When it comes to selling, many people and often organisations seek to complicate it - through complex selling methodologies and processes, strategic frameworks, and all manner of systems. Whilst systems, methods and frameworks can certainly assist, super successful sales people have the ability to keep things simple. In today's episode, I'm joined by Will Barron, a self confessed mediocre salesperson in his early years, who embarked on a journey to become a super successful sales person and influencer in the sales training industry. His approach of making selling simple is as pragmatic as it i ..read more

Building awareness for businesses continues to be challenging, especially in highly competitive markets. Grabbing the attention of your ideal customer is constantly top of mind, and this process can sometimes be complex, and often, expensive. It doesn’t have to be though. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Senthil Subramanian, Founder at SEO with Senthil, and a man who is building a very successful business through leveraging the power of SEO. He specialises in building a consistent and low cost lead generation system that is sustainable. To connect with Senthil, as well as to download his 5 St ..read more

I continue to be staggered at the number of sales people who lead the sales conversation with their product or service, and then wonder why they are not converting the conversation into a sale. Sales at its core is problem solving, and when we can clearly understand or uncover a problem that a customer has, they will be significantly more receptive to considering a solution to the problem. To do this well takes a high level of curiosity and today’s guest has that in spades. Theresa French is the Founder & CEO of SellMark 360, and specialises in helping sales people, business owners and ent ..read more

Most people understand the concept that we are the product of our upbringing, the people we surround ourselves with, and ultimately the story we tell ourselves. These stories can be uplifting and edifying, and they can also limit our potential. As a result, each of us have created a version of reality that in some form, seeks to serve us, but through this, we often find ourselves in a comfort zone, or stuck at a particular level of performance. We can break through and create a new reality. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Shiraz Baboo, a Reality Interventionist, a man who has experienced sig ..read more

In the modern business world, with such high expectations and pressure to deliver results, many leaders continue to lead with a command and control approach. Whilst this approach may deliver some short term wins, it does not create a strong and engaged culture for sustainable success. Leading with empathy can be the secret sauce, and in today’s episode, I’m joined by Amer Tadayon, the CEO and Founder of LuciHub, and we talk about why leading with empathy can be so powerful in business, combined with picking and nurturing the right talent. Amer also shares some key lessons from his ‘other’ prof ..read more

For many sales professionals, the next logical step in their career development is to move into sales leadership, with a key criteria being exceptional sales performance as a baseline. The challenge though is that many make the leap into leadership with little or no transition plan, blueprint, or support. They are literally thrown to the wolves. It doesn’t have to be like this, nor should it. In this episode, I have the privilege of speaking with Rebecca Gebhardt, President of Rise Up Consulting, and a person who is on a mission to support sales people make the leap from Leaderboard to Leaders ..read more

In the busy world we live in, when expectations for results are high, it is often easy to prioritise activities that will drive sales and revenue, and in the process, de-prioritise our health and fitness. I’m a firm believer though, if you are not healthy, it makes it really difficult to enjoy any success that you have created. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Coen Fryer, Co Founder of PeakAI Health, and we discuss the critical importance of health optimisation to driving exceptional performance. If you are dedicated to becoming exceptional, then health optimisation is a key pillar to perform ..read more

In B2B sales, the pressure to drive exceptional results continues to exponentially increase, and often as a result of this, genuine strategic planning can take a back seat – the focus becomes the short term result. Exceptional sales leaders understand and embrace the need for strategic planning, and they prioritise this. A key pillar is the alignment between sales and pre-sales. In this episode, I am joined by Mark Winey, Head of Sales & GTM Strategy North America for SwarmDynamics, and we explore the evolving role of sales engineers, as well as emphasising the need for preparation, collab ..read more

Whether in sales, business, or in life, the pace in which people are operating at in 2024 is at an all time high. There are so many expectations placed upon us in the journey to ‘success’, that very rarely do we have time to stop, reflect and recharge. Everywhere we look, there are distractions, with people and organisations vying for our instant attention. Is it any wonder, that burnout, and poor performance is becoming a real issue. In this episode, I welcome back Dr. Eric Recker, Dentist, Speaker, Coach, and Author of the brand new book, That Damn Analogy. We delve into the importance of be ..read more

When facilitating workshops with sales teams, I often ask how many of them love to be sold to. How many do think stick their hands up? Literally none. When I ask how many of them love to buy, just about every hand goes up. What’s fascinating is that often sales people are the ones who do not like to be sold to, and yet, they are trained to be the sales person who is constantly looking for clues to sniff out an opportunity, and to close a live prospect at every chance. In other words, often act like a douchebag, at least in the eyes of their prospect. There is a better way-selling authentically ..read more