The world of tech and technical sales is largely inaccessible for anyone without a college degree. 

There is a pool of talent with the hunger and desire for success that can't even interview. 

We speak with Omar Sadik, the Co-Founder of TrainYo, and his vision for disrupting the education and training industry. 

Listen to how the youngest of 4 kids from an immigrant working-class background is planning to take on legacy education and training around the world. 

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This is the first collaboration between the Level Up Podcast/Salescast team and Cascading Leadership. 

In this episode, I'm interviewed by Edward Purmalis on the state of sales and how to attract more candidates into the sales profession. 

We also get into what characteristics are necessary for sales success. 

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Defying expectations has been a pattern of Maribeth Achterberg's life. 

From bucking the expectations of her parents who wanted her to have a life devoted to their church, navigating her early professional life as a single mom, or rising to the level of Sr. IT Leadership with a deep track-record for organizational transformation in a male-dominated function, Maribeth has defied expectations and paved her own way forward. 

Listen to her inspiring story. 

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What role has family and community played in shaping Sarah's leadership style and philosophy? 

How have those foundational lessons prepared her for her role today? 

Tune in and find out in Part 2 of our interview. 

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How does someone who grows up in a small rural town with very limited career opportunities, rise to become a senior director at one of the world's largest commercial real estate firms? 

Tune into part 1 of Sarah's story where you will learn what was critical to her success. 


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The Great Recession, Great Reshuffle, Great Rethink has fundamentally impacted and changed most workplaces. 

How can clinical and non-clinical healthcare organizations navigate this talent environment given the specific constraints the industry faces? 

Scott Galanos, SVP of Addison Group and Adam Shandler Sr. Leader of L&D for the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, both talent experts in the healthcare space share their recommendations in our special feature episode. 

Tune in!  

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In this episode, LB and Jim review two books: 

1. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (LB)
2. Sell Without Selling Out by Andy Paul (Jim) 

Will either of these books get the full nerd approval and earn the coveted 5 Pocket Protector rating? 

Listen to this special feature episode and find out! 

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How do you expand your capabilities? How do you build exceptional unit cohesion? What are the 10 Business Commandments that James lives by that have allowed him to build phenomenal teams? 

You will get the answers to those questions and so much more in this phenomenal episode. 

Check it out and let us know what you think. 

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The deck was stacked against him. The game could have been rigged. 

How in the world could the son of Haitian immigrants, raised in a single-parent household, in one of the poorest parts of NYC ever have a chance at success? 

Listen to this episode to hear more about the inspirational story of James Davermann. 

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If you're looking for great Dr. Evil impressions or great Porky Pig impressions, this is probably not the episode you're looking for. 

If you're looking to get a taste for how servant leadership will allow for building great teams, there may be some things here that you can pick up. 

This episode picks up from Episode 4 and talks through some of the key learnings that Jim has picked up through the years. 

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