Salesology® - Conversations with Sales Leaders

Wendell Santiago is a Commercial Real Estate executive and Sales Manager at Realty Capital Advisors, where he leads client relationships, site identification, acquisitions, and leasing across multiple markets and asset classes. He serves as a trusted advisor to clients, guiding projects from market analysis and site tours through due diligence, approvals, leasing, and construction coordination. In...

Tom Poland is a multiple best-selling marketing author and has clients in 151 cities around the world. He works just two days a week in seclusion from his private resort on the sub-tropical Sunshine Coast of Australia. Key Points: Sales Led to Marketing Insight After 20 years in sales, the speaker realized selling is much easier when prospects are already interested or qualified . The Sales Spectr...

Guest Bio: Ivana Taylor has spent 35 years translating complex marketing into simple, executable strategies. She's the founder of DIYMarketers.com, where she helps entrepreneurs compete without enterprise budgets. She's a self-described AI power user who tests tools for six hours a day. And she's built follow-up systems for everyone from manufacturing companies to consultants. Key Points: 1. Cold...

Guest Bio: Louise is an award-winning social media strategist, coach, four-time best-selling author, and the founder of SellOnSocial. Media Digital Marketing Agency & Academy. For the past 20 years, I've helped coaches and consultants grow their businesses with fresh perspectives and innovative AI-powered tools. Key Points: Social media is marketing, not a separate skill Louise didn't "get into so...

Guest Bio: Ivana Taylor has spent 35 years translating complex marketing into simple, executable strategies. She's the founder of DIYMarketers.com, where she helps entrepreneurs compete without enterprise budgets. She's a self-described AI power user who tests tools for six hours a day. And she's built follow-up systems for everyone from manufacturing companies to consultants.   Key Points: AI has...

Guest: Samantha Phillips Guest Bio:   Samantha Phillips is the Sales Enablement Manager at SHI International, leading strategic initiatives across Commercial and Public Sector divisions. With over five years of enablement experience in high-volume IT sales, she builds scalable onboarding programs, develops impactful training, and drives process improvements that boost sales performance. Samantha p...

Guest:  Tom Dee   Guest Bio: Tom began his sales management career over eight years ago, and he is passionate about turning underperforming teams into high-performing, revenue-generating ones. Tom loves using tools like AI-driven sales insights to stay sharp and ahead of the game. His approach to leadership is all about mentorship, making smart decisions, and keeping the focus on the customer, bui...

Guest: Matt Gregory   Guest Bio: Matt Gregory's story is one of quiet transformation, shaping the brokerage division from within while never losing the drive to help clients. A strategist and mentor, he co-founded the Office Brokerage Group, launched the firm's Fast Track training program, and has closed 1,200-plus deals worth more than $810 million. Clients value his mix of precision, urgency, an...

Guest: Jon Ostenson Guest Bio: Jon Ostenson is the Founder and CEO of FranBridge Consulting, a 2-time Inc. 5000 company, and he is a top 1% franchise consultant. Jon is also the author of the bestselling book, 'Non-Food Franchising'. Jon draws on his experience as a former Inc. 500 Franchise President and Multi-Brand Franchisee in helping his clients select their franchise investments. Jon is a fr...

Guest:  Dia Bondi Guest Bio: Dia Bondi is a Communications Catalyst for high-impact people. In her private coaching and programs, she works with C-level leaders, VC-backed founders, and ambitious professionals, helping them find their voice and lead with it. Her workshops and talks are hosted by corporations including Quartz, Salesforce, Google's X-team, and Dropbox. In global sport, she helped Ri...

Guest: Vaughn English   Guest Bio: Vaughn English is a growth-focused sales leader with over 10 years of experience driving revenue across industries including digital marketing, 3D visualization, tourism, and insurance. He has a proven track record of building high-performing outreach strategies, leading cross-functional teams, and closing complex B2B deals. Vaughn specializes in leveraging CRM p...

Guest:  Melissa Palmer   Guest Bio: Melissa started her sales career by accident, but quickly learned. She enjoyed connecting a customer with a solution and helping solve their problems and protect their interests. She is very good at building lasting relationships because her intention is always honest. She soon learned the best way to truly protect the customer is to also protect the company she...

Guest:  Ben Filkouski   Guest Bio: ​Ben graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2018. Upon graduating, Ben worked for Goldleaf Development, a Multi-Family Developer in Dane County, where he obtained his Real Estate License. In September of 2019, Ben joined Madison Commercial Real Estate. Since joining Madison Commercial Real Estate, Ben has become a Partner with the firm, obtained...

Guest:  Matthew Freed   Guest Bio: ​I've spent the last 20 years in sales and sales leadership, and I still find it incredibly rewarding. Most of that time has been in manufacturing and distribution, where I've had the opportunity to lead high-performing teams and work closely with customers. I currently lead a team across the Midwest and am passionate about building lasting culture, driving resul...

Guest: Nick Sowards   Guest Bio: ​Started cleaning machines in California at 18 years old at my grandfather's company. Graduated into selling machines at 19, then left his company at 20 to sell new machines. Left California in 2004 and joined Absolute Machine Tools, selling their imported brands. In 2015, became GM for Absolute, running their Chicago facility. 2017 needed a change in my life and l...

Guest:  Erick Haas   Guest Bio: ​Erick Haas is an experienced Ag Sales Manager with LandPro Equipment overseeing 17 Ag Salesmen while bringing 15 years of expertise in the John Deere dealer network. Erick's AOR is primarily Western NY, Pennsylvania, and a portion of Ohio. His background includes Precision Agriculture, Training, Recruitment, and being a John Deere Certified Trainer. Erick is deeply...

Guest:  Mike Kochenderfer   Guest Bio: Michael Kochenderfer is a seasoned sales leader with a proven track record of driving growth and building high-performing teams. As Regional Sales Manager at RECO Equipment, Inc., he is recognized not only for increasing revenue but also for his mentorship and coaching skills. Michael is dedicated to fostering professional development within his team, creatin...

Guest:  Tom Wardach   Guest Bio: ​After serving for a few years as an officer in the US Army, I ventured into the business world, and that wasn't even my original plan! After almost 35 years in my current industry, I never thought that I would be in it for that long. And yet after more than 3 decades, here I still am. I have had the capacity to work for some great companies and wonderful teams in...

Guest:  Karen Barbour   Guest Bio: ​With nearly 40 years of surety experience, Karen Barbour founded The Barbour Group in 2002, a nationally licensed surety agency focused on construction bonding and advocacy, with offices in Maryland and Tennessee. TBG is a certified DBE, WBE, WOSB, and WBENC firm. Her advocacy sparked in the late 1990s when achieving a Federal Acquisition Regulation change permi...

Guest:  Josh Blackman   Guest Bio: ​Josh Blackman is a licensed attorney, real estate broker, insurance broker, and general contractor. Mr. Blackman has some 45 years of business experience as a computer programmer, technical writer, practicing attorney, and entrepreneur. He has founded some six varied profitable companies, including a newsletter publisher, an email/postal-list marketer, a propert...

Guest: Dr. Tony Vercillo   Guest Bio: ​Dr. Tony  Vercillo is a 30-year veteran in the Product Marketing and Distribution industry. He has a Doctorate in Marketing Management, with special emphasis on Global Marketing Strategies (Summa Cum Laude). He also received his MBA in Leadership and Human Behavior. He is a highly sought-after public speaker known for his "infectious enthusiasm."   Dr. Vercil...

Guest:  Courtney Stanford Guest Bio: ​ Courtney Stanford, CCIM is a Managing Director at SVN Dunn Commercial where she facilitates the acquisition, disposition, and leasing of industrial properties in the Mid-Cities market of Dallas-Fort Worth. In addition to her role as a producer, Courtney also assists with the management and strategic direction of the firm as a whole.  Courtney graduated from T...

Guest:  Jason Moss   Guest Bio: Jason Moss is a multi-six-figure business coach who helps online business owners generate more leads and clients. His journey began in 2016, earning just $4,728 his first year. After years of persistence and experimentation, he cracked the code to consistent lead generation and scaled his business to $500,000+ per year. Jason has since built a thriving community of...

Guest: Shannon Gregg   Guest Bio: Shannon J. Gregg, PhD, MBA, is an aficionado of sales technology to increase efficiency in the sales process, and an early adopter and adoption influencer for sales technology systems, particularly Salesforce.com and technology that integrates with the Salesforce platform. Dr. Gregg is the President of Cloud Adoption Solutions, a sales process and Salesforce.com c...

Guest:  Justin Toomey   Guest Bio: Justin founded SVN | Toomey Property Advisors in 2019, bringing a national full-service commercial real estate firm to Mobile, Alabama. Since expanding into property management in 2022, the company now manages over 903 multifamily units and 30,000 square feet of retail space. Under Justin's leadership, the company achieved 268% revenue growth by the end of 2024,...