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 this episode of Expert Inside Interview, host John Golden speaks with Dr. Joseph Riggio and Henrik Wenøe about the power of satisfaction selling. This approach shifts sales from problem-solving to understanding and fulfilling customer desires. Key Takeaways: ✅ Sell outcomes, not just solutions – Customers care about what they gain, not what’s broken. ✅ Use ... »
In this episode, John Golden talks to Joris Merks Benjaminsen, an award-winning author and former DEI leader at Google. They discuss challenges like generational differences, company growth, and leadership expectations and how to solve them. Joris shares modern team management strategies, from how to adapt your communication style to foster collaboration and work without power. ... »
In this episode, John Golden and Chris Jennings, a UCLA graduate with 25 years of experience in sales leadership and client retention training. They discuss innovative sales training techniques, focusing on authenticity, effective questioning, and psychological insights. Chris also highlights the need to set low expectations in sales calls to have honest conversations and build ... »
Investing in Behavioral Health – A Growing Opportunity Mental health services are more in demand than ever. But access to care remains a challenge. In this episode of the Expert Insight Interview, John Golden talks with Jay Toby, an investment expert, about why behavioral health is both a critical social need and a smart investment ... »
Why Every Entrepreneur Needs Financial Discipline Running a business isn’t just about making money. It’s about managing it wisely. In a recent podcast episode, John Golden spoke with Kash, CEO of Icon Foods and CFO of multiple companies. Kash shared one key truth: passion doesn’t pay the bills—financial discipline does. Many entrepreneurs focus on sales but ... »
In this episode, John Golden talks with Dr. Thorsten Polleit about why the Austrian School of Economics still matters today. Dr. Polleit explains how key ideas like subjective value, opportunity cost, and business cycles help us understand modern economies. He also discusses why booms and busts happen, how low interest rates create bad investments, and ... »
Struggling sales teams don’t have to stay that way! In this episode, John Golden chats with Geoff Ketterer, a sales expert who knows how to turn things around. They break down why teams fail, how leadership makes or breaks success, and why tracking the right KPIs is key. Geoff also shares how to fix slow ... »
In this episode, host John Golden chats with Chris Peer, CEO of Sinc Show, about how B2B marketing teams can prove their value. Chris shares insights from his book The Great Eight Pillars: ROI-Driven Marketing for Manufacturing Companies, explaining how marketing can shift from being a cost to a revenue driver. From setting clear goals ... »
He asked insightful questions that revealed aspects and nuances about the topic that the viewers will undoubtedly find very valuable.
Paolo Pironi 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 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
John is a wonderful host who creates a very comfortable atmosphere and instead of conducting a traditional interview he actually has a proper conversation with his guests.
Matthias Oschinski 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
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
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's guests are in tune with the program and always provide a worthwhile listen. Highly recommended
Ted Kulawiak PC
Susan Friedman is the founder of Aviva Publishing & Marketing, a nonfiction book marketing specialist with over 30 years of experience and 18 published books — including one title that sold over 500,000 copies to a single corporate buyer. In this episode, she challenges the assumptions that sink most business authors and lays out a ... »
Andy Hedrick is the Founder and CEO of Green Path Tech and author of the 2V2R Rapid Sales Growth System. With over 30 years of B2B sales experience and more than $500 million in revenue growth delivered, Andy joins Sales POP! to share a practical framework for growing faster, closing sooner, and spending less to ... »
Tony Paquin is a healthcare technology entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience founding and scaling companies in regulated markets. As CEO and co-founder of iRemedy Healthcare, he leads an AI-enabled procurement platform that connects manufacturers directly with hospitals, government agencies, and patients — cutting costs, eliminating middlemen, and reshoring the US pharmaceutical supply chain. ... »
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. ... »
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