How to Succeed Podcast

Mike Montague interviews Jennifer Crow on How to Succeed at Stopping Human Trafficking in Africa. Jennifer is one of our non-profit scholarship award winners from Oklahoma, and she works to stop human trafficking worldwide with special emphasis in Africa.   Learn more about her and her mission at https://beautifuldream.tv/   In this episode: The best attitude, behavior, and technique on how to suc...

Mike Montague interviews Sophia Stone on How to Succeed at Experiential Learning. Sophia is the Learning Experience Designer at Sandler reimagining our sales training programs for the modern learner. Learn how to get the most out of your training and the most out of your team from our internal expert! In this episode: The best attitude, behavior, and technique on how to succeed at experiential lea...

Dr. Alison Escalante is a Pediatrician, TEDx Speaker, and writer on a mission! Effective action under pressure is the theme of all her work. We live in a culture of criticism and anxiety the drains our joy and tells us all the things we should  be doing. It's a  ShouldStorm ! But, she have developed a clear 3-step method to help us as parents and as leaders. Parents can raise kids skillfully AND e...

Mike Montague interviews Emily Yepes on How to Succeed Through Supply Chain Challenges. How do you keep selling when the warehouse is empty or there is not enough staff to deliver? How do you deliver bad news to prospects and clients when you have shipping delays or price increases?   In this episode: The best attitude, behavior, and technique on how to succeed through supply chain challenges Don'...

Mike Montague interviews Michael Gordon on How to Succeed at Improving Your Money Concept. Mike and Mike talk about how your beliefs around money affect your sales and career success and what helpful, positive beliefs around money sound like.   In this episode: The best attitude, behavior, and technique on how to succeed at improving your money concept What is your money concept? You're making wha...

Mike Montague interviews Susan Sykes on How to Succeed at Taking a Day Off. Susan is a long-time Sandler trainer and co-author with Dave Hiatt of the newest Sandler book, Yes, You Can Take A Day Off. The book is designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners set up their business' team, process, and structure so they can have a guilt-free day off!   Check out the new book on Amazon or th...

Mike Montague interviews Hamish Knox on How to Succeed at Trials and Demos. Hamish is a Sandler trainer from Calgary, AB, Canada and author of Accountability the Sandler Way and Change the Sandler Way, and he was our 2020 David H Sandler Award Winner. You can check out his books on Amazon or the Sandler Shop.   In this episode: The best attitude, behavior, and technique on how to succeed at trials...

Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine. She has been hailed by the journal Nature and Columbia University as an expert in mentoring and leadership development and is currently a contributor to  Forbes  and  Psychology Today  ...

John Davis survived his biggest fear and went from being paralyzed to being a professional stuntman. At 22 years old John Davis' spine broke in half dashing his dreams of being a Stuntman, Fight Director, and Martial Artist. Doctors told him he may never walk again, and if he did he could never have a physical career. Using what he now calls the "Five F Formula," John Overcame the limiting beliefs...

Mike Montague interviews Janice Lintz on How to Succeed at Changing the World. Janice Schacter Lintz is a passionate, accomplished hearing loss consultant and advocate. She is well known and respected for her ability to assess situations, identify areas for improvement, recommend solutions, and implement programs that help organizations improve customer service and grow profits. Her ability to bre...

To celebrate episode #500 and over 2 million total downloads, we flip the tables to get Mike Montague's top lessons learned from hosting the show! Mike Crandall, Sandler trainer from Oklahoma, interviews Mike about How to Succeed at Being a Lifelong Learner. Mike Montague is Global Head of Content and a Certified Trainer at Sandler Training Worldwide, where he hosts the How to Succeed podcast and...

Mike Montague interviews John Rulin, author of Giftology: The art and science of using gifts to cut through the noise, increase referrals, and strengthen retention, on How to Succeed at Giftology. Radical generosity is the against-the-grain secret weapon of real influencers, and it will allow you to boost referrals, retention rates, and ROI like few other strategies. But be warned, gifts with stri...

Mike Montague interviews Mark Herschberg, author of Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You, on How to Succeed at Creating a Toolkit. From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia. Find Mark and th...

Mike Montague interviews Jeff Peek, an immigration attorney, on How to Succeed at Keeping Your Clients. Jeff is highly experienced with criminal trials, having defended numerous clients against serious charges. He has also represented clients in deportation hearings, in consulates and in immigration offices, fighting and advocating for the rights of immigrants before judges, prosecutors, and local...

Mike Montague interviews Brandi Heather on How to Succeed at Moving From Diversity to Inclusion. Brandi brings a creative and innovative combination of training and subject matter expertise to her leadership role as Chief Knowledge Officer of AMPED2PLAY Inc. Brandi's exceptional knowledge of inclusion strategies, implementation solutions, and user-directed tools reflects her Adapted Physical Activ...

Mike Montague interviews Shawn Nason on How to Succeed at Radical Relationships. Shawn Nason, founder & CEO of the Nason Group ecosystem (MOFI, Disruptor League, TruthTellers, and The Pink Couch), lives his life with a commitment to make everyone he meets a part of his family. Armed with the gift of discernment, he has the uncanny ability to walk alongside people as they struggle to connect with t...

It's tough enough to keep pace with all the changes taking place in the world of business… throw in a global pandemic to amp up the confusion and test the mettle of salespeople everywhere… and we've got companies often struggling to know which end is up.   Frank Cespedes of Harvard Business School advises in his new book, Sales Management that Works, that sales leaders need to focus on Financial L...

CEO Peter Chase talks about how great mentors helped him create Scribe Software, which helped over 10 thousand companies, eventually enabling a big sale to Tibco. Peter also describes his new venture - AccelARRate - which develops customer-validated strategies that crystallize revenue growth goals and ensure repeatable success.

Mike Montague interviews Dr. Oleg Konovalov on How to Succeed at Creating a Compelling Vision. Oleg is a thought leader, author, business educator, consultant, and coach with over 25 years of experience operating businesses and consulting Fortune 500 companies both in the UK and internationally. Oleg is on the Thinkers50 Radar, Global Gurus Top 30, has been recognized as #1 Global Thought Leader o...

Mike Montague interviews Dre "DreAllDay" Baldwin on How to Succeed at Working on Your Game. Dre's been a professional basketball player, publishing YouTube content since 2005, and has authored 27 books. He has even done 4 TEDx talks!   Find Dre and his books at: https://dreallday.com/   Get The Mirror of Motivation for free at: http://MirrorOfMotivat ion.com/   In this episode: The best attitude,...

Mike Montague interviews Pete Oliver on How to Succeed at Making the Climb to Sales Leadership. Pete is an award-winning Sandler training from Boston, now in Hawaii and also Texas! He is author of the new Sandler book, Making the Climb: From Salesperson to Sales Manager and Beyond! Making the Climb  by Peter Oliver is the antidote to the "sink or swim" approach that sabotages too many aspiring sal...

Mike Montague interviews Ryan Bennett on How to Succeed at Creating an Intentional Day. Ryan Bennett is a High-Performance Coach, Author, and Speaker who guides people to reach their full potential in their lives, businesses, and teams through his proven method of intentional growth. Before becoming an author, Ryan was the founding team member of a tech startup company in which he helped build fro...

Mike Montague interviews Brian Jackson on How to Succeed at Your 30 Second Commercial. Brian is an award-winning Sandler Trainer in San Diego, CA.   In this episode: The best attitude, behavior, and technique on how to succeed at your 30-second commercial. The turtle story and your 30 second commercial How much would your sales increase if you could increase your conversation starter success rate?...

Mike Montague interviews Michael Coles on How to Succeed at Getting Tough. Michael J. Coles, the co-founder of the Great American Cookie Company and the former CEO of Caribou Coffee, did not follow a conventional path into business. He does not have an Ivy League pedigree or an MBA from a top-ten business school. He grew up poor, starting work at the age of thirteen. He had many false starts and p...

Mike Montague interviews Alan Stein Jr. on How to Succeed at Raising Your Game. Performance coach Alan Stein Jr. shares the secret principles used by world-class performers that will help you improve your productivity and achieve higher levels of success.   Alan Stein, Jr. is a keynote speaker and author who spent 15+ years as a performance coach working with the highest-performing basketball play...