Sales Success Stories

In today's bonus episode of the Sales Success Stories podcast I've got maybe the most unique share yet. Right after the Sales Success Summit in October my pipeline of tips for the Daily Sales Tips podcast was running quite low, so I asked some core members of the Sales Success Community to contribute some tips. Now if you're a regular listener to that show, you may have heard a couple of these ideas from Jacquelyn Nicholson and Mike Simmons but the raw unedited version was so much fun I thought I'd just share the whole thing here. I'm going to have my audio editor make a few minor tweaks based on his judgement to clean up a couple of transitions, but other than that we're going to keep it pretty raw and if you click over to top1.fm/JM for Jacquelyn/Mike, we're going to include the full unedited video. Here they are, Enjoy!

Tim Zielinski is the RVP of Strategic Acquisition Sales at Dynatrace & the author of Sell with Swagger: The Quick-Hit Guide to Crushing Your Quota. Tim joins the show to share his career path from Java developer to SaaS leader and author. A lifelong individual contributor who has consistently crushed quota, Tim never thought he would end up in a management/leadership position. That is until he was given an opportunity he just couldn't pass up. Tim is a consummate professional whose technical capability and focus on clients' needs make him a stand out in his field.

In today's bonus episode of the Sales Success Stories podcast I've got the first of a whole series of hallway conversations that Jeff Bajorek recorded at the Sales Success Summit. This first one is with Ian Koniak who opened up this year's Summit with what turned out to be the top-rated presentation. We're still working on editing those presentations, but to get access to them for free when they're ready thanks to Outreach, Gong, and Sales Hacker, just click over to Top1Summit.com and fill out the form. Here's Jeff and Ian:

Andrew Claus is a Strategic Channel Manager and, through his partnership co-selling efforts, is the top-producing individual contributor at Kixie, the leading sales engagement platform that boosts sales team performance with ultra-reliable, easily automated calling and texting for Hubspot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, and other leading CRMs. Andrew is passionate about helping companies reach and break through their next level of success. His background is truly unique, with experience as a professional ballet dancer and actor that lead to a sales career working with all sizes of businesses, from startups to enterprise companies. Andrew's latest passion has been in the SaaS field as he co-founded his own FinTech business in 2019 and experienced and learned all aspects of building a company from scratch.

In today's bonus episode of the Sales Success Stories Podcast, Jeff Bajorek is back with Scott Ingram to debrief the Sales Success Summit. To learn more about what's coming in 2023 and to get involved in the community, click over to top1.fm/2023 for details.

Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you don't miss my follow-up interview with Jason. You'll also find an interview with a top channel partner seller coming soon as well. As for the Summit, it was our best one yet, again. The first survey question I asked was: Was this the best sales event you've ever attended? 91% said yes, and 100% of those that said No still gave it 5 stars. To learn more about what's coming in 2023 and to get involved in the community, click over to top1.fm/2023 for details.

Jeff Bajorek is taking over the Sales Success Stories Podcast during the 2022 Sales Success Summit.

Carson Heady, an expert in creating 9-figure deals, shares insights on social selling, scalability of sales processes, and the crucial role of social media in enterprise sales. He discusses securing high-level meetings through quality outreach, leveraging social media for multi-million dollar deals, and key lessons from successful deals.

In today's special BONUS episode, Scott and Lisa share in a rich and engaging discussion on fostering the growth of your sales career. Lisa expounds on the dangers of having unattainable quotas set forth by your manager, the power that your frontline manager has over your ability to succeed as a sales professional, and the importance of focusing on internal relationship building. Scott shares some personal examples of how either he or friends of his have navigated the complex challenges that a career in Sales can often bring. Lisa speaks to how long it should take to get to a level of competence within a new organization and the ability to recognize the right path for you.

Until Tom Barnes very recently stepped into a new Head of Sales role at Praxis Labs, he was the number one Enterprise Sales Director at Humu, an organization with a mission to make work better with science and machine learning. Tom has the privilege of leading the go-to-market function and leads Praxis Labs global growth strategy to help organizations improve equity and inclusion in the workplace. As Head of Sales, he is building the Praxis Labs sales machine by bringing business impact to Praxis Labs customers. He brings a wealth of experience from the Employee Experience and L&D space and was an integral part of driving 3 early-stage pre-IPO organizations through their successful IPOs..