In this week’s Scale Your Sales Podcast episode, my guest is Chet Lovegren. Chet is the founder of The Sales Doctor a revenue growth agency designed to eliminate the revenue bleed caused by archaic sales enablement practices. In this episode, Chet explores the crucial factors that founders need to consider when building and scaling their sales operations, emphasizing the significance of focusing on inbound sales, honing sales skills, and understanding the sales system before diving into outbound efforts. He shares insightful experiences and examples, highlighting the need for founders to prioritize manual processes, hiring the right people, and assessing employees' true potential beyond traditional interview methods. So, tune in to gain valuable insights on building a successful sales engine and navigating the challenges of scaling your sales. Welcome to Scale Your Sales Podcast, Chet Lovegren. Timestamps: 00:00 – Inbound Focus, Scaling Strategies, and Hiring Wisdom. 05:25 – Jumping to new opportunities without proof detrimental.   06:46 – Salespeople must understand business engine to succeed.   12:27 – Founders idolize lifestyle of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon.   16:24 – Establishing relationships, hiring, and learning in business.   18:14 – Employee lacks understanding of CFO responsibilities and operations.   21:04 – Self-evaluating employees seek guidance, not hand-holding.   24:39 – CVs predict interviews poorly; new tools emerging.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/  https://twitter.com/thesalesdoc_rx  Janice B Gordon is the award-winning Customer Growth Expert and Scale Your Sales Framework founder. She is by LinkedIn Sales 15 Innovating Sales Influencers to Follow 2021, the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Customer Experience Nov 2020 and 150 Women B2B Thought Leaders You Should Follow in 2021. Janice helps companies worldwide to reimagine revenue growth through customer experience and sales.   Book Janice to speak virtually at your next event: https://janicebgordon.com    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janice-b-gordon/       Twitter: https://twitter.com/JaniceBGordon    Scale Your Sales Podcast: https://scaleyoursales.co.uk/podcast      More on the blog: https://scaleyoursales.co.uk/blog    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janicebgordon       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScaleYourSal...