This was a great episode for us, as we had the chance to catch up with a true thought leader in the sales profession: Randy Illig. Randy has over 25 years experience in business, ranging from accomplished salesperson and general manager to successful entrepreneur (CEO) and board member. He is currently CEO of ninety five [...]
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Motivating Sales People in Tough Economic Times with Jim Keenan – Episode 22
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What motivates sales people? How do great sales managers keep their teams motivated in tough economic times? Those were the topics we discussed with Jim Keenan in this episode.
Jim Keenan is the Regional Sales Leader for Emerging Service Providers at Avaya and author of the popular sales blog asalesguy.com. He’s [...]
Episode 20 – Tom Schaber on Managing Generation X and Y
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As many sales executives are starting to realize, managing Gen Xers and Millenials (also known as Gen Y) presents new challenges that didn’t exist a decade ago. That was the subject of Brad’s discussion with Tom Schaber, a sales management consultant who specializes in helping sales managers deal with the complexities [...]
Episode 19 – Kevin Cook Discusses Assessment Tools and the Hiring Process
When it comes to recruiting new salespeople, many hiring managers are at a loss for how to uncover what really makes the candidates they interview tick. Enter Kevin Cook of Target Teams.
Kevin Cook is Director of Business Development at Target Teams, a Cambridge, Mass. organization that creates performance improvement solutions applicable for use with individuals, [...]
Episode 18 – Shaun Priest: Working With Objections And Concerns, Continued
This episode is a fantastic follow up to last week’s conversation with Steven Bachert. Shaun Priest Spent some time discussing how to work with objections presented by your prospects (no, not “handling”…dealing with!)
Shaun Priest has been a successful sales person and sales manager for over 15 years. He is currently Sr. VP of Sales for [...]
Episode 17 – Steven Bachert: Stop “Handling” Objections
Steven Bachert wants you to do something that, at first blush, may surprise you: he wants you to stop “handling” objections.
Steven Bachert is an accomplished executive and leader in the software industry with a 20-year track record of executive sales and operations management success. He has driven large and smaller/start-up organizations to superior performance. His [...]
Episode 16 – Joel D Canfield and the Human Connection
Have you ever found yourself wondering what’s missing from your business relationships? Joel D Canfield suggests that the missing element might be making genuine connections with other human beings. In a world that’s increasingly driven by technology, numbers and bottom-line results, Joel would like to see businesses get back to the basics of human relationships.
Joel [...]
Episode 15 – Colleen Stanley on Building High Performance Sales Teams
When Brad was in the hospital with his wife while she was giving birth to their second daughter, Jerry had the chance to chat with Colleen Stanley about how to build a high performance sales team.
Colleen Stanley is president of SalesLeadership, Inc. She is a monthly columnist for national Business Journals, co-author of ‘Motivational Selling‘ and [...]
