SalesLife
SalesLife, hosted by Marcos Serna, is a weekly podcast where top-performing Sales reps and leaders reveal their proven tactical strategies on how you can exceed quota and grow your career!
Episodes
35 episodes
33: How to Make Your Buyer the Hero - Jason Cutter
In today’s episode, we sit down with Jason Cutter, CEO of Cutter Consulting Group. Topics Covered: - The A to Z of sales (prospecting, negotiation, and closing)- Jason's unique approach is to be a “Sales Success Archit...
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32: Why I Sold My Podcast to TrainYo - Sunil and Omar
In today’s episode, we sit down with the Co-Founders of TrainYo, Sunil Kumar and Omar Sadik!Topics Covered: -The backstories of Sunil and Omar and why they started TrainYo- TrainYo's mission to bring equality and high-quali...
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31: Leveraging Relationships to Close 7-Figure Federal Deals - Jose Ward
In today's episode, we learn from Jose Ward, Strategic Account Manager at Okta!Topics Covered: - Take a long term view of sales by making personal relationships - Being authentically curious to get to know your buyers- Lever...
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30: Working with your CEO to close deals; Kris Rudeegraap
In today's episode, we learn from Kris Rudeegraap; CEO at SendosoTopics Covered: - Tips on how to co-sell with your CEO - How to recruit Sales talent to your Startup- Be "scrappy" and work with tools like Upwork
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29: Staying Organized in Sales - Tech Tai
In today's episode, we learn from Tech Tai! Learn her strategy on how to: - Become a unicorn sales rep- Organize your workflow --------------Want to share a Sales tip and be on the show? Reach out to M...
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28: Authentic Selling - Jeff Kirchick
In today's episode, we have Jeff Kirchick, VP of Enterprise Sales at NextCaller!Learn his strategy on how to: - Make prospecting fund - Be authentic when selling - Embrace your weird self! -------...
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27: High-Growth Sales Teams - Scott Leese
This week, we sit down with Scott Leese, 6x Sales Leader - 3x Founder - 2x Author - Sales Consultant & Strategic Advisor to startups around the world.We learn his strategy on how to build a top-performing sales team and how a VP of ...
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26: GAP Selling - Keenan
This week, we sit down with Keenan, author of GAP Selling, CEO, Keynote Speaker, Forbes Contributor, and Award-Winning Blogger.We learn his strategy on how to GAP sell but more importantly, how to use this strategy in the SDR role...
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25: Asking for Help - Jair Williams
In our third episode with Jair Williams (SDR at Okta, Inc.) we learn his professional growth strategy. You will learn how to: 1) be honest with yourself2) don't be afraid to raise your hand 3) always write thi...
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24: Professional Growth Tips - Jair Williams
In our second episode with Jair Williams (SDR at Okta, Inc.) we learn his profes...
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23: Personal Branding - Jair Williams
"Make sense of your why, prepare for internal and external meetings, be consistent" - Jair Williams Want to share an SDR sales tip? Reach out to Marcos Serna on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcosserna/
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22: Reverse Prospecting - Andy Chen
This week learn from co-founder, Andy Chen, on how he exceeded 114% quota using his reverse prospecting strategy. He shares all starting with the problem -- solution -- wins! Don't miss out!
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21: "Champion" Outbound Campaign - Marcos Serna
Learn how Marcos Serna (former Strategic SDR @ Optimizely and current AE @ Okta) was able to generate 166% quota using a unique prospecting campaign he calls the "champion campaign".
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20: Finding the right mentors - Alexandra Turcios
Have you always wanted a mentor but never took the initiative to get one? Or have you been too nervous to make the ask? This week, Alexandra, reveals her strategies on strategically finding mentors that will shape your career. Lear...
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19: Run better discovery calls - Lisa Schnare
Lisa has built numerous high performing SDR teams from the ground up and the one thing that is the most important? Running better discovery meetings! Tune in to learn: - Lisa's elements of great discovery- The right qu...
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18: LinkedIn Outbounding Strategy - Sarah Hicks
Learn how Sarah Hicks (Senior SDR - Predictable Revenue) was able to crush 130% of her quota through COLD LinkedIn outbounding. She shares her tips on how she:- attains a 20-35% reply rate- follows up on comments/likes - never ...
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17: Path to SDR Manager - Kyle Maynard
In this episode, we sit down with Kyle Maynard - Manager, Sales Development at Workday. Kyle reveals the tactical strategies that helped him move from top-performing SDR and AE to SDR Manager!! Tune in to learn: - Kyle's Path to SDR Ma...
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16: Cold Calling Tactics - Cameron Thomas
We sit down with Cameron Thomas (New Business Sales Associate; Procurement Leaders) and we dive deep into how he was able to attain 171% Quota just by cold calling. You will learn specific strategies like- Double touch- Drunk dialing&nb...
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15: Psychology of the SDR - Keith Ippel
In this episode, we sit down with Keith Ippel the CEO of Spring Activator. We dive deep into the psychology of the SDR during the COVID Pandemic and where to prioritize accounts. Keith shares his strategy on how he closed $300K by talking to hi...
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14: First 90 Days as an SDR
Have you ever wanted to learn how to succeed in your first 90 days??Do you want to learn a proven strategy on how two top-performing SDRs crushed quota and got promoted?In this episode, our co-hosts,
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13: Sales for Introverts - Faris Khalifeh
In this episode, learn from Faris Khalifeh on why introverts make the best salespeople! We dive deep into who an introvert is and why they are an asset to any sales team!
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12: Your LinkedIn Brand - Richard Harris
Learn Richard's strategy on how to prospect and build your brand on LinkedIn. Richard shares his screen and provides tangible tips that you can implement today! Also, we have a candid conversation about mental health as it relates to the sales ...
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11: 10 interviews and 3 job offers - Sunil Kumar
All the way from England we have Sunil Kumar on the show. Learn his tactical strategy on how he landed 10 job interviews and was offered 3 positions during COVID! His unique strategy applies to ANY job posting and is a must-watch!
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