Oct 28, 2024
In Part 3 of the Crush Your Number series, Kelly sits down with Rich Gaffney, VP of Commercial Operations at Sentry Equipment, to explore how aligning sales with operations can drive both short-term wins and long-term success. Rich shares his insights from over 20 years of experience leading sales teams, emphasizing the...
Oct 21, 2024
In this third installment of the “Sales Training Dumpster Fires” series, Kelly Riggs dives deep into one of the most persistent and problematic issues in sales management: promoting top salespeople to management roles without proper training or preparation. Kelly argues that many companies are making a...
Oct 14, 2024
In this episode of Sales [UN]Training, Kelly delves into the crucial role of goal setting in driving sales performance. He explains how setting high, specific goals that align with personal motivators can significantly outperform the traditional approach of simply assigning sales quotas. Drawing on his early experiences...
Oct 7, 2024
In Part 2 of the Sales Dumpster Fires series, Kelly tackles one of the most common and frustrating mistakes in sales: talking too much. As he explains, this issue is often a result of poor sales training that focuses too heavily on product knowledge and not enough on creating meaningful customer engagement. Kelly argues...