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
We are interviewing Claire Diaz Ortiz who is an American author, speaker, and employee of Twitter. Hired early on by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone to lead social innovation, she was the first employee to write a book about the platform. Diaz-Ortiz has been named “One of the 100 Most Creative People in Business” by Fast ... »
The more we get connected by technology, the more disconnected we seem to get. The more virtual communication becomes, the more arms-length communication becomes. So how do you achieve connection in a world that is becoming increasingly more disconnected? Nick Morgan, author of Can You Hear Me: How to Connect to People in a Virtual ... »
Fatal Flaws of the Funnel: The funnel model is a modern mainstay, suggesting that marketing’s job is to bring prospects into the “top” of the funnel through a variety of tactics, convert them into leads, qualify and handle them, pass them to sales to assess the opportunities, and eventually close a few customers at the ... »
Podcast interview with Nicolas Vandenberghe who is the co-founder & CEO Chili Piper. He started selling newspapers in the streets of Paris in high school, studied Maths at Ecole Polytechnique then Business at Stanford GSB, started and sold 3 tech companies with up to 65 employees and $11M in revenues, ran Sales for a $2Bn ... »
Podcast interview with Rachel Lynn Cipriano who is the CEO at Magnificent Resilience and plays the role of a Speaker, Advisor, Coach, Author, and Leadership Catalyst. She speaks to organizations committed to building leaders of excellence and deeper significance. She emphasizes those who are great maintaining a commitment to integrity and service. She communicates her ... »
If you asked a room full of 100 CEO’s if they thought that training was important, you’d likely get an almost unanimous vote “yes.” However, if you asked how many of those CEOs were actually investing the time and the budget into training, you would not get such a strong response rate. This is to ... »
Podcast interview with Thomas Druyen who is a German sociologist and director of two institutes at Sigmund Freud Private University in Vienna. In addition to his work as a speaker and author – especially on philosophical and contemporary topics – Druyen focuses his research on the psychological and neural conditions as well as the accompanying ... »
Many small business owners think that if they just work a little harder, things will get better and their business will grow. But in reality, working harder is not always the answer. It can actually run people directly into the ground if the work is not the right kind of work. This is especially a ... »
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
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
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
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
Having been a guest on many podcasts, I put this experience among the most enjoyable and professional
Eric McNulty 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
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's guests are in tune with the program and always provide a worthwhile listen. Highly recommended
Ted Kulawiak PC
Most people who dislike red wine have never actually tasted it properly. Michael Fors, founder of Liquid Jazz, explains how a simple walk along the Gloucester shoreline changed everything he knew about wine aeration. Watching water cascade over rocks, Fors realized wine needs the same natural movement to reveal its best qualities. His patented decanter ... »
Stuck at $5 million in revenue? You’re not alone. Strategic advisor Alexis Sikorsky reveals why growth stalls at this critical threshold—and how to break through. The culprit? Founder exhaustion that goes beyond burnout. Most CEOs remain entangled in daily operations, confusing urgent tasks with important ones. The fix starts with ruthlessly delegating everything that doesn’t ... »
Building high-performance sales teams starts with better hiring decisions. Walter Crosby’s framework challenges conventional recruitment wisdom and delivers results. First, craft honest job descriptions that attract A-players and repel everyone else. Think Navy SEALs recruitment—transparency filters out mismatched candidates before they waste your time. During interviews, challenge candidates thoughtfully. Ask about failed deals, their sales ... »
Forget the doomsday predictions about AI stealing jobs. Daniel Hindi, CEO of Noem AI, shared a radically different vision on the Sales POP! podcast: AI should eliminate the work nobody wants to do in the first place. When AI chatbots handle 80-90% of routine support tickets—password resets, basic billing questions—human agents finally escape the repetitive ... »
Adam Rosen has been crushing cold email since 2014. As founder of EOC Works, he’s seen every trend, trick, and catastrophic mistake. His biggest revelation? Most companies sabotage themselves before hitting send. The culprit: using your primary domain for cold outreach. One spam flag can sink customer emails, vendor communications, and even internal messages. Rosen’s ... »
Small business equipment financing operates with minimal regulation, creating opportunities for exploitation. Understanding common scams helps entrepreneurs secure legitimate funding while avoiding costly mistakes. The “approval trap” involves fake pre-approvals with unrealistic rates. Companies collect upfront payments—first month, last month, documentation fees—before shopping your deal to actual lenders. Hidden contract language makes these fees non-refundable ... »
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