
Real Sales Manager
A regular podcast for new sales managers where we interview practising sales leaders in complex B2B. In conjunction with realsalesmanager.com
Episodes
23 episodes
22. Jon Keating, developing your sales leadership career
In this conversation, Jon Keating shares his journey into sales leadership, discussing personal experiences, the transition from individual contributor to manager, and the importance of self-motivation and coaching in leadership roles. He refle...
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Episode 22
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59:31

21. Mark Goossens, the importance of individual Motivation and Trust. Plus neurodiversity in the team.
In this conversation, Mark Goossens (Managing Director, Head of Public Sector Sales for IBM Technology in UK) shares his journey from engineering to sales leadership, emphasizing the importance of trust, emotional intelligence, and understandin...
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49:53

20. Helen Kelisky and the Art of Sales Management
In this conversation, Helen shares her journey into sales leadership, discussing her early experiences at IBM and the importance of technical knowledge in sales. She reflects on the training she received, the challenges of transitioning into ma...
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Episode 20
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39:36

19. Dervan Alleyne, self development supremo
In this conversation, Dervan Alleyne, Commercial Director UK & Ireland with Signify Lighting (formerlyly Philips Lighting), and Vice President of the UK's Highways Electrical Association, shares his journey into sales leadership, discussing...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:01:20

18. Derren Nisbet and the CEO perspective
In this conversation, Derren Nisbet shares his journey from being a sales professional to a sales leader and eventually a CEO. He discusses the importance of passion in leadership, the key attributes necessary for effective sales management, an...
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Episode 18
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1:06:45

17. Glen Farrelly, A life journey, coping with adversity and success as a sales leader
In this episode it was a huge pleasure to spend time with Glen Farrelly, a highly experienced and very successful sales leader who has driven high growth in organisations such as Nortel, Avaya, Blackberry, and Sabio where he was VP Group Sales....
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:14:47

16. Steve Mortimer, working in large and smaller organisations
In this conversation, Steve Mortimer shares his journey into sales management, discussing the key attributes that make a successful sales manager, the importance of mentorship, and the evolving dynamics of team management. He dispels the myth t...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:02:51

15. Roni Fogel: Sales Leadership and the importance of mentoring
AboutRoni Fogel is an experienced sales leader, specialising in the IT security space, working with companies such as JFrog as Head of Security Sales EMEA and F5 as VP Sales, for secure distributed cloud platform across EMEA.Sum...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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54:44

14. Scott Cassie: managing new business and account management teams
In this conversation, Steve and Scott Cassie delve into the intricacies of sales management, exploring Scott's journey from a successful salesperson to a sales manager. They discuss the essential traits of effective sales managers, the balance ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:01:30

13. Emma Carpenter: motivation, under-performance, and relationships
AboutEmma Carpenter is currently SVP Recurring Revenue Acceleration at Cisco. She has an illustrious record of achievement working for major vendors such as Nortel, Avaya, Palo Alto Networks and Cisco twice. Originally from the Un...
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Episode 13
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48:34

12. Teja Kilshaw focusing on the tranistion to sales management and gender issues
SummaryIn this conversation, Teja Kilshaw shares her journey into sales management, emphasizing the importance of relationships, balancing professionalism with friendliness, and navigating team dynamics. She discusses the challeng...
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Episode 12
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1:10:20

11. Mario Di Mascio focusing on pipeline reviews and forecasting
SummaryIn this conversation, Mario and Steve discuss various aspects of sales management. Mario shares his journey into sales management and emphasizes the importance of helping others succeed. They discuss the characteristics of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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44:15

10. Emir Susic, a perspective from alongside sales
SummaryIn this conversation, Emir Susic shares his extensive experience in management and leadership, emphasizing the importance of empathy, the evolving role of AI in sales, and the need for effective communication and understand...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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50:23

9. Stanimira Koleva focusing on international and channel sales
In this conversation, Stanimira Koleva shares her journey into sales management and the importance of passion, empathy, and continuous learning in the role. We discuss the differences between selling directly to customers and selling through ch...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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58:06

8. Sami Ammous focusing on leadership
In this conversation, Steve Hoyle and Sami Ammous discuss sales management and leadership. They touch on topics such as the traits of a good sales manager, the challenges of transitioning into management, the difference between management and l...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:04:10

7. Steven Fricker focusing on sales people development
Summary In this conversation, we discuss Steven's experience in sales management and his approach to developing people. We also touch on the challenges of transitioning from an individual contributor to a sales manager and the import...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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50:24

6. Mike Slater focusing on qualification and pipeline management
In this conversation, Mike Slater discusses his journey into sales management and shares insights on what it takes to be a successful sales manager. He emphasizes the importance of being a great coach and developing strong relationships with te...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:03:15

5. Michael Rieskamp, focusing on managing cross cultural teams
Michael Rieskamp, Head of Trade Sales for Western Europe at J.P. Morgan, has a fascinating history as a banker specializing in trade finance, working capital financing, supply chain financing etc with major banks such as Citibank. He first move...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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50:34

4: Neill Burton, focusing on managing a channel based sales team
SummaryIn this conversation, Steve and Neil discuss sales management, particularly in the context of managing a partner or channel-based sales team. Neil shares his journey into sales management and highlights the key characterist...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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53:55

3. Bobbi Montgomery-Heath, Sales Management with a focus on sales enablement
The conversation begins with a discussion about the challenges and rewards of sales management. Bobbi shares her journey into sales management, the surprises she encountered, and the rewards she finds in helping people succeed. The conversation...
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Episode 3
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49:25

2. Richard Bounds: Sales management focus on sales (cadence) frameworks
This conversation covers topics related to sales management, challenges and rewards of sales management, and personal development in sales management. It also delves into the application of sales methodologies and the importance of understandin...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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56:04

1. Mark Petty: Sales Management with a focus on Teamwork
In this conversation, Steve and Mark discuss sales management and the challenges and skills required to be successful in this role. Mark shares his journey into sales management and the importance of having a background in sales. They also disc...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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48:47
