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Sales Players

Sales Players, LLCwww.salesplayers.co
The #1 resource for top players in Tech Startup Sales. Hosted by Jesse Woodbury, an expert in early-stage startup selling, Sales Players features weekly, actionable ideas for reps, founders, and operators by exploring the mindset, skills, and tools high performers use to generate pipeline, close deals, and build wealth in Tech Sales.
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Episodes

Building a Flywheel Business & Going to Market with an Affiliate Sales Model with Ramon Berrios of Castmagic

Ramon Berrios is the Co-Founder of Castmagic. He joins the Sales Players to share how he brings product to market and how he plans to scale Castmagic. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • Get Castmagic: https://get.castmagic.io/vci1oqppi8ss • Ramon'...

Apr 09, 202432 min

The Secret to Selling with Video on LinkedIn with Danny DelVecchio

Danny DelVecchio (Coach Danny D) is a video content expert with a goal to give a voice to sellers with LinkedIn videos. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • Connect with Danny: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannydelvecchio/ • Website: https://www.coac...

Apr 02, 202446 min

Build What Sells. Sell What you Built with Derek Osgood of Ignition

Derek Osgood is the Founder & CEO of Ignition. Derek joins the Sales Players to share the story of his journey to founding Ignition and the importance of getting product, marketing and sales on the same page. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: •...

Mar 25, 202436 min

Tips for Running Great Demos, Fighting Customer Churn & Building High Performing Teams with Barry Klein of Talroo

Barry Klein is the VP of Success & Enablement at Talroo he joins the Sales Players to share his unique combination of leadership, communication, management and technical skills. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • Connect with Barry on LinkedIn...

Mar 14, 20241 hr

Landing on your Feet After a Layoff

Getting laid off sucks. The sudden loss of a job and your income can be a challenging experience. In this episode we brainstorm some ways to get back on your feet after a layoff. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: https://www.linked...

Mar 11, 202425 min

Bootstrapping a Startup & Scaling Sales with AI with Brad Scruggs of ZyraTalk

Brad Scruggs is the CMO of Zyratalk, a startup that helps businesses improve their customer experience and increase online leads by opening up additional channels of communication. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • Connect with Brad on LinkedIn: ...

Feb 21, 202442 min

Anyone, Not Everyone & Escaping Founder-Led Sales with Corey Quinn

Corey Quinn is the former CMO of Scorpion, Host of the Vertical Market Podcast, and the author of the book: Anyone, Not Everyone. Corey shares learnings from scaling to $150M. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • Connect with Corey on LinkedIn: http...

Feb 13, 202456 min

From Grassroots to Greatness, Community Led Growth, Building Boast.AI & Traction & Living in Dubai with Lloyed Lobo

Lloyed Lobo is an entrepreneur, podcast host and community builder, who experienced the Gulf War as a young refugee in Kuwait, witnessing the strength of community in evacuating the population to safety. He Co-founded Boast.Al, leveraging the Community-Led Growth model to propel the company to eight-figure revenue, while also co-founding Traction, a community empowering over 100,000 innovators through connections, content, and capital. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠...

Feb 02, 20241 hr 18 min

Brainstorming Ideas for Growing Your Network & Influence on LinkedIn

The Sales Players brainstorm ways to maximize LinkedIn. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/ • Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/ CONNECT WITH CHASE: • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

Jan 30, 202427 min

Going From SDR to AE in Only 5 Months & The Best Tacos in Texas with Tony Gomez of WhatConverts

Tony Gomez is an AE at WhatConverts. He shares how he broke into tech sales and went from SDR to AE in 5 months. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • Connect with Tony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-gomez-saas/ CONNECT WITH JESSE: ...

Jan 23, 202442 min

How to Get the Most Out of Trade Shows, Meet-Ups & In-Person Events

The Sales Players brainstorm ideas, tactics, and stories from generating hundreds of meetings and millions of dollars in pipeline from in-person events. 2024 will be the biggest year in recent history for conferences, in-person meetups, and trade shows. Here's how to get the most out of your company's investment in events. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free ...

Jan 19, 202453 min

Growing a Bootstrapped SaaS from $0-$20M Using Content & Social Selling with Guillaume Moubeche of lemlist

Guillaume Moubeche is the Co-Founder and CEO of lemlist. He's on a mission to help 1,000,000 entrepreneurs build profitable businesses by 2025. In 3.5 years, he grew lemlist from $0 to $10 million in ARR and 20k+ customers worldwide, without any funding. He opens up his playbook for content creation and social selling with The Sales Players. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an ext...

Jan 16, 202447 min

Here's Our Top 3 Sources for Generating Pipeline This Year

Chase and Jesse share what they expect their top sources for generating new pipeline will be for this year. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • Jesse mentioned an email template he uses for re-engaging old opps. DM Jess in the Slack, LI or via emai...

Jan 13, 202436 min

Entrepreneurship, Side Hustles & How Sellers Can Start Building Long-Term Wealth

The Sales Players share how sellers can implement systems to build wealth for the long term. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • Index Funds/Vanguard: https://investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/understanding-investment-types/what-is...

Jan 09, 202433 min

Can You Survive as an Average Sales Performer?

Chase and Jesse discuss the implications of being a middle-of-the-pack performer in B2B sales. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/ • Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/ CONNECT WITH CHASE: •...

Jan 09, 202416 min

Pod "Re-Brand," New Co-Host (Chase Barmore) & The Time I Met Tim Ferris

Happy New Year. I'm excited to announce the re-brand and re-launch of SSP... Introducing Sales Players. The #1 show for top players in B2B sales, Sales Players shares new, actionable ideas for revenue generators and breaks down the mindset, habits, and tools used by the highest performing operators in Sales and Business Development to generate more leads, close more deals and build wealth and financial security. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadf...

Jan 02, 202426 min

10 (Unconventional) Things I Plan to Do Next Year to Level Up

Jesse shares 10 things he's going to do next year to have his biggest year yet in Sales. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/ • Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/ HELP GROW SP: • Join the Sl...

Dec 13, 202316 min

Selling in Startups & Building a Co-Selling Community for High Performing Sellers with Vince Beese of Sales HQ

Vince Beese is the Founder of Sales HQ. In this episode, he shares his vision for a dynamic community tailored for high-performing sellers and sales teams. He also shares insights on his career as a rep and leader in high-growth companies such as: LivePerson, Experian, SugarCRM & Meta. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospectin...

Nov 29, 202341 min

Improving Pipeline & Revenue by Connecting your CRM (in 60 seconds) with LinkedIn with David Chevalier of Surfe

David Chevalier is the Co-Founder & CEO of Surfe. He shares how he built the company, raised capital and how he plans to change the way sellers build pipeline. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-maurice-cheval...

Nov 16, 202339 min

Using Forcing Functions to Drive Results

Jesse introduces the concept of Forcing Functions in SaaS Sales. Stay tuned for part 2 with additional examples on how to implement Forcing Functions. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • https://personalmba.com/forcing-function/ CONNECT WITH JESSE:...

Oct 30, 20237 min

Filling Your Funnel & Building a Great Sales Career with Gabe Lullo of Alleyoop

Gabe Lullo is the CEO of Alleyoop. He shares his experience building a SDRaaS agency, what's working in pipeline generation and how to stand out as a rep. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp enter the promo code SSP15 for 15% off your first 3 months EPISODE LINKS: • Connect with Gab...

Oct 19, 202336 min

An Important Factor for Success That Nobody Really Talks About

Having a great manager is extremely important in Tech Sales and a bad manager can set you back years. Jesse shares some ideas for managing this in your sales career. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp enter the promo code SSP15 for 15% off your first 3 months CONNECT WITH JESSE: • ...

Oct 11, 202315 min

Leveling Up with Your Sales Stack (Outreach Unleash Teaser)

Jesse shares a promo clip for the upcoming sales panel at Outreach Unleash this week. More info: https://unleash.outreach.io/ SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp enter the promo code SSP15 for 15% off your first 3 months CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/je...

Oct 02, 20235 min

Stop Losing Deals When Your Not in the Room with Nate Nasralla of Fluint

Nate Nasralla is the Co-Founder of Fluint (Fluint.io). In today's episode, he shares how he started Fluint, his process for Buyer Enablement and 10 tips for improving your writing in sales. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp enter the promo code SSP15 for 15% off your first 3 month...

Sep 08, 202345 min

Re-Thinking Pipeline Generation with Todd Busler of Champify

Todd Busler is the Co-Founder & CEO of Champify. He shares his career journey to sales and sales leadership and how he came up with the idea for Champify. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp enter the promo code SSP15 for 15% off your first 3 months EPISODE LINKS: • Connect with...

Aug 24, 202324 min

Selling to Developers, Building Strong Champions & Company-Wide Pipeline Generation with Dustin Beaudoin of Airplane

Dustin Beaudoin is the Head of Sales at Airplane. In this episode, he shared advice for selling to technical buyers, building and leveraging strong champions in your deals and how to use the network effect of your entire company to build pipeline. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl...

Aug 21, 202347 min

Creating Outbound Sequences That Actually Work with David Breshears

Dave Breshears is the Chief Revenue Mechanic at Silicon Hills Revenue Lab and the Chief Evangelist of OutreachPros. Dave joins Jesse to share easy-to-implement tips for creating and executing great outbound sequences. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp enter the promo code SSP15 fo...

Aug 17, 202344 min

SaaS Sales Side Hustles... Should You Start One?

Jesse talks side hustles, and whether or not you should focus on one, while also sharing some rep friendly side hustle ideas. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year EPISODE LINKS: • Check out PartnerStack for managing affiliate partnerships: https://partnerstack.com/ CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/ • Twitte...

Aug 10, 202325 min

Exploring the Indie Tech Stack with James Urie of Close

James Urie is the Senior Partnerships Manager at Close. James is a sales tech expert, podcaster, and all around interesting guy. In this episode, James shares insights into the "Indie Stack" and speaks to the importance of finding the right tools for your company and team. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Apollo (Find, contact, and close you...

Aug 03, 202335 min

Story Time: When I Closed My First $100K Deal

Jesse spends a Friday afternoon telling the story of his first $100K SaaS deal. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year EPISODE LINKS: • https://jessewoodbury.com/100k CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessewoodbury • Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/ HELP GROW SSP: • Join the ...

Jul 21, 202320 min
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