Hello and welcome back to the Collin Cadmus Podcast. Today I’m joined by Kyle Norton.
Kyle graduated from Queen’s University in 2008 and then started his career in sales where he quickly rose into President’s Club and earned his way through multiple sales leadership positions, including Shopify, before landing his most recent and current position where he serves today as the CRO at Owner.com.
Kyle was also a co-owner of a mixed martial arts academy called OpenMat, and he’s the host of The Revenue Leadership Podcast, which I’ve linked below in the show notes.
Owner.com has experienced exponential growth the past 3 years under Kyle’s leadership and they sell to restaurants which is how I started my sales career, so I’m particularly excited to get his thoughts on all that’s changing in B2B sales and find out what’s working and what isn’t working for his team in 2025.
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Without further adieu, let’s dive in and get his thoughts.
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TOPICS:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:42 Broken Outbound Model
00:07:25 What’s Working Today
00:27:02 Growth-at-all-Costs
00:41:55 VP Sales Average Tenure
00:55:44 AI in Sales
00:56:37 Owner.com
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QUESTIONS:
1. Is traditional outbound sales broken, dead, or dying? If yes, how so?
2. What’s actually working for outbound sales today?
3. What are your thoughts on the Growth-at-all-Costs model?
4. What do you think is the reason for low VP Sales average tenure?
5. What’s your take on AI in sales over the next 5-10 years?
6. What roles are you hiring for at Owner.com?
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LINKS:
Owner: https://www.owner.com
Kyle’s Podcast: https://www.therevenueleadershippodcast.com
Kyle on X: https://x.com/kylecnorton
Collin on X: https://x.com/collincadmus
Modern Outbound System: https://www.collincadmus.com/the-modern-outbound-system
Sales Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/sales-coaching
Founder Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/founder-coaching
Collin Cadmus Podcast: https://www.collincadmus.com/podcasts/collin-cadmus-podcast
Revenue Growth Blog: https://www.collincadmus.com/blog
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