Episodes
In this episode, Morgan shares her unique approach to categorizing deals and emphasizes the importance of a robust pipeline. She talks about her successful collaboration with her SDR, her disciplined sales strategy, and her innovative use of tools like Crossbeam and Gong. Morgan also highlights the critical roles of relationship building and trust, both within the sales team and with clients, stressing the importance of in-person interactions, even in our increasingly virtual world. Learn...
Published 11/21/24
Published 11/21/24
Today’s episode features valuable insights from the 2024 Sales Success Summit presentation by Kaleigh Conners, where she reveals her blueprint for self-improvement, from harnessing a growth mindset, mastering fundamental skills. More info and video of the presentation here: https://top1.fm/KCSE
Published 11/12/24
In this episode, we'll delve into Carolina's daily routines and work habits, including her productive train commutes and the balance she strikes between administrative tasks and client projects. We'll explore her strategies for combating imposter syndrome, her focus on building genuine client relationships, and her culturally nuanced approach to sales. Learn more at top1.fm/183
Published 11/05/24
Today’s episode features valuable insights from the 2024 Sales Success Summit presentation by Alex Smith, a top Account Executive at Docebo, who shares his unique journey from overcoming job layoffs and personal hardships to finding unexpected professional opportunities. We'll explore themes of self-reflection, empathy, and the balance between personal and professional life. More info and video of the presentation here: https://top1.fm/AS24
Published 10/29/24
Join us as Brian shares his journey from a fitness trainer to a leading recruiter, discussing the pivotal role of AI in sales and the importance of reaching the right person with authenticity and trust. He brings a unique perspective on leveraging small wins, learning from failures, and balancing competitiveness with personal growth.
Published 10/22/24
Rob Morris is the top Large Enterprise Service Account Executive at Dell out of Nashville. Rob is a strategist at heart seeking to solve the new and evolving problems seen in the business world and beyond. His years as an intense competitor in soccer have given him an edge as a teammate, learner, and leader. He has a passion for working with people to achieve their goals along with mine.
Published 09/24/24
Zach Goggins is the top performing Enterprise Account Executive at Encapture, the intelligent document processing platform that helps companies be more efficient and customer centric. Zach has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Throughout his career, Zach has achieved remarkable success, exceeded growth quotas, and has been selected for multiple leadership programs.
Published 09/10/24
In today’s bonus episode of the Sales Success Stories podcast, I’ve got an interview that I did with Chris Bussing for his podcast and YouTube channel where he focuses on starting and growing your tech sales career and unlocking your potential. If you want to watch the video version of this and subscribe to Chris’ channel, we’ve got links for you at top1.fm/bussing. That’s b-u-s-s-i-n-g. Check it out: Again, be sure to click over to top1.fm/bussing to subscribe to Chris’ channel, and on...
Published 09/03/24
Andrew Barbuto has been the number one top sales performer at Basis Technologies for three full years and counting of over one hundred reps, and is the author of a soon-to-be-published ‘Top Sales Producer: How To Crush Your B2B Sales Quota.’ Andrew’s B2B sales book encapsulates the strategies that helped him generate $250MM in digital media revenue. He is a seasoned digital media sales professional with a proven track record of winning new business, driving revenue growth, consistently...
Published 08/27/24
Samantha Price is the top Global Strategic Account Executive at Persefoni, the leading Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) for real-time management, analytics, & disclosure. In her capacity as AE, Samantha works primarily with Fortune 500 organizations to bring their disparate climate data into a centralized platform. She helps companies measure, manage, report, and decarbonize their carbon emissions. Samantha is also a hot yoga junkie who races in triathlons and wishes...
Published 08/13/24
Christian Pallazola is the top Account Executive at NICE Actimize, the leading worldwide provider of financial crime, risk, and compliance solutions. Christian is a Boston-based sales professional with a background in multiple GTM functions. Over the last eight years, he’s worked in a number of unique settings and sold a lot of different things. Having played all roles of a typical growth team, he’s been able to learn how each can do a better job at supporting one another. His specialty...
Published 07/30/24
Greg Crisci is the top Senior Enterprise Account Executive at Upwards, a technology-driven care solutions company with a mission to make care accessible to all families and empower the caregivers who provide it. Upwards matches families with caregivers equipped to meet their unique needs and connects families with the resources they need to afford care. Greg has always had an entrepreneurial spirit, from selling trading cards and candy as a youth to venturing into entrepreneurship early in...
Published 07/09/24
Alex Smith is a top Senior Account Executive at Docebo, the world's most powerful learning platform, built for the business of learning. Docebo helps organizations around the world deliver scalable, personalized learning to customers, partners, and employees, driving productivity, engagement, revenue, and growth. Alex is also the host of the ‘Sell By Being Human’ podcast, a show that helps listeners hone their human skills, understand subtle similarities between non-sales people and...
Published 04/03/24
Chris Beck is the top performing Sales Development Representative (SDR) at Modern Health, the comprehensive global mental health solution offering employees access to one-on-one, group, and self-serve digital resources for their emotional, professional, social, financial, and physical well-being needs - all within a single platform. Chris is passionate about improving the world and society through supporting and empowering others. He is currently on a mission to help make quality mental...
Published 03/05/24
This bonus episode is brought to you by the 2024 Sales Success Summit that’s happening here in Austin on October 7th & 8th. This is the only sales conference where you get to surround yourself with top B2B sales performers in an intimate experience, where the only presenters are the #1 and top 1% achieving sales professionals who have appeared here on this podcast. To learn more go to Top1Summit.com, That’s T-O-P the number 1 Summit dot com. I know I’ve been teasing it for a while after...
Published 02/06/24
Vance Exstrom is the top producer at Rent Dynamics, where he was number one last year out of over ninety sellers, and did 475% of his annual number. Vance consults multi-family property management companies and RE ownership groups on better serving their residents, creating a smoother operation, and increasing their bottom line with technology solutions consisting of credit/rental assistance, resident experience applications, rent collection optimization, and lead-to-lease applicators.
Published 01/30/24
This bonus episode is sponsored by the 2024 Sales Success Summit that will be here in Austin on October 6th and 7th, where the best of the best sales practitioners come together to learn from each other. I’ll say more in a bit, but for now, just click over to Top1Summit.com. That’s T-O-P the Number 1 Summit dot com. Today I’ve got the audio from Ian Koniak’s presentation at last year’s Summit. Two weeks ago I shared the third rated presentation from Brian Hicks and in two more weeks I’ll...
Published 01/23/24
Ryan Jaseph is the top commercial banking relationship manager at New Mexico Bank & Trust. Ryan is an experienced business banker with a demonstrated history of working in the banking industry. He has strong finance professional skills in Trading, Business Relationship Management, Business Development, Financial Services, and Financial Analysis.
Published 01/16/24
Today on the Sales Success Stories Podcast I’ve got a real treat for you before our next new interview episode next week. I’ve got the audio for you from the third best-rated presentation from last year’s Sales Success Summit and having just listened back to this myself, I can’t believe that there were two presentations that we thought were even better than this. Let me just say before we get into this that Brian gets really raw here, there are some situations and language that are probably...
Published 01/09/24
Today, Scott welcomes a recurring guest back to the show, Brad Harmon. Brad is a top performing industry Sales Executive at Oracle. Brad is a dedicated sales professional who takes a highly customer-centric approach to sales. He is a results-oriented leader who will do whatever it takes to help a customer succeed.
Published 12/12/23
In today’s bonus episode of the Sales Success Stories Podcast, I’ve got the complete audio from Kevin Piket’s presentation at this year’s Sales Success Summit on Building Revenue Through Referrals. Kevin does a nice job introducing himself here at the beginning, but if you want to go deeper, stay tuned at the end for a couple of additional ideas:  
Published 12/05/23
Today, Scott welcomes top Producer and Executive Sales Leader at CMB Insurance Brokers, Michael Kroll, to the show to discuss best sales practices, the value of mentorship, and the role that leadership and culture can play in an organization. With over 20 years of experience in sales and business development, Michael is a passionate and results-oriented executive sales leader at CMB Insurance Brokers, a leading provider of insurance solutions for various industries and sectors. He has a...
Published 11/28/23
Today I’ve got another bonus episode for you, because frankly I’m just a little bit behind on interviews coming out of the Summit, but the interview pipeline is getting stronger and we’ll be back to our regular schedule where you’ll find a new interview every other week starting next week. In the meantime, I had an opportunity to sit down with Ian Koniak at his Unleash Your Sales Potential Mastermind Retreat right before the Summit. I thought you might enjoy listening to the first half of...
Published 11/14/23
In today’s bonus episode of the Sales Success Stories podcast, I’ve got the first audio of one of the sessions from this year’s Sales Success Summit last month in October, and it’s actually my own. I wanted to share this sooner rather than later because I sincerely hope it helps someone with the holidays on the horizon and the recent daylight savings change in the US which for many compounds the depressive effect of shorter days and more darkness, this can be a tough time of year. I thought...
Published 11/07/23