30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales

Shaun Crimmins reveals how elite sales leaders simplify the math, build winning rhythms, and coach reps with data-driven precision. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Reverse engineer revenue goals into weekly sales behaviors your reps can control. Create an operating rhythm—consistent meetings, deal reviews, and cadences to eliminate chaos. Coach with metrics, not gut feel—identify data gaps, validate behaviors, and build coaching plans. Prepare like a pro—leaders must prep for every 1:1 just as reps prep for customer calls. SHAUN’S PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB: HubSpot: Helped scale revenue from $60M → $300M, Series D → IPO. Vanta: Scaled revenue from $10M → $100M+, led North America sales team and doubled win rates. Gong: Leads Commercial Business in the East. RESOURCES DISCUSSED Metrics Dashboard Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “PODCAST” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides

🚨 SAVE $100 ONLY IF YOU JOIN THE COURSE BEFORE 10/17: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT Sales managers: No one ever teaches you how to do your job. If you've ever wondered... Why are my pipeline reviews useless? Should I actually hire this person or am I gonna have to fire them in three months? Guess what? You're probably a little bit like me and you had to figure out this stuff from scratch. Well, fortunately, I've partnered up with the best sales leader in the game today, Mark Kosoglow. He led Outreach from $0-250M ARR and has turned 8 managers into VPs of Sales. All through his sales management operating system. It is the gold standard for how to be a sales leader in three steps: 1. The Operating System: Everything from how you forecast, to how you drive a deal through your pipeline, to how your AE should prospect. 2. The Operating Rhythm: How do you make sure your reps are actually doing the system through deal reviews? Team meetings and one-on-ones. 3. The Talent System: How do you hire people who are so good that they literally make you look like you don't have to do anything for your job? That is what we cover in the Sales Management Operating System course. I guarantee it will be the best sales management resource you've ever used in your life. 🚨 SAVE $100 ONLY IF YOU JOIN THE COURSE BEFORE 10/17: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 🛠️ The 15 Page Sales Management Operating System Toolkit: https://www.30mpc.com/blog/the-ultimate-sales-management-operating-system-guide #salesmanagementtraining#salesleadership#managertotrainer#forecasting#dealreviews#salescoach#B2Bsales#salesmanagers#salesoperatingrhythm#prospectingstrategies#salestrainingtips#revenuegrowth#leadershipdevelopment#salesenablement#onboardingmanagers

Mark's Kosoglow's Sales Leadership Course Armand Farrokh reveals how to close a $3K, $30K, and $300K sales deal — and why each one needs a different approach. He breaks down the five buyer agreements that drive every close and shows how to spot deal momentum to accelerate your cycle. Whether you’re closing SMB, mid-market, or enterprise deals, this video gives you real-world B2B sales tactics, SaaS closing strategies, and deal frameworks to help you sell faster, smarter, and bigger. RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “PODCAST” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides

🚨 SAVE $100 ONLY IF YOU JOIN THE COURSE BEFORE 10/17: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT Sales managers: No one ever teaches you how to do your job. If you've ever wondered... Why are my pipeline reviews useless? Should I actually hire this person or am I gonna have to fire them in three months? Guess what? You're probably a little bit like me and you had to figure out this stuff from scratch. Well, fortunately, I've partnered up with the best sales leader in the game today, Mark Kosoglow. He led Outreach from $0-250M ARR and has turned 8 managers into VPs of Sales. All through his sales management operating system. It is the gold standard for how to be a sales leader in three steps: The Operating System: Everything from how you forecast, to how you drive a deal through your pipeline, to how your AE should prospect. The Operating Rhythm: How do you make sure your reps are actually doing the system through deal reviews? Team meetings and one-on-ones. The Talent System: How do you hire people who are so good that they literally make you look like you don't have to do anything for your job? That is what we cover in the Sales Management Operating System course. I guarantee it will be the best sales management resource you've ever used in your life.

Huge Announcement 👉 Our next course is here: The Sales Management Operating System Free Launch Event: Mark will walk you through his entire system, for free. You’ll walk away with more tactical leadership training in that hour than most paid courses deliver. 🎟️ Reserve Your Ticket: https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 Discounted Pre-Order Access: By signing up for the event, you’ll unlock early access to our upcoming Sales Leadership Course, at the lowest price it'll will ever be. Exclusive Toolkit: Everyone who shows up live gets access to the Sales Management Advanced Implementation Playbook, the exact internal systems Mark used to scale Outreach from $0 → $250M. This playbook has never been shared publicly. Live attendees only. What You Need To Know: Most new managers lead off gut — finger-in-the-air forecasting, feast-or-famine teams, and hiring that’s a coin flip. This course fixes that. You’ll learn the exact systems Mark Kosoglow used to scale Outreach from $0 to $250M ARR and coach 8 managers into VPs: → The Operating System to build a bulletproof sales process → The Operating Rhythm to get every rep performing like your #1 → The Talent System to hire and ramp reps who actually hit quota If you don’t have a system, leadership feels like firefighting. If you do, it becomes your biggest multiplier for revenue and career growth. Register FREE → https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 --- Sales hiring is broken—and here's how to fix it. If you've ever felt like your pipeline reviews are useless or your forecast is just a wild guess, you're not alone. Most sales managers are never taught how to actually hire great reps—until now. In this game-changing video, we break down a bulletproof 4-step hiring system used by Mark Kosoglow, former VP of Sales at Outreach, who scaled it from $0 to $250M+ ARR and developed 8 sales managers into full-fledged VPs. We reveal why most sales hiring strategies over-index on experience instead of traits, and how you can flip your process to uncover high-performing reps who thrive in ambiguity, have coachability, grit, passion, and more. Learn the nine essential traits that actually drive results and discover the interview playbook that uncovers them all. Whether you’re building your first team or trying to fix a broken one, this video will reshape how you think about hiring in sales—forever. The Sales Recruiting Playbook (Sales Interview + Sourcing Guide): https://www.30mpc.com/blog/the-sales-recruiting-playbook

This Is Why Everyone Else Is Getting Promoted Faster Wondering why you’re stuck while your peers keep getting promoted? It’s not about tenure or luck—it’s about strategy. In this video, we break down the hard truth behind why others are getting promoted faster than you. Based on the career journey of a former VP of Sales who jumped multiple levels by age 29, you’ll get a clear 4-step framework that helps you outperform, gain leverage, and control your own promotion path. If you’re tired of waiting your turn, or feel like your hard work isn’t being recognized, this is your wake-up call. Learn how to become undeniable, run your own promotion “sales cycle,” and make it impossible for leadership to overlook you. Perfect for SDRs, AEs, and any high-performer in a competitive sales org. RESOURCES DISCUSSED: Join our weekly newsletter - https://hubs.li/Q02NJQmg0 Things you can steal - https://linktr.ee/30mpc Save $50 on any 30MPC course - https://www.30mpc.com/courses with code “PODCAST” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides - https://www.30mpc.com/toolkit

Huge Announcement 👉 Our next course is here: The Sales Management Operating System Free Launch Event: Mark will walk you through his entire system, for free. You’ll walk away with more tactical leadership training in that hour than most paid courses deliver. 🎟️ Reserve Your Ticket: https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 Discounted Pre-Order Access: By signing up for the event, you’ll unlock early access to our upcoming Sales Leadership Course, at the lowest price it'll will ever be. Exclusive Toolkit: Everyone who shows up live gets access to the Sales Management Advanced Implementation Playbook, the exact internal systems Mark used to scale Outreach from $0 → $250M. This playbook has never been shared publicly. Live attendees only. What You Need To Know: Most new managers lead off gut — finger-in-the-air forecasting, feast-or-famine teams, and hiring that’s a coin flip. This course fixes that. You’ll learn the exact systems Mark Kosoglow used to scale Outreach from $0 to $250M ARR and coach 8 managers into VPs: → The Operating System to build a bulletproof sales process → The Operating Rhythm to get every rep performing like your #1 → The Talent System to hire and ramp reps who actually hit quota If you don’t have a system, leadership feels like firefighting. If you do, it becomes your biggest multiplier for revenue and career growth. Register FREE → https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 --- To celebrate the launch of Mark's new leadership course, please enjoy a throwback to his SECOND EVER episode on 30MPC from all the way in 2023. Four Actionable Takeaways:  B2C Mall Sales Hustle: Show them what their world looks like with your product RIGHT NOW. When they prompt a creative deal term, say yes first, but then ask: “Does that mean you’ll buy now?” If not, keep digging. Good creative deals lose in the short term but win in the long term. You might take the buyout hit today, but that’s ok if you keep the customer for 3 years. When a customer asks for new product guarantees in a contract, ask: “Is what you want to be built really preventing you from achieving the result that you want?”

Huge Announcement 👉 Our next course is here: The Sales Management Operating System Free Launch Event: Mark will walk you through his entire system, for free. You’ll walk away with more tactical leadership training in that hour than most paid courses deliver. 🎟️ Reserve Your Ticket: https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 Discounted Pre-Order Access: By signing up for the event, you’ll unlock early access to our upcoming Sales Leadership Course, at the lowest price it'll will ever be. Exclusive Toolkit: Everyone who shows up live gets access to the Sales Management Advanced Implementation Playbook, the exact internal systems Mark used to scale Outreach from $0 → $250M. This playbook has never been shared publicly. Live attendees only. What You Need To Know: Most new managers lead off gut — finger-in-the-air forecasting, feast-or-famine teams, and hiring that’s a coin flip. This course fixes that. You’ll learn the exact systems Mark Kosoglow used to scale Outreach from $0 to $250M ARR and coach 8 managers into VPs: → The Operating System to build a bulletproof sales process → The Operating Rhythm to get every rep performing like your #1 → The Talent System to hire and ramp reps who actually hit quota If you don’t have a system, leadership feels like firefighting. If you do, it becomes your biggest multiplier for revenue and career growth. Register FREE → https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 --- Sales training that doesn't suck is rare—but it doesn't have to be. In this module, you'll learn how to design a sales training program that actually drives behavior change and delivers results. We break down the difference between training and coaching, how to reinforce skills using your existing rhythms, and how to track if your sales training is actually working. You'll learn how to avoid the trap of 48-hour death-by-PowerPoint kickoffs, and instead create training that reps engage with, remember, and use. We cover the sales enablement matrix, cognitive load, and how to build mastery-level programs that fit your quarter without overwhelming your team. Whether you're a VP of Sales, frontline manager, or enablement pro—this video will give you the blueprint for training that transforms performance. → Learn the coaching rhythms that drive rep accountability → Discover how to dose enablement without overload → Build documentation that makes you a legendary leader How to Train Your Reps to President’s Club: https://www.30mpc.com/blog/how-to-train-your-reps-to-presidents-club

Huge Announcement 👉 Our next course is here: The Sales Management Operating System Free Launch Event: Mark will walk you through his entire system, for free. You’ll walk away with more tactical leadership training in that hour than most paid courses deliver. 🎟️ Reserve Your Ticket: https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 Discounted Pre-Order Access: By signing up for the event, you’ll unlock early access to our upcoming Sales Leadership Course, at the lowest price it'll will ever be. Exclusive Toolkit: Everyone who shows up live gets access to the Sales Management Advanced Implementation Playbook, the exact internal systems Mark used to scale Outreach from $0 → $250M. This playbook has never been shared publicly. Live attendees only. What You Need To Know: Most new managers lead off gut — finger-in-the-air forecasting, feast-or-famine teams, and hiring that’s a coin flip. This course fixes that. You’ll learn the exact systems Mark Kosoglow used to scale Outreach from $0 to $250M ARR and coach 8 managers into VPs: → The Operating System to build a bulletproof sales process → The Operating Rhythm to get every rep performing like your #1 → The Talent System to hire and ramp reps who actually hit quota If you don’t have a system, leadership feels like firefighting. If you do, it becomes your biggest multiplier for revenue and career growth. Register FREE → https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 --- The most confusing objection in cold calling isn’t loud — it’s subtle, sneaky, and deadly to your deal. If you’ve ever had a prospect say “we already have something for that,” but it turns out they don’t… this is for you. In this video, I break down the exact 3-step framework I use to handle confusing objections like a pro — without pitching too soon or losing control of the call. You'll learn how to agree, ask the right trap question, and sell the test drive — turning confusion into clarity. I also share real talk tracks and breakdowns from my time leading teams at Pave, where this objection came up every single day. If you're in sales, you must know how to handle this. 🎯 Download 18+ sales objection scripts: https://tactics.30mpc.com/18-cold-call-objections-and-how-to-handle-them 💬 Comment your worst objection experience below 🔥 Like & Subscribe for weekly cold call breakdowns #confusingobjection#coldcalling#salesobjections#objectionhandling#salesstrategy#coldcalltips#salestraining#overcomingobjections#coldcallobjection#salescallbreakdown#bookmoremeetings#salesframework#b2bsales#salespsychology#coldcallobjectionhandling

Huge Announcement 👉 Our next course is here: The Sales Management Operating System Free Launch Event: Mark will walk you through his entire system, for free. You’ll walk away with more tactical leadership training in that hour than most paid courses deliver. 🎟️ Reserve Your Ticket: https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 Discounted Pre-Order Access: By signing up for the event, you’ll unlock early access to our upcoming Sales Leadership Course, at the lowest price it'll will ever be. Exclusive Toolkit: Everyone who shows up live gets access to the Sales Management Advanced Implementation Playbook, the exact internal systems Mark used to scale Outreach from $0 → $250M. This playbook has never been shared publicly. Live attendees only. What You Need To Know: Most new managers lead off gut — finger-in-the-air forecasting, feast-or-famine teams, and hiring that’s a coin flip. This course fixes that. You’ll learn the exact systems Mark Kosoglow used to scale Outreach from $0 to $250M ARR and coach 8 managers into VPs: → The Operating System to build a bulletproof sales process → The Operating Rhythm to get every rep performing like your #1 → The Talent System to hire and ramp reps who actually hit quota If you don’t have a system, leadership feels like firefighting. If you do, it becomes your biggest multiplier for revenue and career growth. Register FREE → https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 --- To celebrate the launch of Mark's new leadership course, please enjoy a throwback to his FIRST EVER episode from May 2021. Four Actionable Takeaways:  Send a quick video after a big team demo instead of the 17 page deck. Mark-up your case study with key takeaways before sending to the prospect. Pain Statement: Despite A we can’t do X which means we don’t get Y as measured by Z. Avoid the massive 8 person exec demo and opt to multi-thread instead.

Huge Announcement 👉 Our next course is here: The Sales Management Operating System Free Launch Event: Mark will walk you through his entire system, for free. You’ll walk away with more tactical leadership training in that hour than most paid courses deliver. 🎟️ Reserve Your Ticket: https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 Discounted Pre-Order Access: By signing up for the event, you’ll unlock early access to our upcoming Sales Leadership Course, at the lowest price it'll will ever be. Exclusive Toolkit: Everyone who shows up live gets access to the Sales Management Advanced Implementation Playbook, the exact internal systems Mark used to scale Outreach from $0 → $250M. This playbook has never been shared publicly. Live attendees only. What You Need To Know: Most new managers lead off gut — finger-in-the-air forecasting, feast-or-famine teams, and hiring that’s a coin flip. This course fixes that. You’ll learn the exact systems Mark Kosoglow used to scale Outreach from $0 to $250M ARR and coach 8 managers into VPs: → The Operating System to build a bulletproof sales process → The Operating Rhythm to get every rep performing like your #1 → The Talent System to hire and ramp reps who actually hit quota If you don’t have a system, leadership feels like firefighting. If you do, it becomes your biggest multiplier for revenue and career growth. Register FREE → https://hubs.li/Q03L52Mc0 --- What if you could plug into the same sales system that helped scale from $0 to $250M ARR? In this video, I reveal the $250M ARR Operating System — a proven, stage-based framework to close deals faster, shorten sales cycles, and turn your team into a revenue machine. Most sales teams run meetings. Elite teams drive decisions. This framework flips the traditional sales process on its head — from "demo, proposal, close" to a strategic, decision-based system that accelerates buying. You'll learn: ✅ Why meeting-based sales processes fail ✅ The 5 core sales stages behind $250M in closed revenue ✅ How to reduce calls, compress time, and forecast accurately ✅ A framework your reps will actually follow Whether you're a founder, sales leader, or rep — this system is battle-tested and built to scale. 📥 Get the free sales stage template here → https://www.30mpc.com/blog/the-250m-arr-5-stage-sales-process 📈 Subscribe for more sales frameworks that actually close deals.

Struggling to move deals forward after group demos? In this video, sales expert Nick Cegelski reveals a proven software demo process that keeps prospects engaged and drives real buying conversations. Discover what elite sellers do before and after a demo to build trust, personalize the experience, and win over every key stakeholder. You’ll learn why cold demos fail, how to warm up the room with pre-calls, and how post-demo follow-up can unlock true multithreading. Whether you're in SaaS sales, B2B tech, or enterprise deals, these software demo tips will help you close faster and more consistently. Perfect for AEs, SDRs, and anyone leading complex sales cycles. Stop winging your demos. Start winning them. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Call attendees before the demo – Don’t walk into a cold room. Reach out 1:1 to every person on the invite list to get their agenda and run mini discovery. Build personal connections – Use those pre-demo calls to create rapport and uncover hot-button issues you’d never get in a big group setting. Get immediate post-demo feedback – Call your champion and key stakeholders right after the demo to capture real reactions and uncover next steps while it’s fresh. Follow up individually, not just with a group recap – Send a tailored 1:1 follow-up email to each stakeholder to spark deeper conversations, create new champions, and drive true multithreading. More of a visual learner? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see the frameworks and talk tracks from each episode in action: https://www.youtube.com/@30MPC RESOURCES DISCUSSED: Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “PODCAST” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides

Huge Announcement 👉 Our next course is here: The Sales Management Operating System 🎟️ https://www.30mpc.com/episodes/the-sales-management-operating-system Free Launch Event: Mark will walk you through his entire system, for free. You’ll walk away with more tactical leadership training in that hour than most paid courses deliver. Pre-Order Discount: If you sign up for the event, you’ll get early access and the lowest price this course will ever be. Exclusive Playbook: Everyone who shows up live gets access to the Sales Management Advanced Implementation Playbook, the exact internal systems Mark used to scale Outreach from $0 → $250M. This playbook has never been shared publicly. Live attendees only. 🎟️ https://www.30mpc.com/episodes/the-sales-management-operating-system What you need to know: Most new managers lead off gut — finger-in-the-air forecasting, feast-or-famine teams, and hiring that’s a coin flip. This course fixes that. You’ll learn the exact systems Mark Kosoglow used to scale Outreach from $0 → $250M ARR and coach 8 managers into VPs: →The Operating System to build a bulletproof sales process → The Operating Rhythm to get every rep performing like your #1 → The Talent System to hire and ramp reps who actually hit quota If you don’t have a system, leadership feels like firefighting. If you do, it becomes your biggest multiplier for revenue and career growth. Learn More: https://www.30mpc.com/course/leadership-course

Learn how to expose weaknesses in your competitor’s solution, position your product as the smarter choice, and win more meetings on cold calls. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Expose the competitor’s gap: Highlight the pain points your prospect might not have noticed in their current solution to create urgency. Leverage social proof: Use customer stories where others switched from a competitor to validate your claims without sounding pushy. Reframe the ask: Instead of forcing a hard sell, invite prospects to simply “take a look” at what’s out there—low pressure, high impact. Balance empathy with confidence: Acknowledge that they might not switch today, but confidently plant the seed that your solution solves a problem their current vendor doesn’t. More of a visual learner? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see the frameworks and talk tracks from each episode in action: https://www.youtube.com/@30MPC RESOURCES DISCUSSED: 18 Cold Call Objections Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “PODCAST” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides

Stevie Case breaks down how she’s building one of the most advanced outbound sales machines in SaaS—balancing AI-driven efficiency with human-first selling to achieve conversion rates that beat inbound. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Reverse-engineer ICP using AI and enrichment to find signals and stack-rank leads Keep outreach human-first by using AI for prep but letting reps drive conversations Build feedback loops with AI scoring while managers set coaching standards Continuously refine by feeding win/loss data back into the prospecting engine More of a visual learner? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see the frameworks and talk tracks from each episode in action: https://www.youtube.com/@30MPC STEVE’S PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB: CRO @ Vanta Vice President of Sales @ Twilio Vice President of Sales and Growth @ Layer RESOURCES DISCUSSED: Jason Bay’s Cold Email ChatGPT Prompts Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “PODCAST” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides

Time kills all deals—but it doesn’t have to. In this episode, you’ll learn 7 tactical plays you can use right now to compress your sales cycle, keep momentum high, and close deals faster without being pushy. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Always anchor next steps immediately after a meeting—sooner than they expect—to keep deals moving. Work multiple steps in parallel instead of waiting on a slow, linear process. Build trust early by calling demo attendees ahead of time for mini-discovery and alignment. Use creative momentum-builders (mini-demos, exec-to-exec notes, timeline tests) to remove dead time and accelerate decisions. More of a visual learner? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see the frameworks and talk tracks from each episode in action: https://www.youtube.com/@30MPC RESOURCES DISCUSSED: Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “PODCAST” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides

Nick Cegelski and Armand Farrokh tackle the biggest sales career questions—from landing your first SDR role to earning promotions, breaking into SaaS, and accelerating your path to President’s Club. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Stand out in interviews by skipping “spray and pray” applications—network with reps, cold email leaders, and show you can sell your way into the process. Know when to stay or move on by evaluating the “four pillars”: learning, earning, growing, and connection. If only two are strong, it’s time to leave. Avoid career-stalling habits like job-hopping for small pay bumps or choosing companies with poor growth. Prioritize strong leadership and investor backing. Accelerate your career trajectory by shadowing top performers, over-indexing on work ethic early, and self-educating on both sales skills and your target industry. More of a visual learner? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see the frameworks and talk tracks from each episode in action: https://www.youtube.com/@30MPC RESOURCES DISCUSSED: The Ultimate Cold Callign Framework Minimum Viable Discovery Framework Smart Money Venture Capital How to Cut Your Sales Cycle in Half Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “PODCAST” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides

Stop losing calls at “not interested.” In this video, you’ll learn a simple, agree-first pattern break that lowers resistance, keeps prospects talking, and earns permission to continue—without sounding pushy. We’ll also show you how to tune the delivery so it lands across regions and seniority levels, plus a quick practice plan so this flows on live calls. What you’ll learn: The agree-first pattern break that flips “no” into “go on” Two follow-up nudges that lower defenses (playful and serious variants) How to tune your delivery for different regions/roles (e.g., Germany vs. US; execs vs. ICs) Why people reject salespeople but respond to humans—and how to signal that fast A quick practice routine to make this feel natural on live calls Watch our full interview with The Weirdest Sales Trainer: https://youtu.be/FDjZ6JHWzoE RESOURCES DISCUSSED: Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “YOUTUBE” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides

Learn 3 proven cold call tactics to get past any gatekeeper and reach decision-makers without lying, pitching, or wasting time. These step-by-step strategies will help you control the conversation, boost your connect rate, and book more meetings. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Adopt the “owner” mindset: Approach gatekeepers with confidence and authority—don’t over-explain, pitch, or try to befriend them. Your demeanor should signal that you belong. Use the Triple Bypass Method: Start with the Slide By (simple ask to be connected), then provide Context (reason for calling without pitching), and finally lean on Social Proof (reference similar clients or prior outreach). End with questions to stay in control: Always finish responses with a question like, “Would you let him know it’s Nick?” so you guide the conversation instead of letting the gatekeeper take charge. Know when to pivot: If blocked repeatedly, don’t force it—try mobile numbers, off-hours calls, or different channels (email, LinkedIn, direct mail, referrals) to reach your prospect directly. More of a visual learner? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see the frameworks and talk tracks from each episode in action: https://www.youtube.com/@30MPC RESOURCES DISCUSSED: Save a copy of these steps to bypass any gatekeeper here: https://www.30mpc.com/newsletter/3-steps-to-bypass-any-gatekeeper-on-a-cold-call Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “PODCAST” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides

Leadership in sales isn’t just about hitting quota — it’s about building standards, setting culture, and developing people. In this episode, the hosts share 8 hard-earned sales leadership lessons that shaped how they hire, coach, and manage winning sales teams. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS If it’s not a “hell yes,” it’s a no — never settle for average hires. Proof of performance over theory — test real execution, not hypotheticals. Follow the 2–2 rule — flip two reps, hire two culture-setters, cut two misfits. Let reps fire themselves — set clear standards early so underperformers opt out. More reps ≠ more revenue — don’t over-hire if your lead pool doesn’t grow. Protect focus time — stop expecting instant Slack replies; create deep work blocks. Use the 20/80 rule in training — 20% teach, 80% reinforce until it sticks. Give grace on first mistakes — support reps when they slip, then enforce standards. More of a visual learner? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see the frameworks and talk tracks from each episode in action: https://www.youtube.com/@30MPC RESOURCES DISCUSSED: My 4-Step Account Executive Interview Process: https://www.30mpc.com/newsletter/my-4-step-account-executive-interview-process-2 My Ultimate 4-Week Sales Onboarding Program: https://www.30mpc.com/newsletter/my-ultimate-4-week-sales-onboarding-program Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “PODCAST” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides