With the holiday and light schedule, the Funnel Media crew picked a few of their favorite episodes to share with you again. We hope you enjoy and learn from the selection.
In this episode, we step in with the AI sales tango. Corey, our tree-hugging sales champ, questions if AI can replace good old empathy. Our resident sales physicist, Chris, chimes in, revealing AI as your trusty confidant, not a sales rival. Chris dishes out AI secrets: it’s an emotional prosthetic, erasing self-doubt and boosting confidence. It’s like AI saying, “You’ve got this!” Corey and Chris tag-team AI’s power in sales—providing insights, suggesting next moves, and extinguishing self-doubt. AI’s not stealing the spotlight; it’s your backup dancer, complementing your sales swagger. They salsa through the AI-human tango, admitting AI won’t replace human connection magic. But it’s the GPS guiding you through the sales maze.
In this episode of Success Beneath the Surface, we learn from Peter Schwartz, CEO Coaching & Development | Master Chair Vistage, about his journey and insights into leadership. Peter highlights the power of well-run Vistage groups in fostering connections and supporting individual growth journeys, emphasizing the combination of outer-game skills and inner-game mindset shifts in effective leadership development.
On LeaderGeneration, Tessa Burg and Derick Schaefer discuss the rapid evolution of AI in marketing. You’ll get an inside look at the challenges companies face when they blindly adopt AI—emphasizing the need for a solid AI strategy backed by clear business metrics. The conversation goes deeper, covering organizational culture shifts, the pivotal role of change management, and how employees can become the catalyst for innovation. They also spotlight the importance of establishing a baseline to properly measure AI effectiveness and contribution to growth.
Whether you’re a marketing leader, tech enthusiast, or a curious mind, this episode is a must-listen. Tune in to enhance your understanding and approach to AI, machine learning, and business strategy.
On Rooted in Revenue you’ll want to take notes. Some of the tips covered help you get in the mindset and secure your partners and team to handle these global accounts include:
- A big tip is that perhaps you’ve heard of the US Department of Commerce, but you may not know what they do or can do for you and your business. This is a VERY helpful partnership. The episode gives you specifics of how they help businesses small and large secure global accounts. You can go to their (somewhat dry) site here >
- Changing your thinking of your business and your clients is the most critical piece. They are ready to be global or already are. You need to make sure you fit into that picture to enjoy a bigger version of your current status with them as a supplier. Be the solution for ALL locations and all divisions.
- Expanding your team will most likely be necessary. BUT your clients may have more in place to assist you than you realize.
- Time to make some new partners, as well. EVERYONE can grow and be more successful with your new mindset, including your clients. AND you will build strong loyalty from them.
When you volunteer you have an opportunity to help others, and better yourself. The Binky Patrol chapter leaders are not paid. No one is at Binky Patrol, but they are learning marketable skills. Binky Patrol chapter leaders – Area Coordinators – learn how to lead a group, speak publicly, do PR, coordinate events, do basic accounting and more. We give recommendations to up to 10 people a year who are seeking a job – sometimes for the first time. They have all of these skills they’ve learned while volunteering. Now they can get a better job.
Pharmacy spend has steadily been increasing with the rise of specialty drugs, and employers have been forced to face the brunt of this cost. In this episode of The Granite List Live, Leigh and Sally are joined by Gentry Hughes and Keith Knowles of CopayAssistRx as they detail their innovative approach to pharmacy spend, the importance of collaboration, and solutions!
We all experience doubts; it’s part of being human. How we handle our doubt is the key: doubts can diminish faith, but they can also be the catalyst to increase faith. But how do we move forward and have faith beyond our doubts? Fr. Bill suggests the following three things: 1. Allow your doubt to be the catalyst for more understanding. 2. Come to that understanding starting from a place of trust. 3. Don’t stop praying.
