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Featured Posts
Pessimism Eases; Small Business Confidence Holds [WSJ/Vistage Jan 2026]
Joe Galvin - 29 January 2026As small businesses enter the new year, the tone is measurably less optimistic than it was a year ago. However,...[ read more ]Tweet
Ten Signs You Are Over-Engineering Your Coaching
Keith Rosen - 29 January 2026Coaching doesn’t break because of bad frameworks. It breaks when presence gets replaced by performance and control replaces creation and...[ read more ]Tweet
Biased Polls and Poor Sales Questions: 83% of Salespeople Fail at This
Dave Kurlan - 29 January 2026New OMG data reveals only 17% of salespeople are strong in Consultative Selling—especially at asking great, tough questions. See how...[ read more ]Tweet
How to Control Your Controllables
Mark Hunter - 29 January 2026At the top of a new year, The Sales Hunter Podcast welcomed America’s number one breakthrough speaker, Brian Biro, for...[ read more ]Tweet
Productivity Trends for 2026 and Beyond
Joe Galvin - 28 January 2026Since the end of the pandemic, employers have been trying to balance productivity with employee satisfaction. It hasn’t gone well....[ read more ]Tweet
The Customer Service Department Isn’t Broken – The System Is
Shep Hyken - 28 January 2026I’ve been monitoring my customer service experiences with the brands I do business with a little more closely than usual....[ read more ]Tweet
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Featured Books
The LinkedIn Edge: New Sales Strategies for Unleashing the Power of LinkedIn + AI to Cold Call Less and Sell More
Jeb Blount & Brynne Tillman
Most sales professionals and entrepreneurs are desperate to find new techniques to help them break through the overwhelming noise and get the attention of high-value decision makers. They want to make fewer cold calls, face less resistance, and have more [ More Here ]The Framemaking Sale: Sell More by Boosting Customer Confidence
Brent Adamson & Karl Schmidt
Business-to-business commerce is broken. Today’s customers find themselves overwhelmed by too many options, too much information, and too many obstacles. The result is often an inability to execute any but the safest of purchase decisions, frequently resulting in no decision [ More Here ]Be The Mentor Who Mattered: Make A Difference. Be The Difference.
Colleen Stanley
We live in an age of connection without community. Social media keeps us plugged in but leaves us lonely. Information floods our screens, yet real guidance seems rare. The truth? The world is in desperate need of mentors—ordinary people willing [ More Here ]Featured Contributors
David Mattson
Dave Mattson is a best-selling author, sales and management thought leader, keynote speaker and leader for sales training seminars around the world. As CEO and President of Sandler Training, Mr. ... [More Here ]Meridith Elliott Powell
Voted one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts to watch by Currency Fair, and Top 41 Motivational Sales Speakers, Meridith Elliott Powell is an award-winning author, keynote speaker and ... [More Here ]Ian Moyse
Ian Moyse was, until recently, Sales Director at Cloud Telephony provider Natterbox and Onalytica reported Ian as #1 Social influencer in Cloud 2015, 2016 & 2017. He was awarded Sales ... [More Here ]Latest Interviews, Videos & Podcasts
Fundamentals in Sales with Rocky LaGrone
Paul Fuller at Membrain
In this episode of The Art and Science of Complex Sales, Paul Fuller sits down with Rocky LaGrone, CEO of Sales Development Expert with more than 35 years of experience, [ Listen Here ]Don’t Believe in No, Believe in Not Right Now
Kristie K. Jones
This was a fun episode in which Matt and I discuss actionable frameworks for founders, sales leaders, and consultants — filled with honest insights, proven hiring processes, and practical advice [ Listen Here ]Why Don’t My Salespeople Apply What They Learn In Training?
Colleen Stanley
You invested in sales training with a reputable sales training firm. You’ve got a sales book / podcast club started at your organization. And you consistently conduct one-on-one coaching sessions. [ Watch Here ]















