Sales Game Changers | Tips from Successful Sales Leaders

This is episode four of a 7-part special Sales Game Changers series for sales professionals on addressing the fears that are stopping you from achieving unparalled sales success. Institute for Excellence in Sales Cofounder Fred Diamond and "Crossing the Zone of Fear" author John Knotts address how fear stops sales professionals from achieving the success they want to achieve. John takes Fred through book as Fred personally answers the questions john poses through the book. In episode four, John discusses the challenges fear can cause to physical and mental health. It also can cause severe impacts to relationships, self-esteem, and overall well-being. Diamond identifies some of the fears that he faces and Knotts guides him through answers. It's a fascinating process that will help you achieve more your life and sales career!

This is episode 695. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. Register for the September 13 Women in Sales Leadership Elevation Conference here. Register for the IES Women in Sales Leadership Development programs here. Today's show featured an interview with Marin Laukka, The Joyfully Financial Speaker. She's the author of Ready Enough: Your 7-Step Guide for Life's Hardest Decisions. IES Women in Sales Program Director Gina Stracuzzi conducted the interview. MARIN'S ADVICE:  "Step into the version of you that already has the success, or that just got the negotiation, or just got the pay that you know that you deserve. What is that version of you like? What does she think? What does she do in the morning? What does she eat for dinner? What kind of conversations is she having around the workplace? How does she interact with a younger woman who’s asking for her advice?"

This is episode 694. Read the complte transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. Register for the September 13 Women in Sales Leadership Elevation Conference here. Register for the IES Women in Sales Leadership Development programs here. Today’s show featured an interview with Sales Leader John Carey, VP WW Alliances & Channels at SAS. JOHN’S ADVICE:  “Stay abreast of the industry news. Find out what your customers are reading or listening to in order to better understand them. Sales is always going to be, whether it’s virtual or physical, a person-to-person activity. If we can be authentic and customer-focused, with that knowledge behind us so that we earn the value that we bring in order to have that engagement with the client, it’s a winning strategy.”  

This is episode two of a 7-part special Sales Game Changers series for sales professionals on addressing the fears that are stopping you from achieving unparalled sales success. Institute for Excellence in Sales Cofounder Fred Diamond and "Crossing the Zone of Fear" author John Knotts address how fear stops sales professionals from achieving the success they want to achieve. John takes Fred through the book as Fred personally answers the questions john poses through the book. In episode two, they address professional fears, such as the fear of failure, the fear of success, and the fear of rejection and how they all impact your business and sales efforts. Diamond identifies some of the fears that he faces and Knotts guides him through answers. It's a fascinating process that will help you achieve more your life and sales career!

This is episode 693. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. Read more about the Institute for Excellence in Sales Premier Women in Sales Employer (PWISE) designation and program here. Purchase Fred Diamond’s best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! Today’s show featured an interview with business consultant Monica Stewart. MONICA’S TIP:  “Treat your role and your own book of business just like a consultant would. If you’re stuck in Q1 and you’re saying, “I don’t know how I’m going to get to my number,” don’t just think like, “I need to sell more,” really start to break it down. “Do I have the right people in my pipeline, and do I have a good way of getting more of the right people in my pipeline?” Then once they’re in there, “Am I really doing a good job at moving them through the process that they need to go to?”

This is episode three of a 7-part special Sales Game Changers series for sales professionals on addressing the fears that are stopping you from achieving unparalled sales success. Institute for Excellence in Sales Cofounder Fred Diamond and "Crossing the Zone of Fear" author John Knotts address how fear stops sales professionals from achieving the success they want to achieve. John takes Fred through book as Fred personally answers the questions john poses through the book. In episode three, they address how to expand the Comfort Zone by more effectively navigating the Fear Zone. John contends that most people spend their time in the Fear Zone, so they need to learn how to get through it into the Comfort Zone. Diamond identifies some of the fears that he faces and Knotts guides him through answers. It's a fascinating process that will help you achieve more your life and sales career!

This is episode 692. Read the complete transcript on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. Register for the September 13 Women in Sales Leadership Elevation Conference here. Register for the IES Women in Sales Leadership Development programs here. Today's show featured an interview with Sales Leader John Reilly, Sr. Manager Global ISV Sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS). JOHN'S ADVICE:  "Execution starts with relationship and trust. You only have one thing in this world, and that’s your word. Once you break it, you’re done. Business is built on trust with your customers and with your team. It’s the most foundational element of all business. You have to earn the trust. It’s an active thing, not a passive thing. You’re not just granted trust, you have to actually go out and earn it."

This is episode 691. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. Register for the September 13 Women in Sales Leadership Elevation Conference here. Register for the IES Women in Sales Leadership Development programs here. Today’s show featured an interview with Rebecca Wetherly, AWS Public Sector Systems Integrator Partner Director. Rebecca was the IES Partner of the Year for 2024. REBECCA’S ADVICE:  “Leverage your network from others who are doing the job. I have a close group of trusted advisors myself who I lean into for advice and counsel from a professional lens. Find mentors and advisors who will share, who will ask you questions and give you good perspectives on what you’re strong at and what you do well and what you don’t do well.”

This is episode 690. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. Register for the September 13 Women in Sales Leadership Elevation Conference here. Register for the IES Women in Sales Leadership Development programs here. Today’s show featured an interview with Jennifer Kenney Smith, known as JKS. After a hugely successful career in enterprise sales, she now each leaders & executives how to Unlock their Power and Up-level their Life. She uses yoga to help manifest that. JKS’ ADVICE:  “In the corporate world, we are empowered, we can make new choices, but it’s going to take some new patterns, new programming, overriding the ones that drop us into comfort and keep us in fear. I can do my breath work. I can do some box breath here to override the discomfort or physiology. If I get up and I move my body, throw on an amazing playlist with your favorite songs, I promise you, you start to move a little different.”

This is episode one of a 7-part special Sales Game Changers series for sales professionals on addressing the fears that are stopping you from achieving unparalled sales success. Institute for Excellence in Sales Cofounder Fred Diamond and "Crossing the Zone of Fear" author John Knotts address how fear stops sales professionals from achieving the success they want to achieve. John takes Fred through book as Fred personally answers the questions john poses through the book. In episode one, they address what fear is and how is stops sales professionals from achieving greater success. Diamond identifies some of the fears that he faces and Knotts guides him through answers. It's a fascinating process that will help you achieve more your life and sales career!