Quick Summary: The most effective way to rehearse a sales pitch is to practice out loud in front of real people until you own the story, not just recall it. When you reach that level of preparation, you stop managing…
Summary Sales coasting is a silent career killer: it feels fine on the inside, but slowly drains the skills you've built. The "expert trap" convinces experienced reps there's nothing left to learn. It's wrong, and it's dangerous. Picking up a…
You're on LinkedIn every day. You're posting, commenting, engaging with prospects, and doing everything the “experts” told you to do. Your activity metrics look great. Your pipeline looks terrible. And you can't figure out why. I had this exact conversation…
Morgan Keim, founder of Ocean Ridge Capital, raised over $400 million in venture capital before he turned 35. One of his companies alone pulled in over $300 million pre-revenue—convincing pension funds and VCs to invest hundreds of millions in a…
Brad Beeler, author of Tell Me Everything and retired Secret Service agent who has conducted more criminal polygraphs than anyone in the agency's history, was clearing a house on a search warrant when he came across two dogs: a pitbull…
If you've only sold sexy products with cool demos and unique features, you're probably missing the fundamentals that separate good salespeople from great ones. Marcus Chan, CEO of Venli Consulting and recent guest on the Sales Gravy podcast, learned to…
“Buyers want a machine, a sales machine, not a mystery. If the sales machine only works because of the founder, it's not that valuable. It's actually quite risky.” Chris Spratling, founder of Chalkhill Blue Limited and author of The Exit…
"That chip on my shoulder made me less empathetic, more rushed, too eager to solve things too fast, and less thoughtful. That chip built me, but then it started to tear me down." I said that recently in a conversation…
You are on slide 34 when the CFO’s phone buzzes. She glances down. The VP to her left is nodding, but you can tell he checked out ten minutes ago. You know this pitch cold. You have rehearsed it. You…
Are your fitness goals realistic for the life of a busy sales professional? "I find that a lot of sales leaders I work with are operating at about 110% capacity. So when we're talking about tackling health and fitness, we…
Do you plan to hit your sales goals, or just hope you will? You set goals in January. By March, they are forgotten. It's because most salespeople confuse wanting something with planning for it. “I want to close more deals…
Is your sales strategy built around how buyers should behave—or how they actually behave? Imagine walking into a store and seeing a shirt for $50. Fine. Unremarkable. You might buy it, you might not. Now imagine seeing that same shirt…
A sales trainer and marketing strategist at Sales Gravy, Jeb Jr. is an expert in the Fanatical Prospecting methodology, specifically tailored for the digital age.