The 0 To 5 Million Podcast

Alex is one of the most talented sales rep's we know. In his first few weeks in a new sales role, he targeted winning 5+ meetings per week. And let's just say, he did that... Interested in partnering with Autoklose? Want to get 20% monthly commissions on clients you refer us? Apply at: https://autoklose.com/affiliates Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are...

Meeting his Co Founder in a coffee shop to build the plans for their company. Changing the offering over time. Hiring to cover your weaknesses. This is a masterclass in building a company from literally 0, from Alex. Enjoy! Interested in partnering with Autoklose? Want to get 20% monthly commissions on clients you refer us? Apply at: https://autoklose.com/affiliates Want to hear more conversations...

This is the final part of our webinar which we're sharing here on the podcast, and it's a good one. I took on Sam in a debate (stay tuned, let me know who you think won) and as always with Sam, good conversation.  Interested in partnering with Autoklose? Want to get 20% monthly commissions on clients you refer us? Apply at: https://autoklose.com/affiliates Want to hear more conversations with...

This was a masterclass in cold calling from Victor Antonio, plain and simple. This episode was taken from a recent webinar where we asked the top sales experts very difficult, tough questions. Victor did not disappoint.  Interested in partnering with Autoklose? Want to get 20% monthly commissions on clients you refer us? Apply at: https://autoklose.com/affiliates Want to hear more conver...

This isn't your usual podcast episode... we interviewed Miss LinkedIn herself on a webinar recently and couldn't NOT share this. But be prepared...  We're asking the hard questions. Should we use LinkedIn bots, polls, is it too late to start a personal brand... standby for fireworks.  Interested in partnering with Autoklose? Want to get 20% monthly commissions on clients you refer us? Ap...

Not your usual episode. Shawn and Ollie critic real emails we have been sent and offer feedback on the good and the bad of each email.  Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! Connect with Shawn: www.linkedin.com/in/shawnfinder Connect with Ollie: www.linkedin.com/in/o...

Mr. Podcast himself is on the show this week. Many of the ideas and things we do with this show are inspired by what James and Sweet Fish Media are doing. So, we had to ask him how he thinks we're doing and what podcasting was really like, when he started. If you think a podcast might help grow you and your company's brand, listen to this.  Interested in partnering with Autoklose? Want to get...

The Sales event of the year is coming... Register: bit.ly/3DshBIR Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! Connect with Shawn: www.linkedin.com/in/shawnfinder Connect with Ollie: www.linkedin.com/in/olliewhitfield Autoklose: www.autoklose.com

The Joe Rogan of WWE? Chris Van Vliet is a triple threat. Broadcaster, YouTuber and Entrepreneur. Many of us start working or / our own company and that's where we stay. Chris is creating multiple streams of income and enjoying how different every day of his life is. Sit back and enjoy! Interested in partnering with Autoklose? Want to get 20% monthly commissions on clients you refer us? Apply at:...

How many people can say they were acquired by LinkedIn? Not many. But Harpaul can, and BOY did he work hard to get there. Here's the story, and what's next.  Interested in partnering with Autoklose? Want to get 20% monthly commissions on clients you refer us? Apply at: https://autoklose.com/affiliates Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing thei...

This one's a treat if you have a podcast or want to start one. Jay didn't start in the glamourous B2B podcasting world. Nope, he started with Music. Give this episode a listen, it's a masterclass in how to grow your show without expecting the world and more, too soon. Interested in partnering with Autoklose? Want to get 20% monthly commissions on clients you refer us? Apply at: https://autoklose.c...

You may have heard, we launched our partner program on the ParnterStack marketplace. Bryn Jones is the Co Founder of the platform, leading them through the early days and into some very big funding rounds recently. Here's how he grew the company, in a market people didn't really understand... Interested in partnering with Autoklose? Want to get 20% monthly commissions on clients you refer us? Appl...

Sam Dunning is drinking his own champagne. The best way to show your clients how to do inbound marketing and SEO, is to do those things well for yourself. We talked to Sam about how he does it. Listen out for a surprising fact about Sam's history with his company... Interested in partnering with Autoklose? Want to get 20% monthly commissions on clients you refer us? Apply at: https://autoklose.com...

From taking the bus around San Francisco to building one of the top recruiting firms in North America. That's the journey we go on in this episode with the lovely Carolyn Betts Fleming. Plus, Ollie puts Shawn's sales-rep hiring philosophy under Carolyn's microscope... Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to...

This one got very real, real fast. Stories and lessons learned from dealing with those difficult situations with clients. We all have them, and always will.  Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! Connect with Shawn: www.linkedin.com/in/shawnfinder Connect with Ollie:...

Ever wondered how you would cope working for yourself? It's not just about winning those first clients to pay the bills. You have to service them. Ryan came on the show and shared how he managed this problem with ease.  Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! Connect w...

This was an absolute masterclass on building an SDR and sales team. David Kreiger, President of SalesRoads tells us how he built the company and honed his process for delivering great returns for clients looking to outsource their SDR function.  Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to the podcast and le...

It's true, we're sharing the deals that got away in this episode. Those near-misses. The ones that never quite signed on the dotted line.  Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! Connect with Shawn: www.linkedin.com/in/shawnfinder Connect with Ollie: www.linkedin.com/i...

NEWS! Ollie's been quiet for a while. It doesn't happen too often, but that's because he's built the Autoklose partner program with the help of the team and PartnerStack. We're launching the program today, here's a look behind the scenes and a view into the unsexy parts of building a program like this.  Read about the program here: autoklose.com/affiliates Want to hear more conversations with...

Gaurav has a brilliant story of an inspired Founder, who solved his own problem by building a software company. In his day job, Gaurav needed what we now know as Sales Enablement, but it didn't really exist then. Or at least, not as we know it now.  Here's the story of how he built it, and worked from there.  Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are...

Ever been on the phone with the sales rep you're buying something from, and heard them establish next steps for both parties? That's a "mutual action plan" which folks like Tom help the sales rep to build and execute.  Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! Connect wi...

Do you know many sales reps who work out in the field? Steve and his company help those folks to crush their territory. Ready for a big comeback from outside/field sales teams soon? Give this episode a listen.  Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! Connect with Steve...

Breaking our own rules here again. Sangram Vajre of Terminus (recently valued at $400m after raising a further $90m) delivers a masterclass in category creation/selection and educating the market. This was one ticked off our bucket list.  Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to the podcast and leave us...

Blake is one of the most skilled CEOs I know. He's building tools, scaling his services, doing Inbound and Outbound to grow his company. This was a fun one.  Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! Connect with Blake: www.linkedin.com/in/blake-johnston-1b954a4/ More ab...

It's Humble-Pie time again. We share the worst, embarrassing, painful experiences we have had with cold calling in our careers. If you like a laugh, this is a good one 📞👍 Want to hear more conversations with Founders, CEOs and Revenue Leaders who are growing their business? Make sure you Subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! Connect with Shawn: www.linkedin.com/in/shawnfinder Connect w...