Paul M. Caffrey

The Prepared Seller

Business EN ↓ 67 episodes

Want to be a top performing seller in 2025? You're in the right place. The #1 Sales Podcast for Ambitious Account Executives and Founder Sellers looking to prospect better and sell more. Dive deep into the sales world with the unparalleled expertise of Paul M. Caffrey, acclaimed author of "The Work Before the Work: The Hidden Habits Elite Sales Professionals Use to Outperform the Competition." This is not just another sales podcast; it's your exclusive gateway to upscaling your sales prowess, honing unmatched prospecting skills, and accelerating your journey to the top of the sales ladder. Eac...

Author

Paul M. Caffrey

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.paulcaffrey.com

Latest episode

Oct 28, 2025

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Episodes

You Don’t Have a Pipeline Problem, You Have a Momentum Problem | Ep 64 28.10.2025

👤 Connect with Paul 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcaffrey/   🎤 Planning your sales kickoff? Click here.   🔗 Quick Summary Most salespeople think their deals stall because of ghosting or a weak pipeline — but that’s not the real issue. In this solo episode, Paul Caffrey reveals the hidden reason deals slow down: lost momentum. You’ll learn how to regain control of your d...

Discovery Calls Must Die w/Lee Salz | Ep 63 25.10.2025

  👤 Connect with Paul 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcaffrey/ 🎤 Planning your sales kickoff? Click here. 👤 Connect with Lee 🌐 Website: https://salesarchitects.com 📘 Book hub: https://firstmeetingbook.com 🔗 Quick Links (mentioned in the episode) 📘 Free chapter + bonuses for The First Meeting Differentiator : https://firstmeetingbook.com 🧠 Tip sheet — “Providing Meaningful...

Brands that lead the future won't say LOOK AT ME.They'll say COME WITH ME w/Claire Dowdall | EP 62 11.10.2025

Connect with Claire Dowdall here.  Summary In this episode of the Prepared Seller podcast, Paul M. Caffrey interviews Claire Dowdall, a brand strategist and speaker, who shares insights on brand strategy, the importance of capturing real-time feedback, and the power of storytelling in personal branding. Claire emphasizes the need for effective communication skills in leadership and sales, and...

3 biggest mistakes I’ve seen after 291 one-on-one sales coaching sessions | Ep 61 16.08.2025

Assess Yourself or your sales team vs Top Performers Here for FREE! or  Free Sales Preparation Course to help you outperform the competition in 19 minutes. After delivering 291 one-on-one sales coaching sessions in just six months, Paul M. Caffrey has seen the same three mistakes holding salespeople back again and again. In this episode, Paul breaks down each mistake, why it matters, and the...

6 Places Top Sellers Use Video to Win More Deals | Ep 60 03.08.2025

Assess Yourself or your sales team vs Top Performers Here for FREE! or  Free Sales Preparation Course to help you outperform the competition in 19 minutes. All salespeople send emails. Some send videos. But top performers? They send video at six key moments in their sales process—and it’s changing the game. In this episode, Paul breaks down what he learned from Shari Levitin (one of the world...

AEs don't need to prospect w/ Datarails CRO Aviv Canaani | Ep 59 25.07.2025

Connect with Datarails CRO Aviv Canaani on LinkedIn THE PREPARED   SELLING COURSE |  A free 29-minute course   that shows Account Executives how top performers prepare for demos, discovery, and referrals — and win more deals, faster. GET FREE ACCESS The  Elite Sales Professional Assessment:  Answer 15 Questions to Benchmark your ability to sell vs elite sales professi...

Top 5 Sales Tips w/#1 Sales Nav Expert Perry van Beek | Ep 058 22.02.2025

" Don't be afraid to give out your knowledge, to share your knowledge freely. "  Perry van Beek ( Connect on LinkedIn ) Want to prepare your sales team to become top performers in 2025? Event Organisers: Paul M. Caffrey | Sales Keynote Speaker:    Check Paul's availability to speak at your event. Founder Sellers:   Prepared Selling OS for AI Founders:   Learn how to build...

Top 5 Sales Tips w/POINTER Founder Ricky Pearl | Ep 057 14.02.2025

"Sell to people who want your product, not who need your product." Pointer Founder Ricky Pearl Prepare yourself & your sales team to become top sales performers in 2025. Event Organisers: Paul M. Caffrey | Sales Keynote Speaker:    Check Paul's availability to speak at your event. Ambitious Account Executives: Coaching with Paul: Apply Here Founder Sellers:   Prepared Selli...

How Tech Salespeople become millionaires w/BAMillionaire Founder Sjoerd Bak | Ep 056 01.02.2025

"Become a millionaire using my simple tracking template" Sjoerd Bak | GET YOUR FREE TRACKER HERE ____ Prepare yourself & your sales team to become top sales performers in 2025. Event Organisers: Paul M. Caffrey | Sales Keynote Speaker:    Check Paul's availability to speak at your event. Sales Leaders: Sales Preparation Masterclasses:   Book LIVE! Virtual Sales Team Masterclass...

Top 5 Sales Tips w/ BaMillionaire.com Founder Sjoerd Bak | Ep 055 25.01.2025

"The best salespeople are the ones that know why they do it. If you know what you're earning all that money for, then it becomes easier to stick with the prospecting." Sjoerd Bak  - Connect on LinkedIn   HERE ____ Prepare yourself & your sales team to become top sales performers in 2025. Event Organisers: Paul M. Caffrey | Sales Keynote Speaker:    Check Paul's availability...

Top 5 Sales Tips w/Salesman.com Founder Will Barron | Ep 054 18.01.2025

"Make as much money as quick as possible." Will Barron  - Connect on LinkedIn   HERE ____ Prepare yourself & your sales team to become top sales performers in 2025. Event Organisers: Paul M. Caffrey | Sales Keynote Speaker:    Check Paul's availability to speak at your event. Sales Leaders: Sales Preparation Masterclasses:   Book LIVE! Virtual Sales Team Mastercla...

Solving High Velocity Sales w/ A.J. Mahar | Ep 053 09.01.2025

"Listening is more important than talking." A.J. Mahar - Connect on LinkedIn HERE ____ Prepare yourself & your sales team to become top sales performers in 2025. Event Organisers: Paul M. Caffrey | Sales Keynote Speaker:    Check Paul's availability to speak at your event. Sales Leaders: Sales Preparation Masterclasses:   Book LIVE! Virtual Sales Team Masterclass Here.  Amb...

Top 5 Sales Tips w/Gary Fox | Ep 052 08.01.2025

"Check your assumptions and test."  Gary Fox. The Entrepreneur Experiment Podcast   here ____ Prepare yourself & your sales team to become top sales performers in 2025. Event Organisers: Paul M. Caffrey | Sales Keynote Speaker:    Check Paul's availability to speak at your event. Sales Leaders: Sales Preparation Masterclasses:   Book LIVE! Virtual Sales Team Masterclas...

How to share pricing early w/Todd Caponi | Prepared Seller Moment | Ep 051 04.01.2025

"Transparency sells better than perfection" Todd Caponi. ____ Prepare yourself & your sales team to become top sales performers in 2025. Event Organisers: Paul M. Caffrey | Sales Keynote Speaker:    Check Paul's availability to speak at your event. Sales Leaders: Sales Preparation Masterclasses:   Book LIVE! Virtual Sales Team Masterclass Here.  Ambitious Account Executives...

Sales secrets from world-class founders w/ Gary Fox from The Entrepreneur Experiment Podcast | Ep 050 02.01.2025

"Be consistently good, not occasionally great." Gary Fox. ____ Prepare yourself & your sales team to become top sales performers in 2025. Event Organisers: Paul M. Caffrey | Sales Keynote Speaker:  Check Paul's availability to speak at your event. Sales Leaders: Sales Preparation Masterclasses: Book LIVE! Virtual Sales Team Masterclass Here.  Ambitious Account Executives: Custom Sale...

SEASON 2 ANNOUNCEMENT!! Introducing "The Prepared Seller" | Ep 049 01.01.2025

Welcome to Season 2 of The Prepared Seller Podcast ! In this exciting season opener, Paul M. Caffrey kicks things off with a preview of what’s to come in 2025. The focus is on helping individuals level up their sales game by building pipelines, outperforming the competition, and tackling the key challenges of the year. ____ Prepare yourself & your sales team to become top sales performers in 2...

My Top 5 Tips for Salespeople w/Devon Henning author "The Sr Compensation Bible" | Ep 048 04.10.2024

Connect with  Devon Hennig  on LinkedIn,   mention this podcast & he'll meet you! Checkout  Boardroom Confidential   Connect with   Paul M. Caffrey on LinkedIn .  Get your copy of   "The Work Before the Work, The Hidden Habits Elite Sales Professionals Use to Outperform the Competition." Summary In this episode of the Work Before the Work podcast, h...

Discover your customers problems w/ Cait Kennedy, Founder & CEO of Spoons | Ep 047 02.10.2024

Connect with  Cait Kennedy  on LinkedIn,   Visit Get Spoons.io Connect with   Paul M. Caffrey on LinkedIn .  Get your copy of   "The Work Before the Work, The Hidden Habits Elite Sales Professionals Use to Outperform the Competition." Summary In this conversation, Kate Kennedy discusses the topic of account-based sales and the importance of research in the sales...

Top Performing AEs are R.E.A.D.Y. to say NO 3x more! | Ep 046 30.09.2024

Connect with   Paul M. Caffrey on LinkedIn . AND Shoot Paul a DM about what you liked about the episode. He responds to every message personally.  Summary In this episode of the Work Before the Work podcast, host Paul M. Caffrey discusses the strategies that elite account executives are employing in 2024 to achieve higher success rates in sales. He emphasizes the importance of preparatio...

My Top 5 Sales Tips for Salespeople are..w/Guy Rubin, Founder & CEO ebsta | "Qualify, Qualify, Qualify." Ep 045 27.09.2024

Connect with  Guy Rubin  on LinkedIn, mention this podcast & he'll meet you! Get the ebsta 2024 B2B Sales Benchmarks Report here Connect with   Paul M. Caffrey on LinkedIn .  Get your copy of   "The Work Before the Work, The Hidden Habits Elite Sales Professionals Use to Outperform the Competition." summary In this conversation, Paul Caffrey interviews Guy Rubin,...

The Future of Tech Sales W/Shantanu Shekhar | Data, AI, and the Death of the Traditional Funnel | Ep 044 25.09.2024

Connect with   Shantanu Shekhar  on LinkedIn.  Connect with   Paul M. Caffrey on LinkedIn .  Get your copy of   "The Work Before the Work, The Hidden Habits Elite Sales Professionals Use to Outperform the Competition." "Data itself is an asset, but you need to identify the signal within the noise." Summary Shantanu Shekhar, Senior Director of Go-To-Market at Gong, sha...

3 essential demo slides that actually get prospects to say, 'Let’s move forward.' | Ep 043 23.09.2024

Connect with   Paul M. Caffrey on LinkedIn . AND Shoot Paul a DM about what you liked about the episode. He responds to every message personally.  Summary In this episode of the Work Before the Work podcast, host Paul M. Caffrey discusses the critical role of demos and discovery sessions in sales. He emphasizes the importance of clear communication and structured approaches to ensure suc...

The 4 Steps to Becoming a Founder w/ Fyxer.ai co-founder Archie Hollingsworth | Ep 042 19.09.2024

Free Trial:  Fyxer.ai - Save 1 Hour Per Day on Email! Connect with   Archie Hollingsworth  on LinkedIn.  Connect with   Paul M. Caffrey on LinkedIn .  Get your copy of   "The Work Before the Work, The Hidden Habits Elite Sales Professionals Use to Outperform the Competition." Summary Archie Hollingsworth, co-founder of Fixer.ai, shares his journey as an entrepren...

How to prevent 1st impression bias in sales | Ep 041 16.09.2024

  "Your first impression sets up your subsequent beliefs." Summary In this episode of the Work Before the Work podcast, host Paul M. Caffrey discusses the importance of preparation in sales meetings and how to make a great first impression. He highlights upcoming guests and their contributions to the sales process, emphasizing the need for sales professionals to engage effectively with prospe...

Book Launch Special: Selling Your Way In w/Kristie Jones [Republished Episode] 20.08.2024

Connect with   Kristie Jones on LinkedIn   & let he know what your favourite part of the episode was.  Get the new book:   "Selling Your Way In, The Playbook for Setting Your Income and Owning Your Life"   by Kristie K Jones.  ________________________ Connect with   Paul M. Caffrey on LinkedIn .  Get 5 Scripts to help you 5x your Pipeline   her...

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