Today Andy is highlighting his discussion with a panel of sales experts on the value of trust and specialization in sales. His guests include Derek Wyszynski, Senior Director of Enterprise Sales for the U.S. for Open Classrooms, Olivier Labbe, Olivier Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Inflection Capital Partners, and Fred Diamond, President and Co-Founder of the Institute for Excellence in Sales and host of the Sales Game Changers podcast. The group digs into deeper and more non-conventional...

On today's episode of Win Rate Weekends, Andy takes a look at a conversation he had on this weeks full episode with Derek Wyszynski, Senior Director of Enterprise Sales for the U.S. for Open Classrooms, Olivier Labbe, Olivier Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Inflection Capital Partners, and Fred Diamond, President and Co-Founder of the Institute for Excellence in Sales and host of the Sales Game Changers podcast. Andy poses the question of why we don't have apprentice models in sales...

Thank you for listening today as Andy welcomes a rock solid roundtable of sales veterans, Derek Wyszynski, Senior Director of Enterprise Sales for the U.S. for Open Classrooms, Olivier Labbe, Olivier Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Inflection Capital Partners, and Fred Diamond, President and Co-Founder of the Institute for Excellence in Sales and host of the Sales Game Changers podcast. They discuss their strategies for success and their best insights into challenging standard sales...

Welcome back to another short standout discussion with Andy and a roundtable of sales pros, Adam Robinson, CEO of Retention.com, Robert Koehler, a go-to-market advisor at Scale Venture Partners, and Craig Rosenberg, Chief Platform Officer at Scale Venture Partners. They kick it off with a debate on what win rates can expose about product-market fit, and how strategies to get sellers to reach the "win more than you lose" level. They get into the challenges of not having a standardized method...

Today Andy highlights a conversation he had with a top notch roundtable of sales veterans including, Adam Robinson, CEO of Retention.com, Robert Koehler, a go-to-market advisor at Scale Venture Partners, and Craig Rosenberg, Chief Platform Officer at Scale Venture Partners. The discussion revolves around the shifting stability in sales pipelines, specifically addressing the shortcomings of the traditional predictable revenue model in software sales. The guests give their own personal examples...

Are you ready for the roundtable!?! Today, Andy welcomes Adam Robinson, CEO of Retention.com, Robert Koehler, a go-to-market advisor at Scale Venture Partners, and Craig Rosenberg, Chief Platform Officer at Scale Venture Partners. They begin the conversation with the impact of economic changes on sales models, the importance of sales fundamentals, and innovative approaches to sales and marketing. They argue about  predictable revenue models in the current environment, the role of sales...

Welcome back to Win Rate Weekends. Today Andy is joined by  Gabe Lullo, CEO of Alleyoop.io, Collin Mitchell, host of the Sales Transformation Podcast, and Jean-Manuel Izaret, Global Leader Marketing Sales and Pricing Practice at the Boston Consulting Group. This episode focuses on the usefulness and limitations of AI in sales, particularly for research and personalization, without replacing the human element crucial to sales relationships. The roundtable experts share their insights on AI's...

Today on the show, Andy is highlighting his conversation with Gabe Lullo, CEO of Alleyoop.io, Collin Mitchell, host of the Sales Transformation Podcast, and Jean-Manuel Izaret, Global Leader Marketing Sales and Pricing Practice at the Boston Consulting Group, about the challenges faced by SaaS companies in a crowded market, focusing on differentiation, scaling, and adapting to changes like AI. They talk about understanding market nuances, finding a niche, and focusing on core strengths rather...

Welcome back to The Win Rate Podcast. Today Andy brings together another extraordinary panel of sales experts - Gabe Lullo, CEO of Alleyoop.io, Collin Mitchell, host of the Sales Transformation Podcast, and Jean-Manuel Izaret, Global Leader Marketing Sales and Pricing Practice at the Boston Consulting Group to discuss the impact of AI on sales processes, differentiation in a crowded marketplace, and if technology is doing as much good as harm. The guests talk about their experiences with...

Effective sales pros see it all the time. When a salesperson views their job as trying to persuade the buyer to choose their product, the defenses go up. Andy welcomes three outstanding guests, John Westman, an instructor of Professional Selling and Sales Management at Harvard, and also VP of Project Management at Citius Pharmaceuticals. Matt Darrow, CEO of Vivun, and Carlos Nouche, VP at Visualize to discuss shifting from traditional (aka, old, tired, ineffective) sales techniques, which...

There are good sellers. There are great sellers. There are also some very not great sellers. But even with the majority of salespeople being honest and trustworthy and dedicated to finding solutions to buyer's problems... There is a stigma that is still prevalent in the perception around the profession. Today Andy talks with  John Westman, an instructor of Professional Selling and Sales Management at Harvard, and also VP of Project Management at Citius Pharmaceuticals. Matt Darrow, CEO of...

Thank you for joining Andy today as he hosts another all-star panel, including John Westman, an instructor of Professional Selling and Sales Management at Harvard, and also VP of Project Management at Citius Pharmaceuticals. Matt Darrow, CEO of Vivun, and Carlos Nouche, VP at Visualize. The conversation begins with the difficult topic of how to reform the perception of sellers. They continue discussing the synergy between sales and sales engineering, the evolution of sales cultures, and the...

Today Andy recaps his discussion with a blockbuster roundtable of sales pros on how sales professionals can enhance their approach by focusing not just on solving a problem or addressing pain points but by adopting a lateral thinking perspective.  Rachel Mae, GM of Training and Licensing at A Sales Growth Company, Barry Klein, VP of Success and Enablement at Talroo, and Kyle Williams, Founder and CEO of Brickstack emphasize the importance of understanding the bigger picture of what the buyer...

If winning is a choice, why isn't everyone winning all the time? Because many salespeople don't know the right questions to ask themselves in order to make the right choices. Andy sits down with  Rachel Mae, GM of Training and Licensing at A Sales Growth Company, Barry Klein, VP of Success and Enablement at Talroo, and Kyle Williams, Founder and CEO of Brickstack to discuss what it takes to accurately identify and engage the right prospects to maintain high win rates. They get into how to be...

Andy's back with another roundtable of impressive sales pros, including Rachel Mae, GM of Training and Licensing at A Sales Growth Company, Barry Klein, VP of Success and Enablement at Talroo, and Kyle Williams, Founder and CEO of Brickstack. The group starts out of the gate with sales strategies, focusing on the tension between high win rates and aggressive sales tactics. They discuss the significance of understanding customers' pain points vs. opportunities, the art of slowing down buyers...

What is the role of a salesperson?  Are you just there to persuade the buyer into choosing your product? Today Andy invites  Arlo Hill, Co-Founder at SecondBody, Keith Weightman, Regional VP at Bullhorn, and Jonathan Mahan, Co-Founder at The Practice Lab.  They start  with the reasons to knock it all down and  fundamentally change sales training and enablement, shifting focus from knowledge acquisition to skill development and problem-solving. It critically examines the traditional roles and...

Is sales just pitching? Or is it using the human skills that you use in everyday life - listening to those around you and helping them to get what they want? Andy sits down with sales gurus Arlo Hill, Co-Founder at SecondBody, Keith Weightman, Regional VP at Bullhorn, and Jonathan Mahan, Co-Founder at The Practice Lab. to talk about the idea of radically transforming sales training and enablement by shifting the focus from mere knowledge acquisition to skill development, ensuring reps can...

What is the role of a salesperson? Are you just there to pitch? Are you just there to persuade the buyer into choosing your product? Today Andy invites  Arlo Hill, Co-Founder at SecondBody, Keith Weightman, Regional VP at Bullhorn, and Jonathan Mahan, Co-Founder at The Practice Lab.  They start  with the reasons to knock it all down and  fundamentally change sales training and enablement, shifting focus from knowledge acquisition to skill development and problem-solving. It critically...

So AI can make sellers more efficient? Andy rightly points out that just because a salesperson has more time, does not result in them improving their results. But what can AI do for us? The all-star roundtable of sales pros is here to tell you just that. Larry Long Jr., CEO at LLJR enterprises and well known speaker, Michael Hoffman, CEO at PastSight, and Larry Levine, best selling author of 'Selling From The Heart' and co-host of the Selling From the Heart Podcast join Andy to discuss how...

The data says that 75% of buyers don't want to talk to a sales person.  Andy says that 100% don't want to! But buyers come to you because they need to. And this critical piece of knowledge is what will drive your sales performance above the rest. Andy welcomes Larry Long Jr., CEO at LLJR enterprises and well known speaker, Michael Hoffman, CEO at PastSight, and Larry Levine, best selling author of 'Selling From The Heart' and co-host of the Selling From the Heart Podcast. The roundtable...

Get ready for a fun episode! Andy has three incredible guests today, starting with the unstoppable energy of Larry Long Jr., CEO at LLJR enterprises and well known speaker, Michael Hoffman, CEO at PastSight, and Larry Levine, best selling author of 'Selling From The Heart' and co-host of the Selling From the Heart Podcast. The group begins by discussing AI's role in sellers everyday process and communication strategies. AI can be a differentiator, but maybe not in some ways you would expect,...

Today Andy and his guests, Brent Adamson, Founder of Skinny Rhino Productions, Leslie Venetz, Founder of The Sales-Led GTM Agency, and Daniel Zamudio, Founder and CEO of Playboox, dive in deep on the roles of managers in coaching, and if they should be involved at all. The profound difference in focus on hard and soft skills, the concept of 'connector managers' which emphasizes the value of connecting team members with resources and fostering a coaching culture that includes both individual...

There is a lot to unpack in this short episode as Andy welcomes Brent Adamson, Founder of Skinny Rhino Productions, Leslie Venetz, Founder of The Sales-Led GTM Agency, and Daniel Zamudio, Founder and CEO of Playboox. The group starts by just getting real. Who should be sales managers? Why? Should they be top performers? Do the people chosen to be managers even want to be?  When they are, do they know how to best motivate their team? Should they coach? Do they they have the skills to actually...

Welcome back to another episode of The Win Rate podcast. Today Andy is joined by a stellar roundtable -  including Brent Adamson, Founder of Skinny Rhino Productions, Leslie Venetz, Founder of The Sales-Led GTM Agency, and Daniel Zamudio, Founder and CEO of Playboox. They discuss the broken structure of sales management, and how possibly the best solution is to tear it all down and build it back in completely new ways in order for it to actually achieve its intended goals. They get into...