious about taking their sales skills or sales leadership approach to the next level. Anthony joins the show to share how leaders MUST help their teams transform how they engage their customers and transform the conversations they have. At a time where win rates are an all-time low, this is a conversation that can create immediate impact for every sales team. This is a must-listen conversation that will change how you think as a leader. You can connect with Anthony on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/iannarino/) You can follow Anthony’s thoughts in his blog, The Sales Blog here. (https://www.thesalesblog.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Alex Gabbert is the Director of Brand Communications for Publicity for Good. For over a decade, Alex has been helping businesses and salespeople build high performing teams, achieve record-setting success, and create mindsets that help them not only manage challenges…but more importantly…navigate their careers to achieve outcomes they’d previously only dreamed of. Alex joins the show and shares some really important insights around the role of leadership and why possibilities > activities in sales leadership and how Elite Leaders can move past just emphasizing what to say and how to say it and instead get to that next level of “What to Achieve.” Helping your team members become more purposeful is one of those catalysts that moves a leader from a good one to an elite one. And this episode will help you think differently about how you engage your team as a leader. You can connect with Alex on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexgabbert/) You can check out Publicity for Good here. (https://publicityforgood.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/c/SalesLeadershipUnited) Be sure to check out the full video of this episode on our YouTube channel here.

In this episode, Rob interviews a big name in the sales world—Keenan from A Sales Guy. Keenan believes that selling has become too tactical and product-centric. He believes you should sell to the gap between the current state and the future state by finding the problems in the market and concentrating on them. For Keenan, understanding your prospect's problems is the most important part of the sales process. He gives a multitude of actionable examples of how to find and define this gap how to best coach to it.

Shari Lueck is a leader who has been there, done that. She’s been the top performing salesperson, led the top performing teams, and has done it in multiple industries and in every market segment from SMB, to channel, to enterprise sales. She joins us today to talk about the power of real connection. At a time when Activity-Based Leadership is alive and well, Shari shakes things up by sharing how building stronger, more meaningful, and more authentic relationships is where success REALLY comes from. You can connect with Shari on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shari-lueck/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

Chris shows us how sales leaders can face tough changes, adapt, and win. Learn how your sales team can find success by adapting to each prospect’s situations daily, and quickly find ways to show value. Chris shows us how identifying new opportunities for personal growth is more important than ever, and when you are at peace with yourself you are better able to adapt successfully.

Amy Slater is one of the top sales leaders in the business right now. She’s worked with several of the world’s most iconic sales teams and right now is VP of GTM for Internet Security at Palo Alto Networks. Her commitment to the individual development of salespeople. She joins the show to share why it is more important than ever before to stay connected to members of your team and how to do it in an ever-changing environment. Learn insights to having 1:1s your reps will thank you for and how to connect to the whole person…not just the salesperson in this important conversation.

We just completed a worldwide study where we learned what Elite Leaders worldwide had prioritized and were finding “Most Challenging.” In this episode we share the top 6 “Most Challenging” leadership focus points and emphasize the challenge on the top of the list: Mindset Development of Team Members. Today, we welcome one of the Top AI for Sales Experts in the world back to the show, Ryan Staley. Ryan shares how to use AI to create Mindset Development programs for your team. Ryan’s approach will fire you up. You can create a program based on the top mindset programs in the world in minutes. We also announce an AI MasterClass from Ryan you can access in Sales Leadership United. This is an episode you can put to work TODAY. So check this one out and upgrade the systems you bring to your team with the help of one of the best in the business, Ryan Staley. You can connect with Ryan on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staley/) You can learn more about Ryan’s AI resources here. (https://www.aiforrevenue.com/sale-ai-accelerator-home) You can check out Ryan’s Podcast, the Scale Up Show, anywhere you listen to Podcasts. For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com)

Jordan Wissel has spent the last 10 years in high growth sales organizations. The last 5 years have been leading some of the fastest-growing SaaS teams…backed by some of the biggest names in the Venture Capital world. And through it all, he has navigated every economic condition possible…and he hasn’t just survived…he has thrived. Today, Jordan joins the show to discuss what is arguably the most important sales and leadership skill and how we can use it to reduce one of the most challenging risks every sales team faces. You can connect with Jordan on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwissel-vfl/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

Steven Broudy, VP & Head of Sales for Bevy, teaches us about how finding and developing the best people are crucial to maintaining the core values companies must have to reach hyper-growth. Learn why being uncompromising on who you hire by using assessment and selection helps leaders screen candidates to find those who can succeed under the conditions of your sales team.

Sam Dunning, Sales & Marketing Director and Co-owner of Web Choice joins Rob on the podcast to talk about how great managers create clear, well-lit pathways to success. They don’t just give them a quota and then let the stack-rank report light the way. The best managers don’t leverage pressure and gamification, they create individualized plans for each member of the team and then help them execute. The plan is very personal…and not an “average” plan for the entire team.

Steve Schmidt is the Founder and CEO of Tidal, a lead generation agency responsible for helping sales teams build some of the healthiest, most robust pipelines in the world. Steve works with sales teams all around the world and helps them accomplish big results…fast. Steve has turned a lot of heads with the rapid growth with Tidal and he joins us this week in a conversation about how sales leaders can help people think bigger, play bigger, and achieve life-changing results. You can learn more about Tidal at risewithtidal.com.

Lisa Magnuson of Top Line Sales joins us to talk about how you and your sales teams can get those big deals won. Lisa defines a "big deal" as a deal 5x over what is normal for your company, and she talks about the huge gap between the experience of sales leaders over the sales reps when big deals are in the pipeline. Learn how teams can rise above the challenges by focusing on the important issues and get those big deals won.

Doug Brown helps develop some of the most successful salespeople, leaders, and companies in the world. He’s worked with iconic organizations worldwide and is massively successful in helping sales leaders and salespeople everywhere learn and adopt the principles of the most successful salespeople in the world. He is the creator of the Top 1% academy, where he trains on how to sell to buyers of all kinds…and how to be in the top 1% of sales earners in the world. He’s a best-selling author, a highly requested speaker, and an expert in intentional improvement. Doug joins us today to discuss how sales leaders can help those they lead enter the Elite status of top 1% earners worldwide in a can’t-miss discussion. You can connect with Doug on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougbrown123/). To learn more about how to create 1% earners check out https://ceosalesstrategies.com/1percent. You can get a copy of Doug’s book, Win Win Selling here (https://www.amazon.com/Win-Win-Selling-Unlocking-Profitability-Objections/dp/0578545233/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Z7C7Q3ALS1IM&keywords=win+win+selling+doug+brown&qid=1687886611&sprefix=win+win+selling+doug+brown%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1). Find Doug on facebook here (https://www.facebook.com/dougcbrownCEOSS). Add Doug on Twitter here (https://twitter.com/dougcbrown123). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

Rick Elmore is the founder and CEO of Simply Noted. Rick and his team helps leaders around the world tap into the power of saying thank you with a handwritten note. Today Rick joins us and shares insights on the power of gratitude and why more sales leaders should emphasize the power of a simple thank you. In a time where sales is more difficult than ever before, gratitude is a powerful tool that every sales leader will benefit from if they choose to tap in to it. And in this episode, Rick helps you learn how easy…but meaningful it can be. You can connect with Rick on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-elmore/). You can learn more about Simply Noted here (https://simplynoted.com/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

Richard Harris of the Harris Consulting Group joins the podcast to share what the great sales leaders do to be successful. First, sales leaders help their company leaders realize they don’t need to know it all. Sales leaders should utilize sales operations teams to manage the important sales data and make sure baseline metrics are tied to revenue. Richard also discusses his work with Uncrushed, and how the group helps sales leaders find better mental health.

In this week's episode, Max Altschuler, a consummate salesman and the founder of Sales Hacker, is now Vice President of Marketing at Outreach. He brings the rare perspective of a sales leader who now leads a marketing team. He explains how using your marketing team to send the right message to connect to problems that your customers are experiencing. Max shares many valuable insights and experiences in an episode that you can't afford to miss.

Scott Leese, SVP of Sales at Qualia, is an anti-establishment sales leader who finds ways to maximize his time and impact with each member of the sales team. In this episode, Scott explains how he views his team differently and how he ensures that each rep is set up for success. He believes in doing what you are passionate about and what you are best at. Connecting with each rep and helping them in their personal journey along with getting the right operational help and building a reliable network is his formula for success. Scott is a best-selling author and producer of the first non-conference sales conference ever conducted from a surfboard (www.surfandsales.com). Scott shares the first two things he does with every company he works with....and why it is a difference maker in this week's episode.

Dan Goodman is the King of Comp in the Sales World. Dan’s been in the sales world for over 25 years…as a salesperson, a channel developer, a negotiator, and a sales leader. Along the way he noticed recurring challenges salespeople and sales leaders faced around what might be the most sensitive topic in our world…compensation and commissions. Today, Dan helps salespeople and sales leaders ask for and get what they deserve. He helps them when they need help the very most. This is an important episode about how to protect yourself, your team, and to get compensation right. You can connect with Dan on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-goodman2001/). You can learn more about TruCommish here (https://trucommish.com/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

John Weiler is the Director of Sales at Path Robotics. John’s team is leading the way on how AI and Machine Learning change how people build things. John’s Enterprise team has scaled from $0 to over $25MM in less than 24 months. He joins us today to discuss how leaders can create capacity to fuel strategic growth and development. Capacity is a component that ever sales leader needs to be intentional about. This episode will help you press pause and create your own plan to have the capacity you need to accomplish your strategic objectives. You can connect with John on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-weiler/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United on Patreon Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

Mor is the founder of From Demo to Close. Mor and his team help AE’s close more sales by having more powerful conversations and demonstrations. Mor has been a 3x VP of Sales and has helped create massive revenue transformations with organizations around the world. Today he joins the show and discusses how leaders can create impact as they help people transform rather than conform in an insightful conversation. To learn more Mor and his work...head to www.demotoclose.com. To follow Mor’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saas-talks-from-lead-to-close/id1399730223 For video snippets of this and other episodes, head to Sales Leadership United at www.patreon.com/salesleadershipunited.

Roderick Jefferson, one of the founding members of the Sales Enablement Society and a top sales leadership guru joins the podcast to teach us how to focus on the buyer experiences rather than the goals and intentions of the seller. Problems get prioritized, while products do not. Roderick shows us how to create experiences that are shared by both the buyer and the seller, creating more wins and more satisfied customers. To order the book, “Sales Enablement 3.0: The Blueprint to Sales Enablement” please send an email to: info@roderickjefferson.com. If you’d like to learn more, Roderick is offering $35 off of his Udemy “Best Seller” course, “Applying The Art & Science Of Sales Enablement” until 12th January 2021 by using the code: SALESENABLEMENT

Kristina Jaramillo, President at Personal ABM, talks with Rob on this latest edition of the Sales Leadership Podcast about how to rebound from the Covid19 sales crisis and what it will take to teach buyers how to buy again. Selling used to be about meeting the needs of the customer by solving a problem, building a good business case versus the risk of not solving a specific problem. Now selling requires finding a way to solve the problem right now, and purchase decisions are made requiring many more people to come to an agreement on a solution that must solve a mission-critical problem.

Steve Travaglini is the Chief Revenue Officer for LinkSquares. Much has been written about LinkSquares and their remarkable growth. Steve joins the show for an insightful conversation around creating an environment where every member of the sales team is part of finding creative ways to grow, adapt, and succeed. He shares how this deliberate approach to constant progression, career planning, and intentional improvement creates fulfillment and legacy for any sales leader. To learn more about LinkSquares, head to Linksquares.com/careers. To connect with Steve, hit him up on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevetravaglini. For video snippets of this and other episodes, head to Sales Leadership United at www.patreon.com/salesleadershipunited

With Covid 19 still forcing business to deal with more uncertainty and stressful changes, Michael joins Rob on the podcast to talk about how you can have revenue certainty. He starts by predicting churn and focusing on how to keep existing customers by ensuring renewals. Learn from Michael how you can use your sales methodology to build predictability and confidence to help plan the customer experience after the sale.

Larry Levine is the international best-selling author of Selling From the Heart and the co-host of the Selling From the Heart Podcast. With 30 years of in-the-field sales experience within the B2B technology space, he knows what it takes to be a successful sales leader. Larry discusses how authenticity fuels trust and credibility in an important discussion for every sales leader. To learn more about Larry or his work, visit https://www.sellingfromtheheart.net/.

Dale joins us on this episode to talk about the role of sales coaching in businesses today. Leaders who don’t know how to be a good coach to their reps are becoming exposed, and professional salespeople will look elsewhere for leaders who will provide that kind of development. When business is good, winning covers a lot of bad leadership. When things get tougher, are you prepared to coach your team out of it?

David Walter is the best-selling author of the book “The Million Dollar Rebuttal.” He helps salespeople all around the world learn to connect to prospects faster by creating a different experience. His insights around connecting to high-value prospects will help your customers prioritize the problems you solve faster. To get his seven cold-calling secrets head to www.freeworkbook.com.

Commercial Banking is a complex B2B sales motion. Like any complex sales team, these bankers have turned to process and technology to create better customer experiences and to create measurable value. One of the complexities comes in the sheer number of products these bankers have to offer their clients. Jake Heugly of Zions Bancorporation leads one of the most successful fee income teams in the United States. They are growing at an industry-beating rate and are averaging 15 products per customer…double the industry average…without having product-related goals. In this insightful episode, Jake shares how his team uses process in a unique way to create experiences their customers aren’t used to having and how this not only creates successful customer relationships, the process creates powerful coaching opportunities that inspire and engage the members of his teams.