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9 Psychological Sales Tactics to Instantly Raise Your Status | Jeremy Miner

May 12, 202631 min

#571 - How to Use AI to Identify the Perfect Time to Prospect | Brendan Short

May 7, 202639 min

#570 - Cold Email Masterclass: Everything You Need To Book Meetings in 2026

May 5, 202625 min

#569 - How Leaders Can Clarify the Pitch, Stop Paraphrasing, and Actually Add Value | Allison Bouchard ft. Outreach

Apr 30, 202631 min

#568 (Trailer) - Elite Sales Trainer Critiques BRUTAL Cold Call Objection Gauntlets

Apr 28, 20261 min

#567 - How to Turn Cold Outreach Into Real Conversations | Adia Toll

Apr 23, 202634 min

#566 - 3 Brutal Sales Leadership Lessons (Avoid These Mistakes)

Apr 21, 202612 min

#565 - How to Master Social Selling on LinkedIn to Book Meetings | Kade Hinkle

Apr 16, 202635 min

#564 (Trailer) - I Cold Called For 60 Minutes (And Went Slightly Unhinged)

Apr 14, 20260 min

#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

Apr 9, 202636 min

#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

Apr 7, 202627 min

#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

Apr 2, 202637 min

#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

Mar 31, 202636 min

#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

Mar 26, 202638 min

#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

Mar 24, 202610 min

#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

Mar 19, 202634 min

#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

Mar 17, 20261 min

#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.

Mar 12, 202651 min

#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

Mar 10, 20261 min

#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

Mar 5, 202636 min

#552 - Live Cold Calling: Can This Grouchy Old CRO Even Book A Meeting?

Full video HERE A seasoned CRO grabs the phone, goes undercover as “Bob Smith,” and makes live cold calls trying to book five connects as fast as possible. No script reading. No brand flex. Just real dials, real objections, and real pressure. You’ll hear the exact opener that gets people talking, the provocative question that instantly hooks sales leaders, and the “Green Turkey” move that turns any answer into momentum. There’s a meeting booked by backing off instead of pushing, referrals created on the fly, and a few brutal rejections along the way. If you want to know what cold calling actually sounds like in the wild and what it really takes to generate pipeline on the phone, this episode delivers. 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: Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

Mar 3, 20261 min

#551 - How to Ramp Sales Reps to President’s Club Faster | Marcus Chan

In this sales leadership masterclass, Marcus Chan breaks down a week-by-week ramp plan, real-play coaching system, and time management framework that turns new hires into consistent revenue producers fast. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Tee reps up instead of taking over calls: Guide them toward the next talk track rather than jumping in and owning the conversation. Create a parking lot for leadership ideas: Capture thoughts in a 1:1 doc instead of sending reactive Slack messages that distract the team. Make role play part of the culture — not just onboarding: Demonstrate first, give one clear improvement at a time, and practice right after real calls. Show reps what a President’s Club week looks like: Build a clear calendar blueprint so they know how to structure their time to win. MARCUS’ PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB: Sales Leader @ Multiple Orgs (3–110 reps) - Hit President’s Club 9/10 years, drove $190M new business, ran $195M P&L. Corporate Sales Professional @ 2 Fortune 500 Companies - Promoted 12x in 8 years, #1 in every role. Author & Thought Leader - WSJ Best-Selling Author, featured in Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, Salesforce. 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 ELITE Sales People Structure Their Day Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

Feb 26, 202640 min

#550 - How Many Meetings Can I Book Off 6,474 Personalized Cold Emails?

Full Video HERE We did the one thing you’re never supposed to do: We tried to blast our entire contact list of 224,000 people. But instead of sending generic spam, we built a workflow in Clay to automate the deep research usually reserved for one-off emails. The goal? To find sales leaders whose *own reps* were already watching our content, and use that data to send 6,000+ hyper-personalized messages at scale. In this video, we break down the exact 5-step workflow we used to filter our list, the "Trojan Horse" data strategy we used to personalize every single message, and the honest results of the campaign (including the big mistake that cost us thousands of opens). ====== GET THE RESOURCES FROM THIS VIDEO - Steal the Clay Prospecting Table we used: https://app.clay.com/shared-workbook/share_0t9swvgU7tkm8MGhuKZ - The Exact ChatGPT Email Prompt: https://www.30mpc.com/blog/chatgpt-prompt-b2b-courses ====== THE TECH STACK - Data Enrichment: Clay - CRM Source: HubSpot - Email Writing: Anthropic (Claude) via Clay - Sequencing: Clay Sequencer - Data Sources: LinkedIn, Newsletter Lists ====== ABOUT THIS EXPERIMENT Most people think you have to choose between "mass blast" and "manual personalization." We wanted to prove you can do both. We took a list of 224,000 followers, threw them into a Clay table to enrich the data, and filtered for Sales VPs with 10+ reps. We then cross-referenced that with our CRM to see which specific reps on their teams were consuming 30MPC content. The result? An AI-written email that looked 100% human-written, referencing specific employees by name. Watch to see: 1. How we filtered 224,000 leads down to the top 1% highest intent buyers. 2. The specific AI prompt that references rep names and consumed content. 3. Why running this campaign in December was a massive failure.

Feb 24, 20261 min

#549 - The World's Weirdest Sales Trainer Does Cold Call Objection Roleplay | Giulio Segantini

Giulio Segantini is back and this time it’s pure objection-handling firepower. If you sell anything over the phone, this is a tactical breakdown of how to handle “send me an email,” “we’re already working with someone,” “too expensive,” “not interested,” and every other cold call objection without sounding scripted or desperate. Built around Giulio’s 'ACE Framework' (Accept → Consent → Explore), this is a masterclass in real-world objection handling for SDRs, AEs, and sales leaders. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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

Feb 19, 202641 min

#548 - Executive Sales Masterclass: Close Big Deals At Power (Step-by-Step)

Close Complex Enterprise Deals by Selling the Problem, Not the Product Jen Allen-Knuth breaks down how to win executive deals by anchoring every conversation to a strategic objective and building urgency around cost of inaction. Prospect into the C-suite with a 4-step structure: objective → problem hypothesis → status quo → insight (not a pitch). Run discovery around objectives, obstacles, current approach, and negative consequences—then close with “Is this worth solving?” and “Is this worth solving now?” Multithread by aligning on a one-page problem statement, ghostwriting the buying group invite, surfacing deal friction early, and facilitating consensus in the room. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM 🛠️ 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

Feb 17, 202632 min

#547 - Running The Big Team Meeting: 7 Steps to Group Problem Consensus | Jen Allen-Knuth

Over the last 12 to 16 weeks, we’ve been sitting down with the one and only Jen Allen-Knuth (2–3 hours per week, plus an entire week of shooting) to build her course: Selling to the C-Suite. This is everything you could possibly need to close a 6–7 figure deal at power. Backed by Gong data of and 1M+ executive-level sales cycles. https://www.30mpc.com/course/multithreading-exec-selling-course-selling-to-the-c-suite FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Start by aligning on the problem in the big team meeting and sell your champion on why it’s important. At the beginning of the big team meeting present in this order, the problem > the cost of inaction > alternatives which include you. In the big team meeting, call out those people who are not voicing their perspectives and create a safe space to air out problems. Even if there is consensus, push for one more person to get involved in the deal cycle before making a solution recommendation. GET MORE TACTICS Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.ly/Q01-R33G0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc

Feb 12, 202634 min

#546 - Fixing the WORST Cold Call Pitches Known to Man

Nick Cegelski breaks down why most cold call pitches fail—and how to fix them. Nick explains why generic value propositions packed with buzzwords like optimize, streamline, and AI-powered sound nice but mean nothing to buyers. Instead, he introduces the problem proposition framework: leading with a vivid, emotionally charged problem your buyer actually feels, then briefly showing how you solve it. Through real-world pitch rewrites (including Ramp and Laurel), Nick shows how to ditch marketing jargon, speak in “dumb human language,” and build cold call openings that spark curiosity instead of instant objections. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Get More Tactics: Problem proposition resources: 1. https://tactics.30mpc.com/openers 2. https://www.30mpc.com/newsletter/how-to-build-the-perfect-cold-call-pitch Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

Feb 10, 202619 min

#545 - How to Build 11 High-Reply Prospecting Plays You Can Run Today | Prabhav Jain ft. 11x

AI isn’t replacing sales reps—it’s turning them into force multipliers. Prabhav Jain, CEO of 11x, breaks down how modern sales teams use AI-driven personalization, signal-based outreach, and smarter sequences to book more meetings while spending less time on manual prospecting. Download the Guide: The Ultimate Three Part Outbound System to accelerate your path to President’s Club 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Use themed personalization to earn opens: Personal hooks like alma mater, sports, or career milestones grab attention when you cleanly segue into a real business problem. Vary your email structure to avoid fatigue: Rotate formats across sequences short emails, value drops, breakups, and social proof instead of repeating personalization → pitch → CTA. Train AI like a junior SDR, not a magic button: Calibrate ICP, tone, and examples upfront so AI improves fast and scales what actually converts. One thing to do today: run one new play: Pick a single outreach play from this episode and test it immediately—don’t overhaul your stack, just execute and learn. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Jason Bay’s Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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

Feb 5, 202637 min

#544 - Sales Roleplay: How To Earn an Executive’s Respect in 30 Minutes

Armand Farrokh and Jen Allen‑Knuth walk through a realistic, unscripted discovery conversation with a senior university security leader. Jen demonstrates a 7-step executive discovery framework, from establishing credibility and anchoring to strategic objectives, to reframing the status quo and closing for next steps, while Armand plays a skeptical, budget-constrained prospect. The video pauses after each step to break down why each question is asked, how to control executive conversations, and how to advance big deals without pitching too early. Ideal for sellers who want to run confident, insight-driven discovery with senior decision-makers. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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

Feb 3, 202630 min

#543 - How to Build a Deal Closing Machine With Screenshot References | Krysten Conner

How top sellers use customer proof to reduce risk, accelerate deals, and close with confidence featuring Krysten Conner’s real world framework for social proof, references, and late stage deal momentum. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Screenshots beat polished proof: Raw texts, DMs, and unpolished customer messages feel real and instantly lower buyer risk. Use them in prospecting and late stage deals instead of overproduced case studies. Stop defaulting to reference calls: Reference calls are the highest effort option. First try screenshots, forwarded customer emails, tailored demos, or CSM intros to answer the real risk behind the ask. Prep references to tell the truth: The best reference includes a hiccup and how it was fixed. Perfect stories feel fake. Credible stories close deals. One thing to do right now: Spend 30 minutes pinging past customers you built relationships with. No ask. Just a check in. Build your reference list before you urgently need it. KRYSTEN’S PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB: Doing 14X what anyone had done in her territory Being #1 in new logo acquisition on her team Achieving a 47.6% win rate Todd Caponi’s Negotiation Masterclass here These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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

Jan 29, 202632 min

#542 - Sales Email Elimination: 5 Cold Emails. 1 Winner.

Full YouTube Episode Here Jen Allen-Knuth puts five real cold emails head-to-head to see which ones actually earn executive attention and which get instantly deleted. Watch as she breaks down subject lines, openers, tone, and CTA mistakes, crowns a single winning email, then rewrites it live using her Problem Prompter framework to show how sellers can stop pitching and start booking meetings with C-suite buyers. Over the last 12 to 16 weeks, we’ve been sitting down with the one and only Jen Allen-Knuth (2–3 hours per week, plus an entire week of shooting) to build her course: Selling to the C-Suite. This is everything you could possibly need to close a 6–7 figure deal at power. Backed by Gong data of and 1M+ executive-level sales cycles. https://www.30mpc.com/course/multithreading-exec-selling-course-selling-to-the-c-suite Get More Tactics: Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

Jan 27, 20262 min

everything you could possibly need to close a 6–7 figure deal at power

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Jan 26, 202612 min

#541 - The $1M Negotiations That Changed the Way I Sell Forever

⁠Watch Todd’s Free Negotiation Masterclass⁠ ⁠Buy 'Four Levers Negotiating' Here⁠ Todd Caponi is a multi time CRO, award winning author, and one of the leading voices on transparency in sales. And these are the three negotiation moments that changed how he sells forever. From a used car purchase that went completely sideways, to a seven figure software deal saved at the last second, to a heated pricing argument with an angry marketer, Todd Caponi shares real stories that prove why honesty beats tactics in negotiation. No gimmicks. No fake leverage. Just clear, human conversations that build trust, reduce discounting, and turn negotiations into collaboration instead of combat. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club: 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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

Jan 22, 202619 min

#540 - Cold Call Masterclass: The Perfect Script (With LIVE Calls to Prove It)

We break down the exact cold call script that’s helped book meetings on 1 out of every 3 connects then prove it by making live cold calls on camera. Armand Farrokh and Nick Cegelski walk through the full cold call framework they’ve used as operators, leaders, and authors of *Cold Calling Sucks (And That’s Why It Works) from opener, to pitch, to objection handling with real examples and zero theory fluff. You’ll learn how to use the “Heard the name tossed around” opener to break the telemarketer stigma, why context-first openers outperform permission begging, how to pitch by leading with the problem (not the product), and how to handle objections using the 'Mr. Miyagi method' without sounding pushy or desperate. Then they pick up the phone and make live cold calls showing exactly how the script holds up in real conversations, where reps usually get stuck, and how tone, confidence, and EQ matter more than saying the “perfect” words. Resources: Save $75 off the #1 Cold Calling Course with code SAVE75: https://www.30mpc.com/course/cold-calls-to-presidents-club Buy now link for the Cold Calling Course: https://shop.30mpc.com/30mpc-cold-calls-to-presidents-club-course?coupon=save75 Objection scripts: https://www.30mpc.com/blog/18-cold-call-objections-and-how-to-handle-them Opener scripts: https://www.30mpc.com/blog/2-cold-call-openers-4-full-pitch-examples Get More Tactics: Join our weekly newsletter – https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal and use today – https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

Jan 20, 202656 min

#539 - How to Run Demos That Actually Convert | Alex Kane

Alex Kane brings elite demo mastery to this episode, teaching sellers how to turn every walkthrough into a high-impact, story-driven buying experience that stands out from every other vendor in the cycle. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Lead With the Approach: Frame the top problems and outcomes before showing anything. Present → Future → Past: Ask how they do it now, show the future state, then compare it back. Run a Reverse Demo: Make them demo their current workflow to expose real pain. Use a Big Team Demo Deck: Align early on what they want to see and why it matters. ALEX'S PATH TO PRESIDENT'S CLUB: 9× Presidents Club Winner @ Multiple Companies 200%+ To Quarterly Quota 25× and 500%+ 5× @ Multiple Companies 6× Pitch Olympics Champion @ 3 Companies Founding Enterprise AE @ Giga These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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

Jan 15, 202632 min

#538 - Cold Call 3v3: Six Sales Reps Dial in a 92 Degree Room

Welcome to the most chaotic cold call competition you’ve ever seen. Two elite sales teams go head-to-head in a live 3v3 battle to see who can book the most meetings. Watch as the top sales minds from 30 Minutes to President's Club (and a special celeb dialer) bring their best cold call tactics to life. From permission-based openers to clever objection handling, you’ll witness what makes a cold call *land* versus *crash*. ✅ Expires this Friday, get $60 off the #1 Cold Calling Course with code "3v3": https://shop.30mpc.com/30mpc-cold-calls-to-presidents-club-course/?coupon=3v3 🎯 Start a TitanX pilot and we'll match your credits up to 5,000: https://titanx.io/?fpr=30mpc Cold calling sucks: https://www.30mpc.com/course/cold-calls-to-presidents-club

Jan 13, 20261 min

#537 - How to Get Executive Intros Through Your Champion | Christine Nolan

Christine Nolan, four-time President’s Club enterprise sales leader at Asana, shares tactical frameworks for multithreading complex enterprise deals by mapping real power, navigating internal politics, and turning champions into organization-wide access. A practical playbook for winning, expanding, and controlling high-stakes, multi-stakeholder sales cycles. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Build a real power map with your champion using a whiteboard or live org chart, not LinkedIn assumptions. Identify political influence and personal motivations, not just titles, to tailor your approach to each stakeholder. Leverage your full network to break into key accounts by systematically uncovering warm paths to executives. Action item: Review the last quarter of meetings, connect with every contact on LinkedIn, and seed your personal CRM with context you can reuse later. CHRISTINE’S PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB: President’s Club Winner (4x) @ Multiple Enterprise Sales Teams Closed $100M+ Strategic Enterprise Deal @ Asana Head of Strategic Accounts (Top 100 Customers, 7–8 Figure Deals) @ Asana Built & Scaled Global Enterprise Sales Orgs (2nd Line Leader) @ HackerOne Built & Scaled Global Enterprise Sales Orgs (2nd Line Leader) @ Starburst THESE COURSES WILL GET YOU TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB: 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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

Jan 8, 202636 min

#536 - Cold Email Showdown: Rookie Sales Rep vs 10-Year Director

We put Evan Greek (Commercial AE at Gong) and Florin Tatulea (Head of Sales Development at Common Room) in a cold email cage match: 10 minutes per round, weird prompts, and you have to write something that would actually get a reply. Jason Bay (CEO at Outbound Squad) judges based on [The Reply Method](https://www.30mpc.com/course/cold-email-course) framework. Evan and Florin show how they use AI in real time to research accounts and draft highly personalized emails in minutes (not hours), then do the human edits for finishing touches. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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

Jan 6, 20262 min

#535 - He Sold A $30M Deal With One Page

In this episode, Nate Nasralla breaks down the one-page business case framework he used to help close a $30M enterprise deal and multiple seven-figure contracts. He walks through how to structure a one-page document that aligns executives, arms champions to sell internally, exposes deal gaps early, and drives consensus in complex buying groups. Using a real-world IKEA example, Nate shows how to translate problems into executive language, quantify outcomes, and position investment so deals actually move forward. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8🛠️ 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

Dec 30, 202514 min

#534 - #1 Sales Rep Runs The Exact Demo That Got Him Promoted 8x

In this episode, Adam Ochart, #1 sales rep from Gong breaks down the exact demo framework that helped him earn 8 promotions, consistently win enterprise deals, and maintain a 30%+ win rate. He walks through how to prep demos, align with buyers before clicking anything, run discovery during the demo, and frame every feature using a why-before-what approach so prospects experience a true “test drive.” This is a tactical, repeatable demo playbook for sellers who want higher conversion rates and faster promotions. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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 Get More Tactics

Dec 23, 20251 min

#533 - How to Build a Team That Thrives on 700 Cold Calls a Week | Melanie Smith

Melanie Smith, Head of Sales Development at Nooks, breaks down the exact systems, metrics, and coaching frameworks she uses to run one of the highest-performing SDR teams in outbound. In this episode, she shares KPI structures, call-block strategy, cold-call skill development, and how leaders can scale connect rates, conversation rates, and meeting production without burning out their reps. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Weekly SDR readouts: Reps review KPIs and explain every meeting they booked to surface repeatable plays. Use AI for call pattern analysis: Analyze winning call transcripts to find coaching themes and enablement topics. Own rep career paths: Align with other departments and give SDRs projects that build promotion-ready skills. One thing — Call for Intel & Intros: Run an “I&I” block where reps call below-the-line users to gather insights and get warm introductions. MELANIE’S PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB: Scaled team from 10→50 @ Klue, then 4→33 @ Nooks in 18 months Top 2 performer @ Klue during 1.5-year tenure before moving into SDR leadership These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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

Dec 18, 202534 min

#532 - Santa Unwraps 12 Sales Tactics You NEED to Master in 2026

In this special holiday episode, Santa and his elf break down the 12 most impactful sales tactics of 2025, covering negotiation, discovery, cold calling, prospecting, leadership, demo strategy, hiring, business cases, team management, and more. Each tactic is pulled from interviews with top 1% sellers and elite sales leaders, giving reps a fast, practical, and highly actionable playbook to win deals, build pipeline, lead teams, and hit President’s Club in 2026. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8🛠️ 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

Dec 16, 202536 min

#531 - How to Scale Personalized Prospecting with Video (Even in SMB)

Discover how Vidyard’s #1 AE, Mike D'Aloisio, uses video to humanize every stage of the sales cycle — from first touch to pricing delivery to re-engagement when prospects ghost. In this 30MPC sell interview, learn how to tailor videos to personas, boost meeting show rates, eliminate the “game of telephone” in proposals, and creatively reignite stalled deals using short, high-impact videos that stand out inside crowded inboxes. 🎙️ Actionable Takeaways: Prospecting video formula: <45s → Who you are, why you’re reaching out, value + CTA. Send meeting confirmation videos day-of to humanize yourself and reduce no-shows. Use video for case studies & pricing so your message lands directly with decision makers — not lost via champions. When ghosted, use creativity (even humor/spinning in a chair) to reignite the spark and restart conversations. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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

Dec 11, 202525 min

#530 - Negotiation Masterclass: Your Sales Commission Savior

December deals are different. Negotiations drag. Legal stalls. Procurement kicks it to January. And your EOQ slips away. In this Masterclass, Todd Caponi joins Nick and Armand to share strategies from his new book, Four Levers Negotiating. He’ll show you how to flip the script and close what’s left on the table — before the ball drops. Todd is the founder of Sales Melon, the host of The Sales History Podcast, and an author of award-winning business books. He’s also a C-Level sales leader, and he knows what he’s talking about. You’ll learn how to win negotiations the moment pricing enters the conversation, use give-get momentum to cut deal times in half, and blast through legal, security, and procurement reviews that usually stall you until Q1. -- Buy 'Four Levers Negotiating' here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Four-Levers-Negotiating/Todd-Caponi/9781637748404 -- Use Code HOLIDAY50 for $50 off any course (expires at midnight on 12/25): https://www.30mpc.com/courses -- 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 -- RESOURCES DISCUSSED: Join our weekly newsletter - https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0 Things you can steal - https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube

Dec 9, 202540 min

#529 - How to Win Enterprise Deals with Compelling Events (Not Volume) | Luke Floyd

Luke’s CE Hypothesis Template Luke Floyd breaks down how he stopped “spraying and praying” and started winning large enterprise deals by tracking where urgency already exists. Instead of chasing logos or building volume-based cadences, he prioritizes the 20 accounts most likely to face a compelling event, builds horizontal plays that don’t sound generic, and positions himself “on the bench” before the need arises. Learn how to filter your territory like an investor, predict where opportunity will occur, and become the first call when timing hits. If you want to generate pipeline without brute-force activity—and win larger deals faster—this is the framework. These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ 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 Get More Tactics

Dec 4, 202537 min

#528 - Live Cold Calls: How Many Meetings Can The #1 Sales Trainer Book?

Jason hits the phones to prospect into sales and enablement leaders, sharing his live approach between each call. With a 30% connect rate (thanks to Titan X) and 11% conversion, you'll see how Jason handles objections, switches messaging mid-call, and learns in real time. Think cold calling is hard? Try doing it live for 90 minutes, under studio lights, in a room with no AC, with a crowd listening to every single word you say. That’s what the #1 outbound sales trainer, Jason Bay, did to prove he can do more than *teach* cold calling — he can actually get on the phones and *do* it himself. We rolled the cameras, loaded a list of exclusively executive level prospects he’d never met, and let the chaos unfold. You’ll hear how he structures his cold calls, adjusts messaging on the fly, and reflects on what could be improved after each conversation. Includes practical takeaways for improving connect rates, objection handling, and setting meetings with senior buyers. ✅ Get the Outbound Bundle (scripts + cold email guide): https://www.30mpc.com/course/cold-email-course 🎯 Start a TitanX pilot and we'll match your credits up to 5,000: https://titanx.io/?fpr=30mpc ⏱️ VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:11 – Cold Call Strategy & Setup Explained 03:00 – Handling “No” on a Permission-Based Opener 04:15 – Personalization Tip: Use Preferred Names 10:44 – How to Leave a Value-Driven Voicemail 14:12 – Reusing Research for Multiple Contacts 17:10 – Testing the “Heard Our Name Tossed Around” Opener 18:00 – Why You Should Always Leave Voicemails 22:27 – How I Booked the Meeting: Breakdown & Key Moves 23:00 – Turning Objections Into Value Hooks 24:00 – Confirming Calendar Invites to Prevent No-Shows 26:30 – Stats Recap: 30% Connect Rate, 11% Conversion 27:10 – What I’d Do Differently Next Time 28:00 – Final Sales Tips + Resource Links

Dec 2, 202533 min

#527 - The Sales Process Elite Reps Use (And You Don’t)

Get the full playbook (60 minute video masterclass) 100% free right here: https://www.pipedrive.com/en/30mpc-masterclass --- Deal velocity is a huge driver of win rates, which is why Armand and I partnered with the easy and effective CRM, Pipedrive, to film a 60 minute video masterclass that covers all of the different ways that you can drive velocity in each individual stage of your sales process. Literally, from opening call all the way to contract review, we documented our favorite tactics in this Pipedrive and 30MPC masterclass, which you can get for free right here: https://www.pipedrive.com/en/30mpc-masterclass --- Most reps think progress = meetings. Discovery, demo, proposal…❌ In this video, we break down why traditional sales stages like "Discovery → Demo → Power" are actually slowing your deals down — and what top AEs do instead to accelerate pipeline velocity. Learn the stage-based mindset, how to combine exit criteria, and stop wasting time with meetings that don't move the deal forward. ✅ You'll walk away knowing: * The 5 critical sales stages — and what *actually* matters in each * Why meeting ≠ progress (and what to track instead) * How to combine sales stages to close faster

Nov 27, 202521 min

#526 - The Ultimate Cold Calling Q&A: 16 Questions to Book Your Next Meeting

From Armand Farrokh and Nick Cegelski, the duo behind the 50,000-copy best-selling cold calling book, this episode breaks down the exact playbook top reps use to consistently book meetings. Learn the highest-converting openers, how to tailor context to any persona, the tactics they use to disarm prospects, and the triple-bypass method for getting past gatekeepers. You’ll also get strategies to avoid spam-tagging, boost connect rates, and keep momentum high during every dial block. Timestamps: 00:01 Current top cold call opener (Tailored Permission) 03:33 Adjusting your opener for CFOs and senior decision-makers 04:43 How to make prospects laugh & break telemarketer resistance 07:26 Triple Bypass: Getting past gatekeepers without sounding salesy 09:49 How much research to do before each cold call 12:12 Blind vs researched dialing: Which books more meetings 13:35 Handling “call me later” and “I’m too busy” objections 16:10 When to leave voicemails (and the voicemail that doubles replies) 17:15 Should you double dial? Smart tactic or spam trigger? 18:29 Tools to speed up dialing and increase conversations 19:10 How to boost cold call connect rates (4 proven tactics) 21:03 Getting accurate phone numbers using data waterfall 22:27 How to prevent no-shows after the meeting is booked 23:32 What to say when someone says “cold calling doesn’t work” 24:59 The fastest way to instantly improve your cold calls 26:22 How to stay confident during a cold call losing streak 27:22 Most memorable cold call stories (good and bad lessons) These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Get More Tactics: Cold Calling Sucks (And That’s Why it Works)⁠ Join our weekly newsletter – ⁠https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0⁠ Things you can steal and use today – ⁠https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube⁠

Nov 25, 202538 min

#525 - Why Executives Ignore Your Sales Pitch (And How to Fix It Fast) | Nate Nasralla

Buy "Brief and Brilliant' Here Turn executive meetings into closed deals with Nate Nasralla’s 4-sentence framework, one-page business case, and proven tactics to speak the language of leadership and win buy-in fast. 🎙️ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: • Build a 4-Sentence Soundbite: Use Nate’s formula — Because of [shift], now’s the time to [act], to avoid [risk], and unlock [reward] — to frame every deal in language that resonates with decision-makers. • Create a One-Page Business Case: Summarize the priority, problem, approach, outcome, and investment on a single white page using their metrics and internal language — not your logo or jargon. • Write “Through” Your Champion: Every email should be forwardable. Write so your internal contact can easily share your message up the chain with clarity and confidence. • Run Executive Meetings Like a Pro: Set a clear objective, use soundbites as anchors, get problem agreement first, and drive the meeting toward a single decision or blocker removed. RESOURCES DISCUSSED: One Page Business Case

Nov 20, 202552 min

#524 - Outbound Prospecting Masterclass: Everything You Need to Book Meetings in 2026

Outbound is broken, not dead. In this masterclass, Jason Bay breaks down the new outbound playbook for 2025–2026 — how top reps are filling pipeline when cold calls, automated sequences, and mass emails stop working. You’ll learn how to prioritize accounts that actually respond, speak your buyer’s language with offers that earn replies, and sequence outreach across phone, email, and social the right way. Key frameworks include the Martini-Glass Pipeline for targeting high-relevance prospects, the Messaging Matrix for crafting irresistible offers, and the KISS Sequencing System that boosts reply rates 20%+. Jason also shares cold call + cold email frameworks that book meetings today — plus how to use AI the right way with his 10-80-10 Rule to double output without sounding robotic. RESOURCES DISCUSSED: The Ultimate Cold Email Data Report Jason Bay’s Cold Email ChatGPT Prompts The Different Types of Offers Jason Bay’s Outbound Sequence Template The 30MPC Outbound Bundle

Nov 18, 202539 min