The High Tech Freedom Sales Podcast provides tech sales people access to some of the top tech sales professionals in the business. In addition, we bring in top sales professionals from other industries, entrepreneurs, thought leaders, consultants, & authors. These experts share their stories, tips and advice on how they built a successful careers. We will also learn how they have invested along the way to create financial freedom to pursue the passions and hobbies that are important to them. Chris Freeman is a seasoned sales leader who has worked for 26+ years in the technology industry. Over many years of consistently exceeding quota, he has continued to invest his commissions into real estate that generates passive income. After investing for 20 years, he has created the financial freedom and flexibility to give back to his community, help others along their sales career journey, and continue to pursue new hobbies that create new challenges. If you are looking for financial freedom, it starts with continuous learning. The more you learn, the more you earn but it is up to you to put those lessons into practice. If you want to grow professionally while mapping out a vision and plan for the future, this podcast is for you! We are only interested in adding value to our listeners and helping them crush those sales goals and set themselves up for long-term success.
Episodes
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Chris White graduated from college in the early 90s as an IT professional and spent 15 years as an IT consultant in enterprise architecture. Feeling miserable in his job, Chris discovered sales and specifically presales as a sales engineer. He became the number one sales engineer within his organization and later became a manager, creating training for his team and turning things around. He then took an account executive role for several years before finding his passion in coaching and teaching in sales enablement. Chris published a book in 2019, which soon became required reading for new hires at Salesforce.
Key Takeaways:
- The importance of personalizing demos to the audience's needs.
- The partnership between AEs and SEs in approaching sales deals.
- The significance of mutual understanding and empathy between sales counterparts.
- The importance of focusing on demonstrating outcomes and solutions, not just presenting a product.
- The significance of balancing efficiency and effectiveness in the sales process.
You can connect with Chris through linkedin: linkedin.com/in/chris-white-six-habits
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Host Contact Information - Chris Freeman
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Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
What is latent pain?
What is real pain?
Why do they matter?
- Why does finding latent pain in the sales matter?
- Some strategies to find latent pain.
- How to bridge the gap between latent pain and real pain.
We also cover the incredible advantages to the sales professional.
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Host Contact Information - Chris Freeman
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Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Guest Bio: Jason Forest is a sales guru who wants to make selling the most honorable profession in the world. He believes that most salespeople don't choose sales as their plan A career due to the lack of education in professional selling. This, coupled with the bad reputation some salespeople have, has created a negative perception of the profession. Jason Forest wants to change this by teaching salespeople how to be truly great and by focusing on their mindset, process, and language. He wants salespeople to earn the respect they deserve by being the best trained and the most professional in their field. Jason Forest's ultimate goal is to ignite the pride, purpose, and respect of professional selling.
Topics include:
- Fear in Sales
- Sales leashes & NLP
- Sales as a Profession
- Warrior Selling
- Reluctance and fear are highly contagious
You can connect with Jason through linkedin: linkedin.com/in/jasonforrest
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Host Contact Information - Chris Freeman
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Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Episode Summary
Incremental Changes and Personal Growth
- Emphasizes the importance of monitoring one's progress in achieving a high say to do ratio
- Invites listeners to share their experiences and thoughts on the topic or recommend others who excel in this area
Networking and Personal Branding
- Starting with small commitments and building up the habit of networking can lead to bigger opportunities
- Personal brands and reputations are built over time and are based on past behavior and ability to consistently fulfill commitments
- Sales professionals often focus on deals and performance, but personal brand is important for future opportunities
Reflecting on Past Commitments and Building Accountability
- Poor time management, overcommitment, or resource issues may have contributed to missed commitments
- Reflecting on these factors can help individuals make more accurate commitments in the future
Delivering on Promises and Building Reputation
- Small incremental improvements and deliverables add up over time
- Our actions or the lack thereof leave a lasting impression on others and influence how they perceive us
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Host Contact Information - Chris Freeman
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Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Michael shared Interesting story of going from an account to a sales rep, which was an intentional progression for him.
In this episode, we discussed:
- Talked about being authentic with your sales approach and how that plays out in your sales process.
- Examples of being vulnerable with your clients and how that lowers the customer’s sales barrier
- How customer decision making is not in your control
- How to rely on your sales process when you don’t have control of the customer’s process
- Bad experience selling jewelry
- The zone of resistance
You can connect with Michael through linkedin: linkedin.com/in/michaelhammelburger
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Host Contact Information - Chris Freeman
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Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Introduction:
- Recap of the poll question on whether sales reps should work over the weekend.
- Introduction to the topic and its alignment with Episode 107, "Slow Down Does not Mean Stop."
- Highlighting the importance of flexibility and upside through commissions in sales.
Exploring the Weekend Work Question:
- Discussing the behavior of top performers who go the extra mile by working when others are not willing to.
- Considering the factors of urgency, deal priority, and planning when deciding to work over the weekend.
- Emphasizing the love for weekends and personal activities as a means of recharging.
Differentiating Between Types of Weekend Work:
- Explaining the despised work over the weekend, which often consists of administrative tasks that were procrastinated during the week.
- Describing the enjoyable work done over the weekend when actively pursuing deals and presentations, fueled by passion and the desire to succeed.
Harnessing the Weekend for Strategic Thinking:
- Recognizing the weekend as a time for harnessing free thinking and visualizing potential outcomes.
- Highlighting the difficulty of finding dedicated planning time during the weekdays due to day-to-day activities.
- Encouraging the use of weekends for updating opportunity plans, exploring ideas with contacts, and conducting additional research.
The Mindset of Top Performers:
- Clarifying that top sales professionals work over the weekend out of hunger, passion, and a determination to win.
- Stressing the importance of hard work in achieving success and how it impacts future weekends.
Call-to-Action and Conclusion:
- Inviting listeners to share their thoughts and comments on the topic through DM or email.
- Extending an invitation for potential guests to be on the show.
- Closing with a reminder to make the upcoming week the best one yet.
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Host Contact Information - Chris Freeman
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Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Sebastian is a Sr. Level Technology Sales Management Executive with a proven record of achievement in leading organizations to unprecedented growth.
In this episode we discuss:
- Lessons learned making the move from BDR to field sales
- Lessons learned when making that initial move from field sales to sales manager
- Finding motivation through recognizing the small wins
- Tips for building more pipeline
You can connect with Sebastian through linkedin: linkedin.com/in/sebastianestades
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Host Contact Information - Chris Freeman
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Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
Are you falling into the trap of “Slowing down to smell the roses”?
Everyone is saying that we need to slow down, find your why, and find your purpose.
What they are not saying is to stop.
In this episode we share a few thoughts on slowing down from 100% to 70% to prepare for upcoming risks or needed changes in your business.
The top earners have not forgotten one of the foundational keys to crushing it in sales.
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Host Contact Information - Chris Freeman
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Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
In 2005-2006 Nate was deployed to Kuwait, a 1st Lt in the US Army. Charged with the responsibility and leadership of over 40 men for over 15 months thousands of miles from home.
He came back home to his wife and their dog after a successful deployment and what he thought of himself as a Championship Leader. Not exuding the qualities or characteristics of a Championship Leader at all as he tried to assimilate back into his marriage and career back home as a civilian.
Today it is of utmost importance that he lives what he teaches and preaches to others at the highest level. That he set and be the standard that others strive for in all areas of his life. I've done that first and foremost through extreme performance in my body.
You can connect with Nate through linkedin: linkedin.com/in/coachnatebailey
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Host Contact Information - Chris Freeman
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Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
In this episode we talk about why you should do it and then some tips on how to do it.
Why should you go around your main contact in the sales process?
- A simple reason why is that there are on average 10+ people with influence over your deal. If not you, who is influencing those 10 people? This is based on a Gartner study back in 2020.
- There are other groups or stakeholders that could be impacted by your offering.
- They will not represent your solution with the same depth and justification.
- Competing priorities – Your main contact may have your solution as his #1 priority, but someone above them will have different priorities.
How do you effectively go around your main contact?
- Make your primary contact the hero.
- Communicate with your main contact on WHY you need to expand your contacts.
- Report back to your main contact
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Host Contact Information - Chris Freeman
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