20Sales: John McMahon on How to Hire, Train & Retain the Best Sales Reps | How Sales Changes in a World of AI | Sales Lessons from Snowflake and MongoDB | How to Create and Drive a Sales Process with Urgency

20Sales: John McMahon on How to Hire, Train & Retain the Best Sales Reps | How Sales Changes in a World of AI | Sales Lessons from Snowflake and MongoDB | How to Create and Drive a Sales Process with Urgency

John McMahon is widely regarded as one of the greatest enterprise-software sales leaders of all time. He's the only person to have served as Chief Revenue Officer at five public software companies: PTC, GeoTel, Ariba, BladeLogic and BMC Software. He helped scale BladeLogic from a startup into a public company — ultimately leading to its ~$880M sale to BMC — and drove GeoTel into a multi-billion dollar acquisition. Today he sits on the boards of top names such as Snowflake and MongoDB, while also mentoring and influencing a who's-who of modern SaaS sales leaders.

AGENDA:

03:33 The Art and Science of Sales: Insights from a Veteran

04:29 Adapting Sales Strategies in the Age of AI and PLG

07:47 The Ultimate Framework to do Deal Qualification

14:13 How to Drive Urgency and Maintain Sales Process

20:06 How to Hire the Best Sales Reps

25:11 Step-by-Step Guide to Training Sales Reps

45:22 The Mindset of the Best Sales Reps

54:55 Single Most Important Skill to Win in Sales

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