Podcasts about sales leadership podcast

Karen Kelly is the Founder and CEO of K2 Performance Consulting and the K2 Sales Academy. For over 20 years she's been helping B2B Enterprise Sales Teams and Enterprise Sales Leaders become more confident, more intentional, and win in every market condition. She helps those she works with have the greatest years of their careers by changing how they think. And today she joins us in a master class on how to create your greatest year…not by being more aggressive, not by being more active, and not by being more busy…but instead by being more intentional. This is an episode that will help you think different and as a result…lead better in a conversation you don't want to miss. You can connect with Karen on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-kelly-sales-trainer-/) You can check out Karen's website here (https://linktr.ee/karen.k2perform). You can check out Karen's podcast, the K2 Sales Podcast here. (https://www.k2perform.com/resources/podcast) You can subscribe to Karen's newsletter here. (https://www.k2perform.com/resources/blog) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/c/SalesLeadershipUnited)

This is a special episode of the "Office Hours - Sales Professors Unplugged Podcast." The show feature interviews with sales professors at universities with a sales excellence programs. Many of the universities are members of the University Sales Center Alliance. Watch the interview on YouTube here. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show is a special "Office Hours - Sales Professors Unplugged" episode featuring Dr. Lane Wakefield from Baylor University.  Find Lane on LinkedIn.  LANE'S' TIP: “We try to teach our students to choose their first job by who the manager is, and less so if it's a sport or a team that they like.”

Ken Rusk is a leader who has built wildly successful organizations and teams starting from the ground up. And he's done it by emphasizing people and cultures first. This is someone who walks the talk of “People First” and he has the results to prove it. He's the founder of a wildly successful organization that hasn't just been able to produce head turning results…he's maintained an incredible 95% retention rate of his team in one of the most high-turnover rate industries in the world. Ken has been featured in places like Forbes, the USA Today, and Fox News…and today he joins us and shares a framework you can implement immediately. This framework has helped literally thousands of leaders build teams that operate with consistency, predictability, and without sucking the life out of those who work there. You can connect with Ken on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-rusk-2656a7175/) You can learn more about Ken and his team here (https://www.kenrusk.com/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/c/SalesLeadershipUnited)

This is episode 768. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. This is the first episode of the “Marketing and Selling Effectiveness Podcast.” Every other Monday, the IEPS posts a new show with Selling Essentials Marketplace partner Julie Murphy from Sage Communications. Watch the video of this podcast on YouTube here. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! On today's show, Julie shared some of her ideas on how Marketing organizations are evolving in their critical need to work with the Sales organization to accelerate the path to revenue. Find Julie on LinkedIn.  JULIE'S TIP: Grab lunch with your best friend in marketing. Or if they're not your best friend, if you barely know them, you especially need to get lunch, maybe a few lunches. The first step to putting together a really cohesive, effective plan is regular communication.”

This is episode 767. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. This is a special episode of the new “Office Hours – Sales Professors Unplugged Podcast.” The show feature interviews with sales professors at universities with a sales excellence programs. Many of the universities are members of the University Sales Center Alliance. Watch the interview on YouTube here. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show is a special “Office Hours – Sales Professors Unplugged” episode featuring Chris Wilkey, Director of the Ball State University Center For Professional Selling. Find Chris on LinkedIn.  CHRIS' TIP: “Great salespeople don't force the sale. They earn trust by showing they're listening and willing to serve—even if it means saying, ‘You don't need this.'”  

This is episode 766. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Read more about the Institute for Effective Professional Selling (IEPS) Premier Women in Sales Employer (PWISE) designation and program here. Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show featured an interview with Patrick Smith, former CMO at Cvent and Deltek. Find Patrick on LinkedIn.  PATRICK'S TIP: “Treat sales and marketing as one team with shared goals. Stop passing leads over a wall—sit in each other's meetings, align on the plan, and build an in-it-together mentality where both sides are accountable for pipeline and revenue.”

This is episode 765. Read the complete transcription in the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. This is the second episode of the “AI and Selling Effectiveness Podcast.” Every other Monday, the IEPS will post a new show with Selling Essentials Marketplace partner Zeev Wexler from Viacry. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show featured essential prompting guidelines from Expert in Digital Marketing, Blockchain & AI for Strategic Business & Revenue Growth Zeev Wexler, President of Viacry. Find Zeev on LinkedIn.  ZEEV'S TIP: “Take the same prompt and run it through multiple AI tools—like ChatGPT and Claude—to see how each processes information differently. Then analyze the outputs to understand which tool is best suited for each type of task.”

This is episode 764. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Read more about the Institute for Effective Professional Selling (IEPS) Premier Women in Sales Employer (PWISE) designation and program here. Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show featured an interview with Tyler Replogle, Principal Partner Solution Architect at AWS. Find Tyler on LinkedIn.  TYLER'S TIP: “Have an opinion and push that opinion. I said to my customer, ‘Here's what I would do if I were in your shoes.' That actually progressed the deal.”

Megan Prince is the CRO of Zeni. Zeni is what happens when AI meets accounting and the Zeni team is turning heads with industries all around the world. Megan is one of the most exciting CRO's in AI to watch right now. She's an elite leader who has had an incredible run from SDR to CRO…and has created a leadership style any leader would benefit from learning. She blends individual development with accountability, delivers results without sacrificing culture, and starts with Mindset…not just mechanics…as the ultimate lever for performance. Today Megan joins us and shares why the best leaders focus on what people are becoming as the ultimate roadmap to what the team ultimately is attaining in an episode unlike any other we've had in show history. You can connect with Megan on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-prince-60a782121/) You can check out Zeni here (https://www.zeni.ai/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/c/SalesLeadershipUnited) Be sure to check out the full video of this episode on our YouTube channel here.

Gal Aga is the co-founder and CEO of Aligned. Gal and the team at Aligned are transforming how B2B sellers and buyers work together. Gal has been in the B2B SaaS Sales game for over 17 years and has helped scale teams from $1MM to $100MM in ARR and has held every possible role along the way. Today, Gal joins the show to share how sales orgs can make it easier for buyers to buy, for salespeople to project-manage opportunities, to identify new buying signals, and how leaders can coach in ways they've never been able to coach. Getting this right will help you shorten sales cycles in the realm of 30% and increase win rates by 15%...and do it very predictably. You can connect with Gal on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/galaga/) You can learn more about Aligned and their tools here. (https://alignedup.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.patreon.com/c/SalesLeadershipUnited).

This is episode 760. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Read more about the Institute for Effective Professional Selling (IEPS) Premier Women in Sales Employer (PWISE) designation and program here. Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show featured an interview with Kate Walsh, Senior Director, Hilton, UK and Ireland. Find Kate on LinkedIn.  KATE'S TIP: “My number one passion is building people up and fostering collaboration. I really believe in the power of a team and the incredible results that come from working together.”

Bill Rice is a former Air Force officer trained in counterespionage who now uses that same precision to decode market complexity and build wildly successful revenue engines. As founder and CRO of Kaleidico and the Bill Rice Strategy Group, he's helped clients generate over 500,000 leads a year and fuel record sales growth. His emphasis is highly strategic systems that scale. Today Bill joins us to discuss why systems are the secret to wild success and how elite leaders use systems in ways that separate them from the average leader. This conversation will help you realize that systems aren't just pieces of technology…and why you will struggle to scale until you learn the role of elite systems as an elite leader in this important conversation. You can connect with Bill on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/billrice/). You can learn more about Bill and his team here (https://billricestrategy.com/). You can subscribe to Bill's newsletter here. (https://www.myexecutivebrief.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/c/SalesLeadershipUnited) Be sure to check out the full video of this episode on our YouTube channel here.

This is episode 759. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website here. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Read more about the Institute for Effective Professional Selling (IEPS) Premier Women in Sales Employer (PWISE) designation and program here. Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show featured an interview with Caryn Kopp, Chief Door Opener® at Kopp Consulting. Kopp Consulting is an IEPS Selling Essentials Marketplace® (SEM) service provider. Learn more about the SEM here. Find Caryn on LinkedIn.  CARYN'S TIP: “If you're not tracking the percent of first meetings that go to second meetings, you have no idea how effective your first meetings really are.”  

Alex Gabbert is the Director of Brand Communications for Publicity for Good. For over a decade, Alex has been helping businesses and salespeople build high performing teams, achieve record-setting success, and create mindsets that help them not only manage challenges…but more importantly…navigate their careers to achieve outcomes they'd previously only dreamed of. Alex joins the show and shares some really important insights around the role of leadership and why possibilities > activities in sales leadership and how Elite Leaders can move past just emphasizing what to say and how to say it and instead get to that next level of “What to Achieve.” Helping your team members become more purposeful is one of those catalysts that moves a leader from a good one to an elite one. And this episode will help you think differently about how you engage your team as a leader. You can connect with Alex on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexgabbert/) You can check out Publicity for Good here. (https://publicityforgood.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/c/SalesLeadershipUnited) Be sure to check out the full video of this episode on our YouTube channel here.

David Knight is the founder and CEO of Avarra.ai, an AI company that's arming sales teams with the kind of intelligence that turns potential into performance and guesswork into game plans. David has a 30+ year track record leading GTM teams and building revenue engines that don't just grow—they dominate. He's been instrumental in scaling MULTIPLE Billion Dollar recurring revenue machines at Market leaders like WebEx and Proofpoint. He's been in the trenches, in the boardrooms, and on the front lines of tech revolutions. In his leadership journey, David has learned the importance of creating teams that are “Customer Ready.” How elite leaders need to help create intentional improvement…not just incremental effort. Today David shares how elite leaders treat creating readiness in ways very similar to how elite golfers treat their driving range in an episode that will change how you think about “readiness.” You can connect with David on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrknight/) You can check out Avarra.ai here (https://www.avarra.ai/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/c/SalesLeadershipUnited) Be sure to check out the full video of this episode on our YouTube channel here.

This is episode 756. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Read more about the Institute for Excellence in Sales Premier Women in Sales Employer (PWISE) designation and program here. Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show featured an interview with John Podolak, Chief Revenue Officer at IMPRES Technology Solutions, Inc. Find John on LinkedIn.  JOHN'S TIP: “At a macro level, aligning with your partner's priorities is key. Executives appreciate honesty about where you're aligned—and where you're not.”

This is episode 755. Read the complete trancription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Read more about the Institute for Excellence in Sales Premier Women in Sales Employer (PWISE) designation and program here. Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show featured an interview with Amy Belcher, Director, WW ISV Sales & Go To Market Strategy, AWS. Find Amy on LinkedIn.  AMY'S TIP: ""Own it. Don't wait for someone to invite you to grow—raise your hand, build your skills, and lead your career."

Ben is the President and founder of OKRs.com. For those unfamiliar with this concept…OKRs stands for Objectives and Key Results. And Ben has more OKR coaching experience than anyone on the planet. He has literally helped thousands of leaders learn how OKRs are different than performance metrics and how to use them as a navigational tool…not just a management tool. In this episode, Ben shares stories from some of the most iconic companies in the world and how OKRs led to a massive transformation…and more importantly…how each of you can as well to create inflection points that change the trajectory of YOUR team. You can connect with Ben on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/benlamorte/) You can check out OKRs.com here (https://okrs.com/). You can check out Ben's “OKR Field Book Preview” here. (https://okrs.com/the-okrs-field-book-preview/) You can check out Ben's Approach to Implementing OKRs here. (https://okrs.com/coaching/okrs-coaching-remote-program/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/c/SalesLeadershipUnited) Be sure to check out the full video of this episode on our YouTube channel here.

This is episode 753. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Read more about the Institute for Effective Professional Selling's Premier Women in Sales Employer (PWISE) designation and program here. Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show featured an interview with General Assembly leaders Jourdan Hathaway, Chief Business Officer, and Gretchen Jacobi, Chief Revenue Officer. General Assembly was a recipient of the first ever “AI for Sales Excellence Awards,” which were presented at the Institute for Effective Professional Selling on May 1. Find Jourdan on LinkedIn. Find Gretchen on LinkedIn. GRETCHEN'S TIP: “Start somewhere. Start small and build from there. Audit your week. Pick something that feels lowest risk to you… and start integrating AI. Just start now.” JOURDAN'S TIP: “If the early bird gets the worm, the early AI adopter gets the sale.”

Judy Weber is a former attorney turned business owner turned performance coach who works with elite leaders worldwide. Her success frameworks have been featured on NBC, Fox, CBS, ABC, Forbes, and many other mainstream publications. Her mission is to help leaders create life-changing years without sacrificing the things that matter most in order to do it. Today she joins the show to share how leaders can treat connection with others as a skill and how every leader can be intentional in places that matter most and see how small changes create massive…disproportionate results. You can connect with Judy on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/judyweberco/) You can learn more about Judy and her Company here. (https://www.judyweber.co/) You can check out Judy's Podcast, Joyful Business, here. (https://www.judyweber.co/podcast) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Michael Barbarita is the founder and CEO of Next Step CFO. For nearly 20 years, Michael and his team have helped organizations of all kinds implement systems that fuel growth without burning out. In his work, Michael has developed a framework for creating compelling offers that impacts every part of the sales process. Creating more, high quality opportunities…spending time on the right opportunities….improving opportunity sizes…improving win rates…and shortening cycle time. And while any one of these are worth a sales leaders' attention…his framework will help you in all 4. This is an episode that will help you build systems you can count on…fast. You can connect with Michael on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbarita/) You can learn more about Michael and his work here. (https://www.nextstepcfo.net/) If you want to be considered to be published in Michael's next book, you can apply here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbarita/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

This is episode 749. Read the complete transcript on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Read more about the Institute for Excellence in Sales Premier Women in Sales Employer (PWISE) designation and program here. Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show featured an interview with Joe Swope, author of “The Creativity Algorithm,” and Desmond Richelsen, VP of Sales at AMES, Inc. JOE'S TIP: “One specific thing someone should do is every day carve out a couple minutes, ask yourself why, when, and how is your next good idea, your transformative idea that will get you over that brick wall? How is it going to happen? What are you doing to invite it? Because that's probably the most important thing in your sales practice, is your own mind.” DESMOND'S TIP: “Make sure that you are being the best that you can be, and that will allow everybody else to follow you in the right direction.”  

David Revell is the Co-Founder and CEO of Charta Recruitment. David and his team specialize in recruiting high performing salespeople. And as sales leaders, we are responsible for assembling and retaining teams that perform at the highest level. David shares a blueprint on how to attract and connect with the top salespeople…even if they aren't actively looking for their next gig. David shares a sales leadership “cheat code” to help you fuel your team with the very best talent…and get the very best results. You can connect with David on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-revell-8b0929b6/) You can learn more about Charta Recruitment here. (https://chartarecruitment.com/) You can send David an email to have him review a job posting at david@chartarecruitment.com. For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

This is episode 745. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast here. Get your tickets to the 15th Annual IES Sales Excellence Awards here. They will be on May 1 at the Mclean Hilton in Tysons Corner, VA. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Read more about the Institute for Excellence in Sales Premier Women in Sales Employer (PWISE) designation and program here. Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today's show featured an interview with Marketing and Sales leaders Suzanne Behrens and Amir Capriles from Granicus. Find Suzanne on LinkedIn. Find Amir on LinkedIn. SUZANNE'S TIP: ““Content must differentiate and influence. Buyers are smarter and more selective, so we need to deliver real value through every interaction.” AMIR'S TIP: “The best sales reps run their territory like a CEO runs a business. They plan, they execute, and they lead with differentiated value.”  

This is episode 744. Read the complete transcript on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Read more about the Institute for Excellence in Sales Premier Women in Sales Employer (PWISE) designation and program here. Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Find out more about the 15th Annual Sales Excellence Awards here. Today's show featured an interview with Bryan Jenkins, Vice President of Sales,  RunSignup. BRYAN'S TIP: “Just because someone says no doesn't mean it's over. In our world, ‘no' usually means ‘not today.' Great reps circle back, stay patient, and win when the time is right.”  

Alec Nethercott has been developing teams for 16 years with massive success. He's built one of California's largest residential solar companies and has recently been recognized as one of California's top 40 under 40 business leaders. Alec has built teams by intentionally having influence that creates massive growth. He's developed a framework that helps leaders know how to create difference-making influence with every member of their team. Alec turned these 4 principles into a best-selling leadership book, Core 4 Leadership. It has been a best-seller and a fantastic resource for leaders of teams of all sizes. Today, Alec joins the show to discuss this framework on how leaders can create influence intentionally without relying on a series of “happy accidents.” This is a conversation that will give you a simple but powerful framework you can use immediately to create life-changing impact with those you've been asked to lead. You can connect with Alec on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-nethercott-8bb49427/) You can learn more about Alec here. (https://www.alecnethercott.com) You can get Alec's book, Core 4 Leadership here. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1962595595?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_JB3P2S477AV7KFK4RANB&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_JB3P2S477AV7KFK4RANB&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_JB3P2S477AV7KFK4RANB&bestFormat=true) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

As the new year starts teams worldwide are having kickoffs to get off to a fast start. After conducting 17 SKOs in the last 6 weeks, Rob shares some highlights of these events and 10 observations of Elite Leadership. This episode will give you some places to be reflective, be intentional, and change how you approach leadership. As you work to engineer the greatest year in your company's history…here are 10 leadership observations to help you become an elite leader. You can connect with Rob on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robjeppsen/) For the slides used in this episodes or for video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Anthony is a legend in the sales world. He's a globally-recognized author, speaker and sales leader who has helped redefine how wildly successful salespeople and sales leaders think about sales success. His bestselling books include The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need, Eat their Lunch, and The Lost Art of Closing are each “Must Reads” for anyone serious about taking their sales skills or sales leadership approach to the next level. Anthony joins the show to share how leaders MUST help their teams transform how they engage their customers and transform the conversations they have. At a time where win rates are an all-time low, this is a conversation that can create immediate impact for every sales team. This is a must-listen conversation that will change how you think as a leader. You can connect with Anthony on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/iannarino/) You can follow Anthony's thoughts in his blog, The Sales Blog here. (https://www.thesalesblog.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Sean Brophy is the Head of Global Sales at Pigment. Pigment is a business planning tool used by CROs and CFOs at some of the world's largest companies. Under Sean's leadership they doubled their customer base in 2023 and tripled Global ARR. Sean has a history of this kind of head-turning growth in his 20 year history as a sales leader. Today, Sean shares his framework of what it means to be All-In as a leader. This proven framework will help you have elite-level impact as you help engineer the greatest year in your team's history. This is the perfect episode to take in as you start 2025 and work to engineer life-changing years for the people you lead. You can connect with Sean on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanbrophy1/) You can check out Pigment here. (https://www.pigment.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

As promised…Alli Rizacos rejoins the show in part 2 of this important conversation. As part of your 2025 kickoff, Alli shares how you can use LinkedIn to accelerate your impact as a Sales Leader. Alli helps leaders worldwide create more impact with a blueprint you can implement almost immediately. These insights will help you fuel the way you create the greatest leadership year of your career as Alli shares insights utilized by the world's top leaders. You can connect with Alli on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/allirizacos/) You can check out Alli's first appearance on the podcast here. (https://salesleaderpodcast.fireside.fm/203) You can check out Part 1 of this discussion with Alli here. (http://salesleaderpodcast.fireside.fm/302) You can learn more about Alli's work with Sales Leaders here. (https://www.allirizacos.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Ian Koniak is legendary in the B2B SaaS Sales world. Ian earned the distinction as the #1 Enterprise AE at Salesforce. He's had a ridiculously successful career having consistent, predictable success as a salesperson, a sales manager, a sales director, and Sr. Sales Executive in every market condition. And Ian has done this by developing systems that fuel success. Today, Ian's mission is to share his tools and knowledge with salespeople and sales leaders and give them the tools they just don't get from their own companies. He joins us today and discusses why most leaders never help those they lead become elite…and a blueprint that will help every leader transform the impact they have in their leadership journey...without sacrificing in the other parts of their lives. You can connect with Ian on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/iankoniak/) You can check out Ian's Frontline Sales Leader Academy here. (https://www.untapyoursalespotential.com/frontline-sales-leader-academy) You can check out Ian's training course for Salespeople here. (https://www.untapyoursalespotential.com/) You can check out Ian's youtube video library for salespeople and sales leaders here. (https://www.youtube.com/@IanKoniak) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

Alli Rizacos rejoins the show in an important conversation. Alli's first episode on impostor syndrome was one of the most downloaded episodes the show had in 2022. Today Alli joins us in the first of 2 episodes around how Elite Leaders use LinkedIn to create more influence. In this episode she shares the importance of Niches and more important…understanding “Who You're For.” This is an important episode that will help every single leader understand the importance of maximum clarity coupled with intentional action…and how to leverage this moving into the coming year. You can connect with Alli on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/allirizacos/) You can check out Alli's first appearance on the podcast here. (https://salesleaderpodcast.fireside.fm/203) You can learn more about Alli's work with Sales Leaders here. (https://www.allirizacos.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Jake Heugly is the Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Fee Income for Zions Bancorporation. Jake leads a large team of executive leaders who are responsible for generating fee income for one of the largest financial institutions in North America. Jake and his team have had long-term success in every market condition and have won more than their share of industry awards along the way. And one of the keys to this remarkable success is the fact that his Sr. Leadership Team has stayed with him for nearly 2 decades in some cases. Today Jake shares a blueprint of how to build an environment where people on your team choose not to leave…and why alignment is the secret to having an environment where team members don't just survive…they thrive. You can connect with Jake on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-heugly-02a52b43/) You can make contact with Jake at your convenience via email at jacob.heugly@zionsbancorp.com. (jacob.heugly@zionsbancorp.com) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Martin Roth is one of the top Sales Leaders in SaaS right now. After successfully leading LevelSet to a $500MM acquisition as the CRO, he now helps sales organizations worldwide accelerate growth. He's a must-follow on LinkedIn, a highly sought-after speaker, and is an active advisor to high growth companies. Today he joins us to share the impact of a Success Culture…and how a sales leader can build a Success Culture that changes trajectories of companies and people. Martin shares a blueprint that will help leaders do more than sell a little more predictably…this is a blueprint that will help leaders change lives. You can connect with Martin on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinrothsaas/) You can check out more of Martin's work here. (https://martinroth.com/) You can follow Martin on X here. (https://x.com/themartinroth) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Emily Johnson helps leaders in every industry worldwide Prevent and Recover from Burnout. Emily re-joins the show to talk about the prevalence of burnout in the sales world today…and the most recent studies may surprise you. In this episode Emily shares how a leader can help create an environment where people thrive rather than burn out. She shares a blueprint every leader will benefit from and shares insights every leader can implement immediately. This is a timely and important episode for every leader of every team that you'll want to listen to multiple times. You can connect with Emily on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-johnson111392/) You can check out Emily's work here. (https://www.alignwithemilyj.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

James Hatfield is the Chief Revenue Officer for Live Switch. James and his team help organizations worldwide tap into the power of live video as they help build better human connections that scale in the very simplest ways possible. James has led sales teams with great success for nearly 2 decades. He's had documented success in multiple companies, multiple industries, and every market condition possible. He's emerged as an expert in the development of salespeople and sales leaders and is the person who gave the start to Elite Sales Leaders in companies worldwide…including one of our show's favorite guests, Larry Long Jr. In today's discussion, James shares his framework around Scaling that has built a wildly successful organizations and how you can implement it…and implement it quickly. You can connect with James on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-hatfield/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Donald Kelly is the Founder and CEO of the Sales Evangelist. For a decade he has been helping salespeople and sales leaders find success in ways that have turned heads in every market condition. He's a been a top LinkedIn voice in Sales for years, been a Salesforce Top Sales Influencer for the last 3 years, and is an expert in making Outbound sales consistent and predictable while creating customer experiences prospects appreciate. Today Donald Rejoins the podcast to talk about how outbound sales has changed…and why every sales leader needs to change along with it. You can connect with Donald on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldckelly/) You can find more of Donald's resources here. (https://thesalesevangelist.com/) You can check out Donald's podcast, the Sales Evangelist Podcast here. (https://thesalesevangelist.com/the-sales-evangelist-podcast/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

September 15 marks the 1 year anniversary of Rob's risky procedure in a battle with cancer. So many people have reached out and thanked us for sharing this story that on this anniversary mark, we're re-releasing it. And this story about intentionally changing your DNA applies to every leader. Because if we change our leadership DNA…we can have a greater influence with our teams than we may have ever imagined. So as you approach new leadership challenges…our hope is this episode helps you choose to lean in. To change your leadership DNA. To run into the storms you face…and not just hunker down hoping “This too shall pass.” Elite leaders don't just “get through” things. They “Get To” the things that matter most. And you can too. You can connect with Rob on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robjeppsen/) You can learn more about the Jeppsen Performance Group here. (https://jeppg.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Vlad Voskresensky is the Founder and CEO of Revenue Grid. Revenue Grid is an AI-Guided Selling platform that nudges sales teams with step-by-step guidance towards actions that bring the best results, shows deals at risk, and prioritizes tactics with the greatest impact. Vlad has worked with sales organizations in helping them move from old leadership strategies and systems that focus on the past and create moments of “interrogation” to modern approaches that orient to the future and create moments of Inspiration. Vlad shares how elite leaders can stay in the inspiration business and create futures you can count on as you make sure your CRM system stops being simply a “System of Record” and instead becomes a “System of Action.” You can connect with Vlad on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladvoskr/) You can learn more about Revenue Grid here. (https://revenuegrid.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Gautam Rishi is the Co-Founder and CEO of OneShot.ai. After 2 decades of sales and sales leadership, Gautam has successfully led SaaS sales teams at every level and every size imaginable. He's helped teams worldwide stand up new orgs, set performance records, move from startup through several funding rounds, and ultimately be acquired. And he's done it several times. As he's done this, he's become relentlessly focused on the importance of pipeline. And that's what led him to co-founding OneShot.ai, the world's first fully autonomous sales prospecting platform. Gautam joins us today and talks about his secret weapon in creating a culture of pipeline above all else and why the responsibility of creating pipeline isn't an entry-level position or a responsibility reserved for younger team members. The best companies make this part of the corporate DNA of every team member and Gautam shares how he helps his teams do this in a way that is a massive difference maker. You can connect with Gautam on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/grishi/) You can learn more about OneShot.ai here. (https://www.oneshot.ai/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

We just completed a worldwide study where we learned what Elite Leaders worldwide had prioritized and were finding “Most Challenging.” In this episode we share the top 6 “Most Challenging” leadership focus points and emphasize the challenge on the top of the list: Mindset Development of Team Members. Today, we welcome one of the Top AI for Sales Experts in the world back to the show, Ryan Staley. Ryan shares how to use AI to create Mindset Development programs for your team. Ryan's approach will fire you up. You can create a program based on the top mindset programs in the world in minutes. We also announce an AI MasterClass from Ryan you can access in Sales Leadership United. This is an episode you can put to work TODAY. So check this one out and upgrade the systems you bring to your team with the help of one of the best in the business, Ryan Staley. You can connect with Ryan on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staley/) You can learn more about Ryan's AI resources here. (https://www.aiforrevenue.com/sale-ai-accelerator-home) You can check out Ryan's Podcast, the Scale Up Show, anywhere you listen to Podcasts. For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com)

Jeff is the Chief Revenue Officer for Abstrakt Marketing. Jeff and his team help sales teams cut through the noisy world and connect to high-value prospects and customers. At just 27 years old…Jeff built Sapper Consulting by leveraging a unique strategy to make connections with Fortune 100 companies and as a result fueled ridiculous growth as Sapper helped other organizations exceed growth expectations…and do it fast. Jeff's leadership fueled some incredible growth for Sapper as he was able to create connections that led to extreme value for teams worldwide. And as a result, Jeff's firm was acquired by Abstrakt Marketing. Today, Jeff leads a larger team to help more sales organizations build pipeline with the clients they want most. And the way he helps people do it is something you're going to enjoy. Along the way, Jeff has built a big following. He's the co-host of the Grow Show…a podcast dedicated to sales strategies that are proven to fuel rapid growth. He's a sought after speaker and someone who uses straight talk with no fluff to make things happen quickly. I'm pumped to have Jeff join me today and you're going to find out why really fast. You can connect with Jeff on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyscottwinters/) You can learn more about Abstrakt Marketing here. (https://www.abstraktmg.com/) You can find Jeff's Podcast, the Grow Show, anywhere you listen to Podcasts. You can text Jeff at 314.852.3123 For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com)

Todd Caponi is one of the most downloaded guests in the history of this podcast. Todd first joined the show to share the power of transparency in sales. He rejoined a couple of years later to share his insights around the power of transparency in sales leadership. And today Todd shines the power of transparency in a crucial element of any sales process: Negotiations. Todd shares how we DON'T have to act like a hostage negotiator to get a deal done and why it is important to remember that the negotiation process shouldn't turn a partnering relationship into an adversarial one. Todd provides every leader with a framework you can use to transform how you negotiate so a completed deal leaves your clients inspired rather than relieved that it is over in an episode you will want to share with every member of your team. You can connect with Todd on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddcaponi/). You can check out Todd's first book, the Transparency Sale here (https://amzn.to/2BxenrF). You can check out Todd's second book, the Transparent Sales Leader here (https://www.amzn.com/1646870646). You can subscribe to Todd's newsletter here (http://transparentnewsletter.com/). You can check out Todd's Podcast, the Sales History Podcast here. (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sales-history-podcast/id1571354113) You can learn more about Todd and what he does for Sales Teams here. (http://www.toddcaponi.com/) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com)

Jeanne Omlor is a coach to some of the world's most prolific coaches, consultants and leaders. She helps leaders who are ready to make the jump from just working hard and hoping they'll break through to becoming a transformational, disruptive leader. And she does it by helping these leaders create systems that fuel growth and success without relying on manipulative techniques that nobody enjoys using OR receiving. Jeanne joins us today and shares why each of us has a responsibility to make everyone we engage with feel better as a result of speaking with us and how success in this regard starts with ourselves and what we believe in. This is an episode that will help you create transformative relationships in your team and with those customers you work with. You can connect with Jeanne on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanneomlor/). You can learn more about Jeanne and her Private Services here (https://jeanneomlor.com/private-label-advisory/). You can check out Jeanne's podcast here (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-wealth-impact/id1723749967). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited)

Armand Farrokh is the Founder of 30 minutes to President's Club, the #1 media platform for sales. Armand provides insights, platforms, and frameworks used by some of the most elite, most successful sellers in tech today. Armand joined the show several years ago in one of the most downloaded episodes in show history. Today, Armand RE-JOINS the show to share how elite sales leaders create outbound systems that work. And in a time where response rates are shrinking like a frightened turtle…this is an episode you will want to dive into. You can connect with Armand on LinkedIn here. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/armand-farrokh/) You can get Armand's book, Cold Calling Sucks…and That's Why it Works, here. (http://www.30mpc.com/book) You can subscribe to Armand's Newsletter here. (http://www.30mpc.com/newsletter) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited) Be sure to check out the full video of this episode on our YouTube channel here.

Paul M. Caffrey is leading a worldwide charge in helping develop ELITE salespeople…all through doubling down on Prepared Selling. Paul is a bestselling author, a wildly successful podcaster, an international speaker, and a coach to elite salespeople worldwide. He helps salespeople unlock the hidden habits of Elite salespeople that help them prospect better, win more business, and advance faster in their careers. His book, the Work Before the Work is a blueprint for career changing success in sales…and today Paul joins us to share 6 “Hidden Habits” that are part of the DNA of an Elite Salesperson. You can connect with Paul on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcaffrey/). You can learn more about Paul and his work here (https://www.paulcaffrey.com/). You can get Paul's Book, The Work Before the Work here. (https://www.paulcaffrey.com/books) You can check out Paul's Podcast, the Work Before the Work here. (https://www.paulcaffrey.com/podcasts/the-work-before-the-work) For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here. (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com/subscriptions/)

In memory of the late Tim Kight, who passed away in May after a courageous battle with cancer, we are honored to re-release our all-time favorite episode featuring him. Tim Kight was the founder of Focus 3 and a renowned leadership consultant with decades of experience helping organizations build positive cultures and improve performance. He worked with numerous companies and sports teams, sharing his expertise in performance coaching and leadership training. Tim was widely respected for his E+R=O (Event + Response = Outcome) philosophy, which has guided countless individuals and teams to achieve elite performance. In this episode, Tim joins Rob to discuss how you can help your team achieve meaningful standards and set new goals. He explains what sets elite performers apart from the average and emphasizes that leadership is a journey of continuous improvement. With his powerful E+R=O framework, Tim shows us how to orient toward the outcomes we desire and become elite in the process. If you listened to this one when it was first released, do yourself a favor and give it a second take. And if you missed this one or are newer to the show, you're in for a real treat. For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com).

Subscribe to our Youtube Channel and watch this episode here (https://youtu.be/GSDr9hPrzu4). Rich Horwrath is the founder and CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute. For over 20 years, Rich has helped over a quarter of a million executive leaders worldwide develop their strategic thinking and planning capabilities. He's helped create impact in businesses of all kinds as he helps have a common language to talk about strategy and have clear and concise processes for developing strategic direction. Rich has appeared on every Network News Syndicate as an expert in business strategy and he's been published in Fast Company, Forbes, and the Harvard Business Review. He's a bestselling author…8 times over and joins us today to give a blueprint about Strategic Leadership, why it matters, and how any leader can become more strategic if they want to. This is the first time we've addressed this topic in the show's history and you will enjoy the insights Rich has to offer. You can connect with Rich on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/richhorwath/). You can take a strategic leadership quiz on Rich's website here (https://www.strategyskills.com/). You can learn more about Rich and his Resources here (https://www.strategyskills.com/resources/). You can check out Rich's Podcast, Strategic Minds, here (https://www.strategyskills.com/strategic-minds-podcast/). Check out Rich's new book, "Strategic", here (https://tinyurl.com/mwy94xvf). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com).

Valentin Radu is the CEO of OmniConvert. Valentin and his team help fuel growth of organizations in arguably the most important way: Increasing and MAXIMIZING customer lifetime value. Valentin and his team offer a number of ways to not just keep the customers an organization lands…but to optimize the lifetime value for every customer a team wins. Today he joins us to share how elite organizations have intentional, predictable success in increasing Customer Lifetime Value and how leaders can help make every sale you make more meaningful in an episode you'll be able to utilize immediately. You can connect with Valentin on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentinradu/). You can get Radu's Book, the CLV Revolution, here (https://theclvrevolution.com/). You can learn more about OmniConvert here (https://www.omniconvert.com/). For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.patreon.com/SalesLeadershipUnited).

Wesleyne Whittaker is the Founder and Chief Transformation Officer of Transformed Sales. She's a former chemist turned international sales leader of teams in very technical, complex sales situations. She helps leaders create systems to build teams that have predictable, sustainable success and move away from the approach of just work harder, cross your fingers and hope for the best. Wesleyne joins us at the midpoint of the 2024 Calendar Year to share how leaders can have impact in what is possibly the most important place to be intentional. Where? Listen in to this episode and find out. You can connect with Wesleyne on LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleyne/). You can ask Wesleyne any leadership question here (http://www.askwesleyne.com/)! For video excerpts of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, check out Sales Leadership United Here (https://www.salesleadershipunited.com).