The Predictable Revenue Podcast

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Keith Cordeiro, Account Executive at Crosstex International and Host of the Philosophy Of Sales podcast. On this episode, Keith shares the impact that meditation and mindfulness has had on his sales career. Keith detailed 3 different meditation styles any salesperson can use to cultivate a positive attitude: Introductory breathing meditation (1-10 minutes) Intermediate walking meditation (10-20 minutes) Advanced Tonglen meditation (30+ minutes) Highlights include: finding meditation (7:33), the impact meditation has had on Keith’s career (10:14), cultivating a more present mind (16:37), getting started with meditation (25:53), sales tactics lightning round (48:13), and cold call Collin (56:08).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Kyle Roach, Sales Development Manager at Lessonly.   After a career teaching high school Spanish and coaching competitive soccer, Kyle fell in love With Lessonly in 2016 and joined the sales development ranks immediately. He’s been there ever since.   Throughout the pod, Collin and Kyle talk about testing the pillars of sales development outreach, and why selling the dream is more important than selling software. Highlights include: Kyle’s journey (10:51), changing Lessonly’s sales org structure (12:23), establishing Lessonly’s “sell the dream” process (22:08), executing “selling the dream” (27:34), overhauling the Lessonly cadence (38:09), Lessonly’s cold call script (51:42),measuring the impact on Lessonly’s business (1:06:21), and cold call Collin (1:14:02).   Links we mention in the show: https://www.amazon.com/Thin-Book-Appreciative-Inquiry-3rd-ebook/dp/B00GUVZ30K https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E2AfbhQhMThst0-uLiBz32FG5I_v5hePL4AxZwgDaIk/edit#slide=id.g486ff25bd3_0_173 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyleroach90/

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Scott Barker, Head Of Partnerships at Sales Hacker. Scott lives and breathes sales – not only does he help lead Sales Hacker, he is a Sales Engagement Evangelist at Outreach, and that GM of the Vancouver Enterprise sales meetup.   Throughout the pod, Collin and Scott take a detailed tour through prospecting fundamentals – trust us, this is a masterclass on how to be an effective SDR. Highlights include: how to handle the “brush off” (14:54), how to increase your response rates (22:30), how to handle the inevitable end-of-quarter push (30:10), how to stay on a prospect’s radar (36:10), how to keep objection handling fresh (51:05), and cold call Collin (1:04:00).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Liam Martin, co-founder of productivity monitoring software, Time Doctor. Liam is a veteran founder and entrepreneur – in addition to co-founding Time Doctor, he’s also co-founded Staff.com, and organizes Running Remote, the world's largest conference on building and scaling remote teams. Throughout the pod, Collin and Liam discuss how to build a remote sales development team: how to hire, how to train, and, of course, what not to do. Highlights include: managing remote teams (22:01), remote workers’ dedication (26:22), lessons learned from building a remote SDR team (42:57), the power of in-person training (1:01:16), building culture, and keeping the sales team connected (1:18:00), and cold call Collin (1:30:45).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Jeffrey Serlin, Head of Global Sales Operations at Intercom. Jeffrey is an experienced global sales operations leader. Chances are you’ve used (or are using!) products built by company’s Jeffrey has worked with – I mean, what marketing and customer success department hasn’t used Marketo or Intercom? Throughout the pod, Collin and Jeffrey do a deep dive – make that a very deep dive – into the world of effective, global sales operations. Highlights include: Jeff’s experience at Marketo  (3:07), scaling Marketo vs. Intercom (7:15), what is sales operations at a global company like? (10:06), how sales operations should approach a new team (14:02), organizing sales operations (20:46), Jeff’s six steps to building an effective sales ops roadmap (30:26), and the importance of effective “solutioning” (46:16).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes James Bawden, Senior Business Development Representative at Cognetik. James has been a frontline sales professional for years – he’s held full-cycle sales gigs, managed teams, and helped launch sales development programs. If it’s a sales role, James has crushed it. Oh, and he has his own podcast called ‘the Lunch Break Podcast.” You can read more about that on James’ LinkedIn page. Throughout the pod, Collin and James discuss a critical element of any successful sales development team: how sales leaders can build close, dynamic relationships with their SDRs. Highlights include: why caring about building close relationship with SDRs is critical (11:16), the signs of a happy and engaged SDR (13:43), the importance of extracurricular activities (24:19), effective one-on-ones (27:09), and cold call Collin (49:52).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Margaret Weniger, executive director of #GirlsClub, a growing mentoring and training organization focused on expanding the presence of women in sales. Margaret is a veteran sales leader, mentor, and coach – now working full-time to empower women in their sales careers. Throughout the pod, Collin and Margaret discuss how to attract, retian, and inspire a diverse sales workforce. Highlights include: Margaret’s journey (3:50), why paying more attention to diversity is important (7:20), attracting high-performing and diverse candidates (10:58), how to retain top female talent (17:04), and cold call Collin (38:45).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Jack Veronin, Senior Sales Development Manager at EverString. In his years at EverString, Jack’s risen through the ranks from an SDR to team lead, to managing the company’s Enterprise development department. If it’s a sales development gig at EverString – then Jack’s done it. Throughout the pod, Collin and Jack discuss a growing data-driven trend in sales development: the use of intent data to produce relevant prospecting and, ultimately, create significant opportunities. Highlights include: EverString’s sales development results (13:48), the power of intent data (30:45), adopting a scaled vs. personalized approach (36:12), cold call Collin (54:42).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Shawn Sease, Director SDR Client Services at outbound sales consultancy Sales Developers. Shawn is veteran sales leader and entrepreneur: he’s led sales teams at numerous tech companies, and founded multiple organizations, varying from a brewery to govtech startups. Throughout the pod, Collin and Shawn discuss a unique, nuanced style of nailing cold calls: mirroring your pitch to match your prospect’s particular conversation style. Highlights include: Shawn’s introduction to his cold call methodology (11:18), distinct conversational styles (16:01), and the impact of this cold call methodology on Shawn’s day to day (38:50).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, co-host Collin Stewart welcomes Alexandra Palomino, Sales Development Representative at San Francisco-based customer support provider UJET. Alexandra is a young professional quickly making a name for herself in the sales development world. After starting her career in marketing, Alexandra joined Everstring, where she learned the tricks of the trade, before joining UJET, where she has taken on a leadership role on the sales development team. She is crushing it. Throughout the pod, Collin and Alexandra get tactical and discuss Alexandra’s impressive day-to-day routine. If you’re a fan of the trenches, this is the pod for you. Highlights include: Alexandra’s career experience thus far (16:04), Alexandra’s SDR process (18:23), her impressive early success (34:06), getting pumped to hit the phones (49:57), the power of sending small gifts (56:46), and cold call Collin (1:03:00).