Five Thursdays in August means this is a light week. We hope you enjoy these episodes. Deborah welcomes Colleen Vacelet, the founder of Intreegue Design and CEO of Order Green Supply, as she shares her journey from landscape architect to multi-company entrepreneur. In this episode, she discusses: Building a company culture that feels like "home" [...]
One of the beautiful benefits of Zoom is that it is an equalizer. There are no tall people, short people, people sitting in the back of the room, people at the head table. We have our grid of participants. The lovely gallery. When we interview people, most of us use Zoom, Riverside, or similar because [...]
Chris Beall gives us a manufacturing-inspired blueprint for supercharging your sales pipeline in this episode. Chris breaks down the process into actionable steps, from refining your contact lists to calibrating your sales team's performance. He shares a powerful Excel technique for rapidly improving list quality and introduces the concept of "Flight Schools" to perfect those [...]
In this episode of our Mental Models series, Chris kicks off by comparing sales processes to a manufacturing line, where quality at each step is crucial. But he quickly switches to a meatier topic: the role of "the guesser" in business decision-making. "Time is never our friend," Chris warns as he unpacks why every organization [...]
In this next episode of our Mental Models series, Chris Beall tackles two critical aspects of modern sales strategy. He begins by examining the 'do nothing' competitor - often your most formidable adversary. Chris uses vivid analogies to illustrate why prospects cling to the status quo, invoking the familiar and ominous warning that 'Winter is [...]
In this episode of our Mental Models series, Chris dives into the crucial topic of strategic positioning and the competitive landscape. Chris dissects how to effectively align team mental models, using ConnectAndSell as a real-world example. He explores the concept of positioning against alternatives, emphasizing the importance of complementary strategies and differentiating based on customer [...]
In this brief episode, Market Dominance Guys' Chris Beall introduces some intriguing ideas about the crucial role of mental models in achieving market dominance. He touches on how our biases shape these models, the importance of learning over mere execution, and even hints at a mysterious new product born from an AI collaboration. But this [...]
Building a target account list is the critical first step for any successful sales strategy, yet it remains an overlooked and haphazard process at many SaaS firms. Rather than leave targeting up to individual reps, centralize it to boost efficiency and revenue growth. As Helen Fanucci, founder of Pipeline Power, Chris Beall, and Corey Frank [...]
Are you ready to sculpt your way to market dominance? In this episode of Market Dominance Guys, Chris Beall embarks on a solo journey to explore the art of crafting your perfect target list. He's also apologizing to you for glossing over this essential aspect of your sales strategy, and now he's determined to make [...]
This week, Corey Frank and Chris Beall explore the power of conversations as the key to thriving in a future sales market increasingly clogged by AI. As digital channels become oversaturated and ineffective, the skilled rep emerges as the crucial resource, capable of navigating the uncrowded paths to success. Chris emphasizes that the robustness of [...]