Collin Cadmus Podcast

Hello and welcome back to the Collin Cadmus Podcast. Today I’m joined by Meredith Chandler.

Meredith is the VP of Sales at Aligned where she’s led her team to a 45% win rate and drove ACV up 4x for mid-market and 30% for SMB. Aligned has grown a world-class brand on LinkedIn through sharing organic content which accounts for ~65% of their leads, and recently closed a Series B round of 60M.

Meredith started her sales career at Yelp and then went on to Indeed, Samsara, Spiff, and CaptivateIQ, before landing her current role at Aligned.

Needless to say, she’s been crushing it for a long time and I’m excited to get her thoughts on all that’s changing in B2B sales and find out how she’s making this magic happen so quickly at Aligned. 

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TOPICS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:57 Sales Team Size

00:07:05 Hiring AEs

00:17:22 What’s Changed

00:29:22 Increasing ACV

00:43:08 Increasing Win Rate

00:49:56 Outbound Success

01:01:59 AI Sales Tools

01:04:37 What is Aligned

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QUESTIONS:

1. How big is your sales team (how many of each role)?
2. How do you decide when to hire more AEs?
3. What’s changed the most in sales since your early days at Yelp?
4. How did you increase ACV in SMB and MM?
5. How did you achieve a 45% win rate?
6. What actually works for outbound today?
7. What AI tools is your team using besides Aligned?
8. What is Aligned and who should use it?

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LINKS:

Aligned: https://alignedup.com 

Meredith Consulting: https://www.merediththesalescoach.com 

Collin on X: https://x.com/collincadmus

Modern Outbound System: https://www.collincadmus.com/the-modern-outbound-system

Sales Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/sales-coaching

Founder Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/founder-coaching

Collin Cadmus Podcast: https://www.collincadmus.com/podcasts/collin-cadmus-podcast

Revenue Growth Blog: https://www.collincadmus.com/blog

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Hello and welcome back to the Collin Cadmus Podcast. Today I’m joined by Rex Galbraith.

Rex is the Chief Revenue Officer at Consensus, the world’s number one demo automation platform founded in 2013. Rex joined in 2016 as VP of Sales and climbed to SVP of Sales in 2022 prior to becoming the CRO later that year. Before Consensus, Rex led sales at Hirevue, Global Access, and Yoli.

Needless to say he has a wealth of experience and I’m excited to dive in and get his thoughts on all that’s changed in B2B sales and find out what’s working and what isn’t working for his team at Consensus.

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TOPICS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:06:50 Hiring Salespeople

00:27:26 Broken Outbound Model

00:34:01 What’s Changed

00:39:27 Using Sales AI

00:41:36 Major Enterprise Deals

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QUESTIONS:

1. What’s the secret to hiring great salespeople?

2. Is traditional outbound sales broken, or still working well at Consensus?

3. What has changed most in sales at Consensus in the last 5 years?

4. How is your sales team using AI?

5. What’s the key to closing major enterprise deals like Salesforce, SAP, and Atlassian?

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LINKS:

Consensus: https://goconsensus.com 

Rex on X: https://x.com/RexGalbraith 

Collin on X: https://x.com/collincadmus

Modern Outbound System: https://www.collincadmus.com/the-modern-outbound-system

Sales Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/sales-coaching

Founder Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/founder-coaching

Collin Cadmus Podcast: https://www.collincadmus.com/podcasts/collin-cadmus-podcast

Revenue Growth Blog: https://www.collincadmus.com/blog

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Hello and welcome back to the Collin Cadmus Podcast. Today I’m joined by Brandon Bornancin.

Brandon is the Founder & CEO of Seamless.AI, one of the industry’s top providers of B2B contact data. He’s hired and trained hundreds of salespeople over the past decade, so I’m excited to catch up and get his thoughts on all that’s changed this year in B2B sales and what lies ahead in 2026.

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TOPICS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:59 Hiring Salespeople

00:27:22 Broken Outbound Model

00:34:07 What’s Changed

00:40:27 Using Sales AI

00:50:09 Differentiation at Seamless

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QUESTIONS:

1. What’s the secret to hiring great salespeople?

2. Is traditional outbound sales broken, or still working well at Seamless?

3. What has changed most in sales at Seamless in the last 5 years?

4. How is your sales team using AI? 

5. How do you teach AEs at Seamless to differentiate in a crowded market?

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LINKS:

Seamless: https://seamless.ai 

Brandon’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07QQCZSS1?ccs_id=840

Collin on X: https://x.com/collincadmus

Modern Outbound System: https://www.collincadmus.com/the-modern-outbound-system

Sales Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/sales-coaching

Founder Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/founder-coaching

Collin Cadmus Podcast: https://www.collincadmus.com/podcasts/collin-cadmus-podcast

Revenue Growth Blog: https://www.collincadmus.com/blog

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Hello and welcome back to the Collin Cadmus Podcast. Today I’m joined by JC Pollard.

JC is a Sales Manager at Gong where he’s currently responsible for building out their mid-market AE team in Austin, TX. Prior to joining Gong’s sales leadership team he crushed it as a top performing SDR and AE. 

Needless to say, he’s a rockstar and I’m excited to get his thoughts on all that’s changing in B2B sales and find out specifically what he thinks is working and what isn’t as he builds his team at Gong in Austin.

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TOPICS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:05:33 Hiring in Austin

00:27:26 Broken Outbound Model

00:40:46 What’s Changed

00:47:28 Using AI at Gong  

00:51:09 Differentiation at Gong

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QUESTIONS:

1. How long have you been in Austin and what roles are you hiring for?

2. Is traditional outbound sales broken, or still working well at Gong?

3. What has changed most for AEs at Gong in the last 5 years?

4. Where has Gong implemented AI and what’s coming down the pipeline?

5. How do you teach AEs at Gong to differentiate in a crowded market?

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LINKS:

Gong: https://www.gong.io 

Collin on X: https://x.com/collincadmus

Modern Outbound System: https://www.collincadmus.com/the-modern-outbound-system

Sales Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/sales-coaching

Founder Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/founder-coaching

Collin Cadmus Podcast: https://www.collincadmus.com/podcasts/collin-cadmus-podcast

Revenue Growth Blog: https://www.collincadmus.com/blog

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Hello and welcome back to the Collin Cadmus Podcast. Today I’m joined by Gal Aga.

Gal is the Co-founder and CEO of Aligned, a Digital Sales Room that helps teams win deals and onboard clients faster. Prior to Aligned, Gal served as CRO, VP Sales, Head of Sales, Director, Manager, and Account Executive throughout his sales career. 

Needless to say, he’s literally seen and done it all, so I’m excited to get his thoughts on all that’s changing in B2B sales and find out what he thinks is working and what isn’t working for growing pipeline and revenue in 2025 and beyond.

Before we get started, if you’re watching on YouTube, please take a moment to subscribe to the channel, like the video, and leave us a comment if you have questions or feedback. If you’re joining us from Spotify or Apple Podcasts, please drop us a review and let us know what you think of the episode. This is much appreciated.

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TOPICS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:22 Broken Outbound Model

00:11:46 What’s Working Today

00:36:31 Digital Sales Room

00:40:54 Aligned

00:52:33 Growth Plans

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QUESTIONS:

1. Is traditional outbound sales broken, dead, or dying? If yes, how so?

2. What’s actually working for outbound sales today?

3. What’s a Digital Sales Room?

4. What sets Aligned apart from competition?

5. What are your plans for growth in H2 2025?

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LINKS:

Aligned: https://alignedup.com 

Collin on X: https://x.com/collincadmus

Modern Outbound System: https://www.collincadmus.com/the-modern-outbound-system

Sales Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/sales-coaching

Founder Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/founder-coaching

Collin Cadmus Podcast: https://www.collincadmus.com/podcasts/collin-cadmus-podcast

Revenue Growth Blog: https://www.collincadmus.com/blog

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Hello and welcome back to the Collin Cadmus Podcast. Today I’m joined by Christian Krause.

Christian is a former Salesforce Account Executive. He started with Salesforce in 2018 as an Inbound BDR and then moved into Outbound before becoming Salesforce’s Social Selling Champion. After which he became a top AE before deciding to leave Salesforce and start his own social selling consultancy called The Quota League.

Today we’re going to dive in and find out   what Christian thinks is working and what isn’t working for B2B salespeople on LinkedIn and get his best actionable tips that you can implement immediately to help develop yourself as an industry thought leader and start generating pipeline and qualified opportunities from LinkedIn.

Before we get started, if you’re watching on YouTube, please take a moment to subscribe to the channel, like the video, and leave us a comment if you have questions or feedback. If you’re joining us from Spotify or Apple Podcasts, please drop us a review and let us know what you think of the episode. This is much appreciated.

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TOPICS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:06:29 Broken Outbound Model

00:10:53 What’s Working Today

00:16:55 AI in Sales

00:31:43 LinkedIn Content Creation

00:57:18 LinkedIn Sales Navigator

01:04:46 The Quota League

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QUESTIONS:

1. Is traditional outbound sales broken, dead, or dying? If yes, how so?

2. What’s actually working for outbound sales today?

3. What’s your take on AI in sales over the next 5-10 years?

4. What are your top tips for creating content on LinkedIn?

5. What are your top tips for using LinkedIn Sales Navigator?

6. What is The Quota League and who should join?

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LINKS:

Quota League: https://quotaleague.com 

Christian on X: https://x.com/chrisbits92 

Collin on X: https://x.com/collincadmus

Modern Outbound System: https://www.collincadmus.com/the-modern-outbound-system

Sales Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/sales-coaching

Founder Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/founder-coaching

Collin Cadmus Podcast: https://www.collincadmus.com/podcasts/collin-cadmus-podcast

Revenue Growth Blog: https://www.collincadmus.com/blog

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Hello and welcome back to the Collin Cadmus Podcast. Today I’m joined by Ian Koniak.

Ian is the Founder and CEO of Untap Your Sales Potential, a sales training company for B2B Account Executives. Prior to starting his own company, Ian worked in B2B technology sales for 19 years at fortune 500 companies holding both individual contributor and leadership roles and was the number one Enterprise AE globally at Salesforce, closing over $100M in sales throughout his career.

Ian’s mission is to share his learnings from over 20 years in tech sales to help AE’s perform their best, so I’m excited to dive in and get his thoughts on what’s working and what isn't working in B2B sales in 2025 and beyond. 

Before we get started, if you’re watching on YouTube, please take a moment to subscribe to the channel, like the video, and leave us a comment if you have questions or feedback. If you’re joining us from Spotify or Apple Podcasts, please drop us a review and let us know what you think of the episode. This is much appreciated.

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TOPICS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:15 Broken Outbound Model

00:04:50 What’s Working Today

00:23:04 AI in Sales

00:40:52 Average Sales Tenure

00:44:37 Choosing the Right Employer

00:49:10 Untap Your Sales Potential

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QUESTIONS:

1. Is traditional outbound sales broken, dead, or dying? If yes, how so?

2. What’s actually working for outbound sales today?

3. What’s your take on AI in sales over the next 5-10 years?

4. What’s the key to achieving a long sales tenure at the same company?

5. How should salespeople choose the right company to sell for?

6. What is Untap Your Sales Potential and who should get involved?

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LINKS:

Ian’s Website: https://www.untapyoursalespotential.com 

Ian’s Webinar: https://www.untapyoursalespotential.com/top-4-chatgpt-use-cases-for-tech-sellers

Ian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iankoniak

Ian’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/iankoniak

Collin on X: https://x.com/collincadmus

Modern Outbound System: https://www.collincadmus.com/the-modern-outbound-system

Sales Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/sales-coaching

Founder Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/founder-coaching

Collin Cadmus Podcast: https://www.collincadmus.com/podcasts/collin-cadmus-podcast

Revenue Growth Blog: https://www.collincadmus.com/blog

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Hello and welcome back to the Collin Cadmus Podcast. Today I’m joined by Valerie Avila.

Valerie is the Head of International Sales at Justworks. She started there 11 years ago as an Account Executive and climbed her way to the top. Prior to Justworks, Valerie was selling for SinglePlatform where we first met and worked together.

With 11 years at one company climbing from AE to Head of Sales, Valerie defies the odds and proves what’s possible when you deliver consistently and work for a great employer selling a great product. Needless to say, I’m excited to find out what she thinks is working and what isn’t in 2025 and beyond, and learn her secrets to growing a long-term sales career at one company. 

Before we get started, if you’re watching on YouTube, please take a moment to subscribe to the channel, like the video, and leave us a comment if you have questions or feedback. If you’re joining us from Spotify or Apple Podcasts, please drop us a review and let us know what you think of the episode. This is much appreciated.

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TOPICS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:10:23 Broken Outbound Model

00:13:36 What’s Working Today

00:26:30 AI in Sales

00:37:02 Average Sales Tenure

00:42:23 How to Get Promoted

00:49:58 Jobs at Justworks

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QUESTIONS:

1. Is traditional outbound sales broken, dead, or dying? If yes, how so?

2. What’s actually working for outbound sales today?

3. What’s your take on AI in sales over the next 5-10 years?

4. What’s the key to achieving a long sales tenure at the same company?

5. What’s the secret to getting promoted and climbing the ladder?

6. Is Justworks hiring? Who should apply?

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LINKS:

Justworks: https://www.justworks.com 

Valerie on X: https://x.com/avilava 

Collin on X: https://x.com/collincadmus

Modern Outbound System: https://www.collincadmus.com/the-modern-outbound-system

Sales Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/sales-coaching

Founder Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/founder-coaching

Collin Cadmus Podcast: https://www.collincadmus.com/podcasts/collin-cadmus-podcast

Revenue Growth Blog: https://www.collincadmus.com/blog

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Hello and welcome back to the Collin Cadmus Podcast. Today I’m joined by Brian LaManna.

Brian is an Enterprise Account Executive at Gong, where he’s worked for the past 4 years crushing quota and winning his way into President’s Club. Prior to Gong he also served as a top AE at BrightEdge for 3 years.

Brian is also the Founder of Closed Won where he shares a newsletter, podcast, and sales playbooks, along with sharing his wisdom across LinkedIn and X. Needless to say, Brian has been winning the sales game for a long time and I’m excited to get his thoughts on what he thinks is working and what isn’t for B2B sales in 2025 and beyond.

Before we get started, if you’re watching on YouTube, please take a moment to subscribe to the channel, like the video, and leave us a comment if you have questions or feedback. If you’re joining us from Spotify or Apple Podcasts, please drop us a review and let us know what you think of the episode. This is much appreciated.

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TOPICS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:16 Broken Outbound Model

00:15:48 Modern Outbound

00:21:53 AI in Sales

00:31:40 Modern Discovery

00:41:00 Differentiated Selling

00:50:01 ClosedWon.xyz

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QUESTIONS:

1. Is traditional outbound sales broken, dead, or dying? If yes, how so?

2. What’s actually working for outbound sales today?

3. What’s your take on AI in sales over the next 5-10 years?

4. What’s the key to successful discovery in modern sales?

5. How can sellers differentiate their offer in a crowded market?

6. What is Closed Won?

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LINKS:

Closed Won: https://closedwon.xyz 

Brian on X: https://x.com/BrianLaManna_ 

Collin on X: https://x.com/collincadmus

Modern Outbound System: https://www.collincadmus.com/the-modern-outbound-system

Sales Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/sales-coaching

Founder Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/founder-coaching

Collin Cadmus Podcast: https://www.collincadmus.com/podcasts/collin-cadmus-podcast

Revenue Growth Blog: https://www.collincadmus.com/blog

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Hello and welcome back to the Collin Cadmus Podcast. Today I’m joined by Sam Nelson.

Sam is the Founder of SDRLeader.com. Prior to starting his own company he spent almost 6 years at Outreach where he climbed from their top performing SDR into management and leadership positions. 

Needless to say, Sam has been at the forefront of all things Sales Development over the past decade, so I’m excited to dive in and get his thoughts on what he thinks is working and what isn’t for B2B outbound in 2025 and beyond. 

Before we get started, if you’re watching on YouTube, please take a moment to subscribe to the channel, like the video, and leave us a comment if you have questions or feedback. If you’re joining us from Spotify or Apple Podcasts, please drop us a review and let us know what you think of the episode. This is much appreciated.

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TOPICS:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:16 Broken Outbound Model

00:11:55 What’s Working Today

00:17:34 AI in Sales

00:26:11 Choosing the Right Employer

00:33:14 Biggest Mistakes in Sales Dev

00:44:59 SDRLeader.com

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QUESTIONS:

1. Is traditional outbound sales broken, dead, or dying? If yes, how so?

2. What’s actually working for outbound sales today?

3. What’s your take on AI in sales over the next 5-10 years?

4. How can salespeople identify and choose the right employer?

5. What are the biggest mistakes SDRs and leaders are making today?

6. What is SDRLeader.com?

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LINKS:

SDRLeader: https://www.sdrleader.com

Sam on X: https://x.com/realSamNelson  

Collin on X: https://x.com/collincadmus

Modern Outbound System: https://www.collincadmus.com/the-modern-outbound-system

Sales Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/sales-coaching

Founder Coaching: https://www.collincadmus.com/founder-coaching

Collin Cadmus Podcast: https://www.collincadmus.com/podcasts/collin-cadmus-podcast

Revenue Growth Blog: https://www.collincadmus.com/blog

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