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Ask a prospect about their challenges and you’ll get the same answer every other seller heard that week. Marcus Chan, Founder of Venli Consulting, joins Jeb Blount Jr. to break down the questions elite reps ask instead, the ones that tie a problem to real consequences and lead buyers to discover latent pain on their own. Marcus walks through an oil change story every rep will recognize and explains how this shift helped his SMB team grow average deal size roughly fourfold. 👉 Download our Free Playbook for Understanding the Four Buyer Styles 📖 Purchase Jeb Blount's new book, 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills 💻 Enroll in Sales Gravy University Courses with Jessica Stokes 🔗 Watch the full episode on YouTube! Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If you can’t figure out who makes the buying decision, every cold call starts with a guess. In this episode of Ask Jeb on the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount answers a question from David, a business development rep making a high volume of cold calls daily into a highly technical market. His challenge: how much research is enough before you dial, and how do you find the right contact when the decision maker could be an engineer, a project manager, or the CEO? Jeb’s answer starts with a mindset shift. Prospecting and research are separate jobs, so block time for each and never do both at once. He then walks David through an ABCD list system that moves every lead toward fully qualified, so your first call block goes to appointment-ready prospects and the rest of the day builds tomorrow’s list. What You’ll Learn: How to find the decision maker when job titles don’t tell you who buysHow to get the gatekeeper to give you the contact you need within the organizationWhy separating prospecting time from research time protects your call blocksHow to sort prospects into A, B, C, and D lists so every call has a clear goalHow to build qualifiers that tell you when a lead is ready for an appointmentWhy multithreading matters in complex salesHow to use AI tools to help you build a local prospecting list in minutesHow to build an ideal customer profile with your team to stop setting unqualified appointmentsWhy every new piece of information counts as a win for SDRs and BDRs- Submit your question: salesgravy.com/ask Purchase Jeb Blount's new book: 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills Grab your tickets for OutBound Conference Follow Jeb Blount on LinkedIn Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Homeowners decide within seconds whether to trust the person on their porch. Jessica Stokes shares nine door-to-door prospecting tips to make those seconds count, from the because statement that turns a pitch into a conversation to handling objections without arguing and turning a quick doorstep chat into a scheduled follow-up. 👉 Download our free 7 Steps to Building Effective Prospecting Sequences Guide 📖 Purchase Jeb Blount's new book, 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills 💻 Enroll in Sales Gravy University Courses with Jessica Stokes Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Your CRM says the quarter is safe. So why does the forecast keep slipping? Sales Gravy Master Trainer Jessica Stokes joins Jeb Blount Jr. to explain why so many pipelines look bigger than they are, and why deals without a confirmed meeting on the calendar are the first to stall. They dig into the fear that keeps reps clinging to dead deals, a simple 15-minute calendar invite that gets quiet prospects to respond, and how Jessica became her team’s top seller with the leanest pipeline. Whether you carry a quota or coach the people who do, you’ll know exactly which deals are real after your next sales pipeline review. 👉 Download our Free 7 Step Guide to Building Effective Prospecting Sequences 📖 Purchase Jeb Blount's new book, 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills 💻 Enroll in Sales Gravy University Courses with Jessica Stokes 🔗 Watch the full episode on YouTube! Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What should you say on a cold call to book the appointment? In this episode of Ask Jeb on the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount takes a question from Ryan, a real estate agent in Brooklyn, New York, who prospects expired listings and FSBOs and wants to know how to structure his because statement to land more meetings. Jeb’s advice is to get direct. An expired listing came off the market because it didn’t sell, so call it like it is, lead with the value you bring, and ask for the meeting with a specific time. When getting in front of the seller wins you the listing most of the time, the call has one job: book that meeting. What You’ll Learn: How to write a because statement that books appointments on cold callsWhy passive openers and permission-based questions invite objectionsHow to use the prospecting pyramid to organize your call listWhy FSBO prospecting is a relationship you nurture until the seller is readyWhy in-person meetings convert better than phone conversationsHow to ask for the appointment assumptively- Submit your question: salesgravy.com/ask Purchase Jeb Blount's new book: 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills Grab your tickets for OutBound Conference Follow Jeb Blount on LinkedIn Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Colonel Sanders heard no more than a thousand times while sleeping in his car. Stephen King needed a spike to hold all his rejection letters. Steve Jobs got fired from his own company. Jeb Blount breaks down what salespeople can learn from people who got rejected more than anyone, and why the reps who make the most money are the ones willing to hear no the most. 👉 Download Our Free Playbook for Selling to the Four Types of Buyers 📖 Purchase Jeb Blount's new book, 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills 🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn! Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Your reps sit through coaching, agree with the feedback, then make the same mistakes on their next call. Jonny Holsten saw this at a company that graded every call on a 27-point sales call scorecard. Every criterion was valid, but the list was too long to remember, so the coaching never stuck. Jonny, founder and CEO of BridgeSelling and author of Fix Your Broken Sales Calls, joins Jeb Blount Jr. to break down how to rebuild the scorecard from your own calls. The moves that close deals are already in your best reps’ calls, waiting to be written down. 👉 Download the free 7 Steps to Building Effective Prospecting Sequences 📚 Learn how Sales Gravy can transform your sales organization 🔗  Watch the full video on YouTube Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Starting a sales career is hard, and the first year will test your confidence before it rewards your effort. In this episode of Ask Jeb on the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount answers a question from Calee, a former high school teacher and assistant principal who is seven weeks into her first sales role with a $1.1 million quota and a pipeline she calls a disaster. Her question: if Jeb could do year one of his sales career over again, what would he tell himself? His answer is simple, but not easy: stop worrying about outcomes and just work the process. Jeb explains why it takes most new reps months for sales to click, why pressure only exists in the future you imagine, and how process goals keep you focused on the work that builds pipeline today. What You'll Learn: What to focus on in your first year in sales to avoid early burnoutWhy it takes months for a new sales rep to see resultsHow to set process goals that keep you focused on daily prospecting activity instead of quota anxietyHow to manage sales pressure by focusing on what you can control: your actions, your responses, and your mindsetWhy career changers need to stop projecting past experience onto a new sales roleHow to build a sales pipeline one meaningful conversation at a timeWhat golf legend Ben Hogan's advice on process over outcome teaches salespeopleWhy following your sales manager's system pays off even when your instincts push back- Submit your question: salesgravy.com/ask Purchase Jeb Blount's new book: 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills Grab your tickets for OutBound Conference Follow Jeb Blount on LinkedIn Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Some mornings you wake up ready to prospect. Most mornings you'd rather do anything else. Duff Tucker, filling in for Jeb Blount, explains why that feeling is exactly where freedom starts, and how top performers turn discipline into a pipeline full of options. It all comes back to a core principle: sacrifice what you want now for what you want most. 👉 Download our Free Fanatical Prospecting Call Tracking Sheet 📖 Purchase Jeb Blount's book, 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills 💻 Check out Duff Tucker's courses on Sales Gravy University 🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn! Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Your best rep is sitting at 130% of quota, and every instinct says it's time to hire. So you start writing the job description for another hire, bracing for three to six months of ramp time right when you need momentum most. Kyle Willis, VP of Growth at BELAY, thinks most sales leaders are betting on the wrong rep. Jeb Blount Jr. sits down with Kyle to break down what happens when a top performer gets a virtual sales assistant and wins back 5 to 10 hours a week. One rep pushed past 150% of quota, and her self-sourced pipeline grew enough that marketing could spend less. The difference came down to which work she handed off and which old leads she went back after. 👉 Download Belay's Free "5 Reasons You Aren't Hitting Quota" Guide 🎤 Get your ticket to the OutBound Conference 📖 Purchase Jeb Blount's book, 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

When prospects won't share their pain, pushing harder only raises the wall. In this episode of Ask Jeb on the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount answers a question from Laura, who sells advertising in a crowded local market. Jeb explains why pain-focused discovery sounds self-serving and walks through the five decisions buyers make before they give you money. What You'll Learn: Why pain point questions make prospects hold backThe real reasons people buy, from aspiration to ego to brand awarenessThe five decisions buyers make before they do business with youWhy first impressions are not the final word on likabilityWhy listening is the fastest way to become likableHow to ask about a prospect's world and let them tell their storyHow giving your time and attention makes buyers feel importantHow value bridging connects a buyer's goals to your solutionHow micro stories help you sell intangibles through other clients' resultsWhy earning trust turns one-time buyers into repeat customers- Submit your question: salesgravy.com/ask Purchase Jeb Blount's new book: 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills Grab your tickets for OutBound Conference Follow Jeb Blount on LinkedIn Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Red herring objections are a buyer’s emotional self-protection and can derail a sales call fast. But you can break through them with the right approach. Jeb Blount shares a firsthand example from a software demo his own executive team sat through, showing exactly how a rep got baited into a defensive spiral that killed the deal. Jeb explains that most red herrings are built from a lifetime of bad experiences with salespeople and don’t always signal a deal-breaker. He lays out the discipline required to acknowledge these objections calmly, hold the agenda, and keep the sales conversation moving toward its actual objective. 📖 Purchase Jeb Blount's book, Objections: The Ultimate Guide for Mastering the Art and Science of Getting Past No 👉 Download the free Objections Book Club Guide for Sales Teams 🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn! Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Q2 gave us a lot of great sales conversations. These four taught us the most. Ashley Blount and Jeb Blount Jr. unpack what ties Mark Hunter's take on integrity, a hard-won deal recovery story, tactical language from Jeb Blount for reducing buyer friction, and a leadership lesson on empathy over sympathy. The lesson behind them: the right language, integrity, and mission are what turn conversations into long-term customers. 📖 Purchase Jeb Blount's book, 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills 👉 Download our free A.C.E.D. Buyer Style Playbook for Sales Professionals 🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn! Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

How do you know if your sales role is right for you? And how do you get better when you're the only rep on the team with no one to learn from? In this episode of Ask Jeb on the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount answers two questions from Gabriel, an early-career business development rep in Montreal working at a small startup. Jeb's advice: at the start of your career, you often have to take what you can get and be the best at it, even if it isn't the right fit. As you gain experience, stop chasing the right company and start choosing the right leader. And when there's no top performer to follow, master the fundamentals and build your own learning path. What You'll Learn: Why entry-level salespeople rarely know if a role is the right fit, and why a bad fit still teaches you somethingThe questions to ask yourself to discover which sales role fits you bestWhy the right boss matters more than the right company, and how it can mean up to 20% higher incomeHow to vet a sales leader during the interview processWhy loving the sales process matters more than loving the product you sellHow to earn your role progressionWhy "find the top sales rep and copy them" is not helpful sales adviceHow to build your sales skills without a team around you through networking groups, sales conferences, and training- Submit your question: salesgravy.com/ask Purchase Jeb Blount's new book: 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills Grab your tickets for OutBound Conference Follow Jeb Blount on LinkedIn Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It’s easy to mistake motion for progress. But answering emails, updating the CRM, and sitting in internal meetings don’t generate revenue. In this episode of Money Monday, Jessica Stokes breaks down the concept of Golden Hours, the specific times during the day when prospects are most likely to pick up the phone or respond to outreach. She explains why protecting that time is one of the best revenue-generating decisions you can make in your sales career. Jessica also offers guidance to sales leaders on shielding their team’s selling windows from internal scheduling conflicts. 📖 Purchase Jeb Blount's new book, 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills 💻 Enroll in Sales Gravy University Courses with Jessica Stokes 👉 Download our Sales Gravy Time Audit Log for Sales Professionals 🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn! Our Sponsors: * Check out Plaud AI and use my code JEB for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai/jeb Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy