Make It Happen Mondays - B2b Sales Talk With John Barrows

If your prospect thinks they can already get what you're selling for free, you don't have a product problem — you have a positioning problem.In this episode, John sits down with Eric Appel, CRO of Island, the company that turned a free commodity — the browser — into one of the fastest-growing enterprise security platforms in the world. Eric pulls back the curtain on how Island landed eight of the top ten US financial institutions as early customers, why the advisor network beats outbound at scale, and what today's sales reps are getting catastrophically wrong before they even open their mouths.If you're navigating a market where AI is commoditizing everything around you and buyers think they don't need what you're selling, this conversation will change how you think about value, positioning, and the future of selling. Visit www.jbarrows.com and learn how you can Make It Happen.What You’ll LearnHow Island sold a "free" product to the world's biggest enterprises — and wonThe advisor network strategy that replac