Surf and Sales

Richard Harris
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Sep 27, 2021 • 53min

S2E70 - What leaders need to know planning 2022 with Justin Michael of HYPCCCYCL

Justin is a sales savant who can explain the complex in simple ways. He shared some amazing insights that all Sales Leaders need to know about building their revenue organization for 2022 When hiring, how do you find grit? What do "good communication skills" really mean? How to win the Recruiting War for 2022 6 levels of genius As a rep, what should I look for in a sales leader? The buyers who buy are the hardest to get to. Talking to someone over digital is not always making progress.
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Sep 27, 2021 • 41min

S2E69 - Scaling is about process replication with CEO Andy Mowat of Gated.com

After a few successful exits, Andy has no desire to slow down. He shares some amazing insights on growing your company from early stage to exit, including: Is it a disadvantage to being a non-technical founder? Best advice to scaling at Series A, B, and onward Don't be afraid to overpay for a new hire in the early stages Guiding the technical founder that's ok to spend money Is pay to play for introductions the new normal Charging for time vs Charging for attention
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Sep 20, 2021 • 52min

S2E68 - Going for it with Heather Monahan

Heather started from not just humble beginnings, but as she says, "poor".  And she's used that to drive her own successes. The advice she gives is AMAZING! We can do hard things How to teach confidence How to find your passion and purpose Make sure you know you're in a growth industry Move fast, break things, and grow How to get uncomfortable How do you become a speaker 101 Fear means greenlight and go faster.
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Sep 20, 2021 • 44min

S2E67 - "Yes, South Dakota has startups" w/ Steven Schmidt

Steve shares his personal journey through addiction to business leader. He shares amazing insights on all levels including:  Being a non-sucky company is harder than you think The discipline for getting great and not being distracted The key is consistency Growth is not the problem, control is the problem Measuring for curiosity and discipline VPs of Sales need to do more than steer the ship
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Sep 13, 2021 • 34min

S2E66 - Why we haven't truly reached AI in sales yet with Howard Brown of RingDNA

Howard breaks down the concepts of AI in sales in the simplest and easiest conversation to date. We are getting there, but we aren't there yet. Learn about the following from Howard: How AI will augment us, not hurt us What AI in sales won't replace Own your failures will help you grow. Why passion matters more than anything.  Statics. Math and Machine Learning are NOT AI Difference between statistics, math, and AI Prediction models are not AI How to find people who are coachable
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Aug 30, 2021 • 45min

S2E65 - Founder $5 million with Breezy Beaumont

PLG - Product Led Growth. All the rage and not quite all the understanding. In this episode we speak with Breezy Beaumont of Correlated to discuss where and how sales, marketing, and customer success should be aligned. Topics include:   Understanding how Growth differs from CRO. Best collaboration tools. How not to use a collaboration tool. No human thrives with no autonomy.  Freemium, Self-Serve, and a Sales Team How to leverage a brand in a micro-community
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Aug 23, 2021 • 38min

S2E64 - Best sales hires won't come through HR with Brent Gette

Sales=Transactional. BD = Relational based Care more about the personality type than your pedigree Difference between selling to HR than other departments Manage to performance is better to manage tenure No Undergrad degree but I have an MBA Understand the process more than the product The one thing missing in your 30, 60, and 90-day plan
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Aug 16, 2021 • 48min

S2E63 - Is AI in sales making us lazy with Barry Trailer

Difference between Millennials and GenZ in sales The day that turns your life around The best line for handling the competition EVER Going from being an engineer to a life of sales Technology is accelerating faster than our DNA 5 Things that can kill every deal. No need, no desire, no urgency no budget, no trust The future is already here it's just not evenly distributed Moving from persuasion to co-collaboration Innovation is the crossroads of purpose and passion
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Aug 16, 2021 • 48min

S2E62- What you work on, works on you with Nigel Green

What medical device sales are really like.Job Security = Money, work for self, flexibilityYou don't have to always be accessibleOptimizing happiness and moneyRe-starting after taking 2 months off
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Aug 2, 2021 • 57min

S2E61 - LIVE Bonfire Session - Mistakes to Avoid When Building A Coaching Culture

Ashley, Galem, and Niraj provide great feedback and answer audience questions. Topics include: Effective 1:1s Driving Accountability Creating a safe place to learn How the Sales Stack is Evolving into a coaching stack What to do when you don't have the saas coaching tools

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