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.
As the host of a podcast that delves into the intricacies of sales and relationship-building, I recently had the pleasure of engaging in a thought-provoking discussion with Wanda Allen, an international speaker, coach, and corporate trainer. Wanda, the author of “Follow Up Savvy” and “Follow Up Sales Strategies,” joined me from Oxford, Mississippi, to explore ... »
Today, I want to share with you an incredible journey of resilience, innovation, and the art of storytelling from my recent podcast episode. I had the pleasure of interviewing Akeem Shannon, the entrepreneur behind the consumer brand Flipstick, which has made waves through Shark Tank, the Today Show, and major retailers nationwide. Akeem’s story is ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden from Sales POP! Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM chats with Dr. Frumi Rachel Barr, founder of Barr Business School, about retaining and engaging employees in today’s changing work environment. They discuss the importance of clear communication, proper workplace behavior, mentoring programs, and flexible work schedules. Dr. Frumi Rachel ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden from Sales POP! Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM hosts Dionne Mejer, CEO of Revenue By Design. They explore a three-step process for unlocking revenue growth. Dionne shares her 25 years of experience, emphasizing the importance of identifying, specifying, and testifying in the sales cycle. Dionne explains the necessity ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Josh Alltop about his move from music production to sales. Josh talks about the cultural shock he experienced and the importance of believing in what you’re selling. He compares it to recommending a restaurant. They discuss negative stereotypes of salespeople and promote a service-oriented approach. Josh emphasizes empathy ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Donald Kelly, a sales influencer and professional, on the topic of outbound sales strategies for 2024. Donald emphasizes the importance of outbound sales for scaling businesses and discusses the challenges posed by the current noisy digital environment. He advocates for a personalized and human-centered approach to engaging with ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Nick Caruso about augmented intelligence in sales. Caruso, from KnowledgeNet.ai, emphasizes that augmented intelligence aims to enhance human efficiency, not replace it. They explore its use in refining sales playbooks and ideal customer profiles at the funnel’s top, improving alignment between sales and marketing. Caruso predicts the future ... »
In this episode of the Expert Insight Interview, host John Golden speaks with Richard Harris about the significance of human interaction in sales. They delve into the seller’s journey, emphasizing the need for active listening, respect for the buyer’s time, and maintaining the human element in sales interactions. Harris shares tactics for understanding buyer concerns, ... »
Giuseppe Grammatico, Franchise Coach and Consultant at GG The Franchise Guide, explains why franchising can build financial and time freedom even amid AI disruption: owners gain control and access to parent-company support across 4,000 brands and 70+ industries. In this Sales POP! Expert Insight Interview, he busts franchising myths and details what it truly takes ... »
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, ... »
