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Our desire is to bring insightful concepts that can be pragmatically applied.
These blog posts are almost entirely based upon real client conversations.
Thus, we're sharing the real perspectives CEOs and other senior execs are employing to break through growth plateaus and capture as much upside as possible.
We hope you enjoy these musings. But even more, we hope you apply them in your business.


How Does It Impact Revenue?
If you can't answer this question, stop everything. [2 min video] ๐ฅ QUESTION ๐ฅ That $750K sales training you want to bring in? That massive collateral refresh? That impressive AI tool? How will it... โ Increase your weighted pipeline? โ Sharpen forecast accuracy? โ Improve conversion rates? โ Shorten sales cycles? There's a good chance the root reason you're losing deals isn't because you don't run a Challenger Sale or have better sales collateral or the impressive AI tool.
Nov 3, 20251 min read
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The Cost of Inaction Is Killing Your Revenue
"ROI is a 'maybe'. COI is a fact." This 2 min video... ... expands this quote from one of my fave peers in the revenue consulting space. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ THE MISS ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Prospects think not buying is safe and cheaper. It's not. It's expensive. They just can't see it because the cost is invisible. ๐จ๐จ๐จ WHAT TO DO ๐จ๐จ๐จ 0:00 The root problem 0:25 Why ROI isn't compelling 0:40 Three steps to take in solving this 1:15 How you make buying the cheaper option 1:45 Rev(X) 4 step process
Oct 7, 20251 min read
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Unreal Sales Move
๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐'๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ. (Or a time-traveling deal) [2 Min Video] (Yes...I make a 'Back to the Future' reference) ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ THE PROBLEM ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Most sales teams allow excuses to push back close dates on important deals. โ โLegal's working on itโ โ โThe prospect is travelingโ โ โThere's nothing else we can do." It's deadly at the end of a quarter. ๐จ๐จ๐จ THE ๐จ๐จ๐จ This CROโs team? They just made an amazing power-move. And t
Oct 6, 20251 min read
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The Greatest Q4 Sales Turnaround Ever
Greatest Q4 Sales Turnaround Ever [3 Min Video] ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ THE GAP ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Q3 punched a multi-million-dollar hole in this clientโs Q4 revenue plan. No warning. No back-up. Most execs would panic. We built the comeback. (in under an hour) ๐จ๐จ๐จ THE PLAN ๐จ๐จ๐จ B2C companies are great at Steps 2 and 3 below But often B2B players aren't. (Don't make the same mistake) 0:00 The problem 0:21 Step #1 0:35 Step #2 0:55 Step #3 1:19 Step #4 1:31 Step #5 1:46 Step #6 2:06 Step #7 2:30 How
Oct 2, 20251 min read
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Why New CROs Fail - And What To Do About It
The average CRO lasts less than 2 years. It's not a "bad fit" problem. Itโs not a talent problem. Itโs a design failure. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ THE BREAKDOWN ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Companies burn through hiring new CROs to 'fix sales' or 'drive growth' But hereโs what really happens: โ The CEO expects quick wins despite having quarters or years of a mess to clean up โ The CRO expects playbooks proven previously will work just as well in the new environment โ No one has a structured approach to systema
Oct 1, 20252 min read
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Why Sales Training Fails (and the System That Actually Works)
70%+ of B2B sales teams are missing quota. So, ANNOUNCEMENT! Macy Tanking and I are partnering to fix this. [๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฏ ๐ ๐๐ก ๐ง๐ข...
Sep 16, 20252 min read
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Tactical Deal Review
Getting #CROs back to their first love. (While helping them crush revenue goals) Pragmatic. ๐จ๐จ๐จ GIVE ME 3 MIN ๐จ๐จ๐จ --- Key...
Sep 9, 20251 min read
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The Unexpected Solution to Bigger Deals
Want to close more deals? At deal sizes higher than usual? Take just ~5 min with this video. Chapters below. I bet your sales reps...
Aug 19, 20251 min read
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Do Yo Have These Three Basics?
Itโs crazy how often CROs canโt answer these these basicsโฆ ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ THE BASICS ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ 1๏ธโฃ Whatโs the math to success? How many [X product]...
Jul 25, 20251 min read
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The Highest Performers aren't the loudest - They're Just the Most Consistent
Looking at a new client: the sales rep *crushing* quota, carrying the team - what are they doing? ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ WHAT THEYโRE NOT ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Theyโre...
Jul 23, 20251 min read
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Sales Training Doesn't Work - We Have a Better Way
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ. ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ THE PROBLEM...
Jul 9, 20251 min read
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Does Your Revenue Org Have a Monday Morning Ritual?
๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐บ. How many are doing so? ๐จ๐จ๐จ...
Jul 8, 20251 min read
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H2 Starts Today - What Has To Change?
๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ ? MISSED H1 ? ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ If you missed H1 goals then it's...
Jul 1, 20251 min read
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Addressing the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve
This chart is why sales training rarely turns into improved sales outcomes [2 min video]. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ THE PROBLEM ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ You spend $100K+ on...
Jun 16, 20251 min read
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Your Hype Cycle is Killing your NRR
โThe happiest a client ever is with your product is the day they sign the contract.โ ๐จ๐จ๐จ YOUR HYPE CYCLE ๐จ๐จ๐จ The hype cycle doesnโt...
Jun 10, 20251 min read
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Pipeline Generation Sprints
Need more sales pipeline? Take 90 sec to watch this video. I cover: 1. A fairly simple truth 2. A case study from this week 3. The math...
Jun 9, 20251 min read
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What's the value of AI in your post-sales org?
What's the value of #AI in your post-sales org? This 3 min video explains how we quantified it... ...for one of my clients. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ THE...
May 29, 20251 min read
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Growth isn't a mandate - It's a system you build
๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป & ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฆ? ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐...
May 19, 20251 min read
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Commercialize Customer Success
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ...
Apr 28, 20251 min read
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Systems x Skills x Disciplined Change Mgmt = Predictable Revenue
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ป'๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐. ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐ฎ...
Apr 18, 20252 min read
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