Sales Strategy & Enablement by Revenue.io

Casanova Brooks is the Founder at DreamNation Media. Today we're talking about a topic that I believe is important for sellers: how to live, work and succeed on your own terms. We explore how you can commit relentlessly to your personal vision and of what that freedom to operate on your terms looks like. Plus, Casanova and I dive into what he calls the Bulletproof Mindset. Finally, we talk about h...

Chris Walker is the Founder and CEO at Refine Labs. Today we talk about why Chris believes B2B marketing is stuck. And what some of the prescriptions are for getting it unstuck. We dive it into how B2B marketing has changed over the past 12 months. And what that means for sales teams. Plus, Chris shares some of the new strategies he's recommending that enable marketers and sellers to more effectiv...

Paul Butterfield is the Vice President of Global Revenue Enablement at Instructure, and one of the founders of the Sales Enablement Society. Today we're talking about all things enablement. Paul is one of the pioneers in the field and he shares his perspective about how far sales enablement has evolved since it started and where it's headed in the future. Plus, we dig into the primary challenges f...

Wendy Weiss is the President of ColdCallingResults.com. And has been called The Queen of Cold Calling. So, one guess what we're talking about today? That's right. Cold calling. We dive into the lessons Wendy's learned from her clients about how cold calling has changed during the pandemic. And she shares her recommendations for sellers regarding how to elevate their effectiveness in reaching out t...

Brian Trautschold is the Co-Founder & COO at Ambition. We cover a lot of territory in this conversation. Brian shares his perspectives about the role of gamification on the (virtual) sales floor. We dive into how B2B sales is changing. And whether it is changing as fast enough. Meaning is B2B sales changing as fast as B2B buyers are changing how they want to buy? Plus, we talk managing for perform...

Derek Wyszinski is the Director of Sales at Parallels. Today we discuss a very thoughtful and moving article Derek wrote called, "Sales Lessons from Year Zero." In it he writes of 2020, "I've never managed people in the middle of four once in a lifetime situations: a global pandemic, historical racial & political unrest & an economic recession where markets are up but so are unemployment & economi...

Today I have a fun conversation with AJ Bruno (Co-Founder & CEO at QuotaPath). We get into an important topic in sales: does it still make sense to pay commission? Should there be incentive compensation for sellers? How do you fairly measure the value of a seller's contribution to the outcome of a sale? How do you fairly compensate sellers based on that contribution? Plus, we dig into quota, it's...

Brandon Bornancin is the CEO of Seamless.ai. This is a wide ranging conversation about the challenges for sellers in 2021 and beyond. We start with the past 12 months and what we think will become permanent. And what impacts this will have on the skills sellers need to perform at higher levels. We also explore the whole notion of "modern selling". Is it actually modern? Or are B2B sales actually s...

Skip Miller (President of M3 Learning) is author of the new book, "Outbounding: Win New Customers with Outbound Sales and End Your Dependence on Inbound Leads." Today we dive into the motivations for change that drive corporate decision makers. And why, when companies decide to change, they need help from sellers to navigate the path forward. Plus, we get into Skip's theory of The Two Decisions ma...

Julie Hansen is a leading sales presentation expert. And Founder of Performance Sales and Training. Today: How to Sell on Video. Julie brings a unique expertise to this topic, having started her career as an actor in New York City. We get into the evolving role of video in B2B selling. She shares 6 acting tips to help you be more confident on camera. Plus, are sellers losing deals today they would...

Jason Bay is Chief Prospecting Officer for Blissful Prospecting. Today we tackle four big questions about prospecting that are being debated in various forums. For instance, is prospecting even sales? And, does that even matter? We then dig into whether outbound should be recognized as a speciality on its own. Plus, what companies should be doing to develop career tracks for prospectors. _ Arm you...

Dave Shaby is the COO at the RAIN Group and co-author of the book, "Virtual Selling: How to Build Relationships, Differentiate and Win Sales Remotely" This is a fun conversation that gets to the heart of some of the key issues that sellers are confronting in this new sales world, We talk about how the past 12 months accelerated the inevitable transition to more virtual selling . And what that mean...

Today on the show, Steve Hall (Co-Founder of Executive Sales Forum International) and one of Australia's leading C-Level sales experts. Lots of great practical takeaways in this episode. We get into the evolving role of the C-level in enterprise decision making. What is/isn't important to them. And WHEN to start selling to the C-level. That's key. Plus, how to prepare for C-Level meetings so execs...

Frank Cespedes is a senior lecturer at Harvard and author of an excellent new book titled, "Sales Management That Works: How to Sell in a World That Never Stops Changing." _ Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy

Craig LeMasters is the author of "Unstuck: How to Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others" and the CEO of GXG, a consulting firm based in Atlanta. On today's episode, we talk about what it means to be stuck. As an organization and as an individual. And how to get unstuck. Per the title of Craig's excellent book. In short, if you’re not making progress at the speed you want to be, if your day-to-d...

Chris Hatfield is the Founder of Sales Psyche, which works to develop and support the mental health and performance of sales managers and their teams. This episode is part of an ongoing conversation we're having on this program about all aspects of mental health in sales. Chris and I have a wide ranging conversation about the impact of mental health on performance at all levels in sales. And why i...

Justin Roff-Marsh is the author of "The Machine: A Radical Approach to the Design of the Sales Function", and the Founder of Ballistix, a sales process engineering consultancy. I really enjoy having Justin on the show because he challenges so much of the conventional sales orthodoxy. And he does it in a very logical fashion. On this episode we talk about why sellers should shift their focus from c...

Susanna Camp and Jonathan Littman are the co-authors of an interesting new book titled, "The Entrepreneur's Faces: How Makers, Visionaries and Outsiders Succeed." It's full of compelling stories about entrepreneurs, but what struck me was how it really is a guide for personal development. Specifically, for sales professionals. We are all mini-entrepreneurs in how we manage our patch, afterall. _ A...

Jordan Henderson is the Director of Revenue Operations (aka RevOps) here at ringDNA. If you've heard talk of RevOps and you're just not sure what it is then this is the episode for you. Before we get to that, however, Jordan tells us how and why a LAWYER (like himself) ends up in Revenue Operations. Then we dive into why RevOps is such a critical function for sales organizations in today's digital...

Casey Graham is the CEO of Gravy. On today's episode we discuss the importance of building a LinkedIn culture in your organization. Plus, why it's essential for individuals to build their own personal brand. Do you still doubt the importance of a personal brand for sales professionals? A recent study by RAIN Group found that 82% of buyers read a sellers LinkedIn profile before talking with them. O...

Cole Baker-Bagwell is the founder and Chief Kindness Officer at Cool Audrey, a consulting firm that teaches companies how to put kindness to work in business. In this conversation we discuss how to thrive in a 21st-century company requires building a new set of core competencies based on awareness, meaningful connection and a shared commitment to kindness. Then we dive into why kindness isn't an i...

Vishal Sunak is the Founder and CEO of LinkSquares. In this conversation we dive into an important (and often overlooked) topic for sales teams: Contract Lifecycle Management. We explore why it’s important to write better agreements, why companies don’t truly understand the agreements they're signing, why that’s a problem and how to avoid it. We also get into why contract management departments ar...

Luigi Prestinenzi is the Founder and Head of Growth at the Sales IQ Global. In our conversation we talk about essential mindsets for sellers. I know, I know. This topic can make your eyes glaze over. But stick with me. Most don’t fully understand what mindsets are and how important they are for sellers. Most people think of mindset as determination or hustle. That’s not it. I call those attitudes....

Nick Kane is the Managing Partner of the Janek Performance Group. This is such a fun conversation. We dig into three important topics. First and foremost, we talk about Nick’s passion for bourbons. In fact, he posted a list of what he considers the very best bourbons to help you celebrate a big sales win! Then we dive into what's required, to develop a good salesperson and how to engage the empowe...

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin is a senior writer at Inc. Magazine. In this episode we discuss her recent article, "Business Leaders Spoke Up After the Capitol Riot. Will Their Voices Remain Strong?" and the response of the business community to the events of January 6. As Christine puts it, these dramatic events cause a real surge in activism among business leaders (or at least stop them from hiding b...