I cant wait for you to hear this one.

Episode 57 comes at a time when all of us need to be focusing on our physical health. I couldn't be more excited to have Greg Martinez, Founder and CEO at Elevate Fitness Community on the podcast.

We talk about Greg's road to entrepreneurship, how fitness changed his life and how he views sales and growing his business.

The best part about this episode is that even though Greg isnt a "sales person" - he gives some of the BEST advice I've ever heard on the show before. 

I hope you enjoy our conversation on everything from:

👉 how his "all or nothing" mentality became an advantage for him in business 

👉his experience trying different avenues before starting out on his own 

👉a great POV on the power of giving and growing your network 

👉 tactical tips on how health relates to our ability to perform well at work

and much more!

This episode is also quite special to me because not only is Greg MY personal trainer now ( he's got me on the program!) - but because Greg and I have been friends since 9th grade :) I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we did recording it. 

Couldn't be more excited to bring you Episode 56 with Ryan Drewes!

This episode is authentic, informative both at a high and tactical level and was an absolute blast to record.

Ryan is the EPITOME of a front line sales pro - he loves this game so much. He's got experience in everything from face to face sales to B2B sales - and brings all that experience to this episode!

I hope you enjoy our conversation on everything from:

👉 how his sales career got started with a kool - aid stand as a kid 

👉his experience is door to door, commission only sales 

👉his view on what sales is really all about 

👉 tactical tips on how he CRUSHES his outreach goals on a regular basis

and much more!

This episode gets REAL, folks. Ryan and I talk about the highs, the lows and everything in between. It was an honor to have Ryan on the show - I'm sure you will enjoy his spirit and attitude as much as I did. 

Here we go! Episode 55 is here to satisfy your hunger for great insights from true sales pros! 

I've done something special for this episode - I brought TWO amazing sales pros to talk all things SDR and Inside Sales - Natasha Shifrin - Sales Development and Strategy Leader - and Erik Claster - Inside Sales Consultant and SDR Process expert - here to share their stories!

We talk about how Natasha and Erik got started in sales, how they met as colleagues and the lessons they learned as they continued on their amazing individual career paths 

I hope you enjoy our conversation on everything from:

👉 how each of them viewed sales as they entered into the profession

👉 their approach to their collaboration over the years - "iron sharpens iron"

👉stepping into your true self to communicate your unique value 

👉 the importance of being present and in the moment in sales 

and much more!

Natasha and Erik bring the FIIIIIRE on this episode. Please - PLEASE - listen to this if you love the profession of sales. It's a great one! 

Boom! Episode 54 is here and Scott Leese stops by to share his journey.

Scott is a 6x Startup Sales Leader, 3x Top 25 AA-ISP Inside Sales Leader, 2x Founder, 1x Author and Strategic Advisor to many sales teams-

We talk about the challenges Scott faced early on with his health, his meteoric rise through sales leadership roles and the lessons he's learned along the way.

I hope you enjoy our conversation on everything from

👉 how Scott's darkest moments served as inspiration for his first book

👉 the challenges that come with being in sales leadership

👉how he started his Surf and Sales conference

👉 the power of taking action and going after your goals

👉a sneak preview on the topic of his next book

and much more!

As always - Scott provides a "Snack Break Sales-Tip" and clues us in on his favorite place to eat lunch.   Let me know what you think about this 🔥 episode with Scott Leese!

Boom! Episode 53 is here and Amy Quick stops by to share her journey.   

Amy is a frontline Business Development Executive at Intellimagic, a content creator on LinkedIn, co founder of 5onFriday and a great human being!

We talk about Amy's start in sales - the lessons she learned early on in customer facing retail sales and how she carried those lessons to the B2B world

I hope you enjoy our conversation on everything from   

👉 the approach Amy used to get promotion after promotion after promotion :) 

👉 her journey through different industries and what she took away from each role

👉how she decided to start creating content on LinkedIN

👉 the power of peer to peer coaching

👉foster a community    

👉 being open minded to feed back and coaching at all times 

👉the awesome and fantastic 5onFriday initiative she co founded 

plus much more!  

and of course - Amy provides a "Snack Break Sales-Tip" and clues us in on his favorite place to eat lunch.   Let me know what you think about this 🔥 episode with Amy Quick!   

Here we go! Episode 52 is here and Ryan Zadrazil stops by to share his journey.   

Ryan is a frontline Enterprise SDR at Directive, a content creator on LinkedIn and true sales professional.

We talk about Ryan's first jobs in sales - we share a few laughs about working Black Friday on crutches - up to what he is doing now at Directive.

I hope you enjoy our conversation on everything from   

👉 how Ryan FOUND passion in his different roles 

👉 the role that LinkedIn played in his learning process

👉how he leveraged LinkedIn to get his dream job

👉 stories/lessons from his experiences through retail sales, outside sales and inside sales

👉what it's like working remotely   

👉 how to find remote sales jobs  

👉why he decided to start creating content on LinkedIn   

plus much more!  

and of course - Ryan provides a "Snack Break Sales-Tip" and clues us in on his favorite place to eat lunch.   Let me know what you think about this 🔥 episode with Ryan Zadrazil!   Link to the episode is in the comments

Season 3 is here! I am grateful to kick off this season by having a sales LEGEND on the podcast. John Barrows is a true sales pro, an accomplished sales trainer, CEO and author. 

Best of all - John wants to elevate the sales profession as a whole. Everything he does maps back to that. 

I hope you enjoy our conversation on everything from 

👉 how John got started in sales 

👉 his days/success at XEROX 

👉what led him to start his own company 

👉 stories/lessons from his experiences when his company was acquired

👉how he got started in sales training 

👉 best sales movies of all time 

👉why he and his daughter wrote a book together 

plus much more!

and of course - John provides a "Snack Break Sales-Tip" and clues us in on his favorite place to eat lunch.

Happy to be back and excited to kick off this season with such a fantastic guest!!!

Let me know what you think about this 🔥 episode with John Barrows! 

How time flies! The end of Season 2 of #thelunchbreakpodcast is here!

On this very special season finale -- I am joined by one of my biggest influences and "virtual" mentors, Victor Antonio.

The first time I saw Victor's content, I was sitting at my desk in the cell phone store I worked at. The year was 2013 - and if you told me that six years later I would be interviewing Victor on a podcast I produce about sales -- I would have said: "You're crazy!"

But life has a funny way of being pretty crazy and on this episode, I have the privilege of interviewing an accomplished sales trainer, keynote speaker and author about all things sales.

We talk about how Victor got started in sales (Victor is a phenomenal storyteller), how he made the jump from corporate America to running his own training business and much much more.

As always -- you will walk away with actionable advice and insight that you can put to use immediately!

Huge thank you and shoutout to every single person that has listened to the podcast so far -- more to come in 2020!

On Episode 49 of #thelunchbreakpodcast with none other than sales extraordinaire, Josh Braun - we talk about everything from sales to pink Himalayan sea salt! 

For the uninitiated - Josh is a powerhouse sales pro. He has REAL world experience of what works and what doesn't and lucky for us - has focused his career around sharing his expertise. 

We talk about the happenstance way he got into sales -- all I will say is that I'm very glad it wasn't "leg day" at the gym the day Josh decided to go from teaching kindergarten to diving into the sales world.

From there - Josh shares his insights around best practices for communicating with prospects and gives all of us some great advice about detaching from outcomes in our sales efforts.

Just what you would expect from a true sales pro like Josh - an informative, insightful conversation that can help you actually move the needle forward! 

Let me know what you think!

Nearing the end of Season 2 and I couldnt be more excited to share this convo with you all.

Ryan Reisert, Co-Founder and CEO at The Sales Developers, Co - Author of "Outbound sales, No fluff" and Student of Sales - joins me for episode 48 and we had a BLAST!

In fact - we had SO much fun that I forgot to ask Ryan for a sales tip - so instead - I included a clip of us jamming OUT to Ke$ha before I started the episode 😂

Ryan talks about his journey into sales - from a Math scholarship to hitting the phones for REAL in the midst of a recession. We go on to talk about his journey up through the ranks - eventually becoming a founder. 

This one is SO hard to summarize well because we really covered so much - from mindset, to tactical approaches, to achievement drive - all in all - Ryan delivered FIRE on this one folks!

Stay tuned to the very end for a full fledged Ke$ha outro 😂