102. Selling Is A Team Sport With Kevin Kirksey

This episode of the Sales Code Leadership Podcast is a Kevin double feature, as our host, Kevin Thiele, sits down with Kevin Kirksey, VP of Sales at Gurucul.As a sales team, you can all win together, or all lose together. The two Kevins discuss what you as a leader can do to instill this mindset in your team - including a story about firing the company’s best performing contributor!This episode is gold – to hear how you can improve your team’s forecast accuracy and learn the elements that are essential to the modern seller, make sure to tune in!Kevin Kirksey brings over 35 years of experience building and leading high-performance technology sales organizations. He has achieved success at all levels, from individual contributor to running regional direct and channel teams, including senior sales leadership roles as VP of Americas and SVP Global sales for several companies. Kevin has produced some of the best technology sales talent in the world.Kevin led the top sales team at Securonix, a cyber security company acquired in 2022 for approximately $1.6B. Kevin holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Houston, Texas. He resides with his family in Dallas, TexasThe podcast is brought to you by Sales Code, a MEDDICC MEDIA production, helping revenue leaders unlock added value in B2B SaaS sales teams. Your views on our podcast are always welcome, as well as any questions you might have for our podcast guests.Connect with the show host Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinthiele/