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The weekly Sales and Marketing show to help you scale your business to the next level.

Michael McMillan


    • Jan 14, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    My Sales Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2017


    I'm sharing my path into sales to inspire other. You don't have to become a statistic. Sales was my ticket to success.

    Practice Makes Perfect

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2017


    I break down the steps you can take to create a high performing sales team on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

    Kicking The New Year Off Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2016


    Today I want to talk about how you and your team can take advantage of all that fresh, new-year energy.  By walking you through our five-step process for new clients, I'll give you several actionable tasks that will set you up for effective quota-setting and goal-reaching.

    What is a VP of Sales or CSO

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2016


    I talk about how great VPs of Sales should function within their department and within the company as a whole, and I touch on the super-important management aspects of the job, too. A company that's serious about having a robust sales team shouldn't shirk the importance of finding a stellar VP of Sales, and this episode will tell you what you need to know to do it!

    Persistence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2016


    Sales isn't an easy business to be in, as you all are well aware. It takes some serious positivity and persistence to pick yourself up after being rejected by a potential client or missing a sales goal. In my experience, your state of mind and the actions you take are far more important than a situation in itself.

    Sales By The Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2016


    In this interview, Ana and I talk about how meeting her sales quotas gives her both a sense of accomplishment and an accurate snapshot of her daily progress. She also touches on how her numbers help her structure her day so it's most productive, and how they can provide a valuable check-in when she's not meeting them. We also discuss the role of management in working with salespeople that are meeting their numbers and continually improving, not just harping on those that are falling short. 

    How to Set Up Your Pipeline the Right Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2016


    On this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on the ways to provide a high-level overview of your sales processes that will allow you to manage the health of your sales organization and understand where any deal is at any point in its lifecycle – the pipeline. We cover what the pipeline actually is, why it’s so important, and the management’s role in making sure the pipeline is properly executed Join us to discover why it is an absolute must for commission salespeople to keep their sales pipelines up to date.

    The Pivot

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2016


    On this episode, I share some of my own personal pivots that I’ve been through and give you some tips that will help you execute these changes the right way. Join us to discover what you can do in order to ensure stability as you’re working through the pivot, how to finance it, and most importantly, how to not get lost in the work and emerge more successful more successful after the changes are implemented.

    Conducting a Successful Needs Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2016


    On this episode of BizSprints, I share the tips and tricks that our sales team and I utilize to help ensure that not only we’re collecting the needs of our clients, but we’re also confirming that they are the real needs of their organization that are going to impact and drive their business forward. Tune in to discover how you can craft a proposal specific to your clients’/prospects’ needs, build the expectations, and show that you understand EXACTLY what they need to have done.

    Building Your Network and Pipelines

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2016 32:36


    From setting up your workweek and prioritizing your meetings to the art of never eating alone and getting the most out of networking events, you’ll learn everything you need to know to build your network and pipelines. So get your earbuds in and get ready to take some notes because you won’t want to miss these tips!

    The Comp Plan You Love To Hate and Hate to Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2016 31:19


    Some tips and tricks to build a sales comp plan that will grow with your biz and make sure you keep top talent on your team

    A Coach In Your Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2016 29:21


    The importance of a coach and mentor to achieve your long term goals

    Responsibilities of the Visionary

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2016 26:25


    Okay so I am the visionary for my biz. What does that mean? Time to provide some context.

    Success By Design

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2016 33:03


    Learn how to design your way to success rather than ending up there on accident or ever.

    Rock It Like My 4 Year Old

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2016 33:24


    How to take your sales career to the next level, or be able to make sales your life long career

    Stop Posting Twitter to Facebook

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2016 34:41


    Time to get your social marketing working for your biz.

    Just Smart Enough To Hire Brilliant People

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2016 35:15


    How to build and maintain the most effective team possible

    Why Yes Biz Travel is Important

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 28:32


    How to maximize your biz travel to ensure you are getting the results you need from it

    Taking A Stuffed Animal To The Spa

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2016 35:44


    The real impact of customer experience on your biz, and what it takes to achieve it

    Hone Your Sales Stalking Skills

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2016 35:40


    How to really use Linkedin and Google alerts to help drive your sales organization forward

    Have You Tried Being Your Own Customer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2016 34:55


    When it is time to build a great customer experience here is a few tips and tricks to help you do it right

    Does A Work-Life Balance Exist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016 28:11


    How to build a culture that ensures your employees always feel they have that ultimate work-life balance goal

    Yes Paying Sales People Is Important

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2016 35:24


    The importance of making sure you build your compensation structure to match the goals and needs of your business

    Do I Deserve To Run This

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2016 32:46


    From Founder to CEO can and should you do it

    Yes I Turned on my Mic This Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2016 32:09


    Businesses must fail to ultimately be successful. This episode is all about how we embrace that fact and use it to become better business people.

    Marketing 101 via Deadpool

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2016 31:53


    Some facts about business intelligence, back to marketing basics from Deadpool, and who should be sitting at your sales table.

    Ego Driven Girl Scouts Set-up For Success in Sales

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2016 28:53


    From hiring criteria for a sales person to a chat about kids learning about sales and business early in life. This episode jumps right into some interesting topics around sales and business.

    sales driven setup girl scouts set up for success

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