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.
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 ... »
In this engaging episode podcast, host John Golden speaks with Jeff Mains, a seasoned entrepreneur and expert in the B2B SaaS landscape. The conversation delves into the critical topic of future-proofing businesses in an era marked by rapid technological advancements and the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Key Takeaways: Understanding Customer Needs: Stay attuned to ... »
In this episode of Expert Insight Interview, host John Golden speaks with AI strategist Jonathan Mast about how entrepreneurs can harness AI to boost productivity, sales, and customer engagement. Jonathan, founder of White Beard Strategies, shares his expertise on AI prompting, which enhances AI’s effectiveness by providing context and specificity. Key takeaways include a four-step ... »
In this episode podcast, host John Goldin sits down with futurist Ian Khan to explore the transformative impact of AI, the evolving nature of work, and the critical role of leadership in future readiness. Ian, creator of the Future Readiness Score and author of Un Disrupted, shares valuable insights on how businesses and individuals can ... »
In a recent podcast episode, John Golden interviews Titus Jumper, a multifaceted entrepreneur, about the evolution of chatbots and AI in customer service. They discuss the initial hype surrounding chatbots, the importance of quality data for effective AI implementation, and the ethical considerations of using AI in business. Titus shares actionable advice on personalizing customer ... »
In the latest episode of the Expert Insight Interview, John Golden speaks with Kasper, a marketing visionary from Copenhagen, about the transformative power of in-house marketing. Kasper advocates for building internal marketing teams, emphasizing benefits like consistent brand messaging, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. He discusses steps for creating a productive in-house team, including assessing current spending ... »
In a recent episode, John Golden talks with Matt McDarby, founder of United Sales Resources, about the transformative effects of AI on sales leadership. They discuss how AI enhances efficiency by automating routine tasks, allowing sales leaders to focus on strategic activities like coaching. However, Matt emphasizes that maintaining a human touch is essential for ... »
Laura McCracken, Founder & CEO of Blackheath Advisors and The Board Alchemist, explains that a board of directors exists to provide oversight, manage risk, and own company culture — not to confer prestige. In this Sales POP! episode, she reveals why boards only prove their worth in a crisis and how management can turn them ... »
Kevin Cope, Founder and CEO of Acumen Learning and author of Business Acumen for Sales Success, explains that modern selling is won by understanding how a customer makes money, not by knowing your product best. He shows reps how to read a P&L, decode an earnings call, and pair that business insight with the EQ ... »
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 ... »
