

Sales Success Stories
Scott Ingram, B2B Sales Professional
What are the best sales professionals doing to get to the top? In the Sales Success Stories podcast, Scott Ingram interviews and deconstructs world class sales performers to uncover their favorite sales books, habits, routines, strategies and tips. These salespeople are the A+ players among A players. If you're in B2B Sales, Enterprise Sales, SAAS Sales, selling professional services, serving as an account manager or otherwise interested in revenue growth there's something for you in these conversations. While created primarily for the individual contributor regardless of where they are in their sales career there's probably some value in here for you if you're a sales manager, sales leader or otherwise involved in revenue management, leadership or strategy. Learn more at Top1.fm
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Sep 4, 2018 • 7min
"Sell High" - Sales Success Stories Book - Sample Story #7
The Sales Success Stories Book is nearly complete and will be published October 16, 2018. Learn more: http://top1.fm/book This bonus episode includes a sample story from Jacquelyn Nicholson titled "Sell High." To read the story: http://top1.fm/jacquelyn-book-sample Check out our sponsor StoryDimensions. The SaaS solution top-performing sales professionals use to share real customer stories with B2B buyers to establish credibility, build trust and close more deals.

Aug 28, 2018 • 1h 24min
50: Leila Mozaffarian of Zipwhip - New to Sales, Delivering 300%+ While Creating 5-Star Experiences
50: Leila Mozaffarian of Zipwhip - New to Sales, Delivering 300%+ While Creating 5-Star Experiences Extensive show notes with links to items mentioned in the show available at: https://top1.fm/50 Leila Mozaffarian is currently the top Account Executive at the Seattle based start up Zipwhip. Her focus is on the automotive industry. When Leila first started there were 30 people on the sales team. The team has now grown to over 75 people. Her role has also changed since starting with Zipwhip. When she first started she was doing the entire sales process. While at Zipwhip, she has also spent time serving as a Mentor Account Executive where she would mentor and coach other individuals in the company. Check out our sponsor StoryDimensions. The SaaS solution top-performing sales professionals use to share real customer stories with B2B buyers to establish credibility, build trust and close more deals.

Aug 21, 2018 • 8min
"Don't Take it Personally" - Sales Success Stories Book - Sample Story #6
The Sales Success Stories Book is being written and will be published in October. Learn more: http://top1.fm/book This bonus episode includes a sample story from David Weiss of ADP "Don't Take it Personally; They Just Didn't Want to Buy From You" To read the story: http://top1.fm/david-book-sample Check out our sponsor StoryDimensions. The SaaS solution top-performing sales professionals use to share real customer stories with B2B buyers to establish credibility, build trust and close more deals.

Aug 14, 2018 • 1h 44min
49: Brandon Bornancin of Seamless.AI - From Top B2B Sales Pro to Startup Founder
49: Brandon Bornancin of Seamless.AI - From Top B2B Sales Pro to Startup Founder Extensive show notes with links to items mentioned in the show available at: https://top1.fm/49 Brandon Bornancin is the founder of Seamless.ai, a platform which organizes the world's contacts to help you make profitable relationships when prospecting. He's here to explain the five differentiators that make him successful, as well as how his worth ethic (and thirst for knowledge) has put him in the top one percent of salespeople in his industry. Check out our sponsor StoryDimensions. The SaaS solution top-performing sales professionals use to share real customer stories with B2B buyers to establish credibility, build trust and close more deals.

Aug 7, 2018 • 8min
"Getting It Done & Doing It Right – Recipe for a Great Sales Culture" - Sales Success Stories Book - Sample Story #5
The Sales Success Stories Book is being written and will be published in October. Learn more: http://top1.fm/book This bonus episode includes a sample story from Scott Ingram "Getting It Done & Doing It Right – Recipe for a Great Sales Culture" To read the story: http://top1.fm/scott-book-sample Check out our sponsor StoryDimensions. The SaaS solution top-performing sales professionals use to share real customer stories with B2B buyers to establish credibility, build trust and close more deals.

Jul 31, 2018 • 50min
48: Tom Sienkowski of Reeher - Breaking Through with Status Quo Prospects
48: Tom Sienkowski of Reeher - Breaking Through with Status Quo Prospects Full show notes complete with shareable clips and links to items mentioned in the show available at: https://top1.fm/48 Tom Sienkowski is currently the top sales executive at Reeher, and has been for the last 6 years. He sells to higher education institutions which means he's selling to a group of folks with no real compelling reason to change what they are doing and is selling them something they don't realize they need. He's selling organizational change and software is the vehicle to deliver that change. There are correlations for anyone selling into a tough atmosphere with a complex product to folks who love the status quo. Check out our sponsor StoryDimensions. The SaaS solution top-performing sales professionals use to share real customer stories with B2B buyers to establish credibility, build trust and close more deals.

Jul 24, 2018 • 12min
"Differentiating yourself from the average SDR" - Sales Success Stories Book - Sample Story #4
The Sales Success Stories Book is being written and will be published in October. Learn more: http://top1.fm/book This bonus episode includes a sample story from Florin Tatulea of Loopio "Differentiating yourself from the average SDR" To read the story: http://top1.fm/florin-book-sample Check out our sponsor StoryDimensions. The SaaS solution top-performing sales professionals use to share real customer stories with B2B buyers to establish credibility, build trust and close more deals. Want to hear more from Florin? He was the star of Episode 22

Jul 17, 2018 • 1h 27min
47: Seismic's Mike McDonough – From Firefighter to Top B2B Sales Pro
Episode 47: Seismic's Mike McDonough – From Firefighter to Top B2B Sales Pro Full show notes complete with shareable clips and links to items mentioned in the show available at: https://top1.fm/47 In this episode Scott talks to Mike McDonough. What makes Mike remarkable is that he only started in sales 4 years ago when he took his first ever sales role as a Client Development Rep at Seismic. Formerly a firefighter and paramedic, Mike started with a blank slate and rapidly learned the skills necessary to become the top enterprise sales rep at Seismic. Mike talks about the things he did in the early days at Seismic that have contributed to his success, his progression through 4 different roles (Client Development Rep, Inside Sales Manager, Enterprise Sales Director, RVP Enterprise Sales) with the company and the importance of advocating for yourself. Check out our sponsor StoryDimensions. The SaaS solution top-performing sales professionals use to share real customer stories with B2B buyers to establish credibility, build trust and close more deals.

Jul 10, 2018 • 11min
"Being Comfortable with the Uncomfortable" - Sales Success Stories Book - Sample Story #3
The Sales Success Stories Book is being written and will be published in October. Learn more: http://top1.fm/book This bonus episode includes a sample story from Dayna Leaman of Wiley "Being Comfortable with the Uncomfortable" To read the story: http://top1.fm/dayna-book-sample Check out our sponsor StoryDimensions. The SaaS solution top-performing sales professionals use to share real customer stories with B2B buyers to establish credibility, build trust and close more deals. Want to hear more from Dayna? She was the star of Episode 37

Jul 3, 2018 • 59min
46: Enterprise Sales Forum NYC with Trong Nguyen on Negotiating and Managing $50M-$100M Deals
Episode 46: Enterprise Sales Forum NYC with Trong Nguyen on Negotiating and Managing $50M-$100M Deals Full show notes and links to items mentioned in the show available at: https://top1.fm/46 This episode features a live interview with Trong Nguyen from the Enterprise Sales Forum in New York City on June 19, 2018. Once again Trong shares his incredibly expertise. He closed a 100-million-dollar deal at IBM, closed a 50-million-dollar deal at Dell, cracked the first health insurance company for Microsoft and cracked one of the first banks ever to move to the Cloud. He was the number on global account manager at Dell and has built an unbelievable career. He is currently getting ready to release his second book: "Winning the Bank" Trong always looks for the next big wave. He tries to get in front of the wave, so he can make a lot of money and have a lot of fun. This guy lives for the hunt and is even sad when he closes a deal. Learn more about Trong, his experience and the success that he has achieved on this episode.


