Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski
30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales
The #1 sales podcast in the world, fueled by hyper-actionable sales tactics from the top 1% sellers at companies like Salesforce, Gong, Outreach, Slack, LinkedIn, Keller Williams, Northwestern Mutual. 30 Minutes to President's Club cuts all the BS, fluffy mindset stories, and sales academia to give you the most actionable sales tactics that get you to President's Club. Every episode is a supercharged 30 minutes where you'll hear step-by-step breakdowns in every key dimension of sales, including: Prospecting: How to open conversations to triple your pipeline Discovery: How to ask questions that...
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Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski
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Jul 9, 2026
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everything you could possibly need to close a 6–7 figure deal at power 26.01.2026 12:47
Learn more: https://www.30mpc.com/newsletter/multi-threading-and-executive-selling-course-selling-to-the-c-suite
#541 - The $1M Negotiations That Changed the Way I Sell Forever 22.01.2026 19:14
Watch Todd’s Free Negotiation Masterclass Buy 'Four Levers Negotiating' Here Todd Caponi is a multi time CRO, award winning author, and one of the leading voices on transparency in sales. And these are the three negotiation moments that changed how he sells forever. From a used car purchase that went completely sideways, to a seven figure software deal saved at the last second, to a heated pri...
#540 - Cold Call Masterclass: The Perfect Script (With LIVE Calls to Prove It) 20.01.2026 56:03
We break down the exact cold call script that’s helped book meetings on 1 out of every 3 connects then prove it by making live cold calls on camera. Armand Farrokh and Nick Cegelski walk through the full cold call framework they’ve used as operators, leaders, and authors of *Cold Calling Sucks (And That’s Why It Works) from opener, to pitch, to objection handling with real examples and zero theory...
#539 - How to Run Demos That Actually Convert | Alex Kane 15.01.2026 32:09
Alex Kane brings elite demo mastery to this episode, teaching sellers how to turn every walkthrough into a high-impact, story-driven buying experience that stands out from every other vendor in the cycle. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Lead With the Approach: Frame the top problems and outcomes before showing anything. Present → Future → Past: Ask how they do it now, show the future state, then compare...
#538 - Cold Call 3v3: Six Sales Reps Dial in a 92 Degree Room 13.01.2026 1:57
Welcome to the most chaotic cold call competition you’ve ever seen. Two elite sales teams go head-to-head in a live 3v3 battle to see who can book the most meetings. Watch as the top sales minds from 30 Minutes to President's Club (and a special celeb dialer) bring their best cold call tactics to life. From permission-based openers to clever objection handling, you’ll witness what makes a cold cal...
#537 - How to Get Executive Intros Through Your Champion | Christine Nolan 08.01.2026 36:24
Christine Nolan, four-time President’s Club enterprise sales leader at Asana, shares tactical frameworks for multithreading complex enterprise deals by mapping real power, navigating internal politics, and turning champions into organization-wide access. A practical playbook for winning, expanding, and controlling high-stakes, multi-stakeholder sales cycles. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Build a real p...
#536 - Cold Email Showdown: Rookie Sales Rep vs 10-Year Director 06.01.2026 2:12
We put Evan Greek (Commercial AE at Gong) and Florin Tatulea (Head of Sales Development at Common Room) in a cold email cage match: 10 minutes per round, weird prompts, and you have to write something that would actually get a reply. Jason Bay (CEO at Outbound Squad) judges based on [The Reply Method](https://www.30mpc.com/course/cold-email-course) framework. Evan and Florin show how they use AI...
#535 - He Sold A $30M Deal With One Page 30.12.2025 14:48
In this episode, Nate Nasralla breaks down the one-page business case framework he used to help close a $30M enterprise deal and multiple seven-figure contracts. He walks through how to structure a one-page document that aligns executives, arms champions to sell internally, exposes deal gaps early, and drives consensus in complex buying groups. Using a real-world IKEA example, Nate shows how to tr...
#534 - #1 Sales Rep Runs The Exact Demo That Got Him Promoted 8x 23.12.2025 1:45
In this episode, Adam Ochart, #1 sales rep from Gong breaks down the exact demo framework that helped him earn 8 promotions, consistently win enterprise deals, and maintain a 30%+ win rate. He walks through how to prep demos, align with buyers before clicking anything, run discovery during the demo, and frame every feature using a why-before-what approach so prospects experience a true “test drive...
#533 - How to Build a Team That Thrives on 700 Cold Calls a Week | Melanie Smith 18.12.2025 34:20
Melanie Smith, Head of Sales Development at Nooks, breaks down the exact systems, metrics, and coaching frameworks she uses to run one of the highest-performing SDR teams in outbound. In this episode, she shares KPI structures, call-block strategy, cold-call skill development, and how leaders can scale connect rates, conversation rates, and meeting production without burning out their reps. 🎙️ ACT...
#532 - Santa Unwraps 12 Sales Tactics You NEED to Master in 2026 16.12.2025 36:33
In this special holiday episode, Santa and his elf break down the 12 most impactful sales tactics of 2025, covering negotiation, discovery, cold calling, prospecting, leadership, demo strategy, hiring, business cases, team management, and more. Each tactic is pulled from interviews with top 1% sellers and elite sales leaders, giving reps a fast, practical, and highly actionable playbook to win dea...
#531 - How to Scale Personalized Prospecting with Video (Even in SMB) 11.12.2025 25:27
Discover how Vidyard’s #1 AE, Mike D'Aloisio, uses video to humanize every stage of the sales cycle — from first touch to pricing delivery to re-engagement when prospects ghost. In this 30MPC sell interview, learn how to tailor videos to personas, boost meeting show rates, eliminate the “game of telephone” in proposals, and creatively reignite stalled deals using short, high-impact videos that sta...
#530 - Negotiation Masterclass: Your Sales Commission Savior 09.12.2025 40:03
December deals are different. Negotiations drag. Legal stalls. Procurement kicks it to January. And your EOQ slips away. In this Masterclass, Todd Caponi joins Nick and Armand to share strategies from his new book, Four Levers Negotiating. He’ll show you how to flip the script and close what’s left on the table — before the ball drops. Todd is the founder of Sales Melon, the host of The Sales Hist...
#529 - How to Win Enterprise Deals with Compelling Events (Not Volume) | Luke Floyd 04.12.2025 37:17
Luke’s CE Hypothesis Template Luke Floyd breaks down how he stopped “spraying and praying” and started winning large enterprise deals by tracking where urgency already exists. Instead of chasing logos or building volume-based cadences, he prioritizes the 20 accounts most likely to face a compelling event, builds horizontal plays that don’t sound generic, and positions himself “on the bench” before...
#528 - Live Cold Calls: How Many Meetings Can The #1 Sales Trainer Book? 02.12.2025 33:36
Jason hits the phones to prospect into sales and enablement leaders, sharing his live approach between each call. With a 30% connect rate (thanks to Titan X) and 11% conversion, you'll see how Jason handles objections, switches messaging mid-call, and learns in real time. Think cold calling is hard? Try doing it live for 90 minutes, under studio lights, in a room with no AC, with a crowd listening...
#527 - The Sales Process Elite Reps Use (And You Don’t) 27.11.2025 21:07
Get the full playbook (60 minute video masterclass) 100% free right here: https://www.pipedrive.com/en/30mpc-masterclass --- Deal velocity is a huge driver of win rates, which is why Armand and I partnered with the easy and effective CRM, Pipedrive, to film a 60 minute video masterclass that covers all of the different ways that you can drive velocity in each individual stage of your sales process...
#526 - The Ultimate Cold Calling Q&A: 16 Questions to Book Your Next Meeting 25.11.2025 38:13
From Armand Farrokh and Nick Cegelski, the duo behind the 50,000-copy best-selling cold calling book, this episode breaks down the exact playbook top reps use to consistently book meetings. Learn the highest-converting openers, how to tailor context to any persona, the tactics they use to disarm prospects, and the triple-bypass method for getting past gatekeepers. You’ll also get strategies to avo...
#525 - Why Executives Ignore Your Sales Pitch (And How to Fix It Fast) | Nate Nasralla 20.11.2025 52:08
Buy "Brief and Brilliant' Here Turn executive meetings into closed deals with Nate Nasralla’s 4-sentence framework, one-page business case, and proven tactics to speak the language of leadership and win buy-in fast. 🎙️ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: • Build a 4-Sentence Soundbite: Use Nate’s formula — Because of [shift], now’s the time to [act], to avoid [risk], and unlock [reward] — to frame every deal in...
#524 - Outbound Prospecting Masterclass: Everything You Need to Book Meetings in 2026 18.11.2025 39:30
Outbound is broken, not dead. In this masterclass, Jason Bay breaks down the new outbound playbook for 2025–2026 — how top reps are filling pipeline when cold calls, automated sequences, and mass emails stop working. You’ll learn how to prioritize accounts that actually respond, speak your buyer’s language with offers that earn replies, and sequence outreach across phone, email, and social the rig...
#523 - How Top Sellers Find the Real Decision Makers in Deals | Kam Germany 13.11.2025 34:55
Kam Germany breaks down how elite sellers win complex deals by uncovering the true decision makers, sparking internal alignment, and turning every stakeholder into a champion that sells for you when you’re not in the room. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Find the Shadow Decision Maker: Don’t assume the highest title holds the most influence—watch who answers impact questions to uncover who truly drives d...
#522 - How Many Cold Calls Does It Take To Afford a Baby? (A Youtube Special) 11.11.2025 0:50
Full YouTube Video HERE (https://hubs.li/Q03SzGnP0) Alex Murphy (Founding AE @ 30MPC) reveals the exact sales prospecting formula that took him from teaching to crushing 200% of quota month after month. By breaking big life goals—like buying a house or having a baby—into simple math, he shows how to turn financial dreams into measurable activity targets. Learn how to calculate your dollars per mee...
#521 - The 7 Deadly Sales Negotiation Sins | Todd Caponi 06.11.2025 28:41
Todd Caponi, bestselling author of The Transparency Sale and The Four Levers of Negotiation, breaks down the 7 Deadly Negotiation Sins that cost salespeople deals, margins, and trust. If you think discounting accelerates deals, holding price until you “build value” is smart, or trading discounts for case studies is harmless, Todd’s about to rewire your negotiation mindset. Learn how to close faste...
#520 - I Handle EVERY Cold Call Objection like Mr Miyagi 04.11.2025 7:25
Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 -- Handle every objection in the world like Mr. Miyagi. Plus 4 more talk tracks you can steal for your favorite objections out there. Watch in full vibrant color: https://bit.ly/44KFn02 RESOURCES DISCUSSED 18 Objections and Scripts for Each Join our weekly newsletter Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “PODCA...
#519 - Set Next Steps That Actually Close Deals | Roy Mathew 03.11.2025 34:58
Stop losing deals after the demo. Roy Mathew shows how to align every next step to what buyers actually care about. This is next-level sales leadership in action. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Calibrate before next steps: Always ask prospects where they stand before suggesting next steps — uncover what’s really going on in their head. Think like a buyer, not a seller: Map out the five key questions buy...
#518 - 5 Terrifying Sales Ghosts That Will Haunt Your Quota | Halloween Special 30.10.2025 32:55
This Halloween, the 30 Minutes to President’s Club crew takes you inside the haunted house of sales — where deals disappear, demos die, and negotiations bleed revenue. Nick, Armand, and Steve break down five sales ghosts that secretly destroy your pipeline and show you exactly how to exorcise them using elite B2B sales tactics, closing frameworks, and storytelling mastery. If you’re serious about...
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