30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales

In this episode we take how Adia Toll engineered a 72% reply rate by shifting from pitch-first selling to conversation-first prospecting and the exact systems behind it. ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Grind → optimize → automate (GOAT framework): Manually run your entire outbound motion first, then optimize each step before automating so you scale what actually works. Focus on one metric at a time: Pick a single KPI (like reply rate), reverse engineer it, and ignore everything else until you 10x it. Prioritize conversations over meetings: Start simple, human back-and-forth dialogue first—meetings come easier once rapport is built. Don’t scale bad outbound: Avoid “spray and pray” automation—optimize for quality conversations, not activity volume. ADIA'S PATH TO PRESIDENT'S CLUB: First Sales Hire at AskElephant 150-250% of Annual Quota as a rep. SDR to SDR Manager to Head of Sales Development in 4 years 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

Kade Hinkle breaks down a repeatable LinkedIn outbound system that turns cold prospects into warm conversations before you ever send the pitch. 🎙️ ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Use video follow-ups instead of long text: Short, personalized videos cut through inbox noise and make your outreach feel human, leading to higher reply rates from senior buyers. Run the 30 connection rule daily: Sending 30 targeted connection requests per day builds pipeline, increases surface area for conversations, and keeps you top of mind through LinkedIn content. Warm prospects before pitching them: Engage with posts for 1–2 weeks to build familiarity so your eventual outreach feels earned instead of cold. Add value in every outbound message: Share specific ideas, signals, or use cases upfront so prospects get something useful even if they never take the meeting. KADE'S PATH TO PRESIDENT'S CLUB: Never missed quota. For 10 months straight. Promoted to Commercial SDR after 7 months SDR of the year @ Common Room in 2025. 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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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