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Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 307: Rob Jeppsen - A Leadership SKO for 2025As the new year starts teams worldwide are having kickoffs to get off to a fast start. After conducting 17 SKOs in the last 6 weeks, Rob shares some highlights of these events and 10 observations of Elite Leadership. This episode will give you some places to be reflective, be intentional, and change how you approach leadership. As you work to engineer the greatest year in your company’s history…here are 10 leadership observations to help you become an elite leader. You can connect with Rob on LinkedIn here. For the slides used in this episodes or for vide...2025-02-261h 07Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 296: Rob Jeppsen, Founder of Sales Leadership United - You Can Change Your Leadership DNA…and it Will Make ALL the Difference.September 15 marks the 1 year anniversary of Rob’s risky procedure in a battle with cancer. So many people have reached out and thanked us for sharing this story that on this anniversary mark, we’re re-releasing it. And this story about intentionally changing your DNA applies to every leader. Because if we change our leadership DNA…we can have a greater influence with our teams than we may have ever imagined. So as you approach new leadership challenges…our hope is this episode helps you choose to lean in. To change your leadership DNA. To run into the storms you face...2024-09-2549 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 287: Tim Kight of Focus 3 — Elite Leaders Have Elite Leadership SystemsIn memory of the late Tim Kight, who passed away in May after a courageous battle with cancer, we are honored to re-release our all-time favorite episode featuring him. Tim Kight was the founder of Focus 3 and a renowned leadership consultant with decades of experience helping organizations build positive cultures and improve performance. He worked with numerous companies and sports teams, sharing his expertise in performance coaching and leadership training. Tim was widely respected for his E+R=O (Event + Response = Outcome) philosophy, which has guided countless individuals and teams to achieve elite performance. In...2024-07-181h 02Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 272: Brandon Bornancin, CEO of Seamless.ai: The Power of Going All InBrandon Bornancin is the founder and CEO of Seamless.ai. Seamless has helped over 1 million salespeople find leads and contacts that convert. Brandon REJOINS the show today as a rare 3-time repeat guest and shares the power of Going All In…as a Leader, as an Individual, in Business, and in Life. Brandon shows up with his trademark high energy and on-point insights that will help each leader create elite performance as they make the choice to go All In. You can connect with Brandon on LinkedIn here. You can check out Seamless.ai’s Lead...2024-03-2744 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 260: Rob Jeppsen, Founder of Sales Leadership United: SKO 2024 - The Performance PyramidTo kick off 2024, Rob Jeppsen shares some elements from SKO's he's delivering to sales teams around the world. His model, the Performance Pyramid features 5 areas leaders can be intentional about to create the greatest year of their career. Check out the Performance Pyramid and use it to help get off to a fast start. To see the video of this and access the deck, head to Sales Leadership United here. You can connect to Rob on LinkedIn here. To gain access to the largest collection of Sales Leadership Assets, including video snippets from...2024-01-031h 22Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 259: Rob Jeppsen, Founder of Sales Leadership United: Using the Reflection Process to Create the Best Year of Your Career.In the final episode of 2023, Rob Jeppsen shares his favorite leadership system to fuel a reflective process that will create new energy and confidence, sharpen the focus on the year ahead, and identify the positive and limiting beliefs that can often be elusive for a sales leader. James Clear has told us that winners and losers have the same goals…winners just have better systems to help them accomplish their goals. This episode will give you a simple system to help engineer the greatest year for yourself and each member of your team.2023-12-2930 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 247: Rob Jeppsen of Sales Leadership United: Choose to THRIVE…Not just SURVIVEIn this episode Rob Jeppsen shares his recent battle with Colon Cancer and 5 lessons he learned when being told he only had 18 months to live…and how those lessons have everything to do with leadership. This may be the most important episode we’ve recorded in the 5 year history of the show. Please check this one out and take Rob’s challenge to share this one with at least one of your colleagues. Check out Sales Leadership United at www.salesleaadershipunited.com2023-09-2939 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 240: David Kreiger, President of SalesRoads - We are in the People BusinessDavid Krieger is the President of SalesRoads. For over 20 years, David and the SalesRoads team have helped companies simplify the development of Elite…high-performing teams. David and the SalesRoad team have built over 500 SDR teams, Created over 100,000 Qualified Sales Opportunities, and helped sales leaders stay modern and current through every imaginable market condition. David joins us and shares a blueprint of how putting people first creates record-setting teams and elite performance. You can connect with David on LinkedIn here. You can check out SalesRoads’ LinkedIn here. You can learn more about SalesRoads here. 2023-07-2659 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 239: Matt Phillips, Leadership and Mental Toughness Coach: Using Mindset to Create Unfair AdvantagesMatt Phillips is a mental toughness coach who helps leaders learn how mindset development is the true differentiator…not just effort or tools. Matt has helped some of the most iconic companies in the world as well as some of the fastest growing companies in the world learn to develop elite mindsets as part of their go to market strategy. This is a topic and a competency not enough leaders become skilled in…and it is the one most often associated with success as a leader. This is an important episode you will want to listen to multiple times…check...2023-07-1959 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 238: Collin Mitchell, VP of Sales at Leadium: The Death of Spreadsheet LeadershipCollin Mitchell is the VP of Sales at Leadium. Collin and his team help sales teams find prospects, create high-impact outbound, and develop pipelines that companies all around the world can count on. Collin has been involved in Sales Leadership as a Founder, a Sales Leader, an Advisor, and an Investor. Collin joins us today and shares a blueprint on how to drive growth in a way the members of your team and the companies you serve will thank you for. You can connect with Collin on LinkedIn here. For video excerpts of this and...2023-07-1357 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 238: Collin Mitchell, VP of Sales at Leadium: The Death of Spreadsheet LeadershipCollin Mitchell is the VP of Sales at Leadium. Collin and his team help sales teams find prospects, create high-impact outbound, and develop pipelines that companies all around the world can count on. Collin has been involved in Sales Leadership as a Founder, a Sales Leader, an Advisor, and an Investor. Collin joins us today and shares a blueprint on how to drive growth in a way the members of your team and the companies you serve will thank you for. You can connect with Collin on LinkedIn here. For video excerpts of this and...2023-07-1253 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 213: #212: Rob Jeppsen — 20.23: The year of the UpgradeBack by popular demand, Rob is sharing a personal SKO with each of the Sales Leadership Podcast listeners. To help kick off 2023 Rob shares important leadership insights based on content from some of the 18 SKOs he is delivering to sales teams worldwide right now. This year needs to be a year of the upgrade. In this episode will share with you 4 areas you can make small upgrades that lead to large, disproportionate results. Move past activity management. Move past the MORE button. And create meaningful impact in the lives of those you lead with strategic improvements that are massive...2023-01-1856 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 207: #206: Rob Jeppsen of Sales Leadership United — GratitudeIn the spirit of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Rob Jeppsen shares important insights in why gratitude is not just an attribute that leads to a happier, more fulfilling life...Gratitude is one of the most important skills and tools a sales leader can have. Gratitude will help leaders be more impactful and more influential leaders...and the people lucky enough to work with sales leaders who express gratitude will have life-changing experiences. Learn why gratitude is so important for a sales leader and several ways a sales leader can experience the benefits of gratitude in this holiday-inspired episode. ...2022-11-2748 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 182: #181: Katy McFee of Insights to Action — The 3 Things that Stop You From Being Promoted…and How to Overcome ThemKaty McFee has had an award-winning career as an Executive Sales Leader with emphasis in the biotech and technology segments. Today she is the CEO and Founder of Insights to Action and works with sales leaders worldwide helping develop new and emerging sales leaders. Her mission is to help new and aspiring leaders get to that next level…and get there fast. She shares her framework of how to get “unstuck” in your career and earn that first…or next promotion. For video snippets of this and other episodes and for Rob's sales leadership resource center, head to Sales...2022-04-121h 02Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 172: #171: Alex Newmann of Newmann Consulting Group — Curiosity: The Fuel of Every Elite Sales TeamAlex Newmann helps sales teams scale fast. His newest playbook for prospecting has turned heads worldwide and will help you add systems that fuel effective and efficient prospecting. In this episode, Alex shares how curiosity fuels rapid success and how sales leaders can build more curious teams. To get Alex’s playbook, please visit https://www.alexnewmann.com/prospecting-playbook. To get a copy of Don Cash’s hiring guide, send an email to rob@jeppg.com.2022-02-021h 01Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 168: #167: Rob Jeppsen of Jeppsen Performance Group — A Personal SKO for your 2022: The Difference Maker...its on the INSIDEIn the first episode of 2022, Rob shares a personal SKO for each listener, based on some of the SKOs he is delivering to sales teams worldwide right now. This episode will give you five laws to help you make 2022 the best year of your career. For video snippets of this and other episodes of the Sales Leadership Podcast, and for more content and trainings from Rob, head to www.patreon.com/salesleadershipunited.2022-01-0559 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 153: #153: Rob Jeppsen of Sales Leadership United — Maximum Effort Does Not Always Equal Maximum SpeedEver felt like you're doing maximum effort but not creating maximum speed? Our job as sales leaders is to help those we lead choose growth and to outgrow their talent. This is easier said than done. This week, Rob shares an episode from his private podcast, Coaches' Corner. Coaches' Corner is something Rob updates weekly for members of Sales Leadership United, a community of sales leaders working to create elite impact for the people they lead. Each week he shares insights based on work he is doing with other sales leaders around the world. To access all the episodes...2021-08-2838 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 147: #147: Ryan Walsh of RepVue — More than a Numbers Game: The Quota Attainment ChallengeIt is no secret that the percentage of reps hitting quota continues to be a real challenge for sales leaders in nearly every industry. Too many leaders continue to rely on the 80/20 rule and ride their top performing reps while the others continue to struggle. Ryan Walsh, founder and CEO of RepVue joins the show and shares insights on how the most successful sales leaders are beating this trend. Ryan shares a blueprint of how to overcome this attainment challenge and creating an organization that attracts the right kind of reps to your team. Ryan's work at RepVue gives...2021-07-081h 02Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 123: #123: Thomas Boccard of GlobalData Plc — Pivoting without PanickingThomas joins Rob on the Sales Leadership podcast to show us how to mobilize faster than the competition. Thom is constantly testing and using micro-campaigns to find out what works best for his teams’ sales process and is all-in on intentional improvement by finding ways to sell smarter no matter how successful his teams are. He involves everyone on his team in his testing as he looks for the next upgrade, and then he is quick to pivot as the market changes. When you are prepared, you can face big opposition and still come out on top, so learn fr...2020-11-1059 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 121: #121: Tim Kight of Focus 3 — Elite Leaders Have Elite Leadership SystemsTim joins Rob on the podcast to talk about how you can help your team achieve meaningful standards, and set new goals. What helps someone be an elite performer vs average? As you seek to be not just good, but elite, Tim shows us how leadership is a journey, and it is something we can work on and improve consistently. We can do this with a system that shows us how to orient toward the outcome we want, and then become elite to get there.2020-10-271h 00Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 120: #120: Michael Hoy of Pendo.io — Creating Revenue Confidence in a Changing WorldWith Covid 19 still forcing business to deal with more uncertainty and stressful changes, Michael joins Rob on the podcast to talk about how you can have revenue certainty. He starts by predicting churn and focusing on how to keep existing customers by ensuring renewals. Learn from Michael how you can use your sales methodology to build predictability and confidence to help plan the customer experience after the sale. 2020-10-201h 03Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 119: #119: Ryan Staley of Whale Boss — De-Mystifying Enterprise SalesRyan Staley, Founder and CEO of Whale Boss, knows that enterprise selling is a different beast, where everything is bigger: the number of users, the number of buyers, the total risk, and the potential reward. It is a high-stakes game and requires a different set of skills and experience. Ryan talks with Rob about a better way to sell to the enterprise, and how to show differentiation and build consensus. Sign up for the Enterprise Sales Summit here: https://enterprisesalessummit.com/free-registration?affiliate_id=2751861 2020-10-1457 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 112: #112: Kevin Dorsey of PatientPop — Scaling GreatnessEveryone knows sales is hard, and there are no happy accidents. Everything you do as a leader matters; the 1:1, building culture, setting goals, connecting to people rather than numbers. But maybe most important is to help your team build belief. If your salespeople believe they can reach their goals both professionally and personally, your team will exceed those goals, and it won’t be an accident.2020-08-181h 08Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 111: #111: Chris Roth of Insider Intelligence — The Difference Maker: It’s ALWAYS on the Inside…Not the OutsideChris shows us how sales leaders can face tough changes, adapt, and win. Learn how your sales team can find success by adapting to each prospect’s situations daily, and quickly find ways to show value. Chris shows us how identifying new opportunities for personal growth is more important than ever, and when you are at peace with yourself you are better able to adapt successfully.2020-08-1153 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 110: #110: Todd Caponi of Sales Melon — Becoming “Flawsome” with Transparency in SalesTodd Caponi, Founder of Sales Melon, teaches us how to get your product’s imperfections considered and taken care of early in the sales process and reduce buyer defense mechanisms. Transparency outperforms perfection when you are talking to a customer because it removes some of the friction inherent in the sales process. Customers can just confirm the flaw, rather than putting time and energy into finding them when you are transparent right from the start. Help your customers do their homework. Help them reduce the anxiety that they feel as they work to ensure they are making the right de...2020-08-0458 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 109: #109: Armand Farrokh of Carta — Build a Culture of CommitmentOne of the biggest mistakes sales leaders make during their 1:1’s with their sales reps is having conversations but not making commitments. On this episode of the Sales Leadership Podcast, learn from Armand how to build a culture of commitment for your team, and then teach your reps to get commitments with their customers. 2020-07-2853 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 108: #108: Laura Guerra of ringDNA — Culture: It Isn't Part Of The Game...It Is The GameLaura joins the Sales Leadership Podcast and talks with Rob about culture. She defines culture as a consistent observable pattern of behavior. Culture drives every company, no matter what the business builds and sells. Laura says that culture is made up of the small things the people at your company do every day, not the big things you do once a year or something you did years ago. Culture can be a leader’s best friend or their greatest challenge. Learn from Laura how the best corporate cultures are intentionally maintained, and not just a happy (or unhappy) accident.2020-07-2156 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 107: #107: Scott Leese, CEO and Founder of Scott Leese Consulting — Talking ‘Bout an Evolution (in Sales)Scott defines the role of a sales leader as helping salespeople reach their desired level of success, whatever that is. Scott is well-known as a sales leader who can show you how to evolve your team to changing conditions, and that those teams who move first will have great advantages over slower-moving competitors. Learn how important it is to be a doer, and to be one of those who take quick action and win the most. 2020-07-1459 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 106: #106: Mike Bosworth of Solution Selling - Creating a Sales Experience Your Customers Will Thank You ForMike Bosworth, author and founder of Solution Selling, talks about the concerns buyers go through in the sales process, and how you can manage those concerns. Buyer phases go from emotional to logical to emotional again, and navigating through these phases can be challenging for unprepared salespeople. Learn how you can build a better relationship with your customers and help them reach their own visions of success.2020-07-0653 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 105: #105: Morgan Ingram, Director of Sales Execution and Evolution — Playing Offense without Being OffensiveMorgan Ingram, Director of Sales Execution and Evolution, JB Sales Training joins us on Episode 105. Are you an action-oriented leader, or just a big talker? Morgan shows us how to be an action leader, not merely a thought leader. While planning is important, doing is what helps you create confidence, and figure things out. The best and most-effective sales leaders can demonstrate the key skills and activities that lead to success. Now is the time for your sales team to evolve, and you can start by following Morgan’s proven path to sales success.2020-06-3057 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 104: #104: Julie Hansen, Founder of Performance Sales and Training — Creating Connection with VideoThe sales world has changed, and many sales leaders are wondering how to rewrite their sales playbook. Julie Hansen, Founder of Performance Sales and Training, shows us how video has become not just a critical platform for sales success, but a critical skill as well. Julie is an expert at using modern sales tools and processes like video to sell, and can help your team learn, apply, and internalize winning skills to deliver a persuasive, compelling presentation or demonstration that wins business when it counts…and it always counts. 2020-06-241h 06Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 103: #103: Heather Monahan of Boss In Heels — Proceed With ConfidenceAs sales leaders, our job is to sell our way through this current Covid19 crisis. Members of our sales teams have to believe they can win, and to do this they have to know that their leaders believe. We must push our confidence into our teams and lift them up. Learn from Heather that doing builds confidence, and you as a leader can create a culture of doing and lean into challenges. Taking action builds confidence, and confidence is what is needed to sell through this difficult time. 2020-06-1656 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 102: #102: Sam Dunning of Web Choice — The Impact of a Great ManagerSam Dunning, Sales & Marketing Director and Co-owner of Web Choice joins Rob on the podcast to talk about how great managers create clear, well-lit pathways to success. They don’t just give them a quota and then let the stack-rank report light the way. The best managers don’t leverage pressure and gamification, they create individualized plans for each member of the team and then help them execute. The plan is very personal…and not an “average” plan for the entire team.2020-06-0954 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 101: #101: Darryl Praill of VanillaSoft — Speaking With the Voice of Your CustomerDarryl’s powerful combination of sales and marketing experience brings a valuable view of the sales world today. With the Covid19 crisis affecting every business, salespeople need to take better care of each lead. Your targeted customers are picking up the phone and letting their guard down a bit more than during the “old normal”. If you can be authentic and offer relevant and helpful information in the customer’s own voice, the same voice a marketer uses, then you can get back the high growth place where you belong. 2020-06-021h 01Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 100: #100: Kristina Jaramillo of Personal ABM — Helping Buyers Learn to Buy AgainKristina Jaramillo, President at Personal ABM, talks with Rob on this latest edition of the Sales Leadership Podcast about how to rebound from the Covid19 sales crisis and what it will take to teach buyers how to buy again. Selling used to be about meeting the needs of the customer by solving a problem, building a good business case versus the risk of not solving a specific problem. Now selling requires finding a way to solve the problem right now, and purchase decisions are made requiring many more people to come to an agreement on a solution that must...2020-05-2653 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 99: #99: Alain Hunkins, Managing Director of Hunkins Leadership Group — Cracking the Sales Leadership CodeAlain Hunkins, Managing Director of Hunkins Leadership Group, shows us that success or failure is often a result of the environment we create, and sales leaders have the responsibility to shape environments that lead to success. The emotions of sales leaders are contagious, and the environment is set by the people in the company, not the outside influences. Alain’s three C’s: how do we connect, how do we communicate, and how do we collaborate are powerful ways leaders can create the culture at their company.2020-05-1956 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 98: #98: Paul Salamanca of SecurityScorecard — True Salesmanship Will Stand OutPaul Salamanca, VP Global Accounts at SecurityScorecard, joins Rob on the 98th episode of the Sales Leadership Podcast. Paul says that in this unique environment, true salesmanship will stand out. Fundamental sales skills are still the key to winning deals. Customers still need to identify there is a problem worth solving, and that you are the best partner to help them solve that problem. They still have to be willing to secure the political and financial resources to make it happen. Sales leaders who take the time and energy to develop basic skills at the individual level for each...2020-05-121h 02Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 97: #97: Dale Dupree of The Sales Rebellion — Choose To Be LegendaryDale Dupree, CEO of The Sales Rebellion, joins Rob to talk about the kind of leader you choose to be. Do you really know your sales team? Do you support what they want, or are you just translating to them what you want to accomplish? Learn how legendary leaders use constructive methods to help your reps build confidence and reach success levels higher than they think is possible.2020-05-051h 09Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 96: #96: Robynn Storey of Storeyline Resumes — Own Your Success When Telling Your StoryIf you are looking for a new opportunity during this challenging time or if you just need to update your resume for the future, this episode features Robynn Storey of Storeyline Resumes. Robynn’s company is the top resume expert on LinkedIn, and she talks about how you should own your success when telling your story through your resume in a way you are not afraid to share it or talk about it to hiring managers. We need to be able to show not just that we have something to offer to hiring managers that they are looking for, bu...2020-04-2851 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 95: #95: Corey Sommers of Enableocity — Engineering Experiences That Build TrustCorey Sommers, Co-Founder of Enableocity joins Rob on the Sales Leadership Podcast. Corey says that sales enablement is a way to prepare salespeople to build trust, and trust is the currency of any relationship. For many of us, trust is tough to define, but we all agree it is important. When salespeople show their customers that when they experience interactions with you that they solve problems they care about or achieve results that are important to them, those experiences will build trust, and this is one of the great ways to stand out from your competitors.2020-04-211h 00Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 94: #94: Kristie Jones of Sales Acceleration Group — How to Embrace ChangeKristie Jones, Principal of Sales Acceleration Group, joins Rob on the podcast to talk about how companies who use creativity and innovation to change during this challenging time will be the ones who win their way to not just survival, but high-growth success. Companies must be ready to adapt quickly and be prepared to reevaluate everything. Kristie reminds us that when we embrace change, we have to understand that failure is to be expected as we implement new products, new pricing models, and new partners.2020-04-1455 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 93: #93: Chad Olds of Anchore — Be Kind and GrindThis week's episode features Chad Olds, VP Worldwide Enterprise Sales for Anchore. Chad's motto is "Be kind, and grind." His message is that especially in these crazy and difficult times, companies still need their salespeople to be successful. Sales managers should lead with kindness, but don't stop pushing to get the results your business needs to win deals. Those that adapt most rapidly to this new environment will be the ones to not just survive but keep on that golden road to high success.2020-04-071h 06Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 92: #92: Colleen Stanley of SalesLeadership — Connect With Real-World EmpathyColleen Stanley, CEO of SalesLeadership, joins Rob on the podcast this week to talk about how empathy will help sales leaders connect with their sales teams in these difficult times. Real-world empathy means you understand what is really important to both your sales representatives and your customers. With a new reality facing most of us, including new tools, new skills, and a new selling environment, Colleen shows us some new ways to take on these challenges and win.2020-03-3159 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 91: #91: Tim Clarke of UNCrushed—How Salespeople Can Prevent Burnout And Have A Successful CareerThis week's guest is Tim Clarke of UNCrushed, back as a Greatest Hit for the Sales Leadership Podcast. Tim brings a special story today on an important topic. He believes that salespeople need to be wary of the pressure to win, to be a "crusher," because that kind of success comes with negative effects. Tim says that we are so focused on outcomes that we often lose track of people. Tim's non-profit group, UNCrushed, helps salespeople avoid the negative impact of the "crush it" culture. He talks about how to minimize the soul-crushing rejection, the uncertainty, and the fear...2020-03-2449 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 90: #90: Adam Peek of Fortis Solutions Group — Invest in Your Own CareerAdam Peek of Fortis Solutions Group shows us how to get off the sidelines and take charge of your own career and development. When you find solutions that can help you succeed, and bring success to your team and company, you build influence and become a great leader even if you don't have that VP of Sales title. 2020-03-161h 02Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 89: #89: John Madsen of Athletic AF — Your Mindset Drives Your SuccessJohn Madsen, CEO of Athletic AF joins Rob to discuss how your mindset can be your greatest catalyst or your most permanent limiter. Learn how to become the best version of yourself by managing your mindset.2020-03-1058 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 88: #88: Rob Jeppsen of Xvoyant — The Sales Leadership CrisisMax Altschuler interviews Rob Jeppsen on this episode of the Sales Leadership Podcast, talking about the crisis facing sales leaders today. Sales reps want to be coached on a path of high growth, but leaders think they are doing a great job, but the truth is they aren't good at coaching. Learn on this podcast how to give your reps the leadership they want and deserve.2020-03-0237 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 87: #87: Tiffani Bova of Salesforce — Innovate Your Sales Team in 2020Tiffani Bova, the Customer Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, joins Rob to discuss how sales leaders can add balance and inject passion for each member of their team by taking advantage of technology and managing time better. When 60 percent of a rep's time is spent on something other than sales, but 58 percent will not meet quota, your reps need you to help them in individual ways.2020-02-2456 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 86: #86: Thiago Sa Freire of Hudl — Having a Growth MindsetThiago Sa Freire, SVP of Global Sales & Customer Success at Hudl, joins Rob on this episode to talk about his keys to having a high-growth mindset. Thiago shows us why you can't scale your business if you don't give up some control and trust the people on your team, and why the best leaders hire people who are better than themselves in some way. Find people who can level up the company, and together you are creating that high-growth culture. 2020-02-1754 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 85: #85: Shari Levitin of The Levitin Group — Empathy Builds Trust In SalesShari Levitin, CEO of The Levitin Group, joins Rob on Episode 85 of the Sales Leadership Podcast. In this time of information overload, Shari shows us how to become the "sense maker", and how to be the person who knows how to make the connection. While empathy and competency are both huge parts of sales, the order you bring them to the sales process matters. Learn how to make empathy your competitive advantage.2020-02-1058 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 84: #84: Jonathan Graham of IRC Group — Hire For Skill, Then For ExperienceJonathan Graham, Managing Director of IRC Group, is an expert on hiring the right salesperson. He talks about how hiring managers can be seduced by the companies listed on a candidate's resume, and as a consequence, that person may not have the skills required to be successful for the job. Learn from Jonathan how to hire for skills first, then for experience, and how that can get you moving towards greater sales success faster.2020-02-0453 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 83: #83: Ralph Barsi of Tray.io — Play the Long Game While Keeping Your World SmallRalph Barsi, VP of Global Inside Sales of Tray.io, joins Rob and talks about how sales leaders can earn the right to be a leader who is listened to. The best sales leaders are those who have created standards of excellence and who know what brings success for their reps and makes sure they are following a well-lit path to high growth. Ralph teaches us about how having an attitude of gratitude will help us keep things in perspective and make it through the tough times that are a part of being in sales. 2020-01-2752 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 82: #82: Richard Harris of Harris Consulting Group — What Great Sales Leaders DoRichard Harris of the Harris Consulting Group joins the podcast to share what the great sales leaders do to be successful. First, sales leaders help their company leaders realize they don’t need to know it all. Sales leaders should utilize sales operations teams to manage the important sales data and make sure baseline metrics are tied to revenue. Richard also discusses his work with Uncrushed, and how the group helps sales leaders find better mental health.2020-01-2156 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 81: #81: Max Altschuler of Outreach — Setting Goals That Work in 2020Max Altschuler joins Rob for the second time in the Sales Leadership Podcast to share his excellent method for creating goals and having a growth mindset. As we start this year, use Max's tactics for taking stock of what is important and beneficial for you, and plan out where you want to be in 2021 and beyond.2020-01-1359 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 80: #80: John Barrows of JBarrows Sales Training — Getting Sales Right in 2020John Barrows joins the podcast to talk about how companies can "get sales right" by starting with the leaders who are fully involved in creating that amazing sales culture and drive improvement for each individual rep. John warns that sales leaders who just chase a number will lose out on developing their teams and will end up not reaching the high growth levels that are possible. Learn how to define the core values that can unite your team and paint the vision that drives success.2020-01-071h 10Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 79: #79: Greatest Hits Mark Smith — Trust: The Currency of Every Relationship and How a Sales Leader Can Earn It.This is one of our greatest hits from the Sales Leadership Podcast, original episode #5. Mark Smith is VP of Sales for Womply. Womply has not only entered high-growth mode….they’ve been there for awhile now. His secret to ongoing growth? It isn’t a sales methodology, technology, or process…though they certainly use all of those things well. The fuel that has helped Mark’s team succeed has been developing trust. Mark shares why trust is the currency of every relationship and how they’ve built a team where trust helps them execute, adapt, and smash all of their sales...2019-12-3142 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 78: #78: Lisa Magnuson of Top Line Sales — How to Sell the Big DealLisa Magnuson of Top Line Sales joins us to talk about how you and your sales teams can get those big deals won. Lisa defines a "big deal" as a deal 5x over what is normal for your company, and she talks about the huge gap between the experience of sales leaders over the sales reps when big deals are in the pipeline. Learn how teams can rise above the challenges by focusing on the important issues and get those big deals won. 2019-12-2356 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 77: #77: Dave Kennett of Replayz — The Value of a Sales Coaching CultureDave Kennett, CEO of Replayz joins Rob to talk about the benefits of having a sales coaching culture. Less than five percent of sales teams have a coaching process, and Dave shows us how companies who coach their reps more often exceed their goals. He and his team have reviewed hundreds of sales calls, and he shares the best practices of the sales reps who are top performers. Go to the link below to see the free coaching guides Dave has offered to listeners of the Sales Leadership podcast. www.Replayz.com/SalesLeadershipPodcast2019-12-1753 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 76: #76: Amy Volas of Avenue Talent Partners — How to Get Sales Hiring RightAmy Volas, the Founder & CEO of Avenue Talent Partners, joins Rob to discuss the ways sales leaders can attract, hire, and retain the top sales talent. Amy shows us how to learn what your company requires of its salespeople, and how to tailor your hiring to ensure the best fit for both the rep and the business. With the sales crisis of a higher percentage of salespeople leaving their jobs to find greener pastures affecting businesses across the globe, Amy has the answers to how to make sure you get the sales team that your business needs to reach...2019-12-0953 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 75: #75: Daniella Sardi of TriNet — Making an Impact as a Sales LeaderDaniella Sardi, Director of Client Acquisition at TriNet, teaches us why coaching your reps is the key to high-growth sales. Daniella shows us how having an individual development plan for every rep on your team maximizes your impact as a leader. Focusing on the motives each rep has for success and then tailoring activity and skills can result in measurable improvement for both high-and-low performers, and bring explosive growth to your company's bottom line.2019-12-0253 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 74: #74: Travis Huff of Wayfair — Individual Road Maps for Individual Reps: Moving Past the Minimums to Scale with SwaggerTravis Huff, Director of B2B Sales for Wayfair has driven growth that resulted in Wayfair being recognized as one of the fastest growing stocks in 2017. His blueprint is simple: Talk is Cheap. Too many leaders talk about key things like onboarding, metrics, playbooks, and coaching. Travis builds process around them. Learn how you can build processes around onboarding and coaching that not only gets reps to revenue quickly, but create consistency in how your leaders connect to the development of each individual and help develop unique roadmaps for each rep’s success.2019-11-2640 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 73: #73: Shep Maher, EVP of Global Sales at Betterworks — The State of the Sales Coaching WorldShep Maher of Betterworks talks to Rob about the state of sales coaching in business today. Shep explains that while sales coaching is getting a lot of attention from companies right now, the skill of sales managers is not where it needs to be. One particular area that needs attention is the level of individualization each leader gives to each sales rep. Each coaching session needs to have a consistent time and a consistent focus on the individual, and each rep needs to know that the sales leader is invested in their success. Shep is a true champion of...2019-11-1952 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 72: #72: Robert Beattie, Sales Lead, Thomson Reuters — How To Create a Sales Culture Where the Motivated Can WinRobert was our first-ever guest on the Sales Leadership Podcast, and still one of our most-listened-to episodes. Many subscribers have not yet heard this amazing sales leader, so we decided to bring him back to share the leadership blueprint that has helped him achieve double-digit growth in a mature, single-digit growth market. 2019-11-1137 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 71: #71: Steven Broudy of Bevy — Accidentally Involved, Intentionally SuccessfulSteven Broudy, VP & Head of Sales for Bevy, teaches us about how finding and developing the best people are crucial to maintaining the core values companies must have to reach hyper-growth. Learn why being uncompromising on who you hire by using assessment and selection helps leaders screen candidates to find those who can succeed under the conditions of your sales team.2019-11-041h 00Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 70: #70: Josh Braun of SalesDNA — Empathy Is the Heart of SellingJosh Braun, the founder of SalesDNA, shows us how sales teams can reach their greatest success when they understand the customer's world. Josh teaches us how to overcome the disconnect between the words reps are saying and what the customer's job is actually about, and learn to speak in the customer's language. We have to be different in a meaningful way, and then show how we are different creatively in a way that people care about. 2019-10-2855 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 69: #69: Meg Kopka of BetterManager — Be a Manager Worth Working ForMeg Kopka of BetterManager joins us and talks with Rob about the crisis facing companies today: research shows that 70% of sales reps leave their jobs because of their managers. Meg recognizes that managing sales teams is a tough job that most are not properly trained for, but she gives us her blueprint on how becoming a better manager can be learned through learning the principles of coaching while employing empathy and awareness. 2019-10-2155 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 68: #68: Jake Dunlap of Skaled — Building A High-Growth Sales Team That ScalesThis week Jake Dunlap, CEO of Skaled Consulting shows us how companies can grow faster and more predictably using technology, consulting, and strategy. Jake describes how sales leaders can eliminate variance by standardizing the set of core competencies reps have, and by creating common messaging that is customized to each business. Then, use technology to reinforce these skills and behaviors. 2019-10-1456 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 67: #67: Kelly Roach — How Connecting To Your Reps' "Big Why" Equates To SalesKelly Roach joins the Sales Leadership Podcast and shows us why being fanatical about setting the right tone and expectation can make the difference for your reps. Kelly teaches us how spending part of each day helping each rep improve creates a culture of coaching that will create phenomenal growth.2019-10-0850 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 66: #66: Mark Kosoglow of Outreach — How to Grow Your Company From $34 to $1 BillionMark Kosoglow, VP of Sales at Outreach shows us how to engineer remarkable growth without adding huge amounts of headcount to match. Learn why building the right system for each sales process will solve your toughest problems and how training and enabling your sales leaders can help your teams reach the success that before looked impossible. 2019-09-301h 01Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 65: #65: Jason McElhone of RemoteSales — How to Manage Without MicromanagingJason McElhone, Founder, and CEO of RemoteSales shows us how in this tightest of job markets, it is essential that you are able to recruit salespeople worldwide. Technology now makes it possible to hire the best salespeople, wherever they are. Learn why self-starters are the best remote workers, and why having a culture of "fail fast, fail forward" is the key to having success in the tough grinder of the sales lifestyle. 2019-09-2359 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 64: #64: Justin Welsh – How to Eliminate GuessworkJustin Welsh joins Rob as our first-ever repeat guest. They talk about Justin's keys to eliminating the guesswork as you build a high-growth sales team: Getting the right people, and then the right process. Are you managing data the right way? Justin also discusses how to maintain your own personal balance and sense of who you are to avoid burnout and depression. 2019-09-1654 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 63: #63: Richard Smith of Refract - How to Build An Effective Coaching CultureThis week's guest is Richard Smith, Co-founder & Head of Sales for Refract. Richard is a champion of sales coaching and tells us how companies are learning the importance of having a coaching culture. He says that hiring the right people for your sales team is important, but having a manager that knows how to help each of those reps improve is of equal importance. Learn how to create that coaching culture in your company and make it a competitive advantage. 2019-09-1058 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 62: #62: Michael Gallagher of The Stevie Awards - The Importance of Showing Your Team AppreciationMichael Gallagher, President of The Stevie Awards talks with Rob on why it is important that a sales leader is able to tell the story of the team's success, and then successfully repeat it. The Stevie Awards help leaders share that story and also gives the team a chance to celebrate that success and be publically recognized for it. In this podcast, learn about how to nominate your sales team for a Stevie Award, and also how you can review past Stevie winners' stories and see how they created their own success.2019-09-0243 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 61: #61: Lance Tyson, President and CEO of The Tyson Group - The Importance of Building A Positive Sales CultureLance Tyson, President & CEO of the Tyson Group, teaches us some of the things he has learned in a long career of teaching professional sports franchises how to sell. Considering that these businesses are selling something that their customers don't need, but want to buy, it presents some interesting challenges. Lance believes that culture is the key to creating an environment where the motivated can succeed. He has found his greatest success by ensuring that the sales leaders are always trained first, and then they need sales reps who are determined to win their individual games. 2019-08-2659 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 60: #60: Samantha McKenna - How Knowing Your Customers Drives SuccessThis episode features Samantha McKenna, Head of Sales, Enterprise NYC for LinkedIn. Samantha is an expert at selling to large enterprise customers, and she shows us how multithreading is essential to win those massive accounts. Her tactics on how to build engagement through personal relationships and why you need to get comfortable at being uncomfortable will help you win deals both large and small.2019-08-2058 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 59: #59: Collin Cadmus of Aircall - Trust and Respect: The Foundation of Everything in SalesThis episode features Collin Cadmus, VP of Sales for Aircall. Collin believes the role of a sales leader is to first be a teacher and second build strong relationships with each of your reps. A good sales leader knows how to put the right person in the right role, and Collin shows us how that depends on the leader building trust and earning the respect of the team. He shows us how to build a learning organization and also what are the most important aspects of a winning culture. 2019-08-1356 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 58: #58: James Buckley of Ringlead - The Formula For Sales ExcellenceJames Buckley, Business Development Manager and Brand Ambassador for Ringlead talks with Rob about how being courteous, professional, patient and persistent will drive success in both sales and life. He believes that if you are working, you need to learn to work "right" because for most of us the end of work will never come. James shows us how to help each sales representative build a personal brand, and create unlimited potential.2019-08-0657 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 57: #57: Joel Rackham - How to Build a Culture of Authenticity in the WorkplaceOur latest episode features Joel Rackham, SVP, Global Head of Direct Sales at Marketstar. Joel shows us how culture is more than foosball tables and free soda; it is made up of getting the right process at procedure first. Once you have that set, then consider the environment, made up of the physical and psychological aspects of the workplace. This creates an environment where your sales representatives can flourish and have hope. 2019-07-3053 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 56: #56: Paul Butterfield of Vonage - How Consistency in the Sales Process Drives Consistency in OutcomesThis week we learn from Paul Butterfield, Head of Global Sales Enablement for Vonage. Paul knows that since the role of sales has changed, the role of sales leaders must also change. He tells us that since hiring new salespeople can be an expensive mistake, it is important to equip your sales team with everything they need to be successful and have a coaching process that is based on individual one-on-ones and relevant. 2019-07-2349 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 55: #55: Daren Tomey of Revenue Path Group - Being a Co-Pilot and Not a MicromanagerThis week Daren Tomey of Revenue Path Group teaches us about the importance of role clarity and how to guide your reps as a co-pilot to reach success. He talks about how using coaching during one-on-ones with each rep can help them focus on the activities and skills each individual needs to win. Daren shows us how each sales leader's primary role should be about developing people.2019-07-161h 01Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 54: #54: Brandon Bornancin of Seamless.AI - Being Obsessed With Every Detail of Your Sales ProcessThis episode of the Sales Leadership Podcast features Brandon Bornancin, Founder and CEO of Seamless.AI. Brandon discusses how taking care of his sales teams and obsessing over the details helps his teams win over the short and long term. He compares this to winning the SuperBowl every day. Brandon shows us how daily role-playing and actionable coaching and scoring are the keys to high growth success exceeding sales goals consistently.2019-07-091h 04Sales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 53: #53: Marius Smyth of Adroll - Keys to High Growth: Consistency, Alignment, and AccountabilityThis week we learn from a truly international sales leader, Marius Smyth, Global Head of Sales & Customer Operations at AdRoll Group. Marius shows us how having consistency, alignment, and accountability leads to credibility with your sales team as well as with your customers. He talks about how having consistency in your process will give you consistency in your outcomes, and how you can reduce variance by coaching your sales team. 2019-07-0250 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 52: #52: Matt Marino of Global Payments - Using Your Customers' Outcomes as a Measurement for SuccessMatt Marino, VP of Sales for Global Payments, teaches us to set the standard for success based on the success of your customers' experiences. He shows us that passion is the rocket fuel for performance and that as you add value to the careers of each of your reps, you increase that passion and performance. 2019-06-2554 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 51: #51: Mike Lockert of Simplus - Why Listening to Your Customers and Sales Reps MattersThis episode features Mike Lockert, Chief Revenue Officer of Simplus. Mike shares his blueprint for how to keep your sales on the high-growth trajectory. He talks about how culture is a key ingredient to that success, and how it is made up of all the things you do as a sales leader. Mike gives the key to making your sales reps WANT to follow you, something that is invaluable in this world of short-term job longevity for sales professionals.2019-06-1847 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 50: #50: Jacco van der Kooij of Winning by Design - Double Your Sales Without Doubling Your Sales TeamOn our 50th Episode, Jacco van der Kooij, Founder of Winning by Design, joins the Sales Leadership Podcast to talk about how you can become a modern sales leader. Jacco shows us how focusing on what matters most to the customer can grow your sales by 2X without doubling your sales team or doubling the price. He shows us the seven key moments that a modern sales leader can work on with the sales team and be a coach, not a trainer. 2019-06-1156 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 49: #49: Jen Spencer of SmartBug Media - How to Align Your Sales and Marketing Efforts to Maximize RevenueIn this week's episode, Jen Spencer of SmartBug Media joins us to talk about team. She describes, in detail, a good, authentic approach to creating a "team." According to Jen, you should build a team that compliments your own strength and overshadows your weaknesses. Her advice is to stay close to the Market, close to your staff, and find ways to level your people and compensate for their weaknesses. If you can do these things, you can build the right team to spur growth. 2019-06-0451 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 48: #48: Ryan O'Hara of LeadIQ - The Art of Prospecting in the Digital AgeIn this week's episode, Ryan O'Hara, VP of Growth and Marketing at LeadIQ, talks about one of the most important skills in Sales: building pipeline. He says you can't have the important conversation about your product and the problems it solves if you can't prospect to find someone to converse with. Ryan believes that you were hired to be yourself, not someone else because it is your unique skills that your company needs. Authenticity is what will help you win. Ryan also believes in building brands around people, not just around products and companies, so as a sales leader...2019-05-2853 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 47: #47: Amy Appleyard of Carbon Black - Using Change as Your Competitive Advantage to Sell MoreThis week on the Sales Leadership Podcast, we learn from Amy Appleyard, SVP Global Inside Sales for Carbon Black. Amy talks about how all your competitors are trying to be unique, so to drive high growth you have to give your customers something more. Be agile and nimble, and embrace change as you design and redesign your sales process. Amy also shows us how to help your sales team be "all in", and be excited about pursuing success.2019-05-2151 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 40: #40: Sam Jacobs of Revenue Colective - How To Become a Great Leader and Beat the OddsThis week's guest is Sam Jacobs of Revenue Collective. He believes that sales leaders are in the most volatile position in business. As sales leaders, there are absolutely things that you have to do. As Sam says "We must be great. Great from the get-go." You also have to ask yourself questions about the company-like, "what is the market size?" All the salesmanship in the world won't solve the problem of a small market. How connected to the market are the leaders? Sam believes that ensuring position fit should be your absolute priority, as early leaders often become casualties...2019-04-0254 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 37: #37: Ben Simms of MarketSource—Process Is The Foundation For EverythingThis week's episode features Ben Simms, Vice President of Commercial Client Services at MarketSource. Ben is a believer in process. He believes that it is the blue print for what it takes to get into high growth mode and stay there. How does he build a team focused on process? MarketSource is good at making sure that they have their I.C.P. for recruiting and they hire for coachability. Ben believes that coachability is the x-factor in whether you are going to get someone to grow with the company and be successful. He also talks about integrity being...2019-03-1245 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 36: #36: Keith Rosen—The Blueprint to Coaching Salespeople Into ChampionsThis week's guest is Keith Rosen, is an undisputed expert in the realm of sales coaching. He believes that the biggest problem that managers have is that "Chief Problem Solver" is the role they adopt because they make assumptions that they need to be a fixer and a closer. He believes that managers are here to maximize human potential and that only 1 in 10 managers is qualified to manage - let alone coach. Keith says that if leaders take the right role, they make their people more valuable. Join Rob and Keith as the discuss how to recognize and fill...2019-03-0554 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 34: #34: Alyson Welch of Twilio—Key Components to World-Class Sales LeadershipThis week's guest is Alyson Welch. Alyson is the VP of Sales for Twilio. Her number one priority is wearing her customer's shoes and understanding the customer's voice. She also believes that as a leader, you have to have performed as a salesperson. You have to have the cadence and operational discipline, but you also need the personality. empathy and energy for your team and your customers. By doing so, you can be in charge of your own destiny. Join Rob and Alyson for this insightful look at what it takes to be a sales leader.2019-02-1944 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 32: #32: Jason Santana of Paychex—See Around the Corners with Your Sales DataThis week's guest is Jason Santana, Senior Director of Sales Strategy and Operations at Paychex. Jason believes that culture is either your greatest asset or your greatest challenge. Coming from a background of data science and sales leadership, Jason has a unique understanding of their relationship to culture. He answers the question: how do you use data and still maintain personal connections? He believes that data is what makes it so you can individualize with people. Jason gives some great management advice as well. His best advice is to sympathize instead of empathizing. Join Jason and Rob as they...2019-02-0550 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 31: #31: Keenan of A Sales Guy—How to Win with a Problem-Centric Sales ProcessIn this episode, Rob interviews a big name in the sales world—Keenan from A Sales Guy. Keenan believes that selling has become too tactical and product-centric. He believes you should sell to the gap between the current state and the future state by finding the problems in the market and concentrating on them. For Keenan, understanding your prospect's problems is the most important part of the sales process. He gives a multitude of actionable examples of how to find and define this gap how to best coach to it.2019-01-2951 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 27: #27: The Best of the Sales Leadership Podcast, Volume 2We've taken the best of our first 25 episodes and found the common traits that these great leaders share. In Volume 2, Rob Jeppsen breaks down episodes with Doug Landis, Cody Lamens, Michael Barton, Dan Cook, Ryan Leavitt, Matt Millen, Jeff Spencer, Sean Murray, Brad Jensen, Kyle Norton, and Haley Katsman. You will be surprised at how closely these leaders' messages align. So enjoy this holiday gift from the Sales Leadership Podcast team.2018-12-1857 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 26: #26: Rob Jeppsen of Xvoyant—The Seven Deadly Sins of Sales CoachingIn this week's episode, we flip the tables and Rob is interviewed by past guest Doug Landis of Emergence Capital. Doug gets right to the point: How do you make coaching better and be relevant to every rep? Rob goes into detail on the Seven Deadly Sins of Sales Coaching and gives can't miss advice on identifying and overcoming each of the sins. This week is Rob's holiday gift to sales coaches everywhere and you will be a better coach for listening.2018-12-1132 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 25: #25: The Best of the Sales Leadership Podcast, Volume 1We've taken the best of our first 25 episodes and found the common traits that these great leaders share. In Volume 1, Rob Jeppsen breaks down episodes with Robert Beattie, Justin Welsh, Travis Huff, Mark Smith, Ralph Barsi, Robert Cornell, Tonni Bennett, Kevin Dorsey, John Barrows, Scott Leese, Justin Hiatt, and Jacob Heugly.2018-12-0451 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 20: #20: Ryan Leavitt of Learncore—Attention Salesleaders! It's Time to Stop, Collaborate and ListenToday’s guest is Ryan Leavitt, Founder of Learncore and current Head of Growth and Strategy at Showpad. Ryan shares his unique insight into building a team from scratch. His biggest tool? Collaboration. According to Ryan, it teaches resourcefulness for problem-solving, creates accountability, fosters proactiveness, and creates teammates well prepared to execute. He and Rob even get a little nostalgic for the 80’s and Vanilla Ice. Don’t miss this one!2018-10-3045 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership Podcast#2: Robert Beattie of Thomson Reuters—The Double-Digit Growth PlaybookRobert Beattie, Dr. Director of Sales For Thomson Reuters joins the podcast to share his leadership blueprint that has helped him achieve double digit growth in a mature, single-digit growth market. He shares his playbook that led to him being awarded 2018 Executive of the Year by the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals (AA-ISP). Rob shares how to create impact as a leader so those that are motivated are able to achieve performance levels faster than even the reps had hoped.2018-06-2635 minSales Leadership PodcastSales Leadership PodcastEpisode 1: Welcome to the Sales Leadership PodcastJoin Rob Jeppsen for an introduction to the podcast. Each episode will help to answer the biggest question in business: How do you create predictable, repeatable and scalable success? We're here to help, by introducing you to the tactics and practices that the best sales leaders use to drive head-turning success. Rob lets you know what you can expect from each episode and gives you his promise: you'll leave each episode with new ideas to help you drive high growth with your team.2018-06-2108 min