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Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount

From the author of Fanatical Prospecting and the company that re-invented sales training, the Sales Gravy Podcast helps you win bigger, sell better, elevate your game, and make more money fast.

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43:13

Stone Tablets, Trade Shows, and Telephones: 4,000...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/02/12

Imagine that you're so angry about a business deal gone wrong that you grab a chisel, find a slab of stone, and spend hours carving your complaint. That's exactly what a Mesopotamian merchant did in 1750 and made sales history. The merchant was furious because he'd been promised high-grade copper, but the final product was subpar. That angry customer complaint is now sitting in the British Museum, 4,000 years later. The tablet reads: "What do you take me for? That you treat someone like me with

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13:21

How Do You Stop Prospects From No-Showing First Time...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/02/10

Here’s a question that’ll frustrate every salesperson reading this: What do you do when you prospect, set the meeting, block the time on your calendar, and then… your prospect no-shows?That’s the challenge Emily Weissmueller faces every single day. Emily is a former elementary school teacher who pivoted into K-12 edtech sales eleven years ago. She works with special education administrators, and like so many salespeople in 2026, her meetings are primarily

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10:38

Single-Contact Selling is Killing 34% of Your Deals...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/02/08

You’ve got a champion. Someone inside the account who gets it. They love your solution, they’re fighting for your proposal, and they’re feeding you intelligence about the decision-making process. So you’re golden, right? Wrong. One reorganization, one promotion, one departure, and your deal could vanish overnight. Research from LinkedIn Sales Solutions analyzed thousands of enterprise deals and found something most salespeople refuse to believe: sales teams that build

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1:09:22

Why Your Sales Team is Underperforming — Patrick...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/02/05

“You know, at the core of Working Genius, what it does is it allows us to avoid guilt and judgment—guilt about ourselves and judgment of others.”That’s Patrick Lencioni, bestselling author and organizational health expert, talking about his breakthrough Working Genius productivity framework on the Sales Gravy podcast. If you’re leading a sales team, this explains why high performers thrive in some roles and burn out in others. Right now, you probably have high performers who are

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25:07

Why Cold Calling Will Never Die (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/02/03

Here’s a question that hits every sales professional right in the gut: What do you do when your email prospecting tanks and you’re staring at response rates that are circling the drain?That’s the question Tara asked on a recent episode of Ask Jeb on The Sales Gravy Podcast, and it’s one I hear constantly from SDRs, account executives, and even sales managers who’ve convinced themselves that cold calling is outdated. If you’re nodding along thinking email is the

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10:01

First Month Sales Results Gut Check (Money Monday)

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/02/02

On this first Monday of the second month of the year, it’s time for a gut check. First, we need to check where we are against our new year goals. Next, we need to take stock of our first month’s sales performance and make adjustments. We’re just a little more than 30 days away from our New Year’s intentions, resolutions, and goals. A month ago, we set out into the new year with hope and ambition that this year would be our best ever and that we’d make positive lasting changes in our

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22:13

Why Founder-Led Sales Teams Struggle to Scale

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/29

“Buyers want a machine, a sales machine, not a mystery. If the sales machine only works because of the founder, it’s not that valuable. It’s actually quite risky.”Chris Spratling, founder of Chalkhill Blue Limited and author of The Exit Roadmap, shared this on a recent episode of the Sales Gravy podcast. He works with business owners preparing to sell their companies, helping them get operations, finances, and sales engines ready for new ownership. That insight cuts straight to the

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13:05

Jeb Blount’s 3 Non-Negotiables for Modern Sales...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/27

Here’s a question that’ll change how you think about this profession forever: What’s the one moment that reveals you’re built for sales success?For most people, that moment never comes. They stumble into sales, struggle with the stereotypes, and either quit or spend their entire career fighting against what they think selling is supposed to be. But for those of us who get it, there’s a moment of clarity so powerful it changes everything. Mine happened in high school

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13:12

What Skateboarders Can Teach Salespeople About...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/26

I’m not sure if you noticed this, but there is a massive gap between what salespeople and leaders know and what they actually do. I’ve written 18 books and trained hundreds of thousands of salespeople. I can’t tell you how many times someone comes up to me and says, “Jeb, I read Fanatical Prospecting. Great book. But that stuff doesn’t work for me.” Or they’ll say, “I tried that objection handling technique you taught, but it didn’t work, so I went

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51:13

Coaching Sales Reps Who Think They Know Everything

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/22

“That chip on my shoulder made me less empathetic, more rushed, too eager to solve things too fast, and less thoughtful. That chip built me, but then it started to tear me down.” I said that recently in a conversation with Harriet Mellor of Your Sales Co, and it captures something every sales leader needs to understand. I grew up in the sales training business. My dad literally wrote THE book on prospecting—several of them, actually. I worked at Paycom, Comcast, and various startups

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14:55

How to Save Neglected Accounts Before They Disappear...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/20

Here’s a question that’ll make your head spin: You just inherited 50 neglected accounts, and your customers feel taken for granted. How do you reposition yourself as a high-value partner instead of just another transactional vendor who’s about to disappoint them?That’s the question posed by Scott Northway, and it’s one of the most common challenges I see in sales today. A new account manager takes over, inherits a book of business that’s been ignored, and now has

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14:28

Where Confidence Comes From and Why it Matters in...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/19

Have you ever gone into a closing meeting, a sales presentation, or even a prospecting call with total confidence? That mindset and feeling that everything’s going to go your way, that nothing can go wrong, that you’re absolutely going to win? I’ve been there. I know you have too. It’s one of the greatest feelings ever. But let’s juxtapose that against going into a meeting feeling insecure, where your focus is on everything that could go wrong versus everything that

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43:24

Turn Boring Sales Pitches Into Conversations That Close

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/15

You are on slide 34 when the CFO’s phone buzzes. She glances down. The VP to her left is nodding, but you can tell he checked out ten minutes ago. You know this pitch cold. You have rehearsed it. You built the deck. You covered every feature, every capability, every objection. And still, you are dying up there.You spent weeks on this presentation. None of it matters because everyone in that room has already sat through the same pitch from three other vendors this month. “Pitching sucks,” says

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4:57

Why Great Salespeople Are Great Listeners (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/13

Here's a question I get asked all the time: What's the single biggest misconception holding salespeople back?That question came from a room full of college students at BYU-Idaho, ages 19 to 24, all exploring sales careers. And my answer is the same whether you're just starting out or you've been in the game for decades. The biggest lie about selling is this: Good salespeople have the gift of gab. You know the stereotype. The smooth talker. The fast-talking closer. The person who can talk their way

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8:42

Your Calendar Is Lying About Why You’re Not...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/12

You declined another prospecting block today, didn't you? That internal meeting popped up. Someone needed "just five minutes." Your CRM screamed for attention. Before you knew it, another day passed without a single cold call, without one new connection request, without moving the needle on your pipeline. But hey, at least your calendar looked impressively full. Here's what nobody wants to admit: your jam-packed calendar isn't proof that you're too busy to prospect. It's proof you've made

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34:18

Why Sales Professionals Fail at New Year’s Fitness...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/08

Are your fitness goals realistic for the life of a busy sales professional?"I find that a lot of sales leaders I work with are operating at about 110% capacity. So when we're talking about tackling health and fitness, we have to really understand what is going to be the few habits that are really easy to do and have the biggest bang for buck." That's Josh Hulsebosch, a fitness coach who specializes in working with sales professionals, speaking on the Sales Gravy podcast. His observation cuts

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7:11

Build Your Personal Brand Without Conflicting With...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/06

Here's a question that keeps salespeople up at night: How do you build a powerful personal brand without stepping on your company's toes?That's the question Taylor Deadrick asked me during a recent live event. Taylor works for Insperity (a fantastic company that handles all our HR and payroll at Sales Gravy, by the way), and she wanted to know how to establish her own brand while staying aligned with her employer. If you've ever felt this tension, you're not alone. The fear of conflicting with your

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10:24

How to Set Sales Goals That Actually Stick: From...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/05

This Money Monday Sales Gravy podcast episode is special because it kicks off our 20th season! It’s hard to believe that we’ve been producing the Sales Gravy continuously for 20 years. Over the last 20 years, thanks to you—our incredible audience—we’ve consistently ranked as the #1 most listened to sales podcast in markets all over the world. I remember my first podcast episode all those years ago, produced with a microphone I bought at Guitar Center and recorded under a blanket for sound

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37:14

The 4-Step Fix for Sales Goals That Always Fall Short

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2026/01/02

Do you plan to hit your sales goals, or just hope you will?You set goals in January. By March, they are forgotten. It's because most salespeople confuse wanting something with planning for it. “I want to close more deals this year.” That is not a goal. That is a wish. “I want to be better at prospecting.” Still not a goal. Just a vague intention that leads nowhere. Real sales goals require a system. Not motivation. Not inspiration. A repeatable process that turns big numbers into daily actions

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14:43

How to Negotiate Sales Compensation Without Burning...

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount ·

2025/12/30

Here's a question that keeps salespeople up at night: How do you ask for more compensation when you're getting competitive external job offers without sounding like you're issuing an ultimatum?That's the question posed by Brady from Arkansas. Brady's been getting legitimate job offers from recruiters, and he's wondering how to leverage these opportunities into better compensation at his current company without burning bridges or coming across as disloyal. If you've ever found yourself in this

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