Conquer Local Podcast

Gretchen Rubin is the author of several books, including the #1 New York Times and international bestseller, The Happiness Project . Her books have sold over 3.5 million copies and have been published in more than thirty languages. Her "Four Tendencies" personality framework on sustaining happiness divides people into Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels. More than 500,000 people h...

Do you have a mind for sales? Mark Hunter joins us to discuss this very topic. Mark was recognized as one of the top 50 most influential sales & marketing leaders in the world. He is the Author of 3 books,  High-Profit Prospecting , High-Profit Selling , and his newest book, A Mind for Sales . He has an online program “ The Sales Hunter University ” which is ranked as one of the top 10 sales l...

Long-time Vendasta Partner and Principal at Creative Canvas Media , Cathy Poturny joins George Leith this week to offer a reimagination and new approach to navigate opportunity. With great admiration, we don't think we've met anyone quite as tenacious, blunt, and having quite the "go for it" attitude that Cathy has. There's a famous saying, "it can always be worse". Thi...

Vendasta CCO and Conquer Local Podcast Host, George Leith is taking us to school this week with another Master Sales Series episode. Finding success in our careers is all about development. It's that self-awareness and knowing where you excel and where you need to invest more time. Those tasks you've been wanting to cross off, the conversations you've been wanting to have, why aren&#39...

In this episode, you’re going to hear John Hoskins and George Leith discuss topics from John's book; Level 5 Coaching System: How Sales Leaders Are Developing Preeminent Sales Teams . John has experienced many levels of leadership. He started his career as an account executive with Xerox Learning Systems and moved to Director of US Sales and Marketing, joined Omega Performance as EVP Sales and...

David Pearson is the CEO and Partner of Level Five Selling , an organization that has mastered quality sales calls planning and execution skills that deliver top-line revenue growth for sales teams all over the globe. Prior to joining Level Five Selling, David was the Chief Operating Officer of Vistage Worldwide , the world’s largest CEO executive coaching and leadership development organization,...

This week we welcome Robert Davis , Vendasta Partner and CEO of KOR Unlimited . KOR stands for Knowledge, Opportunity, and Results. Robert has 25 years of sales and marketing experience within the financial services industry. As a financial advisor, he provided sophisticated financial solutions to 250+ high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as small-to-mid-sized businesses. The opportuni...

DrRissysWriting.com is ranked #1 in PR and top ten in Social Media and SEO for New York and New Jersey. Dr. Morissa Schwartz (aka Dr. Rissy) has been featured on Forbes and MTV. She speaks professionally about inspiring others through words and entrepreneurship, and through her publishing, was named the “Voice of Generation Z” by Community Magazine.  Dr. Rissy talks with George Leith about 360-deg...

In this episode,  George Leith and Chris Bondarenko discuss data and instinct and their role in mastering predictive sales. Chris is a software sales leader and self-proclaimed "math geek" with over 15 years of experience, currently responsible for leading Docebo 's North American sales organization. Previously, Chris held sales leadership roles at high growth start-ups BERA Brand Mana...

Have you ever felt like you were spreading yourself thin across the hundreds of social media platforms? Are you trying to apply one social media strategy across too many platforms? Krista Neher is a social media pioneer. She is a 6-time bestselling author, international speaker, award-winning entrepreneur, global thought-leader, and the CEO of Boot Camp Digital . Krista has written 6 books on digi...

Why should you stop selling and start evangelizing? Donald Kelly , a once struggling salesperson and now a top-performing seller. Donald hosts a popular sales podcast called “ The Sales Evangelist ”. The show has over 2.3 million all-time downloads and is heard in over 150 countries. Donald and his podcast have also been mentioned in Entrepreneur Magazine, Forbes, Inc, and HubSpot as a top B2B sal...

A renowned thought-leader on the fundamentals of managing salespeople and Co-Founder of Janek Performance Group , Nick Kane joins George Leith this week on the Conquer Local Podcast. At just 21 years of age, he managed 1,000 salespeople. Nick is widely regarded for his ability to distill the sales process and block out the excess smoke and mirrors. He lives in quantitative results and direct, A to...

Customer loyalty initiatives are expected. What isn't expected are banks spawning software companies to let you know which day is garbage day. Darby Sieben is currently head of RBC Ampli Inc , an engagement cashback platform that connects consumers with merchants. Ampli.ca is part of the RBC Ventures which is the beyond banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada. Leading a team of 60, Ampli was launc...

Every job is a sales job but nobody wants to be a "salesperson". Even right now, we are trying to sell you on this episode through a cleverly written description and perhaps some great anecdotes from the episode. We are all salespeople- so, how do we recognize these processes and become better? This week’s guest is an internationally renowned business and motivational speaker and is the Au...

This week an A-List transformational leader joins us, James Ciuffetelli. Our host George Leith and James discuss the importance of adopting new technology and investing in your tech stack backed by real-world examples of great success and undisputed numbers, how the baby boomer generation is approaching an exit in 2021 with their long-established businesses, and how prepping your business for exit...

We are taking a break this week from our regular schedule to pay tribute to one of our own. We said goodbye to our good friend and fellow Vendastian last week, Paul Plant. We want to share his episode from season 3 and revisit his passion for people, and the ever-changing digital environment. Paul was described as an absolute pleasure to have around. He immensely cared about the people and project...

Outsourced marketing is becoming a common theme as business owners are realizing the necessity that is digital marketing, and how diverse it is. This week's guest takes it a step further and fully divulges into the role of her client's outsourced CMO, internalizing goals and truly operating as if her client's business was her own. We are happy to welcome a Vendasta Partner, Stephanie K...

This week our host, George Leith , goes over 39 ideas for you to pick and choose from the next time you’re struggling with what to post on social media. Now, this list isn't to be implemented all in one day. However, it's important to understand that this is social media, and content can come from absolutely anywhere. Don't get stuck thinking you must post your offering and only your o...

Sales integrity means aligning needs, not enforcing yours. “The most widely used metaphors in sales are those related to sports, battle, or games. The challenge with this mindset is it requires that one person wins, and the other loses.” - Ian Altman, Same Side Selling In this week's podcast, George Leith hosts Amazon #1 best-selling author of Same Side Selling, Ian Altman . Ian highly values...

Outcome based selling requires understanding where satisfaction comes from, and what if we always knew exactly what to say in this process? Don't get us wrong, there's a bit more to it than that. But when incredible feats were being accomplished, this week's guest recalls, “I would never say wow , I’d simply ask how . And then dig in and say yea- but really, how?”. This is how Phil M....

The modern sales process doesn't have any smoke or mirrors. Instead, sales are being lubricated with researched inquiries, catered scripts, and genuine interest in order to optimize value for the person on the other end. This is business in 2021, and we welcome it with open arms. Our host, George Leith interviews the renowned Morgan Ingram on this week's episode. At only 27, Morgan has bee...

A top performer is labeled as such because they internalize the work in front of them. This is not just a job- this is a very exciting life and duty becomes a wonderful opportunity to provide value. This means confidently stamping their name on the day's work and approaching the next hill ready to sprint. Our host, George Leith is eager to sneak you some industry insight on common denominators...

Introverts networking, approaching events like they're building a rocketship to go to space. They are methodical, attentive, and interact with scripted purpose- and that is how the new-age introvert is conquering networking events and developing lasting, meaningful connections. Matthew Pollard , the Founder of Rapid Growth Coach moves on to his second book in this 2 part series podcast. The In...

Introverted salespeople seems like a typo. Taking a deeper dive, the fact is that introverts have a special set of innate skills comparable to superpowers that can be leveraged to not only compete with but greatly surpass extroverts in a sales setting. On this episode, we bring you the Founder of Rapid Growth Coach , Matthew Pollard . We immediately knew this had to be a 2 part series and couldn&#...

Educating your clients makes them feel that you want to improve their experience and encourage them to make better, more informed decisions. We are excited to bring you marketing guru - Jenni White. She is the CEO & Founder of Polaris Marketing & Consulting ; they help businesses enhance their marketing strategies, widen their reach, and increase their revenue. Jenni has an excellent tip o...