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.
In today’s volatile business climate, the need for agile change is constant. But who spearheads this vital transformation? Enter the corporate catalyst: the visionary who not only sees the better future but possesses the unique drive to move organizations toward it. In this must-listen episode, we sit down with change expert Shannon Lucas, co-CEO of ... »
The story of Serhiy Leshchenko, founder of Ukraine’s Beverly Productions, isn’t just a business case study—it’s a masterclass in entrepreneurial resilience. Building a successful video and podcast agency while navigating daily war realities sounds impossible, yet Serhiy proved that strategic focus and genuine authenticity are the ultimate growth hacks. In this powerful episode, we break ... »
The SEO Reckoning is Here. Search is no longer about getting a click; it’s about being the foundational source for AI. With Generative AI models like Gemini and Perplexity providing direct, summarized answers, the “zero-click” search is your new reality. But don’t panic—this is a shift, not a death knell. The Authority Pivot: Your first ... »
n a crowded housing market, simply being good isn’t enough; you need to be a recognized expert. Most agents struggle because they treat their personal brand as an afterthought, becoming commodities in the eyes of buyers and sellers. But how do you stand out, build genuine authority, and finally stop competing on price? We sat ... »
The Introvert’s Edge with Matthew Pollard The age-old sales myth insists that you need the energy and flash of an extrovert to succeed. Bestselling author and renowned sales strategist, Matthew Pollard, is here to prove that theory is entirely obsolete. According to Pollard, your introverted nature is not a limitation—it’s an elite advantage when channeled ... »
Are you wasting time chasing billion-dollar funds that will never write a check your size? A critical mistake in startup fundraising strategy is targeting the wrong investors. The key to successful funding lies in aligning your capital needs with the investor’s fund size and expertise. In this actionable segment, industry veteran Jeffrey Fidelman peels back the ... »
What happens to your business when a health crisis demands your attention? For founders and key decision-makers, maintaining business momentum while undergoing treatment requires an authentic approach to leadership. Our guest, Deb Krier, a cancer advocate and entrepreneur, knows this reality intimately. She emphasizes that weathering a personal storm requires strategic shifts in how you ... »
Don’t mistake high income for financial freedom. That’s the hard-earned lesson from CPA and tech strategist Catrina Craft. After losing 80% of her income overnight, Catrina realized that true wealth isn’t about how much you earn, but how much you strategically protect. In this powerful episode, we break down the critical tax strategies and structural ... »
Having been a guest on many podcasts, I put this experience among the most enjoyable and professional
Eric McNulty PC
I had the joy of being a guest on John’s SalesPop Podcast with John on Thursday. He is a wonderful host and we had a great and relaxed discussion.
Dr. Lizz Bernthal PC
I appreciate how John highlighted the value of my lived experience in helping others change their mindset, because people live in all kinds of prisons in their heads
Trish Jenkins 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
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
John was able to draw out the similarities and differences in our way of approaching sales without it being awkward.
Shayla Boyd-Gill 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
He asked insightful questions that revealed aspects and nuances about the topic that the viewers will undoubtedly find very valuable.
Paolo Pironi PC
Rob Snyder—serial startup founder, Harvard Innovation Labs fellow, and author of The Power of Pull—argues that customer demand, not better features or harder selling, is the only thing that makes a startup succeed. The fastest path to growth is to find people who already feel “blocked” while trying to do something urgent, then unblock them. ... »
David Dean, author of An Inbox Between Us, keynote speaker, and self-described business AI realist, argues that you future-proof your job not by mastering tools but by deepening the human judgment, lived experience, and accountability AI can’t replicate. In this episode, Dean reframes AI as a relationship that takes time and shows how your communication ... »
Jim Effner, Founder & President of P2P Group, explains why AI won’t replace financial advisors: money is a human-behavior business, and clients need an advisor they can implicitly trust, who understands them and genuinely cares. A former top-1% advisor who scaled Effner Financial Group to nearly 150 advisors and $27 billion of insurance in force, ... »
Maximos Lih, founder and CEO of Emboldened LLC and a former operating partner at Google Ventures, argues that AI’s failures — not its successes — reveal a company’s biggest growth opportunities, and that leaders who treat AI as a one-for-one headcount swap destroy their own competitive moat. In this episode, Maximos draws on nearly a ... »
Glenn Fleischman, Chief Revenue Officer at AYTM, an AI-powered consumer insights platform, argues the biggest AI risk in sales isn’t losing your job to an agent — it’s losing it to a colleague who uses AI better than you. In this episode, Fleischman lays out a practical, “bite-by-bite” path to AI adoption for sellers and ... »
Glenn Sandifer, a 20-year sales and marketing executive at Securos USA, says AI belongs in sales only when it solves a real problem or automates a manual process — never as a mandate for its own sake. In this episode, Glenn explains how leaders can standardize AI tools across their teams, keep humans in control ... »
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