#472 - Why You’re Losing Deals by Not Picking Up the Phone | Michelle Cecil

#472 - Why You’re Losing Deals by Not Picking Up the Phone | Michelle Cecil

Getting your buyer live on the phone isn’t old school—it’s elite. In this episode, Michelle Cecil, two-time President’s Club winner at Procore, shares how dialing instead of emailing builds trust, collapses timelines, and puts you back in control of your deals. Her approach proves that the phone isn’t dead—it’s your most underused weapon. 🎙 ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Don’t negotiate over email — Use a “carrot on a stick” to earn a callback, then close the gap in live conversation where nuance and urgency can thrive. Own the reference process — Prep your prospect and your customer, set the agenda, and run the call. You are the producer—don’t outsource the close. Call before big demos — Reach out to every stakeholder with a simple message: “I want this meeting to be worth your time.” You’ll get more replies than you think. JUST DO THIS: Pick one deal in your pipeline. Find a reason to call your champion today—and do it. MICHELLE’S PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB: Commercial AE: 2X President’s Club winner with 11 consecutive fully ramped quarters at or above quota from day one as an AE. AE to Commercial Manager: Promoted 5 times internally from SDR to Enterprise AE to Manager demonstrating consistent growth, adaptability, and long-term impact. Commercial AE: In 8+ years, missed only 2 quarterly numbers RESOURCES DISCUSSED: Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal Save $50 on any 30MPC course with code “PODCAST” Free Sales Templates, Scripts and Guides JOB LISTINGS Account Executive (Sponsorships) Account Executive (Courses) Content Strategist

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#287 - Hall of Fame: Krysten Conner

#287 - Hall of Fame: Krysten Conner

FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Start with a menu of pain: the 3 biggest problems that any given persona can face. Once you align on the problem, ask, “What’s prompting that need?”. You can start talking...

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#286 - Lead Playbook Part 1: Armand and Mark on What to Look for When Hiring Great Sales Talent

#286 - Lead Playbook Part 1: Armand and Mark on What to Look for When Hiring Great Sales Talent

FOUR ACTIONABLE LEADERSHIP TAKEAWAYS Name and define your competencies Be extremely intentional about how you are going to interview those competencies. Get into the nitty gritty about how you are g...

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#285 - Using Your Comp Plan to Guide Deal Negotiation (Jacob Karp, Rubrik)

#285 - Using Your Comp Plan to Guide Deal Negotiation (Jacob Karp, Rubrik)

FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Break into prospects when they are speaking at conferences. If you see somebody from the really-tough-to-break-into account speaking at a conference, go to their talk and si...

16 Huhti 202433min

#284 - Hall of Fame: Charly Johnson

#284 - Hall of Fame: Charly Johnson

FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Start your email with research personalization to stand out in the inbox (vs generic greeting). Quote the prospect/company directly by researching where the company is inve...

15 Huhti 202430min

#283 - Turning Pressure to Productivity for Happier Reps (Adam Ochart, Gong)

#283 - Turning Pressure to Productivity for Happier Reps (Adam Ochart, Gong)

FOUR ACTIONABLE LEADERSHIP TAKEAWAYS The best reps never ask the same question twice. Turn pressure to productivity. Our job as leaders isn’t to pass pressure; it’s to use pressure to get more out o...

11 Huhti 202431min

#282 - Winning Technical Deals by Leveraging Your Entire Company (Shelby Ferson, Databricks)

#282 - Winning Technical Deals by Leveraging Your Entire Company (Shelby Ferson, Databricks)

FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS To learn about what’s going on in other parts of your organization, get on the email alias distribution lists. Build out your go team of people that you can rely on in lega...

9 Huhti 202433min

#281 - Hall of Fame: Stephen Guerguy

#281 - Hall of Fame: Stephen Guerguy

FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Challenge your prospect on fit early and often to test buy-in. Set landmines for competitors during the requirement-gathering phase. Require an exec-level bridge with your...

8 Huhti 202432min

#280 - Why Your SDR Team Should Be Pipe Gen Forecasting (Maya Connet, Clari)

#280 - Why Your SDR Team Should Be Pipe Gen Forecasting (Maya Connet, Clari)

FOUR ACTIONABLE LEADERSHIP TAKEAWAYS Booked meetings over the last 2 quarters times conversion rate = early quarter forecast for SDRs. There's a top-down financial plan and a bottoms-up forecast. Us...

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