#544 - Sales Roleplay: How To Earn an Executive’s Respect in 30 Minutes

#544 - Sales Roleplay: How To Earn an Executive’s Respect in 30 Minutes

Author: Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski February 3, 2026 Duration: 30:59
Armand Farrokh and Jen Allen‑Knuth walk through a realistic, unscripted discovery conversation with a senior university security leader. Jen demonstrates a 7-step executive discovery framework, from establishing credibility and anchoring to strategic objectives, to reframing the status quo and closing for next steps, while Armand plays a skeptical, budget-constrained prospect. The video pauses after each step to break down why each question is asked, how to control executive conversations, and how to advance big deals without pitching too early. Ideal for sellers who want to run confident, insight-driven discovery with senior decision-makers. 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

Armand Farrokh and Nick Cegelski host 30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales, a business podcast built on a simple, direct promise. It bypasses theoretical discussions and motivational fluff to deliver concrete, usable strategies from the very best in the field. Each episode is a focused half-hour conversation with top-tier performers from organizations like Salesforce, LinkedIn, Gong, and Keller Williams, dissecting the exact tactics that propelled them into the highest echelons of sales. You won't find generic advice here; instead, you'll get a step-by-step breakdown of what works right now, from crafting unbeatable outreach to navigating complex negotiations and closing consistently. The entire premise of this podcast is efficiency-condensing years of elite experience into actionable insights you can apply immediately to move the needle in your own pipeline. It’s for salespeople who are tired of stories and ready for the playbook, offering a clear, no-nonsense path to hitting your targets and earning that recognition. Tune in for a direct line to the methods used by the top one percent, all structured to fit into your commute or a break between calls.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
#530 - Negotiation Masterclass: Your Sales Commission Savior [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:03
December deals are different. Negotiations drag. Legal stalls. Procurement kicks it to January. And your EOQ slips away. In this Masterclass, Todd Caponi joins Nick and Armand to share strategies from his new book, Four…
#527 - The Sales Process Elite Reps Use (And You Don’t) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:07
Get the full playbook (60 minute video masterclass) 100% free right here: https://www.pipedrive.com/en/30mpc-masterclass --- Deal velocity is a huge driver of win rates, which is why Armand and I partnered with the easy…
#521 - The 7 Deadly Sales Negotiation Sins | Todd Caponi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:41
Todd Caponi, bestselling author of The Transparency Sale and The Four Levers of Negotiation, breaks down the 7 Deadly Negotiation Sins that cost salespeople deals, margins, and trust. If you think discounting accelerates…