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Published by Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski
The #1 sales podcast in the world, fueled by hyper-actionable sales tactics from the top 1% sellers at companies like Salesforce, Gong, Outreach, Slack, LinkedIn, Keller Williams, Northwestern Mutual. 30 Minutes to President's Club cuts all the BS, fluffy mindset stories, and sales academia to give you the most actionable sales tactics that get you to President's Club. Every episode is a supercharged 30 minutes where you'll hear step-by-step breakdowns in every key dimension of sales, including: Prospecting: How to open conversations to triple your pipeline Discovery: How to ask questions that uncover massive pain Process: How to get big contracts over the line Leadership: How to hire and train world class teams. Your founding hosts are Nick Cegelski (3x top enterprise seller) and Armand Farrokh (VP of Sales at 29, ex-Pave, ex-Carta) joined by co-host Mark Kosoglow (CRO @ Catalyst, ex-Outreach). Whether you're a seller listening to the (SELL) show or leader tuning into the (LEAD) showโฆ Get ready, you're going to President's Club.
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Sam Nelson breaks down how elite SDR leaders hire, onboard, and motivate reps to build consistently high-performing teams. Learn the interview signals that predict top performers, how to structure a 90-day SDR ramp, and the incentives that actually keep reps motivated. ๐ Hire for proven competitiveness: Look for candidates who have done hard things, achieved at a high level, and genuinely want a career in sales. ๐ Simplify SDR onboarding: Start with one product, one persona, and one week of training before getting reps into live execution and using their questions to improve your program. ๐ฅ Stack different motivators: Combine public recognition, smart SPIFFs, executive shoutouts, unique rewards, and travel opportunities to keep competitive reps engaged. You're one step closer to President's Club! ๐ The SDR Leader Pack: https://hubs.li/Q04nGgrk0 ๐ 30MPC Training ๐ Weekly Tactical Breakdowns ๐ Things you can steal and use today
Laura McDonald breaks down the enterprise multithreading strategy that helped her hit 305% of quota by mapping the hidden power base inside her accounts. Learn how to uncover real influence, neutralize blockers, get access to key stakeholders, and activate your entire company to help you win. ๐ธ๏ธ Map the โshadowโ org chart to uncover who actually influences the decision ๐ง Identify blockers, understand competitor support, and build a plan to neutralize resistance ๐ โPlay Cupidโ by matching your executives and experts with the right customer stakeholders ๐ข โWire the buildingโ by creating multiple relationships across both organizations Youโre one step closer to Presidentโs Club!: ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
Shaun Crimmins breaks down how to run pilots and POCs that prove measurable value and actually convert into paid contracts. Learn how to define success upfront, build the right champions, and engineer value throughout the entire pilot. ๐ Pick metrics you can move: Start with measurable upstream metrics you can impact during the pilot, then connect them to larger business outcomes. ๐ค Build two champions: Win over both the business champion responsible for the outcome and the technical champion living in the workflow every day. ๐ฏ Agree on the conversion upfront: Define success criteria before the pilot starts and establish that hitting those outcomes should lead to a paid agreement. You're one step closer to President's Club! ๐ Build vs Buy w/ Jen Allen-Knuth ๐ 30MPC Training ๐ Weekly Tactical Breakdowns ๐ Things you can steal and use today
Armand Farrokh breaks down the system he used to build a high-performing SDR organization, fixing culture, installing operating rhythms, sharpening targeting, and creating repeatable hiring and messaging processes. โก Fix the energy first: Create buy-in, make tough personnel decisions fast, and build visible momentum. ๐ Install five weekly rhythms: Use Monday commitments, Tuesday and Thursday teardowns, Wednesday 1:1s, and Friday team dials to drive accountability, coaching, and culture. ๐ฏ Fix targeting before activity: Get reps focused on the right accounts and personas before demanding more calls, emails, or better copy. ๐ง Build simple systems that compound: Standardize calls, emails, sequences, and hiring, then improve them through real market feedback. Youโre one step closer to Presidentโs Club!: ๐ The SDR Leader Pack: https://hubs.li/Q04nGgrk0 ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
Stevie Case breaks down how modern sales leaders can use AI, clean CRM data, and human judgment to inspect pipeline, improve sales forecasting, and rethink outbound strategy. Learn how to separate real pipeline from automated outreach โslop,โ uncover what your best reps are doing differently, and build practical AI sales workflows without waiting on engineering. ๐งฑ Clean your data before layering on AI. Put governance around accounts, contacts, and opportunities so your AI systems are analyzing reality instead of CRM slop. ๐ Inspect before you correct. When a rep misses activity benchmarks, figure out what theyโre actually doing and whether theyโve discovered a better play before simply demanding more calls or emails. ๐ค Use AI to inspect deals, not replace sales leaders. Pull qualification evidence directly from call transcripts, surface gaps automatically, then use human-led forecasts to investigate the areas that need judgment. ๐ ๏ธ Start building instead of waiting for engineering. Block a few hours to create a simple Clay signaling or pipeline workflow yourself. The fastest way for sales leaders to become competent with AI is to actually use it. You're one step closer to President's Club! ๐ 30MPC Training ๐ Weekly Tactical Breakdowns ๐ Things you can steal and use today
Most account managers wait for upsell opportunities. Mark Kosoglow and Armand Farrokh break down how great AMs create expansion pipeline by proving value, owning executive relationships, and systematically finding whitespace across their accounts. ๐ฏ Create expansion pipeline through value: Treat value delivery like prospecting: identify the executive outcome, deliver the proof, communicate it back, then earn the right to uncover whatโs next. ๐ค Own the executive relationship: Partner with your CSM to keep execution on track while you stay above the weeds, connect the work to executive priorities, and turn customer success into expansion opportunities. ๐ Map whitespace with 7 expansion levers: Look for product attachment, scope expansion, and commercial changes, then activate them through new use cases, modernization, consolidation, and M&A or organizational change. Youโre one step closer to Presidentโs Club!: ๐ Master Sales Leadership with Mark: https://www.30mpc.com/course/leadership-course ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
Laura McDonald breaks down how to multithread enterprise deals, reach the C-suite, and build buying committee consensus without getting trapped with one champion. Learn how to leverage executive assistants, map the real power base, and neutralize blockers before they kill your deal. ๐๏ธ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: ๐ช Build the three-legged stool: Get every critical stakeholder group to โgreenโ instead of treating enterprise deals like a linear sales process. ๐ค Sell the executive meeting: Broker peer-to-peer introductions between executives instead of asking the C-suite to meet with another salesperson. ๐บ๏ธ Map the real power base: Whiteboard the org with your champion to uncover who matters, who has influence, and who you still need to win over. ๐ง Neutralize blockers fast: Find out why theyโre blocking, how much influence they have, and either win them over or build enough support around them to overpower their veto. You're one step closer to President's Club! ๐ The Ultimate Multi-Threading and Selling to the C-Suite Report ๐ 30MPC Training ๐ Weekly Tactical Breakdowns ๐ Things you can steal and use today
Three-time Presidentโs Club winner Charlotte Johnson breaks down the exact prospecting process she uses to work her territory, prioritize the right accounts, and consistently build pipeline. She shares how she segments accounts, researches Tier 1 prospects, leverages signals and partners, writes messaging, and organizes her calendar so prospecting actually gets done. ๐ฏ Segment your territory by effort: Divide accounts into Signals, Tier 1s, and Volume so your time and personalization match the opportunity. ๐ค Use every path into Tier 1 accounts: Combine account research with internal connections, channel partners, previous conversations, and relevant trigger points to create warmer ways in. ๐ Turn prospecting into protected calendar blocks: Decide exactly which accounts youโll work, link the necessary notes, time-box the activity, and treat prospecting time like a customer meeting. Youโre one step closer to Presidentโs Club!: ๐ Charlyโs Sales Impact Planner: https://a.co/d/05wjAEhA ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
Tara DiCristo-Schmitt breaks down the tactical sales leadership systems she uses to build predictable pipeline, coach reps, and create a culture of accountability. Learn how to inspect rep calendars, run better pipeline reviews, and catch performance problems before they hit quota. ๐ Eliminate calendar white space: Review repsโ calendars weekly and build two weeks ahead with net-new meetings, referrals, target accounts, and prospecting blocks so cancellations don't kill pipeline. ๐ Track โDays Withoutโ key activities: Identify the leading indicator that drives revenue, then track how many days reps go without it to trigger coaching before performance slips. ๐ Make pipeline reviews teach discovery: Ask the same qualification questions every week so reps learn exactly what they need to uncover from buyers and stop filling gaps with assumptions. You're one step closer to President's Club! ๐ฑ Connect with Tara on LinkedIn! ๐ 30MPC Training ๐ Weekly Tactical Breakdowns ๐ Things you can steal and use today
Jen Allen-Knuth and Nick Cegelski break down exactly what to do when a prospect tells you, โWeโre going to build this in-house.โ Instead of immediately defending your solution, youโll learn how to build trust, uncover the beliefs behind their decision, and guide them toward seeing the risks of DIY for themselves. Youโll learn to: ๐ Seek to understand before you sell: Uncover why they want to build, how far along they are, whoโs involved, and what theyโre already worried about before trying to change their mind. ๐ค Help them succeed with DIY first: Lower their defenses by advising them on resources, technology, success metrics, and even peer introductions before you ever pitch against the in-house option. โ๏ธ Make build vs. buy impossible to ignore: Surface the hidden costs, maintenance, employee adoption, and cross-functional buy-in of building internally, then contrast those pitfalls directly with what your solution handles for them. -- Youโre one step closer to Presidentโs Club!: ๐ผ Selling to the C-Suite Course: https://hubs.li/Q04thbhX0 ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
Sean Gentry breaks down how new sales managers can prioritize high-impact changes, build team trust, and use AI to make smarter leadership decisions. Learn how to drive behavior change, improve sales performance, and build a stronger sales culture without micromanaging. ๐ฏ Find the 10x change: Prioritize the one change that improves performance across the entire sales team instead of fixing dozens of small problems. ๐ Measure behavior before results: In your first 90 days, track whether reps and managers are adopting the right behaviors before expecting lagging revenue results. ๐ค Use AI as a thought partner: Feed AI team feedback and sales data, then ask it to identify patterns, surface risks, and pressure-test your leadership plan. -- You're one step closer to President's Club! ๐ 30MPC Training ๐ Weekly Tactical Breakdowns ๐ Things you can steal and use today
Stop letting raw CRM data gather dust while you scramble to find high-intent prospects. In this episode, Alex Murphy breaks down their exact playbook, including: ๐ง How to construct an AI "Intelligence Layer" using custom markdown documents ad CRM exports. ๐ฏ The step-by-step workflow to surface hot accounts with rich first-party signals. ๐ How to build a continuous flywheel that gets your AI seller smarter every single week. โ Youโre one step closer to Presidentโs Club!: ๐ง Jason Bayโs Cold Email ChatGPT Prompts :https://hubs.li/Q04sv-pC0 ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
Lindsay Dougherty shares how async selling helps enterprise reps create buyer momentum, speed up deals, and improve forecasting with short, strategic videos. Lindsay teaches us: ๐ฅ Send demo videos early. Stop hiding your product behind meetings. โก Use async content to speed up deals. Share quick videos buyers can watch anytime. ๐ Follow buyer engagement. Video views are stronger buying signals than promises. You're one step closer to President's Club! 6๏ธโฃ 6 Steps to Hitting 72% Close Rates ๐ 30MPC Training ๐ Weekly Tactical Breakdowns ๐ Things you can steal and use today
Introducing: The 30MPC Sales Enablement Program โ https://www.30mpc.com/enablement -- Stop sending generic cold emails that rot in your prospect's spam folder. In this episode, Sam McKenna breaks down their exact playbook, including: โ๏ธ Engineering "Show Me You Know Me" subject lines that guarantee opens ๐ฏ Preempting objections inside the body copy to sell the meeting ๐ Executing weekend follow-up emails and soft LinkedIn touches that convert โ Youโre one step closer to Presidentโs Club!: ๐ง Cold Email Course:https://hubs.ly/Q04rMw790 ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
Introducing: The 30MPC Sales Enablement Program โ https://www.30mpc.com/enablement Most sales training programs are an absolute waste of time. A trainer shows up, sprays a bunch of theoretical nonsense telling you to "sell the value", and then disappears. 48 hours later your team hasn't changed a damn thing. That's why we built the 30MPC Enablement Program: Your Teamโs Step-By-Step Path to President's Club. Actionable Courses: We teach your reps literally any skill from cold calling to negotiation. Tailored Playbooks: We partner with you to build out all of your company-specific playbooks. Real-World Reinforcement: We provide the tools and management to make sure the training actually sticks. Book your first training sprint โ https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training
You're losing deals before minute 10 because your discovery call feels like an interrogation or a demo. In this episode, Jen Allen-Knuth breaks down her exact playbook, including: ๐ The 6 lethal discovery mistakes that make buyers lose respect for youโand how to fix them. ๐ฏ How to anchor your discovery to top-down CEO objectives instead of low-level pain points. ๐ The 7-step discovery flow that gets buyers to realize their status quo is too expensive to maintain. Youโre one step closer to Presidentโs Club!: ๐ The Ultimate Multi-Threading and Selling to the C-Suite Report: https://hubs.ly/Q04rbRjx0 ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
Most sellers burn great accounts by spamming the exact same pitch 14 times. In this episode, Nick Cegelski and Armand Farrokh break down their exact playbook, including: ๐ฅThe 10-to-14 touch multi-channel sequence that drives double-digit reply rates ๐ฏHow to write 4-sentence cold emails using a single piece of research ๐The cold call opener and voicemail script that triples email reply rates -- You're one step closer to President's Club! ๐ฆ Outbound Care Package: https://hubs.li/Q04qYFdF0 ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
Burning through 20 meetings a week with zero revenue to show for it? In this episode, Armand Farrokh breaks down their exact playbook, including: ๐ฏ How to define "The Slot" and purge low-intent deals from your pipeline. ๐ The 3-Headed Hydra strategy to multi-thread directly to decision-makers. ๐ How to run "Pimp My Ride" demos that show only what solves their specific pain. You're one step closer to President's Club! ๐ฆ Sales Leadership Care Package: https://hubs.li/Q04qnWYp0 ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
Most sales processes are completely backward because they track what the seller does, not how the buyer actually makes decisions. In this episode, Mark Kosoglow breaks down their exact playbook, including: ๐Shifting from traditional meeting-based stages to a 5-stage psychological agreement framework that prevents late-stage deal stalls. ๐กDeploying a "Problem Hypothesis" led discovery call that builds instant executive authority and forces buyers to expose their real gaps. ๐ฅUsing reference calls and deep-dive demos fluidly across any stage to dismantle justification anxiety and consensus paralysis. โ You're one step closer to President's Club! ๐งฑ How to build your own sales process: https://hubs.li/Q04q1XLV0 ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
Nobody ever shows first-time sales leaders how to actually know their numbers. In this episode, Mark Kosoglow breaks down their exact playbook, including: ๐ How to isolate L1 lagging metrics like qualified pipeline and use L2 conversion rates to pinpoint exact process gaps. โ๏ธ The operational framework to instantly determine if a drop in your revenue chain is a team skill issue or a RevOps routing error. ๐ Why relying on simple historical time-based win rates lies to you, and how to transition to cohort tracking for true forecast accuracy. - ๐ข Sales Metrics Pack: https://hubs.li/Q04pGGVv0 ๐ 30MPC Training: https://www.30mpc.com/course/team-training ๐ Weekly Newsletter: https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 ๐ Things you can steal and use today: https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube
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