David Wood is the founder of Focus.Ceo and a high performance coach. In today's conversation we talk about David's prescription for growth, which he calls the Five Ones. These are great guidelines for sellers to put together a disciplined and focused plan for success: One ICP, One Problem & One Promise, One Conversion Tool, One Source of Traffic, and Give Yourself One Year. Plus, we dig into why you need to keep experimenting, measuring, and iterating. Follow Andy: LinkedIn | https://bit.ly/...
Jul 02, 2021•47 min•Ep. 938
Tony Hughes and Justin Michael are the co-authors of a new book titled, "Tech Powered Sales: Achieve Superhuman Sales Skills." In their book they make some bold predictions about what the future of sales will look like so on today's episode we dig into some of these predictions. Including why a 1/3 of field sales jobs will go the way of the dinosaurs. Plus, why more than 80% of all sales development teams fail and what that means for what's next. Follow Andy: LinkedIn | https://bit.ly/Andy-Linke...
Jul 01, 2021•56 min•Ep. 937
Nick Capozzi. is the VP of Sales at Smile Virtual. And the founder of SalesPitching. On today's episode Nick and I start off talking about his experiences spending 10 years living and working on a cruise ship as a salesperson. It's a fascinating story. Then we move on talk to talk about the main topic of the day: how to get better at presenting yourself on video. Tune-in for real practical takeaways about how to eliminate crutch and negative words in your videos messages. Follow Andy: LinkedIn |...
Jun 29, 2021•47 min•Ep. 936
Karry Kleeman is the Chief Revenue Officer at LogicGate. On today's episode we talk about risk and how sellers can manage it. Plus, we dive into what sellers typically miss with risk in sales and the steps they can take to fix it. Follow Andy: LinkedIn | https://bit.ly/Andy-LinkedIn Sponsored by: ringDNA | Transform your sales team into a high-performing revenue engine | www.ringDNA.com/andy Explore the ringDNA Podcast Universe: Sales Enablement Podcast | https://bit.ly/SEP-LP-ED Selling with Pu...
Jun 25, 2021•42 min•Ep. 935
Mike Bosworth is one of the true legends in the sales profession. He is the author and creator of both "Solution Selling" and "Customer Centric Selling." I enjoy it every time Mike comes on the show. Because I learn something new. And today's no exception. In today's episode we talk about a growing problem in sales: discovery resistance. Discovery resistance is resistance to being questioned – pushback – verbalized or not, from a buyer you would like to get to know. Discovery Resistance originat...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 934
Aaron Evans is the co-founder and Head of Training & Enablement for a new venture called FlowState - a B2B sales performance consulting firm based in the UK. Aaron has also been recognized as a Top 20 Global Sales Enablement Influencer. In today's conversation Aaron and I dig into the topic of qualification. It's a subject that gets a lot of lip service but overall qualification is not performed very well by sellers. If I'm working with a sales team or seller on a lost deal review, I start w...
Jun 22, 2021•46 min•Ep. 933
Marc A Pitman is the CEO of the Concord Leadership Group and author of an interesting book titled "The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be." In today's conversation Marc and I talk about the importance of developing and embracing your personal style. This is critical for individual contributors in sales as well as sales leaders. So, we dive into the choice that people have to make: keep seeking outside yourself for someone else’s system ...
Jun 18, 2021•47 min•Ep. 932
Janine Kurnoff & Lee Lazarus are the co-founders of The Presentation Company and co-authors of a really cool book titled "Everyday Business Storytelling: Create, Simplify and Adapt a Visual Narrative for Any Audience." And, they are sisters! I loved reading my guests' book. They really have simplified the process of creating and telling a great story and it's such a beautiful visually compelling book as well. Which you'd expect given the sub-title of the book! On today's episode Janine and L...
Jun 17, 2021•51 min•Ep. 931
Cherilynn Castleman is the managing partner of CGI Executive Coaching and the Chief Learning Office for Sistas in Sales - the first national organization to serve women of color in professional sales careers. In today's conversation Cherilynn and I talk about her new book, "What's in the C.A.R.D.S.?: 5 Post-Pandemic Sales Strategies." Cherilynn calls herself the relationship sales expert, which of course speaks to my heart and my experience in the world of sales. Today we dive into the importanc...
Jun 15, 2021•43 min•Ep. 930
As you all know this podcast is a part of the ringDNA family. So we’re excited to announce that ringDNA, the revenue acceleration platform, has been named a Cool Vendor by Gartner. What is a Cool Vendor, you ask? According to Gartner, a Cool Vendor is a company offering technology that is innovative — it enables users to do things they couldn’t do before. To celebrate this, we wanted to bring you a special conversation between Howard Brown (CEO and founder of ringDNA), William Tyree (CMO) and Ry...
Jun 14, 2021•27 min
Brendan McAdams is the co-founder of Expertscape and Managing Director of Kiinetics. In today's conversation we dig into the changing nature of how salespeople are employed. In short, we explore the question: are we approaching a time when most sellers will not be employed as full-time employees of the companies whose products they sell? Will future sales employment look more like gig work? Or will it look more like professional sports? Where athletes auction off their services and sign huge gua...
Jun 11, 2021•52 min•Ep. 929
Phil M Jones is the author of the mega best-selling sales book, "Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact." In today's conversation we talk about “magic words”. I really like Phil's book. He provides incredibly simple (yet highly effective) takeaways about the phrases that any seller can incorporate into their day-to-day selling that open the doors to in-depth conversations with buyers, help you understand and effectively answer objections, and thoughtfully challenge a buyer...
Jun 10, 2021•57 min•Ep. 928
Ray Rike is the founder and CEO of RevOps Squared, and host of the Metrics that Measure Up podcast. On today's episode we're talking all things sales metrics, the good, the bad and the ugly. Which ones works, which don't. And we also dive into the metrics sales leaders and sellers should be tracking and analyzing that actually move the needle on sales performance. Follow Andy: LinkedIn | https://bit.ly/Andy-LinkedIn Sponsored by: ringDNA | Transform your sales team into a high-performing revenue...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 927
Kristina Jaramillo is the founder of Personal ABM. Today we talk about how to win, protect and expand the EXACT accounts you want. We also dive into a larger sales problem: namely that sales is still stuck trying to push buyers through their sales process. Instead of sellers helping buyers create a buying vision so strong that buyers pull sales, marketing and account teams through the buying process. As Kristina shares, short sales-cycles, high margins, and high client retention rates are common...
Jun 04, 2021•44 min•Ep. 926
Michael Londgren is the CMO at Seismic. Today we're going to discuss the findings from the 2021 edition of Seismic's annual benchmark report on sales enablement titled, "Decoding the Best Practices of Visionaries." First, Michael shares how Seismic defines a sales enablement visionary. Then Michael and I dig into the 5 key findings for sales enablement leaders in Seismic's report. Position sales enablement as a strategic priority Drive go to market alignment by applying sales enablement across e...
Jun 03, 2021•47 min•Ep. 925
Darin Dawson is the President and co-founder of BombBomb. There's been so much talk about video and sales over the past year. Most of it connected to using services like Zoom or Teams for sales calls with buyers. That's all well and good but most of the communications you have with buyers are asynchronous. They're not interactive. They're messages. In one form or another. Today Darin and I talk about the power of video messaging to effectively move deals forward. If nothing else over the past ye...
Jun 01, 2021•44 min•Ep. 924
Hey folks. I'm taking the day off. And my friend Howard Brown (CEO and Founder of ringDNA) is taking my place behind the mic. On this episode Howard talks with Mary Grothe (CEO at House of Revenue). This is our final episode in our series of conversations for #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth. While I may play a sales-psychologist on this podcast, Howard's the real deal - a trained psychologist. In their conversation, Mary shares her sales and mental health journey. From her early successes and the de...
May 28, 2021•52 min•Ep. 923
Brandon Fluharty is the Vice President of Strategic Accounts at LivePerson. Today we're having a conversation about health and well-being in sales. And how those are tied to your ability to perform at your best. To be the best version of you. We start by talking about why sellers should approach sales like an athlete. We dig into the four critical areas of your life that Brandon has identified that sellers need to monitor: Sleep Skills Strain - the amount of mental and physical efforts Satisfact...
May 27, 2021•54 min•Ep. 922
Jeff Riseley is the founder of the Sales Health Alliance. Today we are talking about the long term ramifications of this last year on salespeople. Few companies have acknowledged this extraordinary situation and most are pushing harder than ever. We dive into why Jeff believes that sellers are relying too heavily on willpower to push through their work tasks and are unable to rest and recover effectively. In his mind, this means an OVERCORRECTION is coming. Jeff believes that one outcome of this...
May 25, 2021•50 min•Ep. 921
Amy Hrehovcik is a sales enablement expert and host of the RevenueReal Hotline. On today's episode Amy shares the story of her mental health journey. We dig into how the stresses of the past year are not in the past. And why sellers need to be vigilant in monitoring their own mental health even as it appears like the worst part of the pandemic is over. We also dive into the role sales management plays in creating sales cultures. Follow Andy: LinkedIn | https://bit.ly/Andy-LinkedIn Sponsored by: ...
May 21, 2021•56 min•Ep. 920
Bryan Smith is the co-founder and CEO of LEON Health Science. On today's episode Bryan and I talk about the science of performance improvement. Bryan was a sports scientist with USA track and field. The organization that oversees the development of the top track and field athletes in the world. So we dig into the science about how and why being in sales is like being an athlete. And Bryan shares why we need to adopt a more scientific approach to monitoring the things that truly do affect our per...
May 20, 2021•53 min•Ep. 919
Mercy Bell is the co-founder and creative director of Take Care, start-up advisor, and an experienced sales professional. On today's episode, Mercy shares the story of her recovery, how her alcohol consumption was connected to her work in sales, and how she broke the cycle. Now Mercy has created a new venture dedicated to wellness and mental well-being called Take Care. The goal of Take Care is to start conversations about wellness, recovery and resilience. To that end they are hosting a month l...
May 18, 2021•52 min•Ep. 918
Ian Koniak is Strategic Account Director at Salesforce.com. If you have a good memory, you'll recall Ian was on this show two months ago. Today we're talking about a topic we meant to cover in his last appearance. Namely his struggles with addiction and mental health. Ian is incredibly open and honest about his past struggles with addiction and the impact it had on his family and work. We also get into the topic of burnout. Why it's too easy in sales to be out of balance with work and life. To b...
May 14, 2021•51 min•Ep. 917
Kelsey Moreira is the founder and fearless leader of Doughp, an incredibly successful cookie dough company committed to reducing the stigmas around mental health & addiction. Kelsey was on the career fast track when she hit bottom 6,000 miles away from home. That's when she committed to herself that she'd had her last drink. It's what she did from that point that makes such a great story. Kelsey shares her challenges with alcohol which led to her starting her own successful company, Doughp, ...
May 13, 2021•45 min•Ep. 916
Jon Levy is the Founder and Host of Influencers, a Behavioral scientist, consultant, and author of a very interesting new book titled, "You're Invited, The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence." On today's episode we're talking influence, connection and trust. We start with Influence. What is it? What does it mean to have influence? And the role of relationships and community in creating influence. And Jon shares the details behind his Influence Equation. Then Jon and I dive into the importa...
May 11, 2021•53 min•Ep. 915
Kate Leidy is the founder of Strively and today we talk about second chances. Strively's work is to prepare and mentor former inmates to enter the workforce as successful SDRs in tech companies. It's part of her larger mission to to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace in the tech sector. Follow Andy: LinkedIn | https://bit.ly/Andy-LinkedIn Sponsored by: ringDNA | Transform your sales team into a high-performing revenue engine | www.ringDNA.com/andy Explore the ringDNA Podcast Universe:...
May 07, 2021•33 min•Ep. 914
Marin Nelson is the Regional VP of Enterprise Service at Salesforce, and the co-founder and CEO of SoberForce. In this conversation Marin shares her story of recovery and how that led to the creation of Soberforce, an Employee Led Resource Group within Salesforce - started with the goal to provide a community and connection for sober employees, support people with addiction issues and to destigmatize addiction. As Marin shares, they are raising awareness, being open about sharing their own recov...
May 06, 2021•44 min•Ep. 913
Howard Brown is Founder and CEO of ringDNA, and a licensed therapist. Richard Harris is the Founder of the Harris Consulting Group, and Co-founder of "Surf and Sales". Today's episode is the first in a series about mental health and sales. In this conversation, Richard shares his personal sales and mental health story, and we dig into recent survey data on mental health in sales. Follow Andy: LinkedIn | https://bit.ly/Andy-LinkedIn Sponsored by: ringDNA | Transform your sales team into a high-pe...
May 04, 2021•53 min•Ep. 912
John P Davis is the author of the book, "HOW TO GET A SALES JOB." In today's conversation John and I get into what makes interviewing for a sales job unique. Getting a job is like sales itself. And John breaks down what you need to do to help the buyer (in this case, the hiring manager) make the right decision. Plus, we dive into how to effectively tell your story in an interview. And the pitfalls to avoid. Follow Andy: LinkedIn | https://bit.ly/Andy-LinkedIn Sponsored by: ringDNA | Transform yo...
Apr 30, 2021•54 min•Ep. 911
Dale Dupree is the founder and CEO of The Sales Rebellion. If you've been paying attention, Dale's is a growing voice in the conversation about how we do sales better. And in this episode Dale and I dig into what salespeople should be rebelling against. We talk about the problems with product led sales, We get into what it means to rebel against the outdated and ineffective methods and processes that are so pervasive in B2B. Plus, we dive into the issues with sales leadership; with sales bosses;...
Apr 29, 2021•39 min•Ep. 910
