

The B2B Revenue Executive Experience
Cory Cotten-Potter
The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is a podcast hosted by Cory Cotten-Potter, who dedicates each episode to helping executives train their sales and marketing teams to optimize growth. Whether you’re interested in increasing margins and growing your market share, enabling your teams to compete on value rather than price, hiring new employees, or trying to stay at the forefront of the latest in sales and marketing techniques, this podcast will give you the tools and skills necessary to win in a B2B marketplace. Each episode features an interview with a thought leader or practitioner, discussing topics like: value selling, B2B sales, sales enablement, sales performance, marketing enablement, increasing revenue, increasing margins, increasing market share, sales strategy, and more.
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Apr 26, 2022 • 24min
Episode 246: Do You Have a Competitive Edge?
You don’t know when it started, but you’re pretty sure you’ve reached a point in your business where you’ve stopped growing. Much like that ill-fated folk duo you started in college, you’re going through the motions, but you’re stuck running on fumes (and not the kind your audience reeks of). If you need to gain an edge, which approach do you think is more effective: being Simon or being Garfunkel?
Whether you’re a folk musician or a B2B Executive, you’ll never get ahead by being second-best. That’s why today I’m speaking with Jose Palomino, Founder and CEO of Value Prop Interactive and host of The Revenue Throughput Podcast, to find out how to hone the competitive edge you need to cut through your rivals and win consistently.
In this episode, we discuss:
What a competitive edge is and why it matters
Why many companies already have an edge they’re unaware of
Why you need to really know how your customers think today (and not 15 years ago)
Now that you know how to hone your business’s competitive edge, are you ready to learn how to use data to prevent revenue leaks in your business or build trust and confidence with your content strategy? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.
Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for B2B Revenue Executive Experience in your favorite podcast player.Subscribe to the podcast or write a review YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastStitcherTuneInPrevious guests include: Eric Shaver, Managing Partner at Kensei Partners, Harry Spaight, Founder of the Selling with Dignity, Jeroen Corthout, Co-Founder at SalesfareCheck out our three most downloaded episodes:Episode 189: 5 Things CRM Software Should Help You Do w/ Jeroen CorthoutEpisode 299: How to Break the Used Car Salesperson Stereotype with Harry SpaightEpisode 301: From Tech Sales to Business Conversation with Eric ShaverReady to Join the Conversation? Click fame.so/vsa-guest to apply. Tell us about your expertise, experience, and why you’d make an exceptional guest on the B2B Revenue Executive Experience podcast. We can’t wait to explore the insights and strategies that make you a leader in the revenue space.The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Apr 12, 2022 • 24min
Episode 245: How to Prepare a Winning GTM Strategy
Your company has just launched its newest innovation — it’s gonna change the world! If you can successfully bring it to market, that is. So, naturally, you’ve consulted a Druid priestess, a sorcerer from Des Moines and Deepak Chopra to make sure everything goes smoothly. You’ve read the augers, but they were murky (“Reply hazy, try again”). Before you delve into more alternative forms of divination, what if we told you there was an easier way?
Well, if you ask today’s guest, Patrick Baynes, CEO of Nerdwise, he’ll tell you that you’re overthinking it. Forming your GTM strategy doesn’t take black magic; it just takes a little organization and preparation.
Join us as we discuss:
The best approach to planning a GTM strategy
When and when not to use automation
How to get sales and marketing to hold hands and skip along
Now that you know the secrets to refereeing the battle between sales and marketing, are you ready to learn more about post- pandemic selling or the B2B buyers’ journey? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience. Subscribe to the podcast or write a review YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastStitcherTuneInPrevious guests include: Eric Shaver, Managing Partner at Kensei Partners, Harry Spaight, Founder of the Selling with Dignity, Jeroen Corthout, Co-Founder at SalesfareCheck out our three most downloaded episodes:Episode 189: 5 Things CRM Software Should Help You Do w/ Jeroen CorthoutEpisode 299: How to Break the Used Car Salesperson Stereotype with Harry SpaightEpisode 301: From Tech Sales to Business Conversation with Eric ShaverReady to Join the Conversation? Click fame.so/vsa-guest to apply. Tell us about your expertise, experience, and why you’d make an exceptional guest on the B2B Revenue Executive Experience podcast. We can’t wait to explore the insights and strategies that make you a leader in the revenue space.The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Mar 29, 2022 • 16min
Episode 244: Brand Tracking: Marketing w/ Context
You wake up after a night on the town. As you fumble for coffee and relearn the English language, images of last night flash by. You don’t remember everything, but you’re sure that every eye was fixed on your sweet dance moves. That is… until you see the video your friend sent you of you shuffling around and zombie-rawring strangers to Thriller. Wouldn’t it be great to always know how others see you?
Today, we’re talking about brand tracking with Angeley Mullins, CMO & CGO at Latana Brand Tracking, to find out how you can gain the context to push your branding to the next level.
Join us as we discuss:
How brand tracking goes beyond data-driven marketing to provide true context
The pitfalls of forgoing brand tracking
The importance of authenticity in branding
Now that you know the secrets to brand tracking, are you ready to referee the battle between sales and marketing or learn more about post- pandemic selling? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience .Subscribe to the podcast or write a review YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastStitcherTuneInPrevious guests include: Eric Shaver, Managing Partner at Kensei Partners, Harry Spaight, Founder of the Selling with Dignity, Jeroen Corthout, Co-Founder at SalesfareCheck out our three most downloaded episodes:Episode 189: 5 Things CRM Software Should Help You Do w/ Jeroen CorthoutEpisode 299: How to Break the Used Car Salesperson Stereotype with Harry SpaightEpisode 301: From Tech Sales to Business Conversation with Eric ShaverReady to Join the Conversation? Click fame.so/vsa-guest to apply. Tell us about your expertise, experience, and why you’d make an exceptional guest on the B2B Revenue Executive Experience podcast. We can’t wait to explore the insights and strategies that make you a leader in the revenue space.The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Mar 15, 2022 • 28min
Episode 243: Data Nerds and Martech: What You Really Need to Know
Your quest is to navigate the ever-changing martech landscape, find meaningful data, and turn it into actionable, profitable strategy. Easy!
Oh, there’s one tiny catch: Your marketers and sellers will need to become data scientists too — in all of that imaginary free time they have. There has to be a better way, right?
Luckily our guest, Brian Walker, President at Statwax, is an expert at helping brands identify the metrics they need and create a single, powerful thread that gets everyone on the same page.
Join us as we discuss:
Improving impact while squeezing marketing dollars
The volatile Venn diagram of sales and marketing
Building a content strategy that sales can truly utilize
You don’t have to be a data scientist to manipulate it successfully
Now that you know the secrets to refereeing the battle between sales and marketing, are you ready to learn more about post- pandemic selling or the B2B buyers’ journey? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience. Subscribe to the podcast or write a review YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastStitcherTuneInPrevious guests include: Eric Shaver, Managing Partner at Kensei Partners, Harry Spaight, Founder of the Selling with Dignity, Jeroen Corthout, Co-Founder at SalesfareCheck out our three most downloaded episodes:Episode 189: 5 Things CRM Software Should Help You Do w/ Jeroen CorthoutEpisode 299: How to Break the Used Car Salesperson Stereotype with Harry SpaightEpisode 301: From Tech Sales to Business Conversation with Eric ShaverReady to Join the Conversation? Click fame.so/vsa-guest to apply. Tell us about your expertise, experience, and why you’d make an exceptional guest on the B2B Revenue Executive Experience podcast. We can’t wait to explore the insights and strategies that make you a leader in the revenue space.The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Mar 1, 2022 • 31min
Episode 242: The Secrets to Effective Hybrid Events
You’re in college in the mid-80s and you have a choice: Study for that final exam in electronics you need an A in to get your custom-pager business off the ground or join all your friends piling into that old VW van that runs on Doritos and paternal disappointment and head to the Winger concert. You make the responsible career choice, but the next day, you see the blurry Polaroids of your friends partying backstage… Well, you’ve never felt so excluded. What if we could hold events where nobody feels left out?
According to today’s guest, Julius Solaris, VP of Marketing Strategy, Events at Hopin, we can — and it comes down to hybrid events
Join us as we discuss:
How COVID has changed events permanently
The value that hybrid events can deliver your organization
How to get started with hybrid events
Now that you know the secrets to honing your hybrid-event strategy, are you ready to learn more about post-pandemic selling or the B2B buyers’ journey? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.Subscribe to the podcast or write a review YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastStitcherTuneInPrevious guests include: Eric Shaver, Managing Partner at Kensei Partners, Harry Spaight, Founder of the Selling with Dignity, Jeroen Corthout, Co-Founder at SalesfareCheck out our three most downloaded episodes:Episode 189: 5 Things CRM Software Should Help You Do w/ Jeroen CorthoutEpisode 299: How to Break the Used Car Salesperson Stereotype with Harry SpaightEpisode 301: From Tech Sales to Business Conversation with Eric ShaverReady to Join the Conversation? Click fame.so/vsa-guest to apply. Tell us about your expertise, experience, and why you’d make an exceptional guest on the B2B Revenue Executive Experience podcast. We can’t wait to explore the insights and strategies that make you a leader in the revenue space.The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Feb 15, 2022 • 33min
Episode 241: The Secrets to Post-Pandemic Selling
For almost two years, you’ve heard everything under the sun be described as the new normal. Everything from unconvincing Zoom backgrounds to stockpiling so much toilet paper that Charmin sends the mean bears they don’t show in the commercials to your house The new normal is that the world has completely changed. So, why is your sales team so eager to get back to their old normal?
Today, I’m speaking with Cherilynn Castleman, Managing Partner at CGI Executive Coaching and author of What's in the CARDS?, to find out how to navigate the complexities of post-pandemic selling.
Join us as we discuss:
The ins and outs of post-pandemic selling
The difference between strategic account management and executive selling
Social styles and how you can incorporate them into your selling
Now that you know the secrets to post-pandemic selling, are you ready to learn more about the B2B buyers’ journey, or how to use data to prevent revenue leaks in your business? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.Subscribe to the podcast or write a review YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastStitcherTuneInPrevious guests include: Eric Shaver, Managing Partner at Kensei Partners, Harry Spaight, Founder of the Selling with Dignity, Jeroen Corthout, Co-Founder at SalesfareCheck out our three most downloaded episodes:Episode 189: 5 Things CRM Software Should Help You Do w/ Jeroen CorthoutEpisode 299: How to Break the Used Car Salesperson Stereotype with Harry SpaightEpisode 301: From Tech Sales to Business Conversation with Eric ShaverReady to Join the Conversation? Click fame.so/vsa-guest to apply. Tell us about your expertise, experience, and why you’d make an exceptional guest on the B2B Revenue Executive Experience podcast. We can’t wait to explore the insights and strategies that make you a leader in the revenue space.The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Feb 1, 2022 • 20min
Episode 240: A Guide To Scaling Revenue: Using Data To Plug Leaks w/ Jennifer Aplin
$2 million annually — That’s a rough estimate of how much money your company could leave on the table if there’s misalignment within the organization.
And it’s all due to revenue leaks.
If your sales team is busy making cold calls, they might miss out on opportunities stagnating in the pipeline. Like a ship crew rowing as fast as possible, but never taking a moment to look up and see the ship is sinking.
The beer you just ordered is placed on your table. While you’re busy talking with your friend, a small leak in the glass has robbed you of half of your drink. You only notice something’s wrong when the beer drips onto your pants.
The same thing has been happening to businesses with their revenue for a long time. But data is finally giving them the tools to notice the leak way before it drips off the table.
Our guest, Jennifer Aplin, CEO and Co-Founder at Digital Magenta Inc., discusses revenue leaks, the infinite importance of data to a business, and how to scale your business.
In this episode, we discuss:
Plugging leaks and uncovering data in businesses
The importance of data in a business
Jennifer’s background with Digital Magenta and what’s next
Now that you know how to use data to prevent revenue leaks in your business, are you ready to learn how to build trust and confidence with your content strategy or how to optimize your tech stack? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.Subscribe to the podcast or write a review YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastStitcherTuneInPrevious guests include: Eric Shaver, Managing Partner at Kensei Partners, Harry Spaight, Founder of the Selling with Dignity, Jeroen Corthout, Co-Founder at SalesfareCheck out our three most downloaded episodes:Episode 189: 5 Things CRM Software Should Help You Do w/ Jeroen CorthoutEpisode 299: How to Break the Used Car Salesperson Stereotype with Harry SpaightEpisode 301: From Tech Sales to Business Conversation with Eric ShaverReady to Join the Conversation? Click fame.so/vsa-guest to apply. Tell us about your expertise, experience, and why you’d make an exceptional guest on the B2B Revenue Executive Experience podcast. We can’t wait to explore the insights and strategies that make you a leader in the revenue space.The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Jan 11, 2022 • 21min
Episode 239: Why Marketers Fail at Thinking Like Buyers w/ Mike Pastore
Let’s speed up time a bit: It’s summer 2022. You’re headed to your first in-person B2B Marketing conference since way back when — and you’re a bit rusty at navigating event complexes. As a result, you’ve gotten yourself good and lost.
The first person you ask for directions starts screaming something that sounds like trigonometry at you. He’s soon joined by another helpful human who bellows calculus at you. Then, an opera singer with a bullhorn offers her assistance in a piercing Bavarian falsetto. Suddenly, you realize: These must be B2B marketers and you must be in the right place after all.
Today, I’m joined by Mike Pastore, Director of Custom Content at Technology Advice and host of the B2B Nation podcast, who shares how marketers can better understand the B2B buyers’ journey and help guide buyers along the way — without merely trying to shout over the noise.
Join us as we discuss:
The nonlinear nature of the buyers’ journey
Why reaching buyers is about simplifying complexity
The power of storytelling and thinking like a buyer
Now that you know how to navigate the B2B buyers’ journey, are you ready to use data to prevent revenue leaks in your business or learn how to build trust and confidence with your content strategy? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.Subscribe to the podcast or write a review YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastStitcherTuneInPrevious guests include: Eric Shaver, Managing Partner at Kensei Partners, Harry Spaight, Founder of the Selling with Dignity, Jeroen Corthout, Co-Founder at SalesfareCheck out our three most downloaded episodes:Episode 189: 5 Things CRM Software Should Help You Do w/ Jeroen CorthoutEpisode 299: How to Break the Used Car Salesperson Stereotype with Harry SpaightEpisode 301: From Tech Sales to Business Conversation with Eric ShaverReady to Join the Conversation? Click fame.so/vsa-guest to apply. Tell us about your expertise, experience, and why you’d make an exceptional guest on the B2B Revenue Executive Experience podcast. We can’t wait to explore the insights and strategies that make you a leader in the revenue space.The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Jan 4, 2022 • 30min
Episode 238: Subscription-Based Businesses: How To Manage the Transition & Leverage Data w/ Robbie Kellman Baxte
Most people today have a subscription to some product or service. Or leaching a streaming subscription from a friend or family member… No judgment.
But when we think about subscription services as a business, what keeps us renewing month after month and how can businesses continue to improve that experience?
We speak with Robbie Kellman Baxter, Strategy Consultant at Peninsula Strategies, and author of "The Membership Economy" and "The Forever Transaction", about businesses transitioning to subscription-based, the associated benefits, and the challenges those businesses will have to navigate.
In this episode, we discuss:
Discussing a subscription based economy
Cultural changes for businesses moving to subscription-based
How to leverage data effectively
Advice to the audience
Now that you know the benefits of subscription-based and how to transition your business, are you ready to learn how to build trust and confidence with your content strategy or how to optimize your tech stack? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience. Subscribe to the podcast or write a review YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastStitcherTuneInPrevious guests include: Eric Shaver, Managing Partner at Kensei Partners, Harry Spaight, Founder of the Selling with Dignity, Jeroen Corthout, Co-Founder at SalesfareCheck out our three most downloaded episodes:Episode 189: 5 Things CRM Software Should Help You Do w/ Jeroen CorthoutEpisode 299: How to Break the Used Car Salesperson Stereotype with Harry SpaightEpisode 301: From Tech Sales to Business Conversation with Eric ShaverReady to Join the Conversation? Click fame.so/vsa-guest to apply. Tell us about your expertise, experience, and why you’d make an exceptional guest on the B2B Revenue Executive Experience podcast. We can’t wait to explore the insights and strategies that make you a leader in the revenue space.The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Dec 28, 2021 • 24min
Episode 237: Considering an Exit? Here's What You Should Know w/ Lowell Ricklefs
One day, you wake up, look in the mirror and notice the bags under your eyes have bags under their eyes — wait, did your eye-bags always have eyes? Now, you’re walking around, semi-catatonic, muttering “the bags have eyes” to your increasingly worried cat… or maybe you’ve just developed an overwhelming urge to play a few hands of canasta on a beach in Aruba.
Whatever the reason, when it comes to an exit strategy for your SaaS business, you better have a solid understanding of how M&As work.
Today’s guest, Lowell Ricklefs, Founder and Managing Partner at Traction Advising M&A, has all the information you need to get the most out of your exit.
In this episode, we discuss:
What makes SaaS M&As different
The importance of growth and revenue to any M&A proceeding
The difference between strategic and financial buyers
Now that you have a solid exit strategy, are you ready to learn how to infuse data literacy into your team, or how to build trust and confidence with your content strategy? Check out the full list of episodes:The B2B Revenue Executive Experience. Subscribe to the podcast or write a review YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastStitcherTuneInPrevious guests include: Eric Shaver, Managing Partner at Kensei Partners, Harry Spaight, Founder of the Selling with Dignity, Jeroen Corthout, Co-Founder at SalesfareCheck out our three most downloaded episodes:Episode 189: 5 Things CRM Software Should Help You Do w/ Jeroen CorthoutEpisode 299: How to Break the Used Car Salesperson Stereotype with Harry SpaightEpisode 301: From Tech Sales to Business Conversation with Eric ShaverReady to Join the Conversation? Click fame.so/vsa-guest to apply. Tell us about your expertise, experience, and why you’d make an exceptional guest on the B2B Revenue Executive Experience podcast. We can’t wait to explore the insights and strategies that make you a leader in the revenue space.The B2B Revenue Executive Experience is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so