Podcast 216: Jules Kun on Crafting Your Personal Brand

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Jules Kun, social media marketing strategist for many of the trainers at JB Sales, talks about her start in social media (tweeting to chefs for free appetizers!), her favorite lessons from working with Daymond John’s team while he was on Shark Tank, and in this episode hosts a mini consulting session with John on redefining […]

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Podcast 215: Ashleigh Early and James Buckley on Leaving Voicemails

Ashleigh Early on leaving Voicemails

James Buckley takes over Make It Happen Mondays podcast this week as he brings on guest Ashleigh Early, founder of The Other Sales Coach and podcast host of “The Other Side of Sales”, to share their opposing views on sales reps leaving voicemails. Ashleigh believes salespeople should not leave voicemails in general, with some caveats, […]

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Podcast 214: Shelly Gupta Correa on a Journey of Career Change at 30 and Flexibility in Life

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JB Sales’ newest trainer, Shelly Gupta Correa, joins John this week to talk about her journey on growing up without conforming to cultural norms, tough career decisions and changes, and evaluating her values and priorities in life. Shelly’s greatest lessons have come from taking different risks and becoming a parent, and she’s ready to encourage […]

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Podcast 213: Tim O’Neil on Growing Organizations to Break the Predictable Growth Model

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Tim O’Neil, CRO at Alation, joins John this week to continue to conversation from the last few weeks about the new career path of the SDR. They discuss a new model of how to grow organizations internally to break the predictable growth model that could be the novel way companies go to market. This episode […]

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Podcast 212: Kris Rudeegraap on The New Path of the SDR

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Following up on last week’s episode (211) on product-led growth, Kris Rudeegaap joins John this week to talk about product-led growth changing the industry and the structure of sales organizations. Kris is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sendoso, a sending platform that helps sales & marketing teams send out direct mail, swag, handwritten notes, and […]

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Podcast 211: Doug Landis on How Product-Led Growth is Shifting the Marketplace

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Doug Landis, Growth Partner at Emcap, joins John this week to discuss the shifting roles of sales due to product-led growth and how companies can adjust in order to evolve. This episode is especially important for the mid-tier 50% of reps that want to further their sales career. Doug and John discuss how over half […]

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Podcast 210: Todd Caponi on Radical Transparency to Build Trust in Sales

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Todd Caponi joins John once again on Make It Happen Mondays almost 2 years after his first appearance (Episode 112) to talk about radical transparency and leading with one’s flaws in sales. “Perfection isn’t a thing”, and Todd goes on to explain why talking about what you can’t do or don’t have can actually create […]

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Podcast 209: Alexine Mudawar and Gabrielle Blackwell on Empowering Women in Sales

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Our guests this week are Alexine Mudawar, Major Account Executive at Displayr, and Gabrielle Blackwell, SDR at Gong. This week we have two smart powerful women chat with John on how to become an advocate for women in business, starting by the leadership selected to set examples, creating a safe and welcoming environment, and ensuring […]

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Podcast 208: Debra Roberts on Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution in Sales

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Our guest this week is Debra Roberts, a conversation expert and creator of the Relationship Protocol, helps savvy business people navigate important conversations. This week with John she talks about how to approach conflict, triggers and why people react certain ways, as well tactical things to open up communication & build trust in a short […]

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Podcast 207: Brian Trautschold on How Gamification is Taking Over the Sales World

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Our guest this week is Brian Trautschold, Cofounder at Ambition, joins John this week to talk about keeping remote employees motivated and accountable, and how companies and brands that incorporate gamification are changing the world. Gamification can foster teamwork and create an outlet for friendly rivalries. To create a healthy environment, promote competition alongside metric-driven […]

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