#552 - Live Cold Calling: Can This Grouchy Old CRO Even Book A Meeting?

#552 - Live Cold Calling: Can This Grouchy Old CRO Even Book A Meeting?

Author: Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski March 3, 2026 Duration: 1:40
Full video HERE A seasoned CRO grabs the phone, goes undercover as “Bob Smith,” and makes live cold calls trying to book five connects as fast as possible. No script reading. No brand flex. Just real dials, real objections, and real pressure. You’ll hear the exact opener that gets people talking, the provocative question that instantly hooks sales leaders, and the “Green Turkey” move that turns any answer into momentum. There’s a meeting booked by backing off instead of pushing, referrals created on the fly, and a few brutal rejections along the way. If you want to know what cold calling actually sounds like in the wild and what it really takes to generate pipeline on the phone, this episode delivers. 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: 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.
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