30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales
Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski
The #1 sales podcast in the world, fueled by hyper-actionable sales tactics from the top 1% sellers at companies like Salesforce, Gong, Outreach, Slack, LinkedI...
How to Push Top Performers Without Losing Them | Alex Kremer | Ep. 289 (Lead)
ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS:
Understand Rep Motivation: Identify what drives each rep—money, career growth, or exploration—then get their permission to push them toward that goal, laying the foundation for future coaching.
Call Out the Situation First: Before changing a rep’s behavior, acknowledge the dynamic at play so both parties are aligned. This prevents resistance and confusion.
Leverage Top Performers: Coach high performers by challenging them to reach the next level and putting them in the spotlight to lead trainings, reinforcing best practices for the team.
Coach in Buckets: Break down calls into sections and ensure reps get the fundamentals right before refining their style, making feedback more structured and actionable.
ALEX'S PATH TO PRESIDENT'S CLUB:
Founder & CEO @ Alluviance
Director of Sales Commercial @ Outreach
Director of Sales Corporate @ Outreach
Territory Account Executive @ Microsoft
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Why Buyers HATE Your Sales Process | Jake Dunlap | Ep. 288 (Sell)
FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS
Understand the VEX Scale: Classify prospects as Vetted (using a competitor), Educated (familiar but undecided), Cold (new to the space), or Self-Service. Tailor your approach accordingly.
Ask About Their Journey: Send an email upfront asking where they are in their learning process. This helps you position the conversation at the right level.
Skip Basic Discovery for Vetted Prospects: If they already use a competitor, focus on their current solution’s gaps and ideal outcomes instead of re-explaining the category.
Avoid Restarting Discovery: When new stakeholders join later calls, recap prior findings first, then ask how those problems impact their specific role.
JAKE'S PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB
CEO @ Skaled Consulting
VP Sales @ Nowait, Inc. (acquired by Yelp)
Head of Sales & Customer Success @ Chartbeat
Vice President of Sales, Success, and Sales Operations @ Glassdoor
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How to Use AI For Prospecting | Kyle Coleman | 30MPC Hall of Fame
ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS:
Identify Strategic Initiatives: Focus on big company bets that are close to revenue, such as IPOs, international expansions, or mergers and acquisitions.
Double Personalize Outreach: Combine company-specific observations with industry trends to create messaging that feels hyper-relevant.
Build a Strategic Research Framework: Create a table to map key initiatives (e.g., IPO readiness) on one side and sources of information (e.g., 10-K reports, CEO interviews, press releases) on the other.
Leverage AI for Efficiency: Use tools like ChatGPT or Copy AI to analyze information from sources like job postings, financial documents, or industry trends.
KYLE'S PATH TO PRESIDENT'S CLUB:
CMO @ Copy.ai
CMO @ Clari
VP, Revenue Growth & Enablement @ Clari
Director Sales Development & Enablement @ Clari
Sr. Director Sales Development & Optimization @ Looker
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Stop Hiring the Wrong People, Use This Interview Structure Instead | Kevin "KD" Dorsey | Ep. 287 (Lead)
FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS
Interview Kits for Prep: Send candidates an interview kit outlining expectations, key questions, and details on interviewers. Poor answers indicate lack of prep or poor fit.
Evidence-Based Questions Only: Avoid hypotheticals. Ask for proof of past performance (P.O.P.) to assess real experience and capabilities.
Screening Videos Save Time: Require a three-minute video on a key trait (e.g., perseverance). Evaluate clarity, instructions-following, and presentation skills before a live interview.
Live Deal Review Test: Have candidates walk through a real deal they closed. Assess how they sourced, ran discovery, demoed, and closed, treating it like an actual deal review.
KD'S PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB
CRO @ Finally
SVP of Sales and Partnerships @ Bench Accounting
Practice Lead, Revenue Leadership @ Winning by Design
VP of Inside Sales @ PatientPop Inc.
Head of Sales Enablement & Development @ ServiceTitan
VP of Sales @ SnackNation
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The AI Playbook for Sales: How to Book More Meetings & Close More Deals With AI | Jake Dunlap | Ep. 286 (Sell)
FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS
ChatGPT Research Triangle: Before outreach, prompt ChatGPT with the industry (including sub-industry), job title, and your product’s value. This ensures messaging aligns with trends relevant to the prospect.
Use Industry Jargon: Ask ChatGPT for insider terminology that VPs in specific industries use. This makes your messaging sound more credible and tailored to their world.
Refine Email Sequences: Provide ChatGPT with your email templates and ask it to integrate industry-specific revenue drivers. This keeps messaging structured while adding personalization.
Smarter Discovery Questions: Use ChatGPT insights to refine questions that demonstrate expertise. Instead of generic asks, tailor them to industry trends and job-specific challenges.
PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB
CEO @ Skaled Consulting
VP Sales @ Nowait, Inc. (acquired by Yelp)
Head of Sales & Customer Success @ Chartbeat
Vice President of Sales, Success, and Sales Operations @ Glassdoor
RESOURCES DISCUSSED
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The #1 sales podcast in the world, fueled by hyper-actionable sales tactics from the top 1% sellers at companies like Salesforce, Gong, Outreach, Slack, LinkedIn, Keller Williams, Northwestern Mutual.
30 Minutes to President's Club cuts all the BS, fluffy mindset stories, and sales academia to give you the most actionable sales tactics that get you to President's Club. Every episode is a supercharged 30 minutes where you'll hear step-by-step breakdowns in every key dimension of sales, including:
Prospecting: How to open conversations to triple your pipeline
Discovery: How to ask questions that uncover massive pain
Process: How to get big contracts over the line
Leadership: How to hire and train world class teams.
Your founding hosts are Nick Cegelski (3x top enterprise seller) and Armand Farrokh (VP of Sales at 29, ex-Pave, ex-Carta) joined by co-host Mark Kosoglow (CRO @ Catalyst, ex-Outreach).
Whether you're seller listening to the (SELL) show or leader tuning into the (LEAD) show…
Get ready, you're going to President's Club.
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