

The BJJ and Biz Podcast With Wes Schaeffer, The Sales Whisperer®
Wes Schaeffer
BJJ black belt, Wes Schaeffer, The Sales Whisperer®, gives sales, marketing, success, and BJJ advice to help professional salespeople, sales managers, business owners, and entrepreneurs sell more, faster, at higher margins, with less stress, more predictably, while having more fun doing it. Originally The Sales Podcast was launched in 2013, and in Sep 2025, it was rebranded as The BJJ and Biz Podcast.
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Nov 23, 2021 • 46min
Find Your Performance Blind Spot: Chris Bolger Returns
Performance Tips you'll learn today on The Sales Podcast... He was hitting the same walls as other therapists/coaches He'd run people through tests to see what's going on He had varying degrees of success with his clients For 14 years he has searched for how to create 100% success for his clients Shifted from the physical to the mental side of therapy and coaching Took an online business program (with big promises and big price tag) Showed up with a great attitude Did everything they taught "What's the blind spot here?" What's the blind spot here?" He found not one but 40 blindspots! He met with people who failed in various business programs when others succeeded to find their blind spots Created and "If this, then that" flowchart Tried to create a "Perception Process" quiz so people can analyze themselves Willpower vs. Perception vs. Emotional Willpower people need to be challenged to just do it once they accept they are willpower-based Perceptive people need to change what they think about things and they'll become easy Emotional people need to change how they feel about things and it'll become easy Found another blind spot Personality tests are skewed because we don't answer them honestly Ask them "What love languages are total bullshit?" Hard to become more proficient based on a personality test We must know how we process things to become effective Your personality changes over time as you grow and age Perception processes never change So he asks people how they struggle When we complain we show Chris a two-part formula for showing how they think Most of us have willpower-based tag lines, i.e., task-oriented Help Perceptives view it so they see it different Do you need time, tools/phone a friend, or just give up? 47 tools he can use Two guys One makes steady, incremental progress One blows it up then coasts then blows it up again Learn how to create a steady state of productivity Three kinds of leads Business owner Coaches that want to help their clients People who just want to be more productive Apply this to performance-based goals Some need to resolve their past but some need to have a better vision of the future When you're a perfectionist you must do something outside of your head to get into a flow state Some need to resolve their past, but some need to have a better vision of the future."

Nov 19, 2021 • 42min
Outsmart, Outmaneuver, and Outsell the Competition With Lee Salz
Tips on How To Sell Different you'll learn today on The Sales Podcast... Why are you different? Selling is hard today It's hard to differentiate today You won't get a lower quota "Win more deals at the prices you want." 15 chapters with exact strategies Too many books are too complex to implement The buying experience matters." The buying experience matters Make people feel special Don't make your clients feel like a number Lee goes to the same restaurant because the waitress remembers them "People buy you." Jeb Blount How to sell up and down the chain We've been taught to probe for pain but... We need to probe a level deeper to find out if it's a problem or an inconvenience You have pipedreams instead of a pipeline because you don't go deeper Sales Growth Tools Mentioned In The Sales Podcast Get "Sell Different" book here by Lee Salz

Nov 12, 2021 • 53min
Control Your Emotions To Control The Sale, Dan Hill Returns
Emotional Tips you'll learn today on The Sales Podcast... He's an emotions expert Not mind control It's a feedback loop We've all been lied to...hint...deflect...hold back Emotions, momentum, etc. matter Facial encoding Find a better course of action when you can read people Salespeople see what's happening at the grassroots level Body language is limited in its ability Facial coding can get you into seven emotions Two dominant emotions are happiness and anger Approach emotions Happiness: open to consideration Anger: approaching to strike you Maybe confused Eyebrows come together and go down Lips purse together so hard and you get a bulge on the bottom Snake eyes: I'll defy you He was trying to displace an incumbent in a sales opportunity but took a bad approach and saw the lip bulge and never recovered He won another sale and in his euphoric state he missed some signals in his next sale and lost that one If you talk too much you'll talk yourself out of the sale Look for valence: onboard or not onboard Leonardo Davinci Contempt and trust are key in sales A smirk can look like a smile if we're not paying attention Look for the "Mona Lisa smile" The face is the only place where the muscles attach directly to the skin Writing is painful but forces you to learn Focus on contrasts because we're simple creatures Facial coding, "By the age of 50, a man has the face he deserves." George Orwell Myers-Briggs is limited Doesn't allow for neuroticism About 40% of us are neurotic The Big Five or OCEAN Openness to Experiences Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism Sales Growth Tools Mentioned In The Sales Podcast Get his book, "Blah, Blah, Blah: A Snarky Guide to Office Lingo" Get the "The Devil's Dictionary"

Oct 29, 2021 • 32min
Breaking In The News With Alison Maloni
PR Tips you'll learn today on The Sales Podcast... Newsmax host Started at the bottom as a journalism major Must be willing to do anything and everything they ask of you You must put content out there Blog Videos Got quoted as an expert and that led to more business Be passionate Does PR still work? Give people advice is the best way to market yourself." We're getting our news on social media It's good that your clients see that you are in the media It's social proof Your prospects will research you More people are visiting social media to see what's out there on you You can pitch yourself on different topics Start local Think of what's timely or trending Get creative Use Google to see what those in your industry are showing up for Local stations want to zoom in on national topics Use a simple pitch Local news will take a chance but they will Google you Local is not always live if it's for a typical segment Local news reporters will be kind and help you stay calm You do need to practice When you're being interviewed and they are interjecting little signals you need to know that you are probably running long Most reporters prefer email and do not prefer calls Reporters love texts if they know you Follow up because they get hammered with pitches Use smart angles to connect with reporters Find the assignment editor at a local station unless you know the reporter Usually a day-side and a night-side editor They want your stories Some have beat reporters that focus on a topic Reporters have to pitch stories to the editor/producer and good stories help them look good Marketing your book is harder than writing it Give people advice is the best way to market yourself Be yourself as you create the tips and content Show bloopers Video is king now and Reels are big on Instagram Sales Growth Tools Mentioned In The Sales Podcast Get Alison Maloni's new book, "Breaking In The News" Follow Alison Maloni on Twitter Check out her PR website Follow Alison May PR on Instagram Connect with Alison May PR on Snapchat Connect with Alison Maloni on LinkedIn Like Alison May PR on Facebook

May 5, 2021 • 50min
Produce Predictable Profits With Pinterest and Alisa Meredith
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Apr 29, 2021 • 49min
Master Amazon Advertising For Your Business With Brian Johnson
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Apr 26, 2021 • 45min
Being Average Is a Choice. Stand Out With Steven Van Belleghem
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Apr 21, 2021 • 1h 5min
Get Mentally Tough With LaRae Quy
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Apr 16, 2021 • 1h 9min
From Ukraine With Love, Oleg Bilozor Shares How He Launched Fast
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Apr 9, 2021 • 1h
Branding + Sales Funnels Henry Kaminski, Jr
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook