The SDR DiscoCall Podcast: For Brand New Sales Development Reps

A Bachelor of Arts who has mastered the art of Sales – Chloe Ockrim’s discovered passion for Sales has led her down an exciting path through Art, Brand Influencing, Outbound Sales and so much more. Tune in to hear all about it, along with how she has maintained a constructive mindset despite the change in working from home.

The student becomes the master – Victor Embrechts was once a young, shy student who was coached by our very own host Neil Bhuiyan. Now an SDR at Techwolf, and a start-up connoisseur, Victor joins our host once more to share his wisdom.

Unapologetically authentic and bold – Shellene Rains, SDR at Spekit (at the time of recording, now BD Team Lead), is a breath of fresh air in the world of SaaS. A genius in onboarding, Shellene shares stories of her transition from teaching to Sales and how her experiences have helped shape her career.

Breaker of boundaries and professional Hype Man – Joshua Brown is a Sales beast. He shares his inspirational story of overcoming a damning health diagnosis, to training with Boxing elites, all the way to his discovery of Sales and his success within it. This is an episode worth listening to. Since recording Joshua Brown has become an Inside Sales Manager at Archipelago.

Awarded 6th Top UK SDR of 2020 by Sales Confidence – Olivia Dorval, SDR turning Account Executive at Confluent (at the time of recording), is an experienced saleswoman. Tune in to hear how she got to her position and the ways in which she secured her success.

Digital Marketer turned Sales Success Story – Hernán Ferragut has found his passion within the world of sales. Join us to hear how he first discovered sales and the progression to his present role as Enterprise BDR at Mirakl.

A man of many titles – Rushab Shah has built up a plethora of experience as a BDM across various industries ranging from Sustainability and Recycling to Digital Marketing. An SDR at Zap at the time of recording and now Account Executive, listen in to hear Rushab’s unusual journey leading up to entering tech sales.

Voted one of the Top 10 SDRs of 2020 by Sales Confidence, Claudia Milanesi has made a big impact on the SDR scene. Tune in to hear how she built the foundations for sales and prospecting as the first ever SDR at Yapily. Since recording the show Claudia has been promoted to Customer Success Manager, proving how starting out as an SDR can help pave the way for future career success.

Winner of the Top SDR of the Year, Top Performing BDR and EMEA Storyteller of the Year, Rhys Mason is a talented and passionate salesman. Listen in and uncover the story of how he rose from Personal Trainer to Enterprise Account Executive at Showpad.

This guest needs no introduction – all the way from Atlanta, Georgia, his work has been featured in Forbes, Sales Hacker, the Hubspot blog, and the Harvard Business Review, he’s been nominated and won top voices of LinkedIn three years in a row and named a Top 25 Sales Development Thought Leader – it’s the one and only Morgan J. Ingram. Morgan joins host Neil Bhuiyan to reflect on his star journey...

London ADR* (now Account Executive) and a founding member of the commercial team at Kleene.ai, Aaron Baker joins host Neil Bhuiyan for Episode #020 of the show. Aaron came to Neil’s attention after sharing his golden nuggets on what he learned by doing 415 cold calls (yes, 415!) over two days on LinkedIn. For anyone contemplating moving from a closing role to an SDR position, Aaron has some great...

An Australian SDR, based in the beautiful Bondi Beach, Sydney, Jake McGaw is living the sales dream. In a previous role in recruitment, he made the decision that instead of finding top talent for SaaS and tech companies and putting them in really cool places - he was going to be ‘the guy' that’s doing all that himself. Enterprise BDR at SurveyMonkey at the time of recording and now BDR at Airwalle...

English & Drama graduate turned Enterprise SDR (at the time of recording), Ellie Twigger is not only the lady behind the SDRs of LinkedIn viral challenge but quite possibly the only SDR who can claim she booked an enterprise call with the CEO of M&S through video prospecting (and that he liked this so much that he also played it to his team during a board meeting). Tune in to find out how she pros...

A superuser of video prospecting, Canadian SDR from Vidyard, Courtney Christie shares her journey into Inbound sales with host Neil Bhuiyan. If you are feeling in a phase of limbo in your career right now then this is THE episode to listen to. Courtney’s career could have potentially headed in a few different directions but she found and followed her passions and by embracing her successes, her se...

If anyone knows what it takes to be a good SDR, it’s Erich Beer. Founding member of the SDR Nation community, and SDR at Chili Piper, Erich has served his time hitting the phones and in his journey to date has been responsible for building out a whole SDR process from scratch (as the only SDR in the team). Don’t miss Erich’s tips to skyrocket to SDR success.

Biology graduate, Nia Woodhouse, discovered her passion for sales during part-time roles at Arcadia and O2 whilst at university. After finishing her studies, she made the big decision to leave her Biology lab for good and join the lab of sales, and two years into her SDR role at Refract, she’s never looked back.

Former intern, teaching assistant, and international traveller turned enterprise star at Gong, Lorraine Pettit joins the show from Washington DC – sharing how her love for the magic of sales ignited her passion to work in the industry, plus her top tips for brand new SDRs looking to achieve success in the first few months of joining a new company.

A natural networker and people person, this week’s guest Ezana Haddis shares his journey from university campus brand ambassador at Tinder and Bacardi through to his current role as SDR at Mintago where he helps employers create a healthier and happier workforce.

George Treschi’s passion for sales has taken him on a journey to Outreach.io in the world of Sales Engagement. Just 5 months into his SDR role at the time of recording, George has taken what he experienced being a 100% remote hire, to help newcomers to Sales Development work best in fully remote roles with some great tips and advice

High flying US SDR, Maxmillian Licht, shares his story of how transitioned from real estate into SaaS sales and all the techniques and strategies he learned to be a top SDR whilst working at Zuora.

A special 1-hour episode with guest Will Koning, founder of SaaSLeads.io. Learn how Will went back to being an SDR to launch his own SaaS company and the top traits and skill sets needed for success as an SDR.

Barcelona based professional prospector, Aleksandra Andree, has an energy and passion for sales that is contagious. She shares her SDR story with host Neil Bhuiyan - from Avon lady to SDR at sales engagement and enablement platform Bloobirds and founding member of the SalesHacker community.

Showpad BDR and ex-recruiter Jordon Cornish makes his podcast debut with host Neil Bhuiyan to share his BDR story and key takeaways. Learn how a Sunday work session can help you get (and keep ahead) plus tips on juggling parenthood with career success through to advice on selling and personal development.

Are you ready to kick-start 2021 with our first show of the year, jam-packed with tips for new SDRs? Introducing Jolien Clauwaert, a Belgian SDR from one of HappySelling’s clients Intigriti and former student of host Neil Bhuiyan.

The SDR DiscoCall Podcast welcomes another G2 crowd BDR (now Account Executive), Carl Ritchie, to the show. A budding entrepreneur from an early age (with a degree in entrepreneurship from UCL), Carl shares his passion for business (and cocktails), plus his top takeaways for new SDRs, with host Neil Bhuiyan.