Ep. 217 - Chris Sanchez: Ex‑Busboy Exposes Why Your Sales Team Sucks
Description
Discover what makes or breaks a high-performance sales team in this enlightening episode featuring Chris Sanchez, a veteran sales leader who has built multiple seven and eight-figure teams across agencies, coaching programs, and consulting businesses.
Chris shares his journey from being a busboy to managing nine-figure sales organizations, explaining how customer service, relationship-building, and conviction laid the foundation for his success. This episode covers:
✅ How to diagnose why most sales teams fail — and the simple fixes that work
✅ The power of discovery: understanding a prospect's frustrations, fears, and goals before selling
✅ Why automation and pre-sold lead systems can drive 80–90% show rates
✅ The importance of repeatable frameworks for closing high-ticket deals
✅ Building a team that scales itself: training setters, closers, and sales managers effectively
✅ Creating an internal culture of accountability with daily huddles, live call reviews, and sales contests
✅ Balancing passion and process: influence vs. hard-selling
Chris's bio:
He helps agencies, coaches, and consultants build 8-figure sales teams with a focus on time freedom. As creator of the "8-Figure Sales Team Playbook," Chris equips teams to scale without burning out. He's generated tens of millions in revenue for hundreds of businesses using cash reserve strategies, pre-sold lead systems, high-converting frameworks, and scalable sales playbooks. Recent wins include growing a client's revenue 40% year-over-year, taking another from $15k to $85k/month in 90 days, and building sales teams that have produced over $40M.
Website and Socials:
Website: https://influentialpassion.io/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-sanchez-ip/
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