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 podcast episode, John Golden interviews Kathy Andrews on leadership development and the transition from best to real practices in leadership. They explore leaders’ challenges and the need for authentic connection and adaptability in evolving workplace cultures. Kathy emphasizes the importance of leaders being more than problem solvers, developing a broader skill set, and ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Kim Peterson Stone, a LinkedIn expert and founder of Linkability. They delve into strategies for effectively using LinkedIn and Sales Navigator, emphasizing the importance of personal connections, consistency, and providing value to drive business success. They discuss the impact of automation and AI on LinkedIn outreach and caution ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden from Sales POP Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM interviews Blair Siegler, CEO and founder of Quantico. They discuss the role of negotiation intelligence in B2B sales, focusing on how discounts and concessions affect profitability. Blair shares insights from his time at Meta, emphasizing the importance of a value ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden from Sales POP! Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM talk with marketing consultant Zack from Think Alike Media about the strategic use of intent data and storytelling in sales outreach. Zack advocates for a personalized, multi-channel approach, focusing on building trust and understanding the prospect’s problems. They discuss the ... »
In this episode of the podcast, John Golden chats with Diane Strand. They discuss how creativity, marketing, and business blend together. John and Diane stress the key to success: being real and building a personal brand. They talk about how social media influences how people see us. Diane offers tips from her long career in ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Scott Greenberg, who shares insights from his experience managing hourly employees and his book “Stop the Shift Show.” Greenberg discusses the importance of leadership and management training, the need for managers to adopt a coaching mindset, and the significance of creating a sense of purpose and ownership among ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden from Sales POP! Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM hosts Ray Rike, a seasoned subscription software leader and co-author of “Data and Diagnosis Driven Selling.” They discuss the intricacies of sales in the unique microclimates of San Francisco, the necessity of a data-driven sales process, and the difference between ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Jason Yarusi, a successful private fund manager and ultramarathon runner. Jason shares his philosophy of the “100-mile mindset,” which involves breaking down significant goals into daily, manageable tasks. He parallels his approach to running ultramarathons and achieving professional success, emphasizing the importance of persistence, specificity in goal-setting, and ... »
What would you do with an extra twenty hours every week? For most entrepreneurs, the honest answer is they can’t even imagine it—they’re too deep in the daily chaos to think that far ahead. George Rivera used to be one of them. After building a $20 million brand from scratch, he found himself working nonstop, ... »
What if the reason your business feels so heavy has nothing to do with your work ethic — and everything to do with your structure? In this episode, host John Golden sits down with Andy Clark, best-selling author and creator of the Whole Pie System, to dig into why so many small business owners end ... »
In this episode, sales influence expert Paul Ross breaks down why traditional pitching fails—and what actually moves buyers to yes. The real decision-maker isn’t your prospect’s logic. It’s their emotional state. Ross calls it the “buying state”—a feeling of focus, trust, and desire that has to exist before any pitch lands. Engineer that first, and ... »
In this episode, remote sales expert Kai Law breaks down why most remote closers fail — and it’s rarely about talent. Without an office structure, your habits become everything. Kai shares how top performers set daily activity targets, obsessively track KPIs, and treat their CRM like a truth-telling mirror. The biggest mindset shift? Stop blaming ... »
Leadership isn’t a personality trait — it’s a practice. That’s the core message from Dr. Garland Vance, a 25-year leadership veteran, in his recent Sales POP! interview. His framework is simple but demanding: lead with character, communicate with clarity, and build genuine community within your team. Most leaders fail not from a lack of effort, ... »
That’s the foundation of a brand now selling in dozens of countries — built without a single ad until international distribution was already moving. His framework is brutally simple: validate with your own money first, learn your cash flow rhythms before scaling, and treat your founding story like a competitive asset — because it is. ... »
