When it comes to sales, it is all about understanding the customer. In this Expert Insight Interview, we welcome Gen Furukawa, Co-Founder of Prehook, a quiz platform for Shopify brands that helps merchants capture leads. Visit us on Apple Podcast You can also find SalesPOP! on all major podcast stations.Listen
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Ruben Dua, the CEO of Dub, a video sales platform, about the importance of incorporating video into the sales process. Ruben explains how video can help businesses scale and grow without requiring additional inputs, and emphasizes the importance of human connection and authenticity in sales and marketing. He ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Vaughn Sigman, co-founder of Results Driven Leadership, about sales leadership and management. They discuss the common mistake of promoting the best salesperson to a sales leader without proper training, the importance of coaching skills in sales leadership, and the different skill sets required for sales leadership and salesperson ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden and Stacy Brown Randall discuss the challenges of generating referrals without asking for them. They explain why traditional tactics of asking for referrals and incentivizing them don’t work and emphasize the importance of building relationships and nurturing a referral ecosystem within a business. Stacy introduces her “backwards approach” to ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Jamie Shanks, founder and CEO of Pipeline Signals, about the importance of mining and researching active customer prospect and competitor accounts. Jamie suggests a three-step process to address the challenges of prospecting efforts and account selection and prioritization models. He also emphasizes the need for sales teams to ... »
In this podcast episode, the speakers discuss the concept of hybrid leadership and its relevance during the pandemic. They emphasize the need for empathy and flexibility in leadership, especially in the context of remote work and changing talent recruitment. The speakers also discuss the importance of accommodating the mind and body in the workplace, creating ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Greg Nutter, a management consultant and author of P3 Selling, about the top five mistakes B2B sellers make. Greg discusses the importance of creating awareness, effective prospecting, and the role of a salesperson in the buying process. He identifies the top three mistakes as forgetting what selling is, ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Kyle Hoffman, an executive at XenoPsi Ventures, about growing direct-to-consumer (DTC) and e-commerce brands through digital in the post-iOS 14 era. Kyle shares his experience with Wellow, a compression sock brand, and how they made strategic decisions to succeed in the DTC market. He emphasizes the importance of ... »
In this podcast episode, John Golden interviews Kelly, an entrepreneur focused on gender equality and revenue generation, about improving the numbers of millennial females in sales leadership. They discuss the challenges faced by women in sales, the role of sales leadership, and the traits that female sales leaders bring to the table. They also touch ... »
He clearly had done his prep work on my topic, and he really focused on what I said in the moment, so the conversation was as authentic and meaningful as possible
Stephanie Klein PC
it was a pleasure to be interviewed by John on my book "Communicate or Die: Getting Results Through Speaking and Listening." John is an empathetic, thoughtful, and dynamic interviewer
Dr. Thomas Zweifel PC
John works to get to the heart of the matter so listeners can find what they need, wisdom to grow and advance.
Scott F. Paradis PC
He asked insightful questions that revealed aspects and nuances about the topic that the viewers will undoubtedly find very valuable.
Paolo Pironi PC
John is a gracious host and truly has a great sales mind. Ultimately selling is about people and John understands this well. He is one that sells with dignity!
Harry Spaight PC
John is a wonderful host who creates a very comfortable atmosphere and instead of conducting a traditional interview he actually has a proper conversation with his guests.
Matthias Oschinski PC
I appreciate how John highlighted the value of my lived experience in helping others change their mindset, because people live in all kinds of prisons in their heads
Trish Jenkins PC
Thank you, John, and the SalesPop! team, for allowing me to share my insights on how businesses around the globe can attract, retain, and support top talent to thrive in today's world.
Nirupa Netram PC
Allan Khazak went 0-for-400 on sales calls before building a seven-figure business in under two years. His secret? Getting out of his own way. On this episode, Khazak breaks down how he replaced founder dependency with systems, trained a team to handle client work without him, and cut his weekly involvement to under an hour. ... »
Building a luxury brand starts with one question: Are you ready to lead, not follow? Kathryn Porritt, founder of Iconic Empire, reveals why premium positioning isn’t about working harder—it’s about thinking differently. The secret? Start at the top. Launch with $100K+ offers for elite clients first, then scale down if desired. This flips the traditional ... »
Most companies are doing AI customer service wrong. They’re just replacing humans with chatbots and wondering why customers hate it. Nathan Strum, CEO of Abby Connect, has a different approach: let AI and humans do what they’re each good at. AI handles repetitive tasks—answering common questions, collecting information, and routing calls. Humans handle complex problems ... »
Management has a missing step problem. For every 100 men promoted into leadership roles, only 87 women make the same climb—and even fewer people of color advance. Christine Sandman Stone calls these “broken rungs,” and they’re costing organizations their best talent. After 35 years transforming companies like Dell and McDonald’s, she knows the fix starts ... »
Most automation projects fail—not because of bad technology, but because of bad people strategy. Dr. Don Capener from Chang Robotics shares game-changing insights on successfully implementing AI and robotics. His approach? Put humans first, technology second. The winning formula includes involving frontline workers from day one, communicating the “why” behind changes, and treating AI as ... »
Amrit Dhaliwal bought into the franchise dream—turnkey business, proven system, guaranteed support. She got none of that. Her first franchise left her struggling with “entrepreneurial poverty”: owning a business but barely surviving. So she built Walfinch differently. Her home care franchise rejects half its applicants, provides real coaching, and goes fully digital in a paper-obsessed ... »
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