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.
Digital marketing has been very pervasive over the last few years in many different forms, but many people are still struggling to market digitally because they are overwhelmed, or they don’t know where to put their money for the most effective result, and other things. Also, things are constantly changing, and new things are coming ... »
With the recent outbreak of Covid-19, the business world has been changed dramatically. More teams are beginning to work remotely as certain areas mandate shelter in place regulations. These differences are especially strange for people who are new to sales and are remote selling for the very first time. The sales managers are likely swimming ... »
The term “guerilla marketing” has been around since 1982, and most people in the sales and marketing world are familiar with the concept. However, just as there have been substantial changes to the marketing world and how to prospect to clients in the 21st century, guerilla marketing has undergone many changes as well in order ... »
Disruption happens in the workplace. Sometimes it’s a disruption that is caused by our own doing, but other times, disruption just lands upon you. Many workplaces are seeing this unintentional disruption currently with the Covid-19 outbreak and the international pandemonium that has followed. This kind of disruption can be toxic to an organization unless they ... »
Prospecting often makes businesspeople break out in a cold sweat. It has been harder than ever in recent years to get referrals and prospects to potential customers. In order to successfully prospect to clients, salespeople and sales managers have to learn new techniques and new tactics in order to grab the attention of consumers and ... »
With a record number of people working from home due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic, it can be very difficult for employees and managers to keep things running as smoothly and productively as possible. It’s difficult to achieve maximum productivity while trying to make adjustments to more people virtually commuting and virtually working. Eric Bloom ... »
The percentage of employees around the world who report being engaged in their job is around 13%. That means that 87% of employees don’t enjoy what they do, and don’t feel as if they’re living their life’s purpose. Many people don’t even stop to consider their purpose, because the question is too big, or they’re ... »
We’ve all heard the terms authenticity, empathy, and genuineness in the sales world. But what does it truly mean to be your authentic self as a salesperson? You can glean so much information if you’re willing to be vulnerable and genuine and real. Set aside your ego and your fear, and people will open up ... »
I encourage successful sales professionals to tune into SalesPOP! And if their staff contacts you to appear, you are making it and a name for yourself as a one to watch in our esteemed profession.
Precious Williams PC
John was able to draw out the similarities and differences in our way of approaching sales without it being awkward.
Shayla Boyd-Gill 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
John is a wonderful interviewer, exuding warmth and insight. It's clear he cares deeply about elevating the conversation about all things leadership and motivation.
Amy Wong PC
Really enjoyed being interviewed by John for SalesPop Magazine. Great conversation, very professional and insightful questions. I would highly recommend him for his podcast and interviewing skills.
Hiten Bhatt PC
Thoughtful and respectful, John managed to create an incredible environment to talk and share ideas. It was a rich experience to participate in this interview. Thank you, John and SalesPOP!
Felipe Zamana 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
John asked meaningful questions that are relevant for his audience and was spirited in his interview approach with curiosity and enthusiasm. It was an honor to be able to spend the time on his show and become a new raving fan of his content.
Rhonda Petit PC
What if the reason your business feels so heavy has nothing to do with your work ethic — and everything to do with your structure? In this episode, host John Golden sits down with Andy Clark, best-selling author and creator of the Whole Pie System, to dig into why so many small business owners end ... »
In this episode, sales influence expert Paul Ross breaks down why traditional pitching fails—and what actually moves buyers to yes. The real decision-maker isn’t your prospect’s logic. It’s their emotional state. Ross calls it the “buying state”—a feeling of focus, trust, and desire that has to exist before any pitch lands. Engineer that first, and ... »
In this episode, remote sales expert Kai Law breaks down why most remote closers fail — and it’s rarely about talent. Without an office structure, your habits become everything. Kai shares how top performers set daily activity targets, obsessively track KPIs, and treat their CRM like a truth-telling mirror. The biggest mindset shift? Stop blaming ... »
Leadership isn’t a personality trait — it’s a practice. That’s the core message from Dr. Garland Vance, a 25-year leadership veteran, in his recent Sales POP! interview. His framework is simple but demanding: lead with character, communicate with clarity, and build genuine community within your team. Most leaders fail not from a lack of effort, ... »
That’s the foundation of a brand now selling in dozens of countries — built without a single ad until international distribution was already moving. His framework is brutally simple: validate with your own money first, learn your cash flow rhythms before scaling, and treat your founding story like a competitive asset — because it is. ... »
In a recent Sales POP! conversation, advisor Simon Bowen made a point that’s hard to shake: AI isn’t your biggest threat — reactive thinking is. As technology absorbs more routine work, the leaders and salespeople who win will be the ones who think deliberately, not just quickly. Bowen’s advice is simple but countercultural — pause ... »
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