The Predictable Revenue Podcast

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Lauren Bailey, founder of sales training and leadership consultancies Factor 8 and #GirlsClub Lauren is a renowned sales trainer and entrepreneur: before founding her own companies and working as a freelance training consultant, she led global sales teams and training divisions at international software goliaths like SAP. Throughout the pod, Collin and Lauren talk about a critical, yet often neglected, element of sales: cultivating confidence in reps. Highlights include: how Lauren defines confidence (14:32), confidence killers (19:26), building confidence (24:30), the role of personality in confidence (41:15), how frontline managers can inspire confidence (47:46), the sales lightning round (56:12), and cold call Collin (1:00:50)   

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Steven Broudy, Vice President and Head of Sales at San Francisco-based customer to customer community management platform Bevy. From Army ranger sniper to SDR to renowned sales leader at some of the Bay Area’s most well-known companies, Steven has had one interesting journey into sales. Throughout the pod, Collin and Steven take a look at the next skills, trends, and tactics that will define the next decade of sales. Highlights include: Steven’s sales journey (12:29), the evolving B2B sales cycle (22:28), meeting buyers where they are (30:53), and empowering salespeople in an environment of eroding trust (50:02).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Kelly Del Curto, Director of Small Business and Corporate Sales at lever. From starting as a quota-carrying rep, to running multiple sales teams, to hiring for a rapidly growing sales org – Kelly’s done it all during her tenure at Lever.  Throughout the pod, Collin and kelly do a deep dive on a critical yet underserved aspect of sales (and team building as a whole): effective goal setting. Highlights include: Why investing in long term coaching is the right move (1:51), team goal setting (5:06), individual goal setting (27:38), strengths and saboteurs (39:19), putting it all into action (52:05), sales lightning round (1:02:55), and cold call Collin (1:05:43)

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Justin Clifford, Director of Sales at Lessonly. Justin, by his own admission, grew up in sales: before leading the team at Lessonly, Justin held both leadership and quota-carrying roles in a host of different industries. Throughout their discussion, Collin and Justin tackle a philosophical, nuanced, and undeniably important aspect of sales: inspiring your team to be themselves and excel at their jobs. They also talk about some inspiring reads, including the 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Klemp. Check it out, if you haven’t already.    Highlights include: unlocking growth in your reps (22:16), Justin’s approach to leadership (27:04), the importance of being vulnerable (30:20), the autonomy to get your teeth kicked in (41:58), value-adding moments (57:20), how Justin does his forecast reviews (1:09:07), the sales lightning round (1:18:31), and cold call Collin (1:24:59).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Nicolas Marchais, Head of Sales at Spendesk. Since he joined the company when it was just a two-person startup, to leading an international sales team, Nicolas has seen at all at rapidly-growing spend management platform Spendesk. Throughout the pod, Collin and Nicolas take a trip down memory lane and recount the mistakes and lessons learned from Spendesk’s rapid growth. Highlights include: Nicolas’ history at Spendesk (5:50), Spendesk’s rapidly-growing sales steam (10:28), mistakes made along the way (21:32), the importance of finding the right people (42:16), sales lightning round (58:23), and cold call Collin (1:01:18).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Alexandra Adamson, Executive Director of sales advocacy organization Women in Sales. From her time at renowned recruiting firm Betts Recruiting, to her tenure as Director of Talent at Bowery Capital, to her current role helping lead Women in Sales – Alexandra has been supporting sales professionals and sales teams for years. Throughout the pod, Collin and Alexandra discuss how to find support (and give support!) in your sales career. Highlights include: Alexandra’s journey (14:36), Women in Sales (23:40), the subtle art of job descriptions (31:33), taking ownership of your career (33:07), finding a mentor (37:12), sales lightning round (49:14), and Cold call Collin (53:14).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Dan Martell, renowned coach to SaaS founders. In addition to his international coaching business, Dan is also a veteran entrepreneur (3 exits) and noted angel investor. Suffice it to say, Dan has closed a deal or two in his time. Throughout the pod, Collin and Dan take a tour of all things sales, content...and philosophy. For example, Dan and Collin chat about consistency theory, the rule of three, and peak end bias. Oh, and they also analyze two of Dan’s foundational sales frameworks: his five key sales principles, and the rocket demo. Highlights include: what is a demo, really? (15:02), Dan’s key sales principles (17:54), the Rocket Demo (38:25), Dan’s discovery calls (56:16), the sales lightning round (1:07:05), and cold call Collin (1:12:29).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Jeremy Ellens, founder of fast-growing lead generation company LeadQuizzes. Jeremy is a entrepreneur, turned sales leader, turned podcast host. When he’s not leading LeadQuizzes’ team (a role he’s navigating rather successfully), he’s talking with other sales leaders about how their secrets on the Journey to 7 Figures Podcast. Throughout the pod, Collin and Jeremy talk about what every entrepreneur, sales leader, and quota-carrying rep is chasing: scalable revenue growth. Highlights include: taking LeadQuizzes to market (8:41), the importance of case studies (11:40), designing crafty lead generation tactics (13:29), learning cold outreach (16:58), perfecting the pitch (26:52), expecting objections (32:34), uncovering unique channels (38:36), and cold call Collin (54:00).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Travis Henry, Director of Inside Sales Operations at renowned Bay Area sales consultancy SalesSource. A respected sales operations specialist, Travis honed his skills global technology companies and has consulted for startups large and small. If you’re looking to grow your sales team – look no further, Travis is your man. Throughout the pod, Collin and Travis do a deep dive – a very deep dive – on how to juggle sales automation and the ever-critical human element needed in prospecting. Highlights include: what’s bugging Travis? (2:30), remembering sales fundamentals (6:00), identifying gaps...and thinking outside the box (10:32), designing unique, human cadences (23:50), teaching reps to personalize emails (37:29), data infrastructure and your SDR team (58:11), sales tactics lightning round (1:06:56), and cold call Collin (1:08:39).

To celebrate the 100th edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes a familiar face back to the pod, co-host and co-CEO of Predictable Revenue Aaron Ross. Who better to reflect on this awesome milestone with? Throughout the pod, Collin and Aaron take a trip down memory lane and chat about the most valuable lessons and nuggets of wisdom shared on the podcast thus far. With the impressive roster of guests the show has had, boiling the down the best tips and tricks into one episode was no easy task. Highlights include: Jeff Davis’ thoughts on organizational alignment and the importance of a revenue team (1:27), Jamie Buss’ mind-blowing forecasting process (12:42), the always important task of nailing a niche (26:00), Bill Binch’s consistent hiring process (38:28), Mark Kosoglow’s revolutionary discovery method (44:00), and Aaron’s thoughts on how to prioritize a never-ending list of tasks (49:55).