Morgan J Ingram is the Director of Sales Execution and Evolution at JB Sales Training. He's host of The SDR Chronicles and Muffins with Morgan on Linkedin LIVE. Honestly, I get tired just thinking about everything he does. In today's episode, we spend some time talking about…Morgan. I was really interested to learn about his story, as he’s made a big impact in a short time. We get into the specific challenges that SDR managers are facing, the evolution of the SDR role and what that means for how...
Aug 20, 2020•52 min•Ep. 807
John Reid is the founder of the sales advisory firm JMReid Group and author of the book, "Moving from Models to Mindset: Rethinking the Sales Conversation." On today's episode, John and I find ourselves in violent agreement about (most of) the main points of his book. We dig into why so many of our sales training dollars are misspent. Most of you know that is a particular concern of mine! And we spend time on what separates the good from the average seller. All sellers receive pretty much the sa...
Aug 18, 2020•56 min•Ep. 806
Justin Welsh is an SMB SaaS advisor and executive mentor who enables founders to drive scalable growth. He recently led LA-based PatientPop from $0 to $50M in recurring revenue. On today's episode, we get serious about a topic Justin believes more sellers should be paying attention to: building your own brand as a seller. I enjoy having the opportunity to talk with yet another emerging young leader in sales. I love hearing these new voices with new ideas and new perspectives on what needs to hap...
Aug 13, 2020•49 min•Ep. 804
Whitney Johnson is the author of the book, "Disrupt Yourself: Master Relentless Change and Speed Up Your Learning Curve" First things first, I love this book. If you’re in sales and you’re struggling to improve your performance, and perhaps need some additional motivation to make a change, then you need to read Whitney’s book. We cover a lot of ground in this conversation. She explains how the S curve of innovative disruption (popularized by Clayton Christensen's famous book, The Innovator’s Dil...
Aug 11, 2020•56 min•Ep. 803
Todd Davis is the Chief People Officer for FranklinCovey and author of, Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to build more effective Relationships at Work. What I enjoyed about this conversation with Todd is that you’ll learn that building relationships with your team is very similar to building them with customers. We dive deep into building credibility and how you demonstrate character and competence. Plus, we discuss motivations - keeping in mind my favorite quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson, "What y...
Aug 07, 2020•46 min•Ep. 802
Belal Batrawy, founder of Death2Fluff, and I are going to talk about why he believes it’s time to elevate the sales profession. What I really enjoyed about this episode is having the opportunity to talk with a bright young voice in sales, a person still at the beginning of his sales career (at least compared with me!) who is taking the time to think deeply about sales. There is way too much fluff in all the sales advice put out and I respect the way Belal is willing to put his beliefs out there....
Aug 06, 2020•52 min•Ep. 801
Bill Cates (author of "Radical Relevance") and I talk about what is means to be radically relevant in order to cut through the noise and grab a buyer's attention. I always enjoy talking with Bill. He’s a straight talker. And I really enjoy his emphasis on how sellers need to get out of their own heads about what differentiation is and what value is. Because if your buyer doesn’t think you’re differentiated and doesn’t believe your “value” to be valuable. Then, it’s not, is it? We’re also going t...
Aug 04, 2020•40 min•Ep. 800
Zvi Guterman, the founder and CEO of CloudShare, joins me for a conversation about why traditional sales demos haven’t kept pace with the demands and requirements of buyers. We talk about how buyers were changing even before the pandemic. And we’ll dig into the idea of the enabled and empowered buyer, and how sellers can reduce the friction associated with demos and proofs of concept. _ Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy
Jul 31, 2020•38 min•Ep. 799
Matt Heinz, President of Heinz Marketing and host of the Sales Pipeline Radio podcast, joins me for a conversation about what’s next for B2B sales. Matt and I talk about what changes he would make to how we structure and execute B2B sales if he were in charge. We’re also checking into a topic he and I first spoke about 4 years ago on this program - the 7 reasons why BDRs/SDRs aren’t making quota. This was from a chapter in his book, Full Funnel Marketing. So in this conversation I asked Matt to ...
Jul 30, 2020•40 min•Ep. 798
Nez Balelo is a Major League Baseball super agent, representing such players as Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers, and many more. He’s also the co-head of CAA Sport’s Baseball Division. He joins me today to have a conversation about sales and negotiation strategy. As you can imagine, over a career negotiating contracts for some of the biggest stars in baseball, Nez has learned a thing or two about how to connect with the people on the ot...
Jul 28, 2020•45 min•Ep. 797
Terri Sjodin is the founder of Sjodin Communications and author of a new research report titled “The State of Sales Presentations 2020." She joins me today for a conversation about the common sales presentation mistakes professionals make in today’s market. As Terri and I get into, the world changed, just a little bit, even after she had finished this research. However, the net effect is that the relevance and importance of many of the recommendations that Terri makes for sellers have been ampli...
Jul 24, 2020•48 min•Ep. 796
Richard Harris (Founder of The Harris Consulting Group and Director of Sales Training for Sales Hacker) joins me today for a conversation about sales training. It’s one of my favorite topics. Because I believe it’s one of the areas in sales where there is the biggest room for improvement. Richard and I talk about how, as the world around us has changed, at least temporarily, if not forever, what impact that will have on how we train sellers. This is important because for many sellers, what they ...
Jul 23, 2020•49 min•Ep. 795
Bob Apollo (founder of Inflexion-Point Strategy Partners) is a keen observer of where sellers should be focusing their efforts during this period of economic disruption. In today's episode, learn how to sell in the midst of a downturn. A Recession is not an excuse for not selling. Yes, it’s harder. Yes, it’s frustrating. But if you’re willing to be thoughtful and methodical about how you go to market, you can still hit your numbers. To that end we’re going to dive into the 3 criteria that seller...
Jul 21, 2020•54 min•Ep. 794
Scott Miller is the EVP of Thought Leadership at Franklin Covey and author of the book, "From Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenge to Become the Leader You Would Follow." Today we talk about management development and dig into Scott's ongoing journey to become a leader you would follow. _ Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy
Jul 17, 2020•50 min•Ep. 793
David Kreiger is the founder and CEO of SalesRoads. Today, David and I dig into his 4 essential building blocks for effectively selling (and managing) remote. _ Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy
Jul 16, 2020•42 min•Ep. 792
Jeb Blount is the founder of Sales Gravy and author of numerous best-selling books like "Fanatical Prospecting," which was the winner of ringDNA’s Sales Madness Bracket Challenge for most influential sales book. Today we talk about, well, pretty much everything. I had read Jeb’s latest book:, "The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Objections: The Art and Science of Getting Past No," I had a ton of questions prepared to ask him, and we didn’t talk about any of it! No worries though, just sit back and e...
Jul 14, 2020•50 min•Ep. 791
Today, my friend and erstwhile co-host Bridget Gleason (Head of Sales, TideLift) joins me on Sales Enablement Podcast #790 to talk about what SDRs and AEs should be doing NOW to prepare themselves for an uncertain career future, and how to improve onboarding new sellers and upskilling more veteran sellers. _ Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy
Jul 10, 2020•35 min•Ep. 790
Alice Heiman is The CEO's Sales Coach, and an award-winning blogger and speaker. Today, we dig into why managers need to go the extra mile to keep their sales teams intact during economic uncertainty and what the penalties will be if you don't. We’ll also get into why sellers need to stay super connected with their customers and Alice will provide some solid tactics on how to do exactly that. _ Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere: www.ringDNA.com/andy
Jul 09, 2020•53 min•Ep. 789
This is Episode 1 of Andy's brand new podcast miniseries, SELLING WITH PURPOSE. ABOUT THE SHOW: What does it mean to sell with purpose? What if a successful sale doesn’t just mean one more widget on the balance sheet, but one more life saved? How can you bring immediacy and purpose to every conversation, no matter what you’re selling? How are the most successful sales teams thriving in the face of economic uncertainty, all while working remotely? Join Andy Paul (host of Sales Enablement Podcast)...
Jul 07, 2020•45 min
Meridith Elliot Powell is the author of several books including, "Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy." In this episode, we discuss sales follow up and how to ensure you are in front of the right buyers at the right time. _ Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy
Jul 03, 2020•43 min•Ep. 788
Justin Roff-Marsh is the author of, "The Machine: A Radical Approach to the Design of the Sales Function," and Founder of Ballistix, a Los Angeles-based sales consultancy. In this episode, Justin and I challenge sales orthodoxy on a wide range of topics. Tune in to see why I love having Justin on the show to confront the conservative, hidebound thinking that dominates in sales.
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 787
Mike Schultz is the President of the RAIN Group. In this episode, we talk about the new report RAIN Group published on B2B sales negotiations titled, "Top Performance in Sales Negotiations: Surprising Research on Tactics Sellers and Buyers Use, What Works, and What Doesn’t." Mike and I dig into why good business deals are as much about good selling as they are good negotiation. We then get into RAIN’s Six Essential Rules of Sales negotiation, what Mike’s team found was the most effective sales n...
Jun 30, 2020•41 min•Ep. 786
Scott Leese, Founder of Surf & Sales, Co-Host of the Surf & Sales podcast, and author. In today's episode, we learn of Scott's amazing resilience in combating a life-threatening illness and how he used that experience to launch his successful sales career. Listen and learn why Scott and I both hated making cold calls and what we did to avoid them! (Hint: It's get promoted to manager)
Jun 26, 2020•43 min•Ep. 785
Maura Thomas is the author of "Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity Every Day." In today's episode, Maura shares with us why “time management” is not the solution for increasing your personal productivity. When distraction is the enemy, and that distraction comes in an increasing number of digital forms, the cure is "attention management." Listen and learn how to manage your attention in a communications economy driven by capturing and holding your attention. _ Arm y...
Jun 25, 2020•45 min•Ep. 784
Gessie Schechinger is the VP of Sales at Zibtek and the CRO at OnCourse Sales Engagement Platform. In today's episode, Gessie and I dig into how sellers should think about automation as a vehicle for retention and the battle for the "soul of sales". Plus, we explore new ways to measure sales rep productivity. _ Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere: www.ringDNA.com/andy
Jun 23, 2020•45 min•Ep. 783
This is part one of my interview series with the four finalists of ringDNA’s Sales Madness BEST SALES BOOK bracket competition. Over 5,000 people voted and four authors were crowned the greatest of all-time: Jeb Blount, Keenan, Mike Weiberg, and Paul Smith. Today, Keenan joins me to talk about why GAP Selling is such a hit, as well as the future of sales, what it means for salespeople, and how sales teams can successfully navigate it.
Jun 21, 2020•28 min•Ep. 782
Kevin "KD" Dorsey (VP of Inside Sales at PatientPop) and I discuss how to improve inside sales performance and why taking responsibility for investing in our own sales-education has been key to our success. _ Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere: www.ringDNA.com/andy
Jun 18, 2020•55 min•Ep. 781
Antonio Garrido is CEO of Sandler Training in Miami and author of a new book titled, "The 21st-Century Ride-Along: How Sales Leaders Can Develop Their Teams in Real-Time Sales Calls." Listen and learn why ride-alongs are a powerful yet underutilized development tool in the sales leader’s toolkit. We'll get specific on how sales manager's can plan and execute a successful ride-along, why they'll need to allow their reps to fail, and how not to allow themselves to fall victim to The Lone Ranger-Sy...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 780
Meet Ben Cohen, Head of Sales Excellence and Marketing (North America and South America) for HELLA. If you're not familiar, HELLA is a $10 billion German enterprise with nearly 40,000 employees serving the automotive industry worldwide. In this episode, Ben joins me to talk about how to effectively transition major account sellers (who historically have nurtured critical strategic relationships with face-to-face selling) to virtual and remote sellers. We'll then dig into how Ben and HELLA define...
Jun 12, 2020•38 min•Ep. 779
INC Magazine management columnist and author of the new book “Wait, I’m the Boss: The Essential Guide for New Managers to Succeed from Day One," Peter Economy joins me talk about why leaders can’t wait on their company to train and enable them to be a good manager.
Jun 11, 2020•41 min•Ep. 778
