

The Sales Podcast With Wes Schaeffer, The Sales Whisperer®
Wes Schaeffer
Launched in 2013, Wes Schaeffer, The Sales Whisperer®, gives sales, marketing, success, and BJJ advice to help professional salespeople, sales managers, business owners, and entrepreneurs sell more, faster, at higher margins, with less stress, more predictably, while having more fun doing it. As of September 2025, it was rebranded and launched as The BJJ and Biz Podcast here on Spotify.
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Nov 12, 2021 • 53min
Control Your Emotions To Control The Sale, Dan Hill Returns
Emotional Tips you'll learn today on The Sales Podcast... He's an emotions expert Not mind control It's a feedback loop We've all been lied to...hint...deflect...hold back Emotions, momentum, etc. matter Facial encoding Find a better course of action when you can read people Salespeople see what's happening at the grassroots level Body language is limited in its ability Facial coding can get you into seven emotions Two dominant emotions are happiness and anger Approach emotions Happiness: open to consideration Anger: approaching to strike you Maybe confused Eyebrows come together and go down Lips purse together so hard and you get a bulge on the bottom Snake eyes: I'll defy you He was trying to displace an incumbent in a sales opportunity but took a bad approach and saw the lip bulge and never recovered He won another sale and in his euphoric state he missed some signals in his next sale and lost that one If you talk too much you'll talk yourself out of the sale Look for valence: onboard or not onboard Leonardo Davinci Contempt and trust are key in sales A smirk can look like a smile if we're not paying attention Look for the "Mona Lisa smile" The face is the only place where the muscles attach directly to the skin Writing is painful but forces you to learn Focus on contrasts because we're simple creatures Facial coding, "By the age of 50, a man has the face he deserves." George Orwell Myers-Briggs is limited Doesn't allow for neuroticism About 40% of us are neurotic The Big Five or OCEAN Openness to Experiences Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism Sales Growth Tools Mentioned In The Sales Podcast Get his book, "Blah, Blah, Blah: A Snarky Guide to Office Lingo" Get the "The Devil's Dictionary"

Oct 29, 2021 • 32min
Breaking In The News With Alison Maloni
PR Tips you'll learn today on The Sales Podcast... Newsmax host Started at the bottom as a journalism major Must be willing to do anything and everything they ask of you You must put content out there Blog Videos Got quoted as an expert and that led to more business Be passionate Does PR still work? Give people advice is the best way to market yourself." We're getting our news on social media It's good that your clients see that you are in the media It's social proof Your prospects will research you More people are visiting social media to see what's out there on you You can pitch yourself on different topics Start local Think of what's timely or trending Get creative Use Google to see what those in your industry are showing up for Local stations want to zoom in on national topics Use a simple pitch Local news will take a chance but they will Google you Local is not always live if it's for a typical segment Local news reporters will be kind and help you stay calm You do need to practice When you're being interviewed and they are interjecting little signals you need to know that you are probably running long Most reporters prefer email and do not prefer calls Reporters love texts if they know you Follow up because they get hammered with pitches Use smart angles to connect with reporters Find the assignment editor at a local station unless you know the reporter Usually a day-side and a night-side editor They want your stories Some have beat reporters that focus on a topic Reporters have to pitch stories to the editor/producer and good stories help them look good Marketing your book is harder than writing it Give people advice is the best way to market yourself Be yourself as you create the tips and content Show bloopers Video is king now and Reels are big on Instagram Sales Growth Tools Mentioned In The Sales Podcast Get Alison Maloni's new book, "Breaking In The News" Follow Alison Maloni on Twitter Check out her PR website Follow Alison May PR on Instagram Connect with Alison May PR on Snapchat Connect with Alison Maloni on LinkedIn Like Alison May PR on Facebook

May 5, 2021 • 50min
Produce Predictable Profits With Pinterest and Alisa Meredith
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Apr 29, 2021 • 49min
Master Amazon Advertising For Your Business With Brian Johnson
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Apr 26, 2021 • 45min
Being Average Is a Choice. Stand Out With Steven Van Belleghem
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Apr 21, 2021 • 1h 5min
Get Mentally Tough With LaRae Quy
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Apr 16, 2021 • 1h 9min
From Ukraine With Love, Oleg Bilozor Shares How He Launched Fast
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Apr 9, 2021 • 1h
Branding + Sales Funnels Henry Kaminski, Jr
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Mar 31, 2021 • 41min
How To Find the Opportunities In The Chaos, Jacques Voorhees
Find your best CRM for sales for free here. Get all of the notes and links for every episode of The Sales Podcast. Overcome your toughest sales objections with these sales training flashcards. Get a signed copy of Wes's book here. Grow your sales with this on-demand video series, Make Every Sale. Know your sales numbers with this free Sales Calculator. Connect with Wes: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Mar 26, 2021 • 47min
Mark Schaefer: How to be seen, heard, and found
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