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SalesTV Live Podcast

SalesTV Live Podcast

SalesTV.live 113 Episodes Jun 30, 2026

SalesTV Live is a weekly talk show made by salespeople for salespeople, featuring conversations with sales leaders, practitioners and educators. Episodes explore the skills, behaviours and mindsets behind modern selling, including leadership, enablement, ethics, professionalism, communication, social selling and customer value. Each episode aims to leave listeners with one practical takeaway they can apply straight away. The show spans several strands such as Mid-Day and Early Editions, Spotlight features, and co-produced episodes with the Institute of Sales Professionals, building a global community around elevating the profession of sales.

Episodes

Why Discovery Calls Fail Before They Begin
Why Discovery Calls Fail Before They Begin Jun 30, 2026 1918 In this episode of SalesTV, Mike Bosworth, creator of Solution Selling and one of the pioneers of modern B2B sales methodology, explores why discovery calls often break down before meaningful conversations can begin. Joined by Rob Durant and Matthew Nicolle, Mike examines the role of buyer trust, emotional connection, sales discovery, and storytelling, challenging conventional thinking about why s
Why Good Salespeople Keep Losing
Why Good Salespeople Keep Losing Apr 14, 2026 1777 In this episode of SalesTV, Caspar Berry explores how salespeople think about risk, rejection, and decision-making under uncertainty. Most people associate risk-taking in sales with failure, loss, and hearing “no,” and instinctively avoid it, even when those outcomes are a necessary part of success. Drawing on principles from probability and decision science, Caspar reframes how salespeople evalua
Most Sales Leaders Confuse Coaching and Mentoring
Most Sales Leaders Confuse Coaching and Mentoring Apr 7, 2026 1405 In this episode of SalesTV, we’re joined by James Barton, Chief Solutions Officer at Mentor Group and co-author of Infinite Selling, to explore why sales leaders often confuse coaching, mentoring, and directing. The conversation breaks down the practical differences between these approaches and why most leaders default to sharing experience or giving direction rather than true coaching. We also ex
Why Great Salespeople Walk Away from Deals
Why Great Salespeople Walk Away from Deals Apr 1, 2026 1362 In this episode of SalesTV, we’re joined by Matt Webb, CEO of Mentor Group, to discuss why so many sales deals stall in the pipeline and how stronger sales qualification improves outcomes. The conversation explores how weak discovery and unclear buyer intent lead to low-probability opportunities entering the sales process. Matt shares how top-performing salespeople identify warning signs early, as
How To Communicate With Confidence In Sales Conversations
How To Communicate With Confidence In Sales Conversations Mar 24, 2026 1386 In this episode of SalesTV, Joe Pelissier, a communications advisor and tutor at the University of Oxford’s Department for Continuing Education, explores what it really means to communicate with confidence in sales conversations. The discussion challenges the idea that confidence comes from talking, emphasizing instead the role of listening, curiosity, and asking the right questions. It explores h
What Happens When Sales Defines Its Standards
What Happens When Sales Defines Its Standards Mar 19, 2026 1959 In this episode of SalesTV, ISP leaders Helga Saraiva, Matthew Nicolle, and Dr. Ram Ramraghvan explore what changes when Sales begins to define and adopt shared standards. The conversation examines how clearer expectations impact training, hiring, and performance management, while also addressing the role of ethics, accountability, and global consistency in shaping the profession. It also consider
How to Negotiate in a Transparent Sales Era
How to Negotiate in a Transparent Sales Era Mar 17, 2026 1537 In this episode of SalesTV, multi-time Chief Revenue Officer and award-winning author Todd Caponi explores how B2B sales negotiation must evolve in a transparent sales environment where buyers compare pricing and trust is easily lost. The conversation examines modern negotiation strategy, including how to present pricing with confidence, handle price objections without defaulting to discounting, a
Are We Hiring the Wrong Salespeople for the AI Era?
Are We Hiring the Wrong Salespeople for the AI Era? Feb 24, 2026 1355 In this episode of SalesTV, Dr. Peter Kerr, Chair of Applied Research in Sales at the University of New Brunswick, shares research drawn from LinkedIn hiring data and quantitative performance studies to examine how salesperson analytical skills directly influence sales performance and strengthen the effort-to-results relationship. The conversation explores whether sales leaders should optimize for
Buyers Hire Sellers to Reduce the Risk of Choosing Wrong
Buyers Hire Sellers to Reduce the Risk of Choosing Wrong Jan 28, 2026 1884 In this episode of SalesTV, Marcus Cauchi, founder of Principled Selling and creator of The Ally Method, joins us as we examine how buyers make decisions in complex B2B sales environments and why sellers are often hired not to persuade or pitch, but to reduce buyer risk and decision uncertainty. The conversation breaks down how pressure-based selling increases buyer anxiety, triggers self-protecti
The Business Case for Trust in Sales Negotiations
The Business Case for Trust in Sales Negotiations Jan 20, 2026 1392 In this episode of SalesTV, we talk with Dr. Keld Jensen to examine how trust impacts transaction costs, value creation, and negotiation outcomes - and why low-trust approaches quietly destroy deal value over time. He shares decades of research demonstrating that high-trust negotiations consistently outperform win-lose tactics, capturing significantly more value and reducing friction. We explore w
Why Sales Performance Is Often Set Before the First Call
Why Sales Performance Is Often Set Before the First Call Jan 14, 2026 1783 In this episode of SalesTV, Paul King, a senior sales operations leader at Salesforce, joins us to unpack how sales leaders can distinguish between poor rep performance and flawed territory or quota design. We explore how real-time CRM data has changed behavior, why KPIs often get chased instead of outcomes, and how misused metrics can quietly distort results. Also discussed is how AI is reshaping
Why Over Reliance on Sales Scripts and Automation Erodes Judgment
Why Over Reliance on Sales Scripts and Automation Erodes Judgment Dec 23, 2025 1823 In this episode of SalesTV, we examine how over-reliance on sales scripts, automation, and quota-driven thinking can quietly erode judgment, trust, and effectiveness. Rather than rejecting structure or technology, the conversation explores where systems help - and where they begin to replace human thinking instead of supporting it. Deepak draws on decades of experience across enterprise sales, sal

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