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Building Your Sales Dream Team – Outside Sales Talk with Mike Fossi

October 2, 2019 badger Coaching 0 Comments

Mike Fossi is the Head of Sales at Rainmakers, a career marketplace for salespeople. With Rainmakers, he is aiming to fix the hiring process in Sales. Mike helps clients use software to find candidates that are top in their field, and are currently interested in new opportunities. In this episode, he shares how companies can source the best talent in Sales.

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

  • What to look for in a salesperson’s resume
  • How to interview candidates for a sales position
  • How salespeople can increase the chances of landing their dream job 
  • Tips to discover sales talent

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast!

About the guest:

Mike Fossi is the Head of Sales at Rainmakers. After studying at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he focused on Sales and now has more than 10 years of experience in the area. Mike has managed accounts for companies such as LinkedIn, Salesforce, or Hired. He is specialized on Account and People Management, as well as identifying and retaining top talent.

Contact the Guest:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfossi/

Email: mike.fossi@rainmakers.co

Website: https://www.rainmakers.co/

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The Compelling Proposal: Make the Customer Choose You – Outside Sales Talk with Steve Thompson

September 19, 2019 badger Prospecting 0 Comments

Steve Thompson is the founder and managing partner at Value Lifecycle, a B2B deal training and consulting firm. Over the course of his career, he has helped close more than $15 billion in B2B deals in over 120 different industries. Steve is also the author of multiple books guiding salespeople through the “Value Lifecycle”. His latest book, “The Compelling Proposal”, focuses on how to deliver actual value to your prospects. In this episode, he explains how salespeople can close more deals by creating the perfect proposal.

 

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

    * Why most proposals do not help the buyer make an informed decision
    * What salespeople should focus on when writing a proposal
    * Tips to build long-term relationships between buyers and sellers
    * How to create a great proposal in 7 slides

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast!

About the guest:

Steve Thompson is a sales consultant, coach, and author. He holds an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management, has over 30 years of experience in Sales and has helped closed more than $15 billion in deals. As the CEO and founder of Value Lifecycle, Steve works with buying and selling programs around the globe. With his company, he helps organizations develop and present great value propositions to customers, and navigates them through negotiations.

Website: www.valuelifecycle.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/steve-thompson-61913b17/ – check out his articles

Email: steve@valuelifecycle.com – questions about sales, need help with deals

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Crafting a Predictable Sales Pipeline – Outside Sales Talk with Jason Bay

September 11, 2019 badger Prospecting 0 Comments

Jason Bay is the Co-founder of Blissful Prospecting, a company that helps B2B sales reps, SMBs, and nonprofits create sustainable revenue growth. At Blissful Prospecting, he’s in charge of growing the company through marketing and sales efforts. His sales experience dates back to 2008, having worked with hundreds of sales reps and personally closed millions of dollars in revenue during his career. In this episode, Jason explains how to build a predictable pipeline from scratch and to convert your prospects into valuable clients.

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

  • The best ways to keep your sales pipeline full using effective prospecting
  • How to take advantage of segmentation to communicate with prospects
  • Tips to empathize better with prospects 
  • What is the R.E.P.L.Y method and how to use it to improve your outbound strategy

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast!

Contact the Guest:

Summary of the R.E.P.L.Y method: https://blissfulprospecting.com/outsidesales

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondbay/

Website: https://blissfulprospecting.com

Email: jasonbay@blissfulprospecting.com

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How to Win Mega Deals and Grow your Career – Outside Sales Talk with Jamal Reimer

August 28, 2019 badger Career Growth 0 Comments

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Jamal Reimer is a Strategic Account Manager at Oracle. He has closed over $150 million in SaaS revenue throughout his career and is an expert in closing mega deals worth more than $50 million. Jamal has over 30 years of experience in Sales. Today, he lives in Sweden and manages major accounts in the pharmaceutical industry.

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

  • How sales reps can build a daily routine to get in the right mindset
  • What sales reps can do to break through mental barriers
  • How mentorship can help close mega deals
  • Leveraging senior level execs to close bigger deals
  • How to prepare for a mega deal meeting

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast!

About the Guest:

Jamal has more than 30 years of experience in sales and leadership. He started selling books door-to-door and worked his way up to close multiple mega deals.

After his studies at the University of North Carolina, Jamal worked as a Sales Manager for companies like Citibank, Southwestern Company, and Oracle. Over the course of his career, Jamal has closed more than $150 million in Saas revenue and is one of the top performing managers at Oracle.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamal-reimer/

The Sales Tribe (LinkedIn Group): https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8742602/

Book recommendations:

Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée A. Mauborgne

How to Get a Meeting with Anyone: The Untapped Selling Power of Contact Marketing by Stu Heinecke

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How to Create a Gender Balanced Sales Team & Skyrocket Sales – Outside Sales Talk with Jamie Crosbie

August 21, 2019 badger Coaching 0 Comments

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Jamie Crosbie is the CEO and Founder of ProActivate, a talent acquisition firm focused on sales and leadership talent. She is an active member of Women’s Business Enterprise National Council and Women Sales Pros among other business organizations. She is also the author of the book “The Power of 2, Exponential Sales Leadership”.  In this episode, Jamie explains how to build a gender diverse sales team to drive excellence.

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

    • The benefits of having a gender balanced sales team
    • Where to find top performing sales women and the best practices to recruit them
    • How to communicate and empathise with women in sales
    • Mentoring women to promote them into leadership positions
    • How to create a more inclusive culture for women in sales

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast!

About the Guest:

Jamie has more than 20 years of experience in sales leadership and the talent acquisition industry. She founded ProActivate over 12 years ago to provide business leaders with the components to win and promote excellence among their teams.She started her career in traditional recruiting firms primarily in sales leadership positions. The following five years were spent within online recruitment where she served as Vice President of Sales at Career Builder. Jamie is a certified speaker in The High Performance Mindset ® system, a revolutionary model that is elevating the performance of professionals ranging from athletes to executives to sales leaders.

Company website: https://proactivate.net/

Website: http://jamiecrosbie.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiecrosbie/

Twitter: @jmcrosbie

Phone number: +1 (214) 720-9922

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Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It: How to Apply FBI Tactics in Sales – Outside Sales Talk with Chris Voss

August 7, 2019 badger Closing, Popular 0 Comments

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Summary:

Chris Voss is the CEO of the Black Swan Group, a firm that works with companies and individuals to take their negotiation skills to the next level. He is a 24-year veteran of the FBI, and he retired as the lead international kidnapping negotiator. Chris is also the author of the national best-seller: “Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It,” which was named one of the seven best books on negotiation. In this episode, Chris explains how to apply high-stake negotiation techniques to never lose a sale.

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

  • How to get your prospects to talk and reveal what they’re holding back
  • The secret behind encouraging your prospects to show off
  • The power of getting your prospect to say NO
  • Triggering the right questions to get true information

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast!

About the Guest: 

Chris was trained in the art of negotiation not only by the FBI but also by Scotland Yard and Harvard Law School. He has used his many years of experience in international crisis and high-stakes negotiations to develop a unique program and team that applies these globally proven techniques to the business world. Chris has lectured on negotiation at top business schools and universities across the US and has been seen on ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and Forbes.

Website: https://blackswanltd.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophervoss/

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