The Predictable Revenue Podcast

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome Anthony Zhang, Head of Sales Development at Atlanta-based hull. Anthony is a long-time business development professional and SDR leader – he was the first SDR at Pardot, the first hire at Salesloft (where he eventually went on to become the Director of Sales), and a veteran sales consultant and advisor. Anthony is a powerhouse. Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron and Anthony take a detailed look at Anthony's tips and tricks on how to set up a successful sales development operation (also known as Anthony's SDR pre-flight checklist). Highlights include: mapping out sales development and process (1:33), the dangers of tracking too much (11:41), executing your plan (23:00), and analysis vs. iteration (26:00).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome Anthony Zhang, Head of Sales Development at Atlanta-based hull. Anthony is a long-time business development professional and SDR leader – he was the first SDR at Pardot, the first hire at Salesloft (where he eventually went on to become the Director of Sales), and a veteran sales consultant and advisor. Anthony is a powerhouse. Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron and Anthony take a detailed look at Anthony's tips and tricks on how to set up a successful sales development operation (also known as Anthony's SDR pre-flight checklist). Highlights include: mapping out sales development and process (1:33), the dangers of tracking too much (11:41), executing your plan (23:00), and analysis vs. iteration (26:00).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue podcast, hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome Phill Keene, the newly minted Director of Sales at Costello, a startup building an intelligent sales assistant, or "co-pilot" for sales reps. Phill is making waves for his work helping sales teams hit quota and drive revenue ­– he's been recognized as a "2017 Top 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professional" by AA-ISP and a "Top 50 Sales Development Leaders You Should Know" by Engagio. Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron and Phill revisit something near and dear to Aaron's heart: Predictable Revenue's Mapping Calls methodology. Phill has been using, and evolving mapping calls with his team, and wanted to share his thoughts on the topic. Highlights include: the importance of calling high (2:51), asking for permission (6:13), getting the internal referral (15:30), and calling low (24:32).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue podcast, hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome Phill Keene, the newly minted Director of Sales at Costello, a startup building an intelligent sales assistant, or "co-pilot" for sales reps. Phill is making waves for his work helping sales teams hit quota and drive revenue ­– he's been recognized as a "2017 Top 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professional" by AA-ISP and a "Top 50 Sales Development Leaders You Should Know" by Engagio. Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron and Phill revisit something near and dear to Aaron's heart: Predictable Revenue's Mapping Calls methodology. Phill has been using, and evolving mapping calls with his team, and wanted to share his thoughts on the topic. Highlights include: the importance of calling high (2:51), asking for permission (6:13), getting the internal referral (15:30), and calling low (24:32).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, host Collin Stewart (flying solo) welcomes Franco Caporale, Head of Enterprise Marketing at Branch, a fast-growing San Francisco-based company revolutionizing linking infrastructure on mobile apps. Franco is a veteran marketer and jack of all trades: he's led large-scale demand generation programs, marketing automation departments, as well as account-based marketing and sales development teams in the Bay Area for years. Collin and Franco traverse the overlapping worlds of sales and marketing throughout this wide-ranging pod – with a focus on how to align these intimately related, but often siloed departments. Highlights include: an extensive chat about Branch's growing Thought Leadership dinner series (15:35), conference attendance and sponsorship (27:05), and resurrecting direct mail reach-outs (32:25).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, host Collin Stewart (flying solo) welcomes Franco Caporale, Head of Enterprise Marketing at Branch, a fast-growing San Francisco-based company revolutionizing linking infrastructure on mobile apps. Franco is a veteran marketer and jack of all trades: he's led large-scale demand generation programs, marketing automation departments, as well as account-based marketing and sales development teams in the Bay Area for years. Collin and Franco traverse the overlapping worlds of sales and marketing throughout this wide-ranging pod – with a focus on how to align these intimately related, but often siloed departments. Highlights include: an extensive chat about Branch's growing Thought Leadership dinner series (15:35), conference attendance and sponsorship (27:05), and resurrecting direct mail reach-outs (32:25).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue podcast, hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome San Francisco-based product expert, sales guy, mentor, investor and analyst Pete Kazanjy. Pete is a veteran entrepreneur and early stage go-to-market expert, with experience leading small and large sales teams, heading up product marketing teams and, of course, founding companies. Pete has done, and continues to do, it all. Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron and Pete take a detailed look at the importance of product management, and its critical influence on early stage sales growth. Highlights include: the importance of of knowing your ideal customer profile and selling value (8:23), developing a sales narrative (12:46), doing customer research (18:44), and understanding the stages along the way to sales maturity (22:00).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue podcast, hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome San Francisco-based product expert, sales guy, mentor, investor and analyst Pete Kazanjy. Pete is a veteran entrepreneur and early stage go-to-market expert, with experience leading small and large sales teams, heading up product marketing teams and, of course, founding companies. Pete has done, and continues to do, it all. Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron and Pete take a detailed look at the importance of product management, and its critical influence on early stage sales growth. Highlights include: the importance of of knowing your ideal customer profile and selling value (8:23), developing a sales narrative (12:46), doing customer research (18:44), and understanding the stages along the way to sales maturity (22:00).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome Darcie Da Silva, Manager of Sales and Business Development at eCompliance.com, a growing Toronto area software company improving on-the-job safety for some of the world's largest companies. Darcie is a veteran sales leader with a penchant for mentoring and challenging his reps – in interesting ways. Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron and Darcie discuss eCompliance's Blitz Days: the company's monthly themed call days, where friendly teams of sales reps hit the phones all day to sign up prospects for their webinar series. Highlights include: themes of eCompliance's Blitz Days (2:41), mini-competitions and the penalty box (9:18), Blitz Days' impressive results (15:12), getting C-Suite buy-in for the events (26:00).

On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, hosts Collin Stewart and Aaron Ross welcome Darcie Da Silva, Manager of Sales and Business Development at eCompliance.com, a growing Toronto area software company improving on-the-job safety for some of the world's largest companies. Darcie is a veteran sales leader with a penchant for mentoring and challenging his reps – in interesting ways. Throughout the pod, Collin, Aaron and Darcie discuss eCompliance's Blitz Days: the company's monthly themed call days, where friendly teams of sales reps hit the phones all day to sign up prospects for their webinar series. Highlights include: themes of eCompliance's Blitz Days (2:41), mini-competitions and the penalty box (9:18), Blitz Days' impressive results (15:12), getting C-Suite buy-in for the events (26:00).