When it comes to sales, it is all about understanding the customer. In this Expert Insight Interview, we welcome Gen Furukawa, Co-Founder of Prehook, a quiz platform for Shopify brands that helps merchants capture leads. Visit us on Apple Podcast You can also find SalesPOP! on all major podcast stations.Listen
The SalesPOP! The podcast is one of the world’s top-ranked sales podcasts, ranking in the top 2% of 3.3 million podcasts globally. Hosted by John Golden, Amazon bestselling author and globally recognized sales thought leader, the show features short, actionable conversations with the world’s leading sales experts, authors, and practitioners.
With over 1,500 episodes and counting, we cover everything from sales enablement and pipeline management to AI-powered selling, leadership development, and CRM strategy. Each episode distills decades of real-world selling experience into insights you can apply immediately.
The AI Accountant: How Sai Dhanak Is Replacing the Billable Hour Sai Dhanak is the CEO and co-founder of Deduction, a two-time startup exit veteran with four patents spanning cybersecurity, IoT, and service design. In this episode, Sai explains how a structural crisis in the US accounting industry — with 55% of CPAs approaching retirement ... »
What if the biggest thing holding your consulting practice back isn’t your expertise — it’s your pricing model? In this episode, pricing and business development expert John Ray joins host John Golden to make a compelling case for leaving hourly billing behind. Drawing on over a decade of advising consultants, attorneys, coaches, and fractional executives, ... »
About the Guest Kai Stone is the founder of StoneSystems.io, an AI-powered automation and CRM platform purpose-built for contractors. Starting from his parents’ home in Austin, Texas, Kai first cut his teeth in business by managing his family’s Airbnb properties, where he saw firsthand how simple technology could transform operations for people who weren’t tech-savvy. ... »
In this episode of the Expert Insight Interview, host John Golden sits down with Adnan Malik, co-founder and CEO of Softwarefinder — a platform redefining how businesses find and select software by putting trust and transparency at the center of every recommendation. Adnan shares a sobering reality: 70–80% of B2B software buyers end up dissatisfied ... »
About the Guest: Amir Berenjian is the founder and CEO of REM 5 Studios, a Minneapolis-based production house helping global brands leverage VR, AR, and spatial computing. After a career in investment banking. Berenjian tried the Oculus Rift in 2016, saw the potential of immersive technology to democratize experiences, and left finance to found REM 5. Since then, ... »
Guest: Steven Rosen, MBA — Founder of STAR Results, executive sales leadership coach, and author of Focused: The Leadership Discipline That Protects Performance from Distraction When sales numbers slip, most organizations look at the reps. Steven Rosen says that’s the wrong place to look. In this condensed highlight from his SalesPOP! Expert Insight Interview with ... »
Most people assume the top one percent got there on raw talent. Larry Weidel, founder of the Big Hitters Community and author of Serial Winner, sees it differently. In this Sales POP! episode, he breaks down the habits, systems, and relationships that actually drive elite performance. Here’s what you’ll take away from this conversation: why ... »
You fought hard to land a great sales hire. Now what? In this episode, John Golden and Steve Radford dig into the phase that makes or breaks new sales talent: onboarding and early-stage development. Radford, a UK-based sales leader with more than two decades of experience coaching high-performing teams, shares his structured 90-day framework designed ... »
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Eric McNulty PC
Thank you, John, and the SalesPop! team, for allowing me to share my insights on how businesses around the globe can attract, retain, and support top talent to thrive in today's world.
Nirupa Netram PC
I am grateful to salespop.net and John for the opportunity to discuss gold and my new book, "Money and Liberty: In the Pursuit of Happiness and The Theory of Natural Money".
Jame Turk PC
He clearly had done his prep work on my topic, and he really focused on what I said in the moment, so the conversation was as authentic and meaningful as possible
Stephanie Klein PC
it was a pleasure to be interviewed by John on my book "Communicate or Die: Getting Results Through Speaking and Listening." John is an empathetic, thoughtful, and dynamic interviewer
Dr. Thomas Zweifel PC
We had such a good time together exploring his questions and it always makes it good for any audience when the people doing the podcast are having fun.
Mags Bell PC
I loved being a guest on the Sales POP podcast! John's easy going and insightful presence created a great conversation where we offered up content to help others Build a Vibrant Culture!
Nicole Greer PC
John works to get to the heart of the matter so listeners can find what they need, wisdom to grow and advance.
Scott F. Paradis PC
Debbie Qaqish, Founder of The Growth Factor, argues that human performance is the next competitive advantage in the age of AI. As AI agents take over routine sales and marketing tasks, she says judgment, empathy, and authenticity decide who wins, and that leaders must build these human skills instead of adding more tools. In this ... »
Ganzorig Ulziibayar, author of Strategy Is Attitude and founding chairman of Mandal Financial Group, joins Sales POP! to argue that strategy is a subconscious attitude, not just a set of frameworks. His core message: everyone is born a strategist, and three attitudes- giving, customer perspective, and productivity- awaken that capability. Drawing on a childhood herding ... »
Warren Kornblum, CEO of Shadow Branding and former Global CMO of Toys “R” Us, says brands win lasting loyalty by earning a share of the heart: an emotional connection built on clear purpose, consistent delivery, and human empathy rather than one-off transactions. In this Expert Insight Interview, he shares lessons from reinvigorating the Toys “R” ... »
Christopher C. Papin, attorney, CPA, and insurance producer at Papin CPA and Papin Law in Edmond, Oklahoma, joins John Golden to show how anchoring proposals to a client’s stated goals turns price objections into long-term value and ROI decisions. The episode also covers owner mindset, the accounting foundation behind good advice, and where AI helps ... »
The Apple Store Retail Playbook with Ron Johnson Ron Johnson, creator of the Apple Store and author of Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple’s Genius, says winning retail treats stores as experiences, not transactions — because “good things happen when people come to stores.” Twenty-five years after opening the first Apple Store, Johnson explains how ... »
Uncommon Leadership with Keith Wyche Keith Wyche, leadership consultant, Brink’s board member, and author of Uncommon Leadership, says leaders rebuild trust one promise at a time — by listening first, keeping their word consistently, and choosing people over power. In this episode, he draws on 30+ years at Walmart, IBM, Pitney Bowes, AT&T, and SuperValu ... »
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