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 the Expert Insight Interview, host John Golden speaks with Robert and Kay Fukui, co-founders of IE 61 Inc and authors of “Tandem: The Married Entrepreneur’s Guide for Greater Work-Life Balance.” The discussion centers on the unique challenges married entrepreneurs face in balancing their business and personal lives. Robert and Kay share ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden from Sales POP! and Eric Gruber of Personal ABM discuss the pivotal role of account-based marketing (ABM) in enhancing the go-to-market strategy. They explore how ABM can accelerate revenue and increase average contract value by improving the account experience through aligned sales, marketing, and customer success efforts. Eric highlights ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden and Frank V. Cespedes discuss the evolving role of AI in sales. Cespedes highlights AI’s potential to improve productivity, particularly in customer contact and lead generation. They explore how AI shifts the focus to higher-value tasks and relationship-building for salespeople. The conversation also covers the necessity of clean data ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Ahuva Gruen, a seasoned fractional CFO and founder of AG Financial CPA. They explore the critical challenges businesses face in achieving profitability. Ahuva shares her expertise on the importance of proper pricing, strategic employee placement, and establishing accountability. She stresses the need for meticulous tracking of costs and ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Neil Sahota, a United Nations AI advisor and IBM master inventor, about the advancements and implications of artificial intelligence. They explore the impact of AI on industries, the emergence of AI agents, and ethical concerns such as data security and the need for transparent regulations. Neil highlights the ... »
In this episode of the Expert Insights Podcast, host John Golden speaks with leadership expert Bill Dickinson about authentic leadership and self-discovery. Dickinson emphasizes the importance of leaders knowing themselves, their strengths, and limitations, and being vulnerable while empowering others. He advocates for the necessity of empathy and emotional intelligence in leadership, and the role ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden and Kristie Jones delve into the nuances of a career in sales. Christy, an experienced sales coach and author, emphasizes the importance of intentional career choices and self-awareness for sales professionals. They discuss the pitfalls of accidental careers in sales and the common issue of unprepared individuals being promoted ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Frank Kyazze about the critical role of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) in establishing digital trust and enhancing cybersecurity, privacy, and AI ethics. They explore the challenges of remote work, the necessity of employee education, and the importance of clear policies for data protection. Frank discusses the rigorous ... »
David Farrell is a 25-year sales veteran and leader at Salesloft, an AI-powered revenue platform that helps sales teams build pipeline, close deals, and predict renewals. In this episode, David joins host John Golden to cut through the hype around artificial intelligence in sales and offer a grounded, practical view of where AI delivers real ... »
Sid Bharath is the founder of Refound, an AI consultancy that helps mid-market companies become genuinely AI native. With a background spanning top-tier consulting, startup growth, and early-stage language model experimentation, Sid works hands-on with leadership teams to audit workflows, identify high-impact use cases, and deploy phased AI adoption strategies that deliver measurable results. In ... »
Richard Broo is a project management turnaround specialist and founder of True North PMP Consulting, with more than four decades of experience helping Fortune 500 companies and mid-market organizations recover projects that are bleeding budget, sliding on timelines, or losing leadership alignment. In this episode, Richard breaks down the invisible forces that cause most projects ... »
Shabnum Bi is the Founder and Director of Early Nurture Preschool in Birmingham — an Ofsted Outstanding setting that has attracted international delegates, earned a place in the Montessori International Awards finals, and brought Shabnum to a World Leaders Summit at the University of Oxford. In this episode, Shabnum shares how she rebuilt her early ... »
Lisa Pagotto is the Founder & CEO of Crooked Compass, a multi-seven-figure immersive adventure travel company specializing in small group expeditions to the world’s most remote and extraordinary destinations. In this episode, she joins John Golden to share the leadership lessons forged in the aftermath of a Shark Tank episode that nearly cost her everything ... »
Sridhar Ravilla is a fractional transformation executive and author with more than 25 years of senior leadership experience at AT&T and Tech Mahindra, where he led enterprise-scale programmes spanning cloud, AI, and digital modernisation. He joins John Golden to diagnose a pattern he has seen across industries: well-funded, well-led transformations that collapse not at the ... »
