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 a special Sales POP! episode, Peter Murphy Lewis of Strategic Pete takes the host’s chair to interview the original visionary, John Golden of Coevera. Dive deep into winning sales strategies, the critical power of preparation, the art of active listening, and the philosophy that drives truly effective CRM systems. Get ready for actionable insights ... »
Ever wonder how top athletes handle extreme pressure and come out on top? In this podcast episode, host John Golden sits down with former UFC fighter and MMA Hall of Famer Clifford Starks to uncover his “fighter’s formula” for winning in the game of life. Clifford shares powerful lessons from the octagon that apply directly ... »
In a recent chat, John Golden and Kru Marketing’s Connor Widder dug into the nitty-gritty of lead generation for home service businesses (think HVAC, plumbing, roofing, etc.). The big takeaway? Stop chasing leads everywhere and meet customers where they are – primarily on Google. They cover why focusing on one channel first is smart, the ... »
Considering selling your business? This episode of the expert interview series features John Golden in conversation with Nick Spezio from EXBO Group, offering crucial insights into preparing for a successful sale. They discuss the importance of early planning, choosing the right ERP, organizing financials, and understanding what today’s buyers are looking for – stability and ... »
Did you know a staggering 60% of Americans lack a will? In this insightful episode of the Expert Insight Interview, John Golden speaks with Zach Tsakiris, founder and CEO of Fast Will and a Forbes-recognized estate planning innovator. Zach discusses the common misconceptions surrounding estate planning – its perceived complexity and cost – and how ... »
In this engaging episode of the Expert Insight Interview, host John Golden speaks with Kevin Gwynn White, co-founder of Expo Group, about the evolving world of venture capital. Kevin sheds light on the significant shift in investor priorities, moving away from pure growth metrics to a strong emphasis on operational efficiency and sustainable profitability, especially ... »
In this episode, sales expert and author Saad Saad shares key tips on how to negotiate smarter from the very first sales call. Host John Golden talks with Saad about using empathy and assertiveness, building client trust, and preparing to win more deals. You’ll learn why every sales interaction is a negotiation, how to avoid ... »
In this episode, Tony Morando talks with host John Golden about how to grow and lead high-performing sales teams. Tony shares lessons from his 19 years in sales, including why coaching is key, how to build team trust, and why standard processes boost results. He also talks about hiring people with the right attitude, adapting ... »
John's guests are in tune with the program and always provide a worthwhile listen. Highly recommended
Ted Kulawiak 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 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
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 is a gracious host and truly has a great sales mind. Ultimately selling is about people and John understands this well. He is one that sells with dignity!
Harry Spaight 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
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
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
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 ... »
Chad Coe, Founder of Coe Financial Group, replaces the hard pitch with what he calls “peopleizing” — leading with genuine care so prospects hire a relationship, not a sale. In this Sales POP! Expert Insight Interview, Chad shows how thoughtful questions, the right follow-up rhythm, and patience turn cold contacts into clients who say he ... »
Dilip Chetan, founder of Recursion Lab and creator of the Defensible Zone framework, argues that leaders racing to automate ask the wrong question — the smart move isn’t “What can we automate?” but “What human value must we protect?” In this episode he maps the moats AI erodes and the judgment, trust, and reasoning it ... »
Executive coach Julian Lighton, author of Navigating Your Next and a former McKinsey associate partner, says the average professional spends roughly 90,000 hours — a third of their life — on their career, so the single most valuable move is to stop drifting and decide what you actually want before circumstances decide for you. In ... »
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