

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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Aug 1, 2017 • 1h 19min
23: Selling in Emerging Markets (India) to Large Buying Committees with Abhishek Kohli
Abhishek Kohli — Sales In India It's not just about selling to one person. Full show notes complete with shareable clips and links to items mentioned in the show available at: http://top1.fm/23 This episode was sponsored by ViewedIt by Vidyard. Get the free chrome extension today: http://top1.fm/v Abhishek Kohli is an Account Manager at Clarivate Analytics, which was until recently, the Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters. He is based in New Delhi, India, where he is selling to government agencies and institutions in the North and Central part of India. In this episode, he shares his experiences dealing with government bodies and bureaucracies in one of the toughest, most challenging markets, India, and how he overcomes the obstacles he is faced with on a daily basis. Tune in to find out more!

Jul 18, 2017 • 48min
22: Top SDR - Florin Tatulea - Actionable Prospecting Tips to Get More Meetings
Full show notes complete with shareable clips and links to items mentioned in the show available at: http://top1.fm/22 This episode was sponsored by ViewedIt from Vidyard. Get the free chrome extension today: http://top1.fm/v Florin Tatulea - Effective SDR Prospecting Tips to Get More Meetings Data Wins: Don't rely on others, do your own tests to see what works for you! Florin Tatulea is the Number One Business Development Representative (BDR) at Loopio, a company that helps clients manage RFIs, RFPs, and Security Questionnaires. Florin started off at Loopio as the first salesperson in the company, and has now grown to the point where he recently made the transition to the role of an account executive. In this episode, Florin shares his secret to success — that data always wins, and why you should always do your own A/B testing to find out what works for you. Tune in to find out more!

Jul 4, 2017 • 55min
21: Social Selling his way to the top of the NBA Development League - Allen Schlesinger of the Austin Spurs
You don't need cold calls if you sell on social. Allen Schlesinger is the Premium Sales Manager for the Austin Spurs. He has been the #1 seller in all of the NBA Development League (NBA G League) for the last four years consecutively. Allen started off with no experience in sales, and has risen to become one of the top sellers in his industry — and he hasn't made a cold call in five years! Allen uses social selling on avenues such as LinkedIn and email to get clients, and is a living example of the fact that persistence pays. Tune in to this episode to find out how you can turn to social selling to ramp up your sales and become a top seller too! Full show notes complete with shareable clips and links to items mentioned in the show available at: http://top1.fm/21

Jun 20, 2017 • 51min
20: Cvent's Top Enterprise Sales Rep - Barry Womack - Leverage Your Resources
Barry Womack — Leverage Your Resources Know the resources you have, and use them! Full show notes complete with shareable clips and links to items mentioned in the show available at: http://top1.fm/20 Barry Womack was the Annual Top Performer in his regional sales manager role at Cvent, a meeting and event technology platform, where he focuses on enterprise solutions and achieved 208% of his annual quota. His role includes working with existing clients to expand and grow those partnerships, and bringing on new logos and creating new revenue for the company. Tune in to learn more about leveraging resources, and making the most of what you have by being prepared.

Jun 6, 2017 • 55min
19: Top Pharmaceutical Sales Rep - Christina Izokovic - Be Better Than Yourself
Christina Izokovic — Be Better Than Yourself When you're #1, push to be better than yourself. Full show notes complete with shareable clips and links to items mentioned in the show available at: http://top1.fm/19 Christina Izokovic is the Number 1 Pharmaceutical Sales Rep, and Rep of the Year, for Avion Pharmaceuticals. She works in one of the toughest territories, that has a reputation for being a closed territory. By really diving deep and making a big impact, Christina has grown her numbers month after month, in all core brands, and every single product. She has received a couple of promotions within the last year and is now a District Sales Trainer, and is a part of the Marketing Board as well. Tune in to hear how Christina's tips on being better than #1, and how to make an impact even with the toughest clients.

May 23, 2017 • 1h 18min
18: Top Medical Device Sales Consultant - Robbie Siegel of Medline - Relationships, Routines, Challenges and Changes
Robbie Siegel — Relationships, Routines, Challenges, Changes It's all comes back to increasing selling time! Full show notes complete with shareable clips and links to items mentioned in the show available at: http://top1.fm/18 Robbie Siegel works in the medical device space with Medline Industries, a manufacturer and distributor of medical products in Las Vegas. He was named the corporate account sales rep of the year, one of about 150, and one of only two reps in the company who sold over $6 million last year. In this episode, Robbie joins Scott to talk about building relationships and routines, tackling challenges, and making changes. Tune in to find out what you can do to increase your selling time, and become a star like Robbie!

May 9, 2017 • 1h 26min
17: Tony Robbins' Top Field Sales Rep Eli Wilde - It's Not Motivation, It's Conditioning
Eli Wilde — It's Not Motivation, It's Conditioning Your success boils down to your habits and conditioning Full show notes complete with shareable clips and links to items mentioned in the show available at: http://top1.fm/17 Eli Wilde is and has been the top seller for the Tony Robbins Organization for many years now. He started of with humble beginnings in Maryland, and during a particularly difficult phase of his life, he attended a Tony Robbins session, which changed his life. Since then, he has completely overhauled his life, and has achieved many successes. Tune in to hear Eli talk about how he got to, and has managed to stay at, the top all these years, and the role that conditioning and building habits has to do with ensuring your long term success.

Apr 25, 2017 • 56min
16: Namely's Top Account Executive Colin Specter - Positive Results Follow a Positive Attitude
Colin Specter — All About Attitude Positive results follow a positive attitude! Full show notes complete with links to items mentioned in the show available at: http://top1.fm/16 Check out our sponsor and get a free account. Nudge is a modern sales platform that uses AI to find actionable insights on your prospects and customers - without all of the grunt work. Sign up for Nudge to start building real relationships with your buyers: http://top1.fm/Nudge Colin Specter is a Senior Account Executive at Namely, an All-in-One HR, payroll and benefits solution. He is the top seller, and has been for the last three years running, across multiple different roles and territories. Colin joins Scott to discuss the importance of having the right, positive attitude, and a strong belief in the product or service that you're selling, in order to become a top seller. Tune in to find out some ways you can develop a positive attitude, so that you too can become a top seller like Colin!

Apr 18, 2017 • 27min
Bonus 1: Talking AI and the Future of Sales with Nudge CTO, Steve Woods
Full show notes complete with links to items mentioned in the show available at: http://top1.fm/b1 Nudge.AI Chrome Extension Nudge Webinar Steve Woods is the co-founder and CTO of Nudge.AI, a platform that helps sales professionals build, maintain, and strengthen relationships with people in their network. Tune in to this special bonus episode to find out more about the value of Nudge to sales professionals, and to dig a little deeper into their backstory and vision.

Apr 11, 2017 • 2h 10min
15: Josh Mueller - $4.5M worth of Cutco knives sold, one set at a time - Learn how this B2C expert makes it happen.
Josh Mueller — Think Relationships, Not Transactions. Move beyond the idea of sales as transactions; build relationships and earn lifelong customers. Full show notes complete with links to items mentioned in the show available at: http://top1.fm/15 Check out our sponsor and get a free account. Nudge is a modern sales platform that uses AI to find actionable insights on your prospects and customers - without all of the grunt work. Sign up for Nudge to start building real relationships with your buyers: http://top1.fm/Nudge Josh Mueller has been one of the top producers at Cutco Cutlery for the last eight years. Josh is the first seller on the show who isn't in B2B sales, but has made it to the top of his game since he got into the industry, and has consistently remained at the top for the last few years. As founder and CEO of Vast Action, Inc, Josh also has experience helping professional salespeople master their sales process, install systems to build lifelong relationships with clients, and scale up their businesses to achieve their goals. Tune in to hear Josh share insights into becoming a top seller, and how you too can achieve the results Josh has.


