Make It Happen Mondays - B2b Sales Talk With John Barrows

Deal management. How important is it to you? If you ask Frank Dale, it's more important now than ever. Join is joined by a good friend, Frank Dale on the podcast this week to discuss his journey in sales tech and why deal management is his focus right now. 

The podcast we're sharing this week is a little different to normal. Our very own James Buckley is taking over for a surprise episode, totally different to the usual format.  We're not going to give too much more than this away, you'll have to listen to find out more...

Tim Harsch, CEO of Owler joins us on the podcast this week. John uses Owler every single day, and discusses how to nail your timing and relevance in your prospecting. Tim offers a look behind the curtain on how his team conduct their own prospecting, reminds us of certain trigger events that do not work anymore, and tons more!

John's long-term mentor joins us for a spirited conversation about how many sales reps are too focused on the science of their work, and not the art of sales. Top tier sales reps focus more on the art of sales and trusting their gut instincts when talking to prospects. It's time to get back to working this way...

Our very own Morgan J Ingram joins us on the podcast this week to talk about how he built his sales career, where he went wrong and how he's turned weaknesses into strengths along the way. We're living in strange times and things are changing quickly, it's a good time to take stock of what you're doing and where you're going.

Today's podcast guest joined our team a few months before recording this episode, and she's crushing it working with our customers and clients. Megan Holsinger joins us to talk about her perspective on Customer Success, where it goes wrong and how most sales teams can conduct a better handover to Customer Success after their deals close. 

What does great follow-up look like? Darryl Praill, CMO of VanillaSoft joins us on the podcast this week to talk about how his team follows up on marketing leads, where he sees common mistakes still happening in prospecting and how to fix them. He shares the exact formula his reps use along with the framework behind when marketing hands over leads, so that reps can own the relationship with the prospect. This was a fun one!

This week, a friend of the JB Sales team joins us on the podcast. Greg Segall, CEO of Alyce joins John to talk about what real personalization looks like in sales. It's not about name dropping the college your prospect went to in your outreach! Here's what's working right now...

This week, John turns to his good friend Trish Bertuzzi to look at what the future of SDR teams is going to look like. Trish has unearthed tons of amazing data about how SDR teams are performing and being tracked right now, and has formed her opinion on where the SDR role is headed in the future from that data. Things are going to change! Trish and John go through how SDR teams need to change, and where it'll start.

Like everything in the world over the past few months, business has been tough. Leading a team and making decisions is never simple. Kyle Porter, CEO of SalesLoft joins us on the podcast to reveal what it's been like behind the scenes at a high growth software company. Kyle and his team have had to cancel events, change targets and goals, and manage a different situation every day. Here's how Kyle and his team did it. 

Our team is seeing a huge rise in results from video prospecting. After reviewing results from meetings booked over the past few months, video was the biggest source by a long way. Following his webinar with Morgan on how to use video in your sales process, Tyler Lessard joins us on the podcast to discuss what the perfect video prospecting effort looks like...

Justin Welsh is our guest on this episode of the podcast. If you haven't seen Justin's content on LinkedIn, you've probably been hiding under a rock. Justin shares exactly how he has built and continues to build his personal brand. There's a few great stories in this episode too, including a first day on the job close and an unbelievably difficult start to Justin's sales career. This was fun...

Have you ever heard a prospect say "I need to think"? Chances are, you've heard this a lot. Devin Reed is the man behind all of the content and data experiments you see coming from Gong.io, and he's with us on this episode of the podcast to expose the latest surprising data he's uncovered. Hearing "I need to think" isn't actually as bad as you would think...

Layoffs are hitting sales teams hard. People everywhere are losing jobs, laying off their team and looking for their next move. Now is the perfect time to think about which roles and which companies will suit your strengths best. To help you do that, we're welcoming Amy Volas back onto the podcast. She shares a ton of great ways to re-think and get moving again in Sales.  

Ashleigh Early joins us on the podcast this week to share the story behind how she was let go from her job in late December and searched for her next job. Doing exactly what Ashleigh did may not be for everyone, but there's a lot we can all take from the theory and approach behind the scenes that she took. This episode was a little longer than usual, get ready! 

How do sales reps stay right on top of their game with every interaction with prospects and buyers? No training session or coaching can 100% guarantee that. Just-In-Time learning can get as close as it's possible to that 100% as we've seen, which is why Spekit CEO Melanie Fellay joins us on the podcast this week. She shares a ton of great stories and insight into how she's playing more than just her role as a CEO in the company right now, and how sales reps can continuously get that reminder they need of better and best practices they can use in every interaction with a prospect. This was fun!

This pandemic has impacted many people in different ways. Tons of people in sales and all professions are facing lay-offs, struggles to hit targets and a range of very serious issues. The sales rep at any level is the closest job in the world to being your own boss, to being an entrepreneur. But sales reps now are pivoting how they are working, who they're talking to and what they're trying to help prospects with. COVID19 is impacting sales reps everyday, and because we believe this profession can be the greatest in the world, we want to make sure sales reps hang in there. Here's a special episode of the podcast without John. Morgan J Ingram and James Buckley take the stage and candidly discuss what life is like for them as sales reps every day. How're they coping? What have they noticed? No silver bullets or "how to" strategies. Just observations on what it's been like for them as sales reps.

We are living in unprecedented times and uncharted waters. There is no better time than now to lead your sales conversations with empathy, kindness, sensitivity, and transparency. Ralph Barsi runs the global inside sales team at Tray.io and he joined us this week to share how his team has taken this opportunity to stop, recenter and get back to really caring about the person on the other side. This is an important discussion for salespeople to learn how to lead conversations with empathy and add value without being disingenuous. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to be empathetic and translate it into your messaging How to add enough value in your sales conversations so you have a seat at the table How salespeople can take on a leadership role while working from home

We've moved away from the usual format for this episode of the podcast and pulled in the JB Sales leadership team to discuss what's going on right now. We don't have the silver bullet to dealing with everything that's going on, but we've taken proactive steps and they're helping. In this episode, you'll learn: What we've taken from previous economic downturns The impact of quick and considered decisions Ways to transition yourself and your team while still aiming at your "north star"

It's a difficult time for us all, and we need to stay strong while we're staying safe. John asked his good friend Michael Sadeghpour to join us for a special podcast during this situation, to try and help us all keep our heads strong. This is a little different to our usual podcast episodes, but we think it's required right now.