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The Predictable Revenue Podcast

Collin Stewartpredictablerevenue.com
We interview outbound sales leaders so that you can learn directly from the people on the front lines. Our goal is to help our audience learn sales development, coaching, and prospecting best practices from people that are currently building or have built SDR teams.

Episodes

088: Becoming a lead magnet: How Kate Turchin, the Cloud Security Singer, went from working a tiny territory to an online sales sensation in a few short weeks

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes the pod’s first online singing sensation: Kate Turchin, the “ Cloud Security Singer .” Kate is a marketing leader at a well-known cloud security firm who set the internet on fire over that couple years with her educational (and hilarious!) songs about cloud security. If you somehow missed her tunes, check out her YouTube channel and commence rocking out. Throughout the pod, Collin and Kate talk about how to turn ...

Jan 23, 201943 min

087: The nuances of changing pricing: How SaaSquatch’s Will Fraser decided on a price increase, got his team onboard, and increased opportunities in the process

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Will Fraser, Chief Executive Officer of referral platform SaaSquatch. Will is a lifelong entrepreneur – he started his first business as a teenager and hasn't stopped since. In addition to leading SaaSquatch for the past six years, Will also serves at the Chair of GrowthAutomation.org, the official community for news, education, and thought leadership on Growth Automation. Throughout the pod, Collin and Will disc...

Jan 16, 201940 min

086: How to align marketing and sales to increase revenue with expert coach and consultant Jeff Davis

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Jeff Davis, Founder, Keynote Speaker, and Coach at the JD2 Consulting Group. In addition to his roles at the consultancy he founded, Jeff is the executive producer and host of The Alignment Podcast, the creator and host of the Sales + Marketing Alignment Summit, and an entrepreneur in residence at VentureSCALE. Throughout the pod, Collin and Jeff discuss the critical pillar of revenue growth: the strategic alignm...

Jan 09, 20191 hr 6 min

085: How to kill words and communicate clearly with Patrick E. McLean

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Aaron Ross welcomes Patrick E. McLean, communicator and President and Editor-in-Chief of the good words (right order) consultancy. Patrick is a veteran writer, creative, and advertising professional. He’s worked in national agencies, consulted for some of the world’s largest companies (Amazon, for instance), and run his own shops as well. Throughout the pod, Aaron and Patrick discuss an unflinching pillar of business: clear and effectiv...

Jan 02, 201933 min

084: The importance of being personal: How Workfront’s prospectors heavily tailor their email outreach to cut through the noise

On this edition of a live Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes two members of Workfront’s sales leadership team: Justin Hiatt, Vice President of Digital Sales, and Eddy Morris, Enablement Manager. Before joining Workfront, Justin held leadership positions at some of the most well-known tech companies – Insidesales.com, HubSpot, and Oracle, to name just a few. Eddy bring years of multidisciplinary leadership experience to his role at Workfront, having led cross-functional ...

Dec 26, 20181 hr 3 min

083: How to perfect your sales emails and close more deals

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, we’re flipping the script a bit and bringing you a star-studded webinar our co-CEO Collin Stewart took part in with Steli Efti, CEO of Close.io, Don Erwin, Head of Revenue at Mixmax, and Dustin Crawford, Sales Manager at Intercom. Throughout this webinar, these four veteran sales leaders talk all things cold email: how to craft, deliver, and follow up with prospects to fill your pipeline and, of course, close more deals. Highlights include: com...

Dec 19, 20181 hr 1 min

082: How to set up a scalable growth engine with Collin Stewart, co-CEO of Predictable Revenue, and Ali Tajsekandar, CEO of Wishpond

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Ali Tajsekandar, Founder and CEO at Wishpond for a live webinar on a mission-critical topic for every entrepreneur and sales leader: how to build a scalable growth engine Ali is a veteran technology entrepreneur and advisor – he’s led Wishpond for the past 9 years, and guided the company through substantial growth. Throughout their discussion, Collin and Ali outline the foundational components needed to turn any ...

Dec 12, 20181 hr

081: How to nail your proposals with Mimiran’s Reuben Swartz

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Reuben Swartz, Founder of Mimiran Sales Acceleration Software. Reuben is a veteran sales operations professional and proposal specialist, with experience working in international enterprise companies, founding startups, and hosting his own podcast. Throughout the pod, Collin and Reuben discuss how to plan, execute, and, ultimately, win proposals. Highlights include: why people need help with proposals (3:34), Reu...

Dec 05, 201847 min

080:"This interview was part of StartupCircle.co's live Q&As where entrepreneurs can connect with successful founders and experts, ask questions and gets answers that they can apply to move their businesses forward.

" This interview was part of StartupCircle.co 's live Q&As where entrepreneurs can connect with successful founders and experts, ask questions and gets answers that they can apply to move their businesses forward. Access previous sessions and join future ones at StartupCircle.co ."...

Nov 22, 201846 min

079: Aaron Ross recently sat down with Dimitar Stanimiroff – founder and CEO of workflow and analytics platform Heresy – to discuss all about outbound sales on Dimitar’s Heresy podcast

"Aaron Ross recently sat down with Dimitar Stanimiroff – founder and CEO of workflow and analytics platform Heresy – to discuss all about outbound sales on Dimitar’s Heresy podcast." On this episode Dimitar speaks to best-selling author and internationally-recognised sales leader, Aaron Ross . Stay tuned to find out: - What motivated Aaron to write his first book, Predictable Revenue; - How he manages to run two businesses, look after his 9 children and still find time to work on new projects; -...

Nov 15, 201836 min

078: How FLEXE’S Dominic Atkatz gets his new SDRs phone-ready in two-and-a-half weeks

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Dominic Atkatz, Sale Development Manager at Seattle-based FLEXE. Dominic has navigated every sales development position at FLEXE – he was the company’s first SDR, rose to SDR Team Lead, and now oversees all sales development at the fast-growing warehousing and logistics tech company. Throughout the pod, Collin and Dominic discuss onboarding, and how FLEXE gets its new SDRs ready to tackle the phones quickly. High...

Nov 07, 20181 hr 3 min

077: Understanding buyer psychology and how it fits into the sales process with Outreach’s Max Altschuler

On this edition of a live Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Max Altschuler, CEO, and Founder of Sales Hacker and Vice President of Marketing at Outreach. If you’ve been working sales over the past few years, you’ve come across Max and his work. In addition to leading marketing at Outreach, Max is the founder and CEO of Sales Hacker, Author and podcast host of Career Hacking, and co-founder and chief evangelist of SUTRA, a healthy coffee alternative. We told you – Max i...

Oct 31, 201855 min

076: How marketing and sales development collaborate to help Big Health connect with, educate, and close Fortune 500 companies with Mike Radoccia

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Mike Radoccia, Marketing and Business Development Lead at Big Health. For the past 3 years, Mike has been leading the growth team at Big Health, where he r aises awareness around the importance and challenges of improving employee mental health with some of North America’s largest companies. Throughout the pod, Collin and Mike examine how Big Health leverages the complimentary skills of marketing and sales develo...

Oct 24, 20181 hr 11 min

VIDEO - 075: The ins and outs of managing remote sales teams with upCurve Cloud’s Joey Maller

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Joey Maller, Google Cloud Sales Manager at UpCurve Cloud. Joey is a self-proclaimed G-Suite expert, and a veteran of leading remote sales teams. Throughout the pod, Collin and Joey traverse the nuanced world of remote work: why it works, where it can go wrong, and how to keep it interesting. Highlights include: why a company should consider adopting a remote sales model (7:09), when remote work doesn’t make sense...

Oct 17, 201843 min

075: The ins and outs of managing remote sales teams with upCurve Cloud’s Joey Maller

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Joey Maller, Google Cloud Sales Manager at UpCurve Cloud. Joey is a self-proclaimed G-Suite expert, and a veteran of leading remote sales teams. Throughout the pod, Collin and Joey traverse the nuanced world of remote work: why it works, where it can go wrong, and how to keep it interesting. Highlights include: why a company should consider adopting a remote sales model (7:09), when remote work doesn’t make sense...

Oct 17, 201843 min

VIDEO - 074: How to hire, and develop, great salespeople with Pendo’s Bill Binch

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Bill Binch, Chief Revenue Officer at fast-growing product cloud provider Pendo. Over the course of his career, Bill has led global sales teams at vertical defining companies such as Marketo, and advised a host of startups across the United States. Throughout the pod, Collin and Bill examine a critical component of every successful sales team: how to hire high-performing reps. Highlights include: The perils of a ‘...

Oct 10, 201858 min

074: How to hire, and develop, great salespeople with Pendo’s Bill Binch

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Bill Binch, Chief Revenue Officer at fast-growing product cloud provider Pendo. Over the course of his career, Bill has led global sales teams at vertical defining companies such as Marketo, and advised a host of startups across the United States. Throughout the pod, Collin and Bill examine a critical component of every successful sales team: how to hire high-performing reps. Highlights include: The perils of a ‘...

Oct 10, 201858 min

073: ProfitWell’s Patrick Campbell on why it’s important to understand the nuanced factors that determine pricing...and why salespeople aren’t more involved in pricing discussions

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Patrick Campbell, CEO of Boston-based business intelligence firm ProfitWell. Like every technology entrepreneur Patrick, has a background in econometrics and math (we kid, we kid). Before establishing ProfitWell, Patrick worked in the intelligence community in Washington D.C., and did economic modelling for Google. You know, just a couple of obscure organizations. No big deal. Throughout the pod, Collin and Patri...

Oct 03, 201858 min

072: How to hire people with a winning mindset: In conversation with Matt Millen, Outreach SVP of Revenue

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Matt Millen, Senior Vice President of Revenue at Outreach. If it’s possible to sales in your DNA, than Matt has it. He’s led sales team for some of the world’s most well-known corporations – including T-Mobile and world famous life coach Tony Robbins. Oh, and he’s also raced cars. Professionally. Throughout the pod, Collin and Matt talk about leadership philosophy and how to hire positive, determined, and high-pr...

Sep 26, 201841 min

VIDEO - 072: How to hire people with a winning mindset: In conversation with Matt Millen, Outreach SVP of Revenue

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Matt Millen, Senior Vice President of Revenue at Outreach. If it’s possible to sales in your DNA, than Matt has it. He’s led sales team for some of the world’s most well-known corporations – including T-Mobile and world famous life coach Tony Robbins. Oh, and he’s also raced cars. Professionally. Throughout the pod, Collin and Matt talk about leadership philosophy and how to hire positive, determined, and high-pr...

Sep 26, 201841 min

071: What it really takes to get a successful SDR team off the ground with Aaron Ross

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes author, consultant, sales guru, co-CEO, father of 9, and...co-host of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, Aaron Ross. You may have heard of him . Throughout the pod, Collin and discuss the realities of building an outbound sales team. Highlights include: how long it takes to build an SDR team (5:10), avoiding a “reactive” sales culture (15:45), the perils of mixing inbound and outbound (17:05), setting realistic tim...

Sep 19, 201844 min

VIDEO - 071: What it really takes to get a successful SDR team off the ground with Aaron Ross

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes author, consultant, sales guru, co-CEO, father of 9, and...co-host of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, Aaron Ross. You may have heard of him . Throughout the pod, Collin and discuss the realities of building an outbound sales team. Highlights include: how long it takes to build an SDR team (5:10), avoiding a “reactive” sales culture (15:45), the perils of mixing inbound and outbound (17:05), setting realistic tim...

Sep 19, 201844 min

070: Predictable Revenue cold email Q&A featuring Mailshake’s Sujan Patel

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Sujan Patel, co-founder of email outreach platform Mailshake. Entrepreneurship is in Sujan’s DNA: he’s founded digital agencies, run marketing departments in established companies, and is currently leading five different startups in the sales and marketing space. You read that right – five companies. Throughout the pod, Collin and Sujan host a masterclass on the art of sending cold emails. If you’re a prospector,...

Sep 05, 20181 hr 8 min

VIDEO - 070: Predictable Revenue cold email Q&A featuring Mailshake’s Sujan Patel

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Sujan Patel, co-founder of email outreach platform Mailshake. Entrepreneurship is in Sujan’s DNA: he’s founded digital agencies, run marketing departments in established companies, and is currently leading five different startups in the sales and marketing space. You read that right – five companies. Throughout the pod, Collin and Sujan host a masterclass on the art of sending cold emails. If you’re a prospector,...

Sep 05, 20181 hr 8 min

069: The more things change, the more they stay the same: Aaron Ross and Drift’s David Cancel on the future of sales

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome Drift CEO David Cancel. What hasn’t David done in the tech world? He’s founded five companies, executed numerous successful exits, and held a C-level position at one of best-known tech startups in history. #resumegoals Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron, and David take turns reading the tea leaves and offer their thoughts on the future of sales (and take a trip down memory lane, too!). Highlights in...

Aug 29, 20181 hr 2 min

VIDEO - 069: The more things change, the more they stay the same: Aaron Ross and Drift’s David Cancel on the future of sales

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome Drift CEO David Cancel. What hasn’t David done in the tech world? He’s founded five companies, executed numerous successful exits, and held a C-level position at one of best known tech startups in history. #resumegoals Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron, and David take turns reading the tea leaves and offer their thoughts on the future of sales (and take a trip down memory lane, too!). Highlights in...

Aug 29, 20181 hr 2 min

068: From Telemarketing to a Seat at The Executive Table: The Evolution of the SDR With SalesSource’s Lars Nilsson

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome Lars Nilsson, CEO of renowned Bay Area sales consultancy SalesSource. Lars has been involved in the world of sales development for more than 20 years. He’s held senior leadership positions at enterprise organization such as Cloudera, as well as numerous other San Francisco startups. Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron, and Lars chart the history, and discuss the future, of prospecting. This is Sales ...

Aug 22, 20181 hr 3 min

VIDEO - 068: From Telemarketing to a Seat at The Executive Table: The Evolution of the SDR With SalesSource’s Lars Nilsson

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome Lars Nilsson, CEO of renowned Bay Area sales consultancy SalesSource. Lars has been involved in the world of sales development for more than 20 years. He’s held senior leadership positions at enterprise organization such as Cloudera, as well as numerous other San Francisco startups. Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron, and Lars chart the history, and discuss the future, of prospecting. This is Sales ...

Aug 22, 20181 hr 3 min

VIDEO -067: The many lives of sales: why Rambl’s Mitch Coopet believes sales and product teams are two sides of the same coin

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Mitch Coopet, CEO and Co-Founder of Minneapolis’ Rambl. Mitch is an entrepreneur, through and through. Instead settling in under an umbrella at the beach after lead a high-profile company from inception to exit, he founded Rambl and got right back to work. #startuplife Throughout the pod, Collin and Mitch discuss how the importance of aligning product and sales teams, in particular in early-stage startups. Highli...

Aug 15, 201840 min

067: The many lives of sales: why Rambl’s Mitch Coopet believes sales and product teams are two sides of the same coin

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Mitch Coopet, CEO and Co-Founder of Minneapolis’ Rambl. Mitch is an entrepreneur, through and through. Instead settling in under an umbrella at the beach after lead a high-profile company from inception to exit, he founded Rambl and got right back to work. #startuplife Throughout the pod, Collin and Mitch discuss how the importance of aligning product and sales teams, in particular in early-stage startups. Highli...

Aug 15, 201840 min