
30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales
No sales academia. Only actionable sales tactics.
Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski
Show overview
30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 611 episodes, alongside 14 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 290 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 26 min and 35 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 38 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 172 episodes published. Published by Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski.
From the publisher
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) show… Get ready, you're going to President's Club.
Latest Episodes
View all 611 episodes9 Psychological Sales Tactics to Instantly Raise Your Status | Jeremy Miner
#571 - How to Use AI to Identify the Perfect Time to Prospect | Brendan Short
#570 - Cold Email Masterclass: Everything You Need To Book Meetings in 2026
#569 - How Leaders Can Clarify the Pitch, Stop Paraphrasing, and Actually Add Value | Allison Bouchard ft. Outreach
#568 (Trailer) - Elite Sales Trainer Critiques BRUTAL Cold Call Objection Gauntlets
#567 - How to Turn Cold Outreach Into Real Conversations | Adia Toll
#566 - 3 Brutal Sales Leadership Lessons (Avoid These Mistakes)
#565 - How to Master Social Selling on LinkedIn to Book Meetings | Kade Hinkle
#564 (Trailer) - I Cold Called For 60 Minutes (And Went Slightly Unhinged)

#563 - How to Build Reps Who Don’t Need You on Every Deal | Jason Miller ft. Unify
Great sales leaders don’t solve problems, they build reps who can. Jason Miller breaks down how to drive focus, coach real skill gaps, and force critical thinking so your team performs without you in the room. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Use “poster vs post-it” to drive focus: Set one team-wide priority (poster) and one hyper-specific behavior per rep (post-it) to avoid overwhelm and actually move performance. Don’t tell reps what to do, make them think first: Ask “what would you do?” before coaching. Then reinforce or correct based on your process to build independent decision-making. Force prep through no-AI deal planning: Require reps to manually map out key calls, questions, stakeholders, and outcomes. Critical thinking before the meeting beats post-call coaching. Size problems with extreme ranges to unlock honesty: Frame questions like “are you closer to a 5% or 70% gap?” to make prospects more comfortable revealing the real impact. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 💰 Exec Selling Course: https://bit.ly/4lCtJh7 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 🛠️ Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Get More Tactics: Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

#562 - Sales Leadership Masterclass: Win Every Deal In Your Pipeline
Turn your most dreaded meeting into your biggest revenue weapon, this deal review framework drives cleaner data, sharper reps, and near-perfect forecast accuracy. In this 30MPC Masterclass, Mark Kosoglow breaks down a repeatable, no-BS system for running deal reviews that actually move deals forward, not just talk about them. He walks through the exact sales stages, forecast methodology, and coaching framework that align reps and managers around real execution. You’ll learn how to eliminate “story time,” identify true deal risk, and create next steps that drive outcomes every single week. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 💰 Exec Selling Course: https://bit.ly/4lCtJh7 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 🛠️ Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Get More Tactics: Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

#561 - How to Coach Sales Reps Using “Based On What” Thinking | Cameron Shahabedin
Turn reps into self-sufficient closers with structured call coaching, “based on what” thinking, and problem-solving leadership systems 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Reinforce pillars everywhere, not just on callsBake core behaviors (like upfront contracts) into coaching, decks, and workflows so reps can’t skip them. Model the behavior you expectLeaders should demonstrate the same frameworks (e.g. upfront contracts, structured thinking) in coaching and team meetings. Set “realistic but uncomfortable” goals with proofUse past data + missed opportunities to show exactly how higher targets are achievable. Coach leaders with a consistent scoring rubricStandardize feedback (what worked, what didn’t, next steps quality) so performance is measurable and repeatable. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 Exec Selling Course: https://bit.ly/4lCtJh7 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT Get More Tactics: Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

#560 - Inside a $3.6M Sale: From 40-Person Demo to Brutal Negotiation
They almost got shut out of the deal, then closed $3.6M anyway. Johnny Larson breaks down the full sales cycle behind a $3.6M enterprise win, from forcing his way into an RFP he wasn’t invited to, to running a 50-person demo, to surviving a brutal pricing negotiation that nearly killed the deal. This is a real, unfiltered look at how enterprise deals actually get done at the highest level.You’ll learn how to sell your way into closed doors, manage massive buying committees, control complex evaluations, and negotiate when the deal gets ripped out from under you. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club : Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 Exec Selling Course: https://bit.ly/4lCtJh7 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT Get More Tactics: Free Toolkits – http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

#559 - Sell The Problem Before You Sell The Product | Keenan
The Perfect Outbound Sequence Template Keenan (author of Gap Selling) breaks down a step-by-step framework for prospecting that actually gets responses, focused on leading with problems—not products. Learn how to create intrigue and interest in your outreach, diagnose real buyer pain using problem → root cause → impact, and structure cold emails and calls that force prospects to reflect instead of ignore. If your outreach is getting ghosted, this is the playbook to fix it. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Lead with the problem, not your product: If you can’t clearly articulate the exact problem your buyer is experiencing right now, your outreach will get ignored—every time. Create intrigue → then interest (two sales): First, make them stop (“this might be me”), then make them care enough to respond—don’t jump straight into pitching. Use problem → root cause → impact → CTA: Call out the problem, explain why it’s happening, show the business impact, then invite them to solve it. Call out why they haven’t fixed it yet: The real unlock—if you can name the blockers keeping them stuck, you instantly build credibility and get them thinking. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 💰 Exec Selling Course: https://bit.ly/4lCtJh7 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 🛠️ Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Get More Tactics: Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

#558 - The 5 Data-Backed Cold Call Scripts to Overcome Any Objection
Most sales reps try to memorize dozens of objection responses. That’s a mistake. Just 5 objections make up roughly 74% of what you’ll hear on cold calls. This episode breaks down those 5 objections and gives you simple, repeatable cold call scripts to handle each one without overthinking it. The goal isn’t to close on the cold call. The goal is to earn the next step. Master these 5 objection handling frameworks and you’ll be prepared for the majority of calls you make. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 💰 Exec Selling Course: https://bit.ly/4lCtJh7 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 🛠️ Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Get More Tactics: 18 Cold Call Objections and How to Handle Them Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

#557 - How to Run a Perfect Discovery Call (Start to Finish) | Jacob Fleisher
In this episode of 30 Minutes to President’s Club, Jacob Flesher (Head of Sales at Attention) breaks down a full discovery call framework from start to finish, including how to challenge prospects without killing rapport, uncover true priorities, and run consultative sales conversations that actually convert. You’ll learn how top sellers avoid assumptions, diagnose real problems (not surface-level ones), and navigate modern objections—especially around AI—while building trust and credibility throughout the deal cycle. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Anchor your deal to real priority (not “nice-to-have”): If the problem you solve isn’t in their top 1–2 priorities, you’re wasting time—always zoom out and understand where your solution ranks. Sell like a consultant, not a vendor: Stop thinking “how do I sell this product?” and start thinking “how do I solve this problem?”—the deal follows naturally from there. 3. Use the “slap in the face rule”: Never answer a question without understanding why it’s being asked—clarify first or risk giving the wrong answer and losing trust. 4. Don’t run self-serving discovery: Avoid checklist questions you could’ve researched beforehand—nothing kills a call faster than making the prospect feel like they’re being qualified instead of helped. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 💰 Exec Selling Course: https://bit.ly/4lCtJh7 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 🛠️ Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Get More Tactics: 3 Deal Blockers that Kill Pipeline - https://www.attention.com/resources/30mpc-toolkit Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

#556 (Trailer) - I Taught A Standup Comedian To Cold Call (Real Dials)
Full video HERE What happens when you give a stand-up comedian a sales script and tell him to start cold calling? Alex Murphy sits down with his brother Andrew (a comedian in Austin) and gives him a crash course in cold calling. The goal: sell comedy show tickets… using real B2B sales tactics. First, Alex teaches Andrew the classic AIDA framework — Attention, Interest, Decision, Action — the same framework popularized in Glengarry Glen Ross. But learning a framework is one thing… Executing it live on cold calls is another. So Andrew has one challenge: Get 5 connects with sales leaders in Austin and try to sell tickets to his comedy show. Buy 5000 TitanX Credits Get 5000 Free (Mention "30MPC"): https://titanx.io?fpr=30mpc These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 💰 Exec Selling Course: https://bit.ly/4lCtJh7 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 🛠️ Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Get More Tactics: Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

#555 - Discovery Masterclass: Everything You Need to Run a Perfect Discovery Call
Learn more: https://www.30mpc.com/course/discovery-course -- ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Structure Your Call in 3 Parts: Great discovery calls have three distinct chapters—(1) the first five minutes to establish credibility and set your PPO agenda (Purpose, Plan, Outcome), (2) the next 20 minutes to uncover meaningful problems while building trust, and (3) the last five minutes to run your Five Minute Drill and determine if it’s worth setting a next step. Use Discovery Trees to Guide Questions: Map out your prospect’s problems in four layers—situation, operational pain, executive problem, and business impact. Use simple transitions like “so what?” to climb down the tree, and reverse it when execs start with big priorities. Don’t just ask questions—build a roadmap first. Balance Give and Take: If you only ask questions, you’re interrogating. Use playbacks, pile-ons, praise, and parallel stories to add value throughout the call and build trust. Use vertical questions to go deeper on one topic instead of jumping all over the place. Run a Tight Five Minute Drill: In the last five minutes, validate if they want to solve the problem, when they want to solve it, and how they buy. Suggest the timeline and buying process based on what you’ve seen work—not what they think they should do. If they’re serious, schedule the next step while you’re still on the call.

#554 (Trailer) - Don't Sell to Your Champion. Sell THROUGH Them. (2 Real Emails)
Full video HERE' The fastest way to reach the executive who can green-light your deal: write the email they’ll actually read. Nate Nasralla breaks down two real examples of emails you can draft for your champion to forward directly to their boss. Instead of selling to your champion, write the message so they can sell through them. Open with a priority the executive already cares about so the email immediately feels relevant. Use insights from discovery to highlight the tension or bottleneck slowing the team down. Then close with an executive-level ask—getting their take on a decision, tradeoff, or pilot. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 💰 Exec Selling Course: https://bit.ly/4lCtJh7 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 🛠️ Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Get More Tactics: Buy Brief & Brilliant here Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

#553 - How to Run Discovery Without Obsessing Over Questions | Gal Aga ft. Aligned
Most sellers obsess over asking the perfect discovery question. In this episode, Gal Aga breaks down why great discovery has nothing to do with memorized questions and everything to do with understanding the problem, finding the root cause, and guiding the buying process. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Focus on the problem, root cause, and impact you need to uncover, not memorizing discovery questions. Only prep the first 5–10 minutes with a POV and agenda, then let the conversation flow. Bring a point of view from research so buyers feel understood and the discussion starts deeper. Treat discovery as something you continue throughout the deal, especially with new stakeholders. GAL’S PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB: CEO & Co-Founder of Aligned 21 years in B2B sales, including AE, Sales Director, VP Sales and CRO roles Built 5 sales orgs from scratch: These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: 👥 Leadership Course 💼 Selling to the C-Suite Course 📧 Cold Email Course ☎️ Cold Call Course 🔮 Discovery Course 🛠️ Free Toolkits Get More Tactics: How To Win More Deals Using The Give/Gets Equilibrium Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube