ON AIR: With Owen Episode 41 Featuring Kate Bradley Chernis – Co-Founder & CEO of LatelyAI

Introducing our 41st episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our latest interview video series with honest conversation about scaling revenue, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards.

Our 41st guest is Kate Bradley Chernis, Co-Founder & CEO of LatelyAI. Owen and Kate discuss the Lately platform which claims to achieve a genuine sales conversion rate of 98% using Artificial Intelligence and how Sales & Marketing Alignment play a part in that.

They talk about:

  • How Lately uses A.I. to produce engaging content
  • How collaboration between teams can achieve higher sales conversion rates
  • Lead Generation from Sales & Marketing alignment
  • The types of social content that does and doesn’t work
  • Why MRR should not be considered a key metric for a successful business  
  • SaaS and why some salespeople believe it’s methods are ‘broken’ or outdated
  • How to turn Listeners into Fans/Customers
  • What sales organisations want to achieve from content marketing

ON AIR: With Owen Episode 40 Featuring Wendy Harris – Head of EMEA at Gong

Introducing our 40th episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our latest interview video series with honest conversation about scaling revenue, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards.

Our 40th guest is Wendy Harris, Head of EMEA at Gong. Owen and Wendy explore Revenue Intelligence and how ‘unlocking reality’ can help drive your business.

They dive deep into:

  • Revenue Intelligence – what does it mean and why should sales leaders care about it?
  • The Gong journey and what it can do for Sales Leaders around Europe 
  • Launching into EMEA; what you need to do and what you’re likely to get wrong
  • Busting sales myths – True or False ‘You should never mention price on the first call’?
  • Discovery call do’s and don’ts
  • Understanding the burdens of onboarding
  • Remote vs in-person working

ON AIR: With Owen Episode 39 Featuring Susie Mathieson, Founder of The Small Stuff

Introducing our 39th episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our latest interview video series with honest conversation about scaling revenue, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards.

Our 39th guest is Susie Mathieson, Founder of The Small Stuff. Owen and Susie discuss the Psychology around Communication and the role that plays in the sales process.

With a particular focus on:

  • Communication within telephone based sales
  • Why communication is important
  • How well Sales Leaders understand the psychology element of the conversations they’re having
  • Early stage conversations and pipeline building
  • Relationship building later in the sales process

ON AIR: With Owen Episode 38 Featuring Helen Boothby – Director at Sales Express

Introducing our 38th episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our latest interview video series with honest conversation about scaling revenue, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards.

Our 38th guest is Helen Boothby, Director at Sales Express. Owen and Helen discuss High Performance Coaching – what kind of coaching is most effective in sales; what are the misconceptions and where are the ‘quick wins’?

Including:

  • The 3 types of coaching: career, development and live sales
  • What type of coaching is most effective in sales
  • The misconceptions around coaching
  • Pipeline and opportunity management
  • Where the ‘quick wins’ are with coaching

ON AIR: With Owen Episode 37 Featuring Benjamin Dennehy ‘The UK’s Most Hated Sales Trainer’

Introducing our 37th episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our latest interview video series with honest conversation about scaling revenue, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards.

Our 37th guest is Benjamin Dennehy (The UK’s Most Hated Sales Trainer®).

Owen and Benjamin are talking all things telephone prospecting – why are so many sales people bad at it, and can anybody train to become good at it? 

Including:

  • The reasons so many sales people are bad at telephone prospecting and whether anybody can train to become good at it
  • Behaviours of sales people
  • The transition to a change in mindset and how long that can take
  • Whether you should or shouldn’t charge for a proposal
  • Call Tips from Benjamin

ON AIR: With Owen Episode 36 Featuring Lisa Ansell – Business Development Geek at Sales Geek

Introducing our 36th episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our latest interview video series with honest conversation about scaling revenue, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards.

Our 36th guest is Lisa Ansell, Business Development Geek at Sales Geek. Owen and Lisa discuss having purpose in a sales role – what do you believe in and what drives you.

Including:

  • Tips for Founders that are starting a business venture with no sales background
  • Why people dislike and don’t enjoy sales
  • Why personality makes a high-performing sales professional over process
  • The first steps to developing a graduate starting a sales career
  • The big questions sales professionals should be asking
  • What having purpose means in a sales role and why it’s important

ON AIR: With Owen Episode 35 Featuring Lisa Dempster – Company Director at Sales Consult

Introducing our 35th episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our latest interview video series with honest conversation about scaling revenue, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards.

Our 35th guest is Lisa Dempster, Company Director at Sales Consult. Owen and Lisa discuss a broad range of sales topics such as discounting, pipeline management, how to recruit great sales people, and much more

  • The dos and don’ts when it comes to discounting
  • Why you shouldn’t build discounting into your sales cadence
  • When you should provide discount and for what reasons
  • The difference between a reduction and a discount
  • The definition of pipeline management
  • The dos and don’ts when it comes to pipeline management
  • How to identify if somebody is or isn’t your buyer
  • Why bravery is a key skill for a successful salesperson
  • Why curiosity is such a powerful tool in sales
  • The current state of recruitment in sales

ON AIR: With Owen Episode 34 Featuring Kristofer Bunker – Founder & CEO at Hapi Health

Introducing our 34th episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our latest interview video series with honest conversation about scaling revenue, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards.

Our 34th guest is Kristofer Bunker, Founder & CEO at Hapi Health. Owen and Kris discuss the challenges you have when growing out an outbound sales team aligned with growing revenue

Including:

  • The strategies that helped Hapi Health grow from 0 – 200 clients
  • The challenge Kris and Hapi Health faced and how they overcame them
  • Growing backwards – How to align growing sales and resource
  • How Kris created trust around the brand
  • How trust plays and key role in internal and external growth
  • Kris looks at the big challenges coming up in the next 12 months for Hapi Health

ON AIR: With Owen Episode 33 Featuring Gareth Steenson – Rugby Coach at Exeter Chiefs

Introducing our 33rd episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our latest interview video series with honest conversation about scaling revenue, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards.

Our 33rd guest is Gareth Steenson, Rugby Coach at Exeter Chiefs. Owen and Gareth discuss how Gareth transitioned from a player to a coach and the similarities and differences to rugby and business…

Including:

  • The key elements to Exeter Chiefs long and sustained success
  • How a player should be involved in building/setting goals
  • How the club environment has changed in line with new and more ambitious goals
  • The leadership qualities that helped Gareth transition into a coach
  • The hardest bits Gareth faced during his transition into a coach
  • Gareth describes his coaching process and mentality
  • How Gareth incorporates data with coaching
  • How Gareth develops skills and mentality
  • How Exeter Chiefs leadership has made them so successful
  • The similarities and difference between rugby and business success
  • Gareth’s process for learning from failure Connect with Owen and Gareth on

ON AIR: With Owen Episode 32 Featuring Chris Duddridge – VP of Sales, EMEA at Soroco

Introducing our 32nd episode of ON AIR: With Owen – our latest interview video series with honest conversation about scaling revenue, hosted by our Founder & CEO, Owen Richards.

Our 32nd guest is Chris Duddridge, VP of Sales – EMEA at Soroco. Owen and Chris discuss Building out an outbound sales team from the ground up

Including:

  • An overview of Chris’s experience building out Sales Teams
  • Where good leaderships skills come from, Personality, Coaching or development
  • How to create a sense of ownership and belonging for your employees
  • The essential tools in a successful sales leader’s kit
  • Techniques for dealing with the peaks and troughs of a Sales Teams motivation
  • – When to be decisive with sales training and developmentHow much your team should shape your company’s culture