Accelerate! With Andy Paul

In this episode, Chris Beall (CEO of ConnectAndSell) shares his unusual journey from his first sales job as a Fuller Brush salesman to becoming a physicist and then applying his problem solving skills as a successful CEO, entrepreneur and sales leader.

In this episode, Jeb Blount (author, founder and CEO of SalesGravy) explains why companies must not only be proactive in developing new prospects, but also fanatical in their devotion to the discipline of the prospecting process

My regular guest commentator on Frontline Friday is Bridget Gleason. Bridget is VP of Corporate Sales at SumoLogic. With twenty years of sales and sales management experience in the technology sector, Bridget going SumoLogic’s executive team to lead and grow the inside sales organization. Her recent experience includes being VP of Sales for Yesware and SVP of Worldwide Sales for Engine Yard. Prior to Engine Yard, Bridget was the founder and principal of the BLG Consulting Group, a strategic sales consulting organization. She is an advisor to several early stage start-up companies. Over the coming weeks we’ll tackle a range of topics associated with the challenges of rapidly growing sales and scaling a high performance sales team in a competitive market. In this episode we talk about how hard it can be to find sales advice that you can trust. Bridget and I examine some of the advice and wisdom that is found on sales blogs. It’s a free world and everyone is entitled to their opinion. But, is doesn’t mean that t

In this episode, Doyle Slayton (CEO of xoombi.com) shares his journey from would-be sports broadcaster to a leading marketing and sales expert who has helped many companies transform their sales results.

Is your CRM system not a sales tool for improving performance? Nancy Nardin, Founder of Smart Selling Tools, Inc., explains that a CRM system is not the tool that is going to increase your sales productivity. Instead she shares her outlook on the new generation of sales enablement apps that are purpose built to increase customer engagement, improve conversion rates and win more deals. So, which sales tools should your team be using to amp up its sales productivity? 

In this episode, Anthony Iannarino shares what he learned about sales from being the leader of a hair metal cover band in LA. We also discuss his strategies for capturing your dream customers, developing business acumen in sales reps and how to learn from your sales failures.

In this episode, Robert Terson (author of "Selling Fearlessly") reveals his highly effective triangle of sales success, and the sales habits that he religiously followed.

In this episode, Steven Rosen (best-selling author of "52 Sales Management Tips: The Sales Manager’s Success Guide") shares his invaluable and practical tips about how to transform sales managers into star coaches!

In this episode, sales management guru Ken Thoreson lays out the foundation of his Smart Business Roadmap and explains the steps successful companies go through to develop and execute a plan for success.

In this episode, Leanne Hoagland-Smith (noted sales blogger, business coach and author of “How to be the Red Jacket in a Sea of Gray Suits” ) dishes out the straight talk advice on how to deliberately plan for sales success. She also shares her strategies that sales reps and small business can use to create meaningful sales differentiation. If you’re selling in a crowded and competitive market, what steps can you take to stand out in the crowd and attract the attention of your dream customers? Listen today to learn how!

In this episode, James Obermayer (CEO of Sales Leakage) draws on his hands-on experience of turning around more than 30 underperforming sales teams, and shares his go-to formula for reviving stagnant sales organizations and achieving sales success (which involves marketing, too!).

In this episode, Part 1 of our extended conversation, Miles Austin (Founder of Fill the Funnel AKA "The Web Tools Guy") shares his recommendations for tools you absolutely should be evaluating and using today.

Jim Keenan is CEO of “A Sales Guy, Inc.,” whose growing empire includes a national sales recruiting firm. Keenan is also a top sales blogger who is regularly featured in Forbes. He has a reputation for extreme straight talk and he doesn’t disappoint in this episode.

In this episode Meredith Bell (President and Co-Founder of Performance Support Systems, Inc) dishes out the straight talk on a radically effective framework that managers can use to become effective sales coaches, and to help their sales team achieve great results.

In this episode, Part 1 of an extended conversation, Dan Waldschmidt (best-selling author of "Edgy Conversations"), a record-setting ultra-marathon champion, talks about his unconventional journey from his first sales job (mowing lawns) to becoming a successful serial entrepreneur.

In this episode, Mike shares some of his key recommendations for disciplined prospecting and why there's a huge need for greater specialization in sales roles.