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TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi

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52:25

Beyond "Good Enough": Eliminating the Mediocrity Trap...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2026/01/12

Are you settling for "good enough" while your sales organisation invests in an 85% loser rate?In this episode, Marcus Cauchi sits down with David Brock, author of "Is Good Enough Good Enough? Mindsets and Behaviors for Sales Excellence," to challenge the traditional "metrics madness" that keeps founders and sales leaders trapped in cycles of mindless activity. Dave shares his pragmatic, scientific approach to performance, revealing how top performers achieve their goals by being "intelligently

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56:12

Peter Wheeler: Why Your Sales Team Isn’t Performing...

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2026/01/10

Why do so many sales teams stumble despite talented hires?In this episode, Peter Wheeler, serial entrepreneur and expert in scaling revenue velocity for early-stage organisations, explores the decline of apprenticeship in modern sales and the impact it has on team performance and long-term growth. We examine why the traditional player-manager model often fails, how role siloing prevents junior staff from learning the ropes, and why leadership needs to move beyond administrative tasks to actively

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43:49

Ken Ward - The End of Predatory Sales: Building...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2026/01/08

For busy leaders who want growth without the burn The bottom line Modern sales is not about hunting trophies. It is about helping customers make good decisions. Sometimes that decision is not you. That is not weakness, it is credibility. If sales feels combative, high churn is the price you are paying. Why this matters Boiler room tactics and hire-fast-fire-faster cultures look productive until you check the retention numbers. Low trust, internal conflict and customers who regret buying are

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17:10

How Tom Stearns Transformed His Consulting Business...

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2025/12/12

In this episode, I chat with Tom Stearns, a consultant to CEOs and CROs, about how mentorship helped him redefine and scale his business. Tom shares how he gained clarity, focused on the right clients, shortened sales cycles, increased deal sizes, and walked away from boring work, all while achieving a four-day workweek. Whether you’re a founder, sales leader, or consultant looking for practical strategies to grow your business and work smarter, Tom’s story offers actionable insights and

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41:39

Steve Burnett: How One Founder Grew 300% and Achieved...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/11/17

Steve’s journey was marked by sheer graft and some brutal personal blows. His first five years were, in his own words, madness. Eighteen to twenty hour days, six days a week. Then came a messy divorce, COVID and throat cancer.The Founder Dependency Trap Like many founders, Steve found himself in the classic trap. Everyone relied on him to make every decision. He sought help because his sales team was struggling and he realised he needed to learn how to step out of the way so his business could run

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57:05

Charles Green: Decoding Trust in Sales, Why Intimacy...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/11/16

Why Trust Breaks Down and What To Do About ItIn this episode, Marcus talks with Charles Green, one of the genuine heavyweights in the world of trust and commercial relationships. If you lead a mid market scaling tech firm and you suspect your sales or GTM function is underperforming for reasons no dashboard can explain, this conversation will feel uncomfortably accurate. Together they explore how fear, uncertainty, and internal pressure quietly poison performance. Forget the usual talk about

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60:26

Jordan Corn - Performance Reviews: Festival of...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/11/14

In this episode, Jordan Corn and Marcus Cauchi dissect the deeply flawed traditional approach to employee performance evaluation, the "Annual Festival of Fiction". They challenge the idea that reviews serve their intended purpose and share actionable frameworks for leaders to build continuous growth systems, rather than just checking boxes. Key Themes for Leaders and Managers 1. The Broken System: Checking Boxes vs. Driving Growth Traditional performance reviews are often theatre: they replace truth

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63:29

Parker Mills - Stop Chasing RFPs: The Smarter Way to...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/11/11

This episode of The Inquisitor Podcast features Parker Mills, Account Executive at ServiceNow and author of State and Local Government Sales: Beyond the Bid. Parker exposes the systemic dysfunction created when short-term sales culture sabotages long-term public value. With 11 years in U.S. state and local government (SLG) sales, he dissects the brutal misalignment where enterprise is the tail that wags the dog, corporate GTM strategy, incentives, and collateral all built for the wrong customer

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67:41

Matthew Dashper-Hughes: You will only ever be paid as...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/11/03

Why do brilliant professionals consistently underprice themselves?In this conversation, Marcus and Matthew Dashper-Hughes dissect the psychological barriers that prevent founders, executives, and elite salespeople from commanding their true market worth. This isn't motivational rhetoric, it's a diagnostic exploration of the childhood money scripts, trust mechanics, and conversational architecture that determine whether you capture value or leave millions on the table. Critical Insights for

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44:41

Scott Aaron: Authenticity, AI, and the Definitive...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/10/30

In this episode of The Inquisitor, host Marcus Cauchi sits down with Scott Aaron, co-founder of The Time to Grow, to explore the power of authenticity in marketing and sales. Scott helps coaches, consultants, and service professionals scale their businesses by prioritizing connection over competition, and this conversation is packed with actionable strategies for growing your presence on LinkedIn while staying human-first.From leveraging AI ethically to optimizing your LinkedIn profile for inbound

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55:41

Ben Wiener: The Brutal Truth About Pitching and...

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2025/10/30

Most founders lie to themselves long before they ever pitch an investor. They convince themselves their story is clear, their deck is solid, and their passion will carry them through. The truth? Investors can smell self-deception a mile away.In this episode of The Inquisitor Podcast, Marcus Cauchi sits down with Ben Wiener, venture capitalist, author of the novel Fever Pitch, and someone who knows what it’s like to fail spectacularly before finding the formula for investor resonance. Ben’s first

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54:51

The Story You Tell Yourself Is Running Your Business

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/10/23

If you think your growth problem is about tactics, targets, or team structure, this episode might sting, in the best way.I’m joined by Emma Thompson, The Sales Therapist, who helps founders, leaders, and sales teams uncover the real issue: the story they’re telling themselves. She helps people face the thought behind their behaviour, not just the behaviour itself. If your go-to-market team feels stuck, scared, or sabotaging progress, this one’s for you. Expect a few uncomfortable moments, the kind

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61:38

Innovation or Stagnation? Ron Brumbarger on Leading...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/09/23

In today’s fast-moving VUCA world (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) businesses can no longer afford to confuse motion with progress. In this high-impact episode, we sit down with Ron Brumbarger, American entrepreneur and founder of Struinova, an “innovation-as-a-service” firm helping organisations unlock new products, services, and processes that genuinely delight customers.Ron delivers a candid exploration of why companies stall, the dangers of systemic blind spots, and what it really

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42:18

The 'Grey Space' Advantage: Rob Israch's Masterclass...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/09/07

Marcus welcomes Rob Israch, President of Tipalti – a late-stage, fast-growth SaaS company in the finance sector. Rob shares his extensive experience from NetSuite, Intuit, and GE, detailing his unique journey from marketing to president, and the "fun ups and downs and pitfalls" of scaling a global business. The discussion delves into the critical aspects of building and leading a company through various growth phases, adapting to market changes, fostering effective communication, and understanding

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45:53

Unleash Your Freedom Through Process – A...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/08/15

Are you bogged down by the daily grind, struggling to scale, or feeling like your business owns you instead of the other way around? This episode of The Inquisitor Podcast is your roadmap to liberation. Join host Marcus Cauchi and special guest Adi Klevit, founder of Business Success Consulting Group, as they dismantle common myths about business processes and reveal how true freedom, growth, and profitability lie within structured systems.In this unmissable conversation, you'll discover: • The

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50:08

Ryan Clark: Standing Out In a Sea of Sameness

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/07/23

Standing Out in a Sea of Sameness - Selling with Relevance, Integrity, and AIKey Themes and Takeaways 🔹 Use AI to elevate, not replace, your thinking Ryan explains how he uses tools like Claude to extract specific language from a prospect’s online footprint. LinkedIn posts, articles, podcasts and craft bespoke messaging. It’s not about pumping out generic templates. It’s about using AI as a research and ideation partner to move faster and personalise better. 🔹 Ditch mass outreach. Embrace

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54:29

Mike Davis-Marks: What a Nuclear Submariner Knows...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/05/27

In this episode of The Inquisitor Podcast, host Marcus Cauchi speaks with Michael Davis-Marks, a veteran of the Royal Navy who commanded a nuclear-powered submarine and now focuses on leadership development and advocating for the veteran community. They discuss decision-making under pressure, the unique transferable skills veterans bring to civilian life, and the critical differences between traditional and effective leadership models like servant leadership. The conversation highlights the

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01:04:43

Edward Ingham: Sales Got Easier the Day I Stopped...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/05/26

In this episode of The Inquisitor podcast, host Marcus Cauchi interviews Edward Ingham about his journey from traditional, product-focused sales to a more customer-centric approach. The conversation delves into the real-life moments that shaped Edward's shift and the practical impact it has had on his career and well-being.Guest: Edward Ingham, Senior Sales professional (biopharm-bd.com) About Edward: Edward is a dual national British-Spanish salesperson based in Madrid, with 10 years of experience

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01:02:26

Avner Baruch: Why Misalignment Is Killing Your...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/05/24

In this episode, Marcus speaks with Avner Baruch about the invisible costs of misalignment in go-to-market functions and why focusing on traditional sales metrics like ARR and conversion rates often misses the point.Avner shares his journey into sales enablement and how it led him to develop a methodology called Project Moneyball, which digs beneath surface metrics to uncover the real issues. By factoring in soft skills, time management, and process adoption, this approach helps teams identify

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51:54

Alan Versteeg: 9 Brutal Truths Every Sales Leader...

TheInquisitor Podcast with Marcus Cauchi ·

2025/04/10

In this episode, Marcus is joined by Alan Versteeg, a coach and sales performance specialist with years of experience helping companies unlock what's really holding their teams back.Together, they explore 9 critical truths most sales leaders overlook, and the hidden leverage points that can transform your results without overhauling your tech stack or doubling your headcount. What you'll learn: Why your middle managers are your most underused asset, and how to activate them How on-the-job

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