Jesse Woodbury

Sales Players

Business EN ↓ 205 episodes

The #1 resource for top players in Tech Startup Sales. Hosted by Jesse Woodbury, an expert in early-stage startup selling, Sales Players features weekly, actionable ideas for reps, founders, and operators by exploring the mindset, skills, and tools high performers use to generate pipeline, close deals, and build wealth in Tech Sales.

Author

Jesse Woodbury

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.salesplayers.co

Latest episode

Oct 17, 2025

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Episodes

Bootstrapping a Startup & Scaling Sales with AI with Brad Scruggs of ZyraTalk 21.02.2024

Brad Scruggs is the CMO of Zyratalk, a startup that helps businesses improve their customer experience and increase online leads by opening up additional channels of communication. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamli...

Anyone, Not Everyone & Escaping Founder-Led Sales with Corey Quinn 13.02.2024

Corey Quinn is the former CMO of Scorpion, Host of the Vertical Market Podcast, and the author of the book: Anyone, Not Everyone. Corey shares learnings from scaling to $150M. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined)...

From Grassroots to Greatness, Community Led Growth, Building Boast.AI & Traction & Living in Dubai with Lloyed Lobo 02.02.2024

Lloyed Lobo is an entrepreneur, podcast host and community builder, who experienced the Gulf War as a young refugee in Kuwait, witnessing the strength of community in evacuating the population to safety. He Co-founded Boast. Al, leveraging the Community-Led Growth model to propel the company to eight-figure revenue, while also co-founding Traction, a community empowering over 100,000 innovators th...

Brainstorming Ideas for Growing Your Network & Influence on LinkedIn 30.01.2024

The Sales Players brainstorm ways to maximize LinkedIn. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury...

Going From SDR to AE in Only 5 Months & The Best Tacos in Texas with Tony Gomez of WhatConverts 23.01.2024

Tony Gomez is an AE at WhatConverts. He shares how he broke into tech sales and went from SDR to AE in 5 months. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: •...

How to Get the Most Out of Trade Shows, Meet-Ups & In-Person Events 19.01.2024

The Sales Players brainstorm ideas, tactics, and stories from generating hundreds of meetings and millions of dollars in pipeline from in-person events. 2024 will be the biggest year in recent history for conferences, in-person meetups, and trade shows. Here's how to get the most out of your company's investment in events. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Growing a Bootstrapped SaaS from $0-$20M Using Content & Social Selling with Guillaume Moubeche of lemlist 16.01.2024

Guillaume Moubeche is the Co-Founder and CEO of lemlist. He's on a mission to help 1,000,000 entrepreneurs build profitable businesses by 2025. In 3.5 years, he grew lemlist from $0 to $10 million in ARR and 20k+ customers worldwide, without any funding. He opens up his playbook for content creation and social selling with The Sales Players. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipelin...

Here's Our Top 3 Sources for Generating Pipeline This Year 13.01.2024

Chase and Jesse share what they expect their top sources for generating new pipeline will be for this year. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • Jess...

Entrepreneurship, Side Hustles & How Sellers Can Start Building Long-Term Wealth 09.01.2024

The Sales Players share how sellers can implement systems to build wealth for the long term. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury EPISODE LINKS: • Index Funds/Vanguar...

Can You Survive as an Average Sales Performer? 09.01.2024

Chase and Jesse discuss the implications of being a middle-of-the-pack performer in B2B sales. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: ht...

Pod "Re-Brand," New Co-Host (Chase Barmore) & The Time I Met Tim Ferris 02.01.2024

Happy New Year. I'm excited to announce the re-brand and re-launch of SSP... Introducing Sales Players. The #1 show for top players in B2B sales, Sales Players shares new, actionable ideas for revenue generators and breaks down the mindset, habits, and tools used by the highest performing operators in Sales and Business Development to generate more leads, close more deals and build wealth and...

10 (Unconventional) Things I Plan to Do Next Year to Level Up 13.12.2023

Jesse shares 10 things he's going to do next year to have his biggest year yet in Sales. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: http...

Selling in Startups & Building a Co-Selling Community for High Performing Sellers with Vince Beese of Sales HQ 29.11.2023

Vince Beese is the Founder of Sales HQ. In this episode, he shares his vision for a dynamic community tailored for high-performing sellers and sales teams. He also shares insights on his career as a rep and leader in high-growth companies such as: LivePerson, Experian, SugarCRM & Meta. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rss...

Improving Pipeline & Revenue by Connecting your CRM (in 60 seconds) with LinkedIn with David Chevalier of Surfe 16.11.2023

David Chevalier is the Co-Founder & CEO of Surfe. He shares how he built the company, raised capital and how he plans to change the way sellers build pipeline. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://ww...

Using Forcing Functions to Drive Results 30.10.2023

Jesse introduces the concept of Forcing Functions in SaaS Sales. Stay tuned for part 2 with additional examples on how to implement Forcing Functions. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an extended, 21-day free trial • Surfe (LinkedIn Prospecting Streamlined) - https://www.surfe.com/?...

Filling Your Funnel & Building a Great Sales Career with Gabe Lullo of Alleyoop 19.10.2023

Gabe Lullo is the CEO of Alleyoop. He shares his experience building a SDRaaS agency, what's working in pipeline generation and how to stand out as a rep. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.cl...

An Important Factor for Success That Nobody Really Talks About 11.10.2023

Having a great manager is extremely important in Tech Sales and a bad manager can set you back years. Jesse shares some ideas for managing this in your sales career. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://r...

Leveling Up with Your Sales Stack (Outreach Unleash Teaser) 02.10.2023

Jesse shares a promo clip for the upcoming sales panel at Outreach Unleash this week. More info: https://unleash.outreach.io/ SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp enter the promo code...

Stop Losing Deals When Your Not in the Room with Nate Nasralla of Fluint 08.09.2023

Nate Nasralla is the Co-Founder of Fluint (Fluint.io). In today's episode, he shares how he started Fluint, his process for Buyer Enablement and 10 tips for improving your writing in sales. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM B...

Re-Thinking Pipeline Generation with Todd Busler of Champify 24.08.2023

Todd Busler is the Co-Founder & CEO of Champify. He shares his career journey to sales and sales leadership and how he came up with the idea for Champify. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year • Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.cl...

Selling to Developers, Building Strong Champions & Company-Wide Pipeline Generation with Dustin Beaudoin of Airplane 21.08.2023

Dustin Beaudoin is the Head of Sales at Airplane. In this episode, he shared advice for selling to technical buyers, building and leveraging strong champions in your deals and how to use the network effect of your entire company to build pipeline. SPONSORS: • Leadfeeder (Turn Page Views into Pipeline) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://leadfeeder.partnerlinks.io/rsscjriylqgb ⁠⁠ - SP fans use this link for an...

Creating Outbound Sequences That Actually Work with David Breshears 17.08.2023

Dave Breshears is the Chief Revenue Mechanic at Silicon Hills Revenue Lab and the Chief Evangelist of OutreachPros. Dave joins Jesse to share easy-to-implement tips for creating and executing great outbound sequences. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first...

SaaS Sales Side Hustles... Should You Start One? 10.08.2023

Jesse talks side hustles, and whether or not you should focus on one, while also sharing some rep friendly side hustle ideas. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year EPISODE LINKS: • Check out PartnerStack for managing affiliate partnerships: https://p...

Exploring the Indie Tech Stack with James Urie of Close 03.08.2023

James Urie is the Senior Partnerships Manager at Close. James is a sales tech expert, podcaster, and all around interesting guy. In this episode, James shares insights into the "Indie Stack" and speaks to the importance of finding the right tools for your company and team. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use...

Story Time: When I Closed My First $100K Deal 21.07.2023

Jesse spends a Friday afternoon telling the story of his first $100K SaaS deal. SPONSORS: • Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com/?kfl_ln=jesse-woodbury use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year EPISODE LINKS: • https://jessewoodbury.com/100k CONNECT WITH JESSE: • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/ • Twitter...

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