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.
Unlocking Sales Identity with Jacob Hicks In this episode, John Golden talks with Jacob Hicks, a seasoned sales coach, about the power of “sales identity”—understanding your core motivation or “why” in sales. Jacob shares tips on overcoming discomfort, active listening, and creating a value-driven approach to engage customers effectively. Learn the importance of follow-up, balancing ... »
Building a Brand That Resonates with Taylor Shanklin Wilson In this episode, Taylor Shanklin Wilson, CEO of Creative Sizzle, shares her expertise on brand building, storytelling, and staying relevant in an ever-changing market. She emphasizes the importance of consistent messaging, breaking down silos across teams, and evolving your brand to meet customer needs. Taylor also ... »
Leading with Confidence: Insights from Deb Coviello In this episode, John Golden talks with Deb Coviello, the “Drop In CEO,” about empowering leaders to navigate challenges confidently. Deb shares actionable advice from her book, The CEO’s Compass, focusing on self-awareness, fostering a positive culture, and leveraging strengths. She emphasizes the importance of building support networks, ... »
Transforming Financial Futures with Tanya Taylor In this episode, Tanya Taylor, founder of “Grow Your Wealth,” shares her inspiring journey from overcoming poverty to empowering others with financial education. She discusses the importance of shifting your mindset, setting clear goals, and mastering her “wealth trifecta” of budgeting, credit management, and debt reduction. Learn practical steps ... »
In this episode of the Expert Insight Interview, Ral West, a seasoned entrepreneur with 40+ years in tourism and real estate, shares actionable strategies for transitioning from a hands-on operator to a strategic owner. Discover the importance of delegation, system development, and building a strong team to scale your business. Ral also emphasizes mindset shifts, ... »
Optimizing Team Performance with Peter Neubig In this episode, John Golden chats with Peter Neubig, CEO of VPM Solutions, about strategies to enhance team productivity and streamline operations. They explore the importance of empowering employees, automating routine tasks, and setting clear KPIs to drive engagement and profitability. Discover actionable tips on fostering trust, reducing micromanagement, ... »
In this episode, John Golden talks with Kareen Walsh, a business strategist and entrepreneurial guide, about breaking free from external limitations and aligning with core values for personal and professional growth. Kareen introduces the “Evolve Mindset,” emphasizing the importance of self-responsibility, reflection, and cultivating a growth-oriented mindset. Learn how to identify your core values, assess ... »
The Power of Human Connection in Leadership In this episode, John Golden hosts Thomas Gelmi, an executive coach and facilitator, to discuss the often-overlooked “uncommon sense” of human elements in leadership, teamwork, and communication. They dive into the importance of active listening, emotional intelligence, and building trust to create stronger professional relationships. Thomas shares actionable ... »
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 ... »
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 ... »
