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Ep 49: How to build winning Sales Teams: The Playbook from AppDynamics, Zscaler & CrowdStrike
Timestamps: 00:05 – Intro + The 3Rs Framework Overview 01:30 – Dan’s Career Journey: IBM to CrowdStrike 05:20 – Building High-Performance Teams 10:10 – The 3Rs in Detail: Recruitment, Retention, Revenue 15:50 – Hiring Better with the ICE Framework 19:40 – Avoiding Bad Hires & Candidate Red Flags 25:10 – Retention: Developing Leaders & Coaching 30:00 – Enablement & Repeatable Sales Execution 35:40 –…
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EP48: Why $1–5M ARR Is the Most Dangerous (and Fun) Stage with Kanika Pandey
Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: Meet Kanika Pandey, Sales Leader & Author01:22 – Discovering Startups: From Discontent to Purpose05:16 – Scaling at Loadmill vs HyperTest: Lessons in PMF08:38 – Why $1–5M ARR is the Most Dangerous (and Fun) Stage12:32 – How Self-Awareness Transformed Her Career15:14 – Losing Her Mother & Rebuilding Through Work16:17 – The Mini-Stroke That Changed Everything20:44 – How Weightlifting Built Unshakable…
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E47: How Losing a $1M Deal Led to Achieving 29 Presidents Clubs with Stephen Cottrell
Timestamps: 00:00 29 Clubs, 35 Years, $1B+ in Sales 01:01 Tennis, Tension & Toughness 03:20 Sales Is the Hardest Job in the World 04:20 Noodles, Rats & Hustle in Boston 06:50 The $1M Deal That Got Away 09:30 Discovering MEDDIC & the Power of Methodology 10:45 The Traits of High Performers 12:40 Trust the Process: Nick Saban’s Influence About Stephen Cottrell Stephen Cottrell…
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E21: Balancing High-Performance and Mental Health for Sales Leaders with Riges Younan
Time stamps 04:38 The Impact of Early Life Experiences on Riges Career 07:15 Challenges and Strategies in Building Innovative Companies 10:10 Recognizing and Dealing with Stress and Burnout 13:04 The Importance of Self-Care and Mindfulness 20:38 Practical Tips for Mindfulness and Meditation 23:56 The Role of Journaling in Self-Care 26:57 Conclusion: It’s Okay Not to Be Okay About Riges Younan Riges Younan…
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E14: From Pilot to CEO: 9 Lessons from Building a Fast-Growing Startup with Derek Feebrey
Timestamps 1:06 Derek’s Genesis story 2:48 Birth of Trendspek 5:33 Wearing multiple hats as a co-founder 09:26 How Trendspek builds culture 12:28 Integrating values in the workplace 17:54 Dealing with a clash of values internally 23:30 Creating a safe space for making mistakes 26:45 Important things to magnify and build as a people-centric company About…
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E13: From Zero to $50M ARR: Building a Winning Startup Team, Culture, and Sales Process with Simon Horrocks
Timestamps 00:47 Starting from Zero 03:54 Recruiting the right people for your startup team 12:07 Importance of a good sales process 18:16 Leading vs Lagging metrics to manage performance 23:13 Building a winning startup culture 28:39 Importance of genuine interest in the customer 30:50 Learning from Simon’s great people-focused leaders About Simon Horrocks Simon Horrocks…
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E12: Building a Culture of Coaching, Mentoring, and Inclusion with Andrea Breen
Timestamps 00:47 Coaching Vs Mentoring 02:10 Can a hiring manager be a good mentor or coach? 03:52 Finding good mentors in a remote work setting 07:29 How leaders can create an environment that is conducive to mentoring 11:58 Framework for coaching people to succeed in their 1st year 13:44 Mistakes that Sales Leaders in Coaching…
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E4: How to achieve 3X Revenue Growth and Deloitte Fast 50 Honours with Tony Simonsen
Timestamps 00:46 Transitioning from global tech companies to Aussie startups2:00 Challenges of working at the headquarters of an Australian startup5:38 Balancing Product-Led Growth Vs Sales-Led Growth Mindsets8:58 How did you build a Revenue Operations (RevOps) Framework11:50 Key Metrics for a Successful RevOps16:06 Tony’s best practices for new CEOs23:19 How to have a work-life balance as…
