Sales Players

Jesse shares a list of things you can vet for before accepting your next software sales role, regardless of whether your an SDR, AE or other. 

-A strong product offering, product market fit, clear value proposition & value drivers, legit happy customers and documented success stories

-Quality leadership, particularly sales leadership - Do they have any LinkedIn recommendations?

-Well documented rep/team success & results - In general, are reps achieving their goals? What is the top performer specifically doing?

-Rep investment - How do they train, enable and advance reps to career & financial success?

-Do they respect boundaries, provide & receive feedback?

SPONSORS:

• Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com?fpr=ssp use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year

• Overloop (Run multi-channel outbound campaigns, from a single platform) - https://get.overloop.com/ssp use this link for an extended trial and additional onboarding hours

• Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp

CONNECT WITH JESSE:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessewoodbury

• Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/

HELP GROW SSP:

• Join the Slack Community: https://launchpass.com/saas_sales_players

• Subscribe!

• Leave a rating, write a review and share

• Ask about 1:1 performance and career coaching with Jesse

• Check out the above sponsors, it's the best way to support the show

GUEST HIGHLIGHTS:

Ian Koniak, Brandon Fluharty, Jamal Reimer, Jen Allen-Knuth, Andy Paul, Collin Mitchell, Rafael Figueroa, Tim Zielinski, Christian Banach, Rajiv 'RajNATION' Nathan, Belal Batrawy, Christine Rogers, Chris Beall, Dustin Brown, Patrick Baynes, Jeroen Corthout

John Wood shares his learnings from a 6-year military career in the 75th Ranger Regiment (Special Operations Forces). 

5 SOF Truths:

1. Humans are more important than Hardware.

2. Quality is better than Quantity.

3. Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced.

4. Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur.

5. Most Special Operations require non-SOF assistance

SPONSORS:

• Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com?fpr=ssp use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year

• Overloop (Run multi-channel outbound campaigns, from a single platform) - https://get.overloop.com/ssp use this link for an extended trial and additional onboarding hours

• Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp

EPISODE LINKS:

• Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-wood-85038066/

CONNECT WITH JESSE:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessewoodbury

• Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/

HELP GROW SSP:

• Join the Slack Community: https://launchpass.com/saas_sales_players

• Subscribe!

• Leave a rating, write a review and share

• Ask about 1:1 performance and career coaching with Jesse

• Check out the above sponsors, it's the best way to support the show

GUEST HIGHLIGHTS:

Ian Koniak, Brandon Fluharty, Jamal Reimer, Jen Allen-Knuth, Andy Paul, Collin Mitchell, Rafael Figueroa, Tim Zielinski, Christian Banach, Rajiv 'RajNATION' Nathan, Belal Batrawy, Christine Rogers, Chris Beall, Dustin Brown, Patrick Baynes, Jeroen Corthout

Jesse shares 4 things he's proud of in his SaaS selling career so far.

Jesse shares the 3 things he would have done differently in his SaaS selling career to personally scale faster. 

SPONSORS:

• Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com?fpr=ssp use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year

• Overloop (Run multi-channel outbound campaigns, from a single platform) - https://get.overloop.com/ssp use this link for an extended trial and additional onboarding hours

• Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp

CONNECT WITH JESSE:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessewoodbury

• Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/

HELP GROW SSP:

• Join the Slack Community: https://launchpass.com/saas_sales_players

• Subscribe!

• Leave a rating, write a review and share

• Ask about 1:1 performance and career coaching with Jesse

• Check out the above sponsors, it's the best way to support the show

GUEST HIGHLIGHTS:

Ian Koniak, Brandon Fluharty, Jamal Reimer, Jen Allen-Knuth, Andy Paul, Collin Mitchell, Rafael Figueroa, Tim Zielinski, Christian Banach, Rajiv 'RajNATION' Nathan, Belal Batrawy, Christine Rogers, Chris Beall, Dustin Brown, Patrick Baynes, Jeroen Corthout

Jesse's been AWOL for too long... He comes up for air after a crazy busy month & sales quarter to share how he designed close plans, mutual action plans, mutual milestones... or whatever the hell you want to call them. Implementing a plan will help you build credibility, improve forecasting & close more deals.

SPONSORS:

• Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com?fpr=ssp use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year

• Overloop (Run multi-channel outbound campaigns, from a single platform) - https://get.overloop.com/ssp use this link for an extended trial and additional onboarding hours

• Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp

EPISODE LINKS:

• Get in touch and I'll send you my close plan template

CONNECT WITH JESSE:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessewoodbury

• Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/

HELP GROW SSP:

• Join the Slack Community: https://launchpass.com/saas_sales_players

• Subscribe!

• Leave a rating, write a review and share

• Ask about 1:1 performance and career coaching with Jesse

• Check out the above sponsors, it's the best way to support the show

GUEST HIGHLIGHTS:

Ian Koniak, Brandon Fluharty, Jamal Reimer, Jen Allen-Knuth, Andy Paul, Collin Mitchell, Rafael Figueroa, Tim Zielinski, Christian Banach, Rajiv 'RajNATION' Nathan, Belal Batrawy, Christine Rogers, Chris Beall, Dustin Brown, Patrick Baynes, Jeroen Corthout

With 20 episodes completed, Jesse says thanks to the guests and listeners who've made the show possible. If you or someone you know would like to be a guest on the show or if you have feedback (positive or negative) please reach out to me on LinkedIn.

SPONSORS:

• Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com?fpr=ssp use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year

• Overloop (Run multi-channel outbound campaigns, from a single platform) - https://get.overloop.com/ssp use this link for an extended trial and additional onboarding hours

• Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp

CONNECT WITH JESSE:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessewoodbury

• Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/

HELP GROW SSP:

• Join the Slack Community: https://launchpass.com/saas_sales_players

• Subscribe!

• Leave a rating, write a review and share

• Ask about 1:1 performance and career coaching with Jesse

• Check out the above sponsors, it's the best way to support the show

GUEST HIGHLIGHTS:

Ian Koniak, Brandon Fluharty, Jamal Reimer, Jen Allen-Knuth, Andy Paul, Collin Mitchell, Rafael Figueroa, Tim Zielinski, Christian Banach, Rajiv 'RajNATION' Nathan, Belal Batrawy, Christine Rogers, Chris Beall, Dustin Brown, Patrick Baynes, Jeroen Corthout

Jeroen Corthout is the Co-Founder of Belgium-based Salesflare. Jeroen shares his journey from product to marketing to manageing SaaS sales and growth for Salesflare. He shares his strategy for building trust with customers, improving pipeline conversion and managing time and efficiency. Resources discussed in the episode can be found below.

SPONSORS:

• Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com?fpr=ssp use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year

• Overloop (Run multi-channel outbound campaigns, from a single platform) - https://get.overloop.com/ssp use this link for an extended trial and additional onboarding hours

• Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp

EPISODE LINKS:

• Connect with Jeroen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeroencorthout/

• SaaS Sales Fundamentals Blog Post: https://blog.salesflare.com/saas-sales

• Salesflare website: https://salesflare.com/

CONNECT WITH JESSE:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessewoodbury

• Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/

HELP GROW SSP:

• Join the Slack Community: https://launchpass.com/saas_sales_players

• Subscribe!

• Leave a rating, write a review and share

• Ask about 1:1 performance and career coaching with Jesse

• Check out the above sponsors, it's the best way to support the show

GUEST HIGHLIGHTS:

Ian Koniak, Brandon Fluharty, Jamal Reimer, Jen Allen-Knuth, Andy Paul, Collin Mitchell, Rafael Figueroa, Tim Zielinski, Christian Banach, Rajiv 'RajNATION' Nathan, Belal Batrawy, Christine Rogers, Chris Beall, Dustin Brown, Patrick Baynes, Jeroen Corthout

Jesse shares a go-to question that will help prompt feedback from your prospects on your pricing proposal. 

SPONSORS:

• Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com?fpr=ssp use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year

• Overloop (Run multi-channel outbound campaigns, from a single platform) - https://get.overloop.com/ssp use this link for an extended trial and additional onboarding hours

• Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp

CONNECT WITH JESSE:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessewoodbury

• Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/

HELP GROW SSP:

• Join the Slack Community: https://launchpass.com/saas_sales_players

• Subscribe!

• Leave a rating, write a review and share

• Ask about 1:1 performance and career coaching with Jesse

• Check out the above sponsors, it's the best way to support the show

GUEST HIGHLIGHTS:

Ian Koniak, Brandon Fluharty, Jamal Reimer, Jen Allen-Knuth, Andy Paul, Collin Mitchell, Rafael Figueroa, Tim Zielinski, Christian Banach, Rajiv 'RajNATION' Nathan, Belal Batrawy, Christine Rogers, Chris Beall, Dustin Brown, Patrick Baynes, Jeroen Corthout

Jamal Reimer shares his incredible story of transformation from average rep, who was let go for low performance, to learning 5 key skills that helped him close his first $10 million dollar mega software deal. Jamal has since secured multiple $50 million dollar deals and has closed more than $160 million in his career. Jamal shares how to master mindset, working with executives and how to position yourself for victory in an RFP process. If you're looking to dramatically increase your average deal size, follow Jamal on LinkedIn and check out his mentoring program and masterclasses. 

SPONSORS:

• Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com?fpr=ssp use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year

EPISODE LINKS:

• Connect with Jamal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamal-reimer/

• Jamal's Website: https://www.megadealsecrets.com/

CONNECT WITH JESSE:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessewoodbury

• Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/

HELP GROW SSP:

• Join the Slack Community: https://launchpass.com/saas_sales_players

• Subscribe!

• Leave a rating, write a review and share

• Ask about 1:1 performance and career coaching with Jesse

• Check out the above sponsors, it's the best way to support the show

PAST GUEST HIGHLIGHTS:

Chris Orlob, Ian Koniak, Brandon Fluharty, Scott Leese, Jamal Reimer, Jen Allen-Knuth, Andy Paul, Collin Mitchell, Tim Zielinski, Christian Banach, Rajiv 'RajNATION' Nathan, Belal Batrawy, Christine Rogers, Chris Beall, Patrick Baynes, Jeroen Corthout, Nate Nasralla, Gabe Lullo, Vince Beese, Brandon Bornancin, Girish Redekar, Guillaume Moubeche, Lloyed Lobo, Corey Quinn, Danny Delvecchio, Tom Slocum, Brent Keltner, Todd Busler

© Sales Players LLC

How to handle the very common "Can You Send Me Some More Info?" objection.

SPONSORS:

• Surfe (Connect your CRM with LinkedIn in 60 seconds) - https://www.surfe.com?fpr=ssp use this link with promo code JWSURFE5 for a 5% discount on your first year

• Overloop (Run multi-channel outbound campaigns, from a single platform) - https://get.overloop.com/ssp use this link for an extended trial and additional onboarding hours

• Close (The CRM Built for Growth) - https://refer.close.com/ssp

CONNECT WITH JESSE:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewoodbury/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessewoodbury

• Website: https://jessewoodbury.com/

HELP GROW SSP:

• Join the Slack Community: https://launchpass.com/saas_sales_players

• Subscribe!

• Leave a rating, write a review and share

• Ask about 1:1 performance and career coaching with Jesse

• Check out the above sponsors, it's the best way to support the show

GUEST HIGHLIGHTS:

Ian Koniak, Brandon Fluharty, Jamal Reimer, Jen Allen-Knuth, Andy Paul, Collin Mitchell, Rafael Figueroa, Tim Zielinski, Christian Banach, Rajiv 'RajNATION' Nathan, Belal Batrawy, Christine Rogers, Chris Beall, Dustin Brown, Patrick Baynes, Jeroen Corthout