Best Danny Fontaine Podcasts (2025)

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S2 E01 VIDEO VERSION: Daniel H. Pink, 7x NYT bestselling author 56:19

4d ago56:19

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Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author and expert on human behaviour, joins the show to explore the art and science of persuasion. He shares how modern sales is less about manipulation and more about attunement, buoyancy, and clarity—three traits vital in today’s world of information parity. Pink also discusses the surprising power of ambiverts, the my…

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S2 E01 AUDIO VERSION: Daniel H. Pink, 7x NYT bestselling author 56:20

4d ago56:20

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Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author and expert on human behaviour, joins the show to explore the art and science of persuasion. He shares how modern sales is less about manipulation and more about attunement, buoyancy, and clarity—three traits vital in today’s world of information parity. Pink also discusses the surprising power of ambiverts, the my…

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Season 3, Episode 2: Natasza Fontaine and Robert Gundy Florida Big Year and Artist of the 59:23

29d ago59:23

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Happy Podcast day, one and all! Welcome to back to The Big Year Podcast. Thank you once again for joining me. It’s April 15, 2025 and spring migration is well underway here in southwestern Ontario. It’s actually a bit of a miracle that I finished this episode on time because the last 2 weeks have been very busy for me and my fellow birders. It star…

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RICHIE M - CLOCKWORK ORANGE BIRTHDAY - OUTERNET - LONDON 1:08:45

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MICHAEL GRAY - CLOCKWORK ORANGE BIRTHDAY - OUTERNET - LONDON 1:24:36

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DANNY RAMPLING - CLOCKWORK ORANGE BIRTHDAY - OUTERNET - LONDON 57:24

1M ago57:24

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TALL PAUL & SEB FONTAINE - CLOCKWORK ORANGE BIRTHDAY - OUTERNET - LONDON 1:27:12

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DANNY CLOCKWORK - CLOCKWORK ORANGE BIRTHDAY - OUTERNET - LONDON 1:04:05

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ANDY MANSTON - CLOCKWORK ORANGE BIRTHDAY - OUTERNET - LONDON 1:00:34

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ALEX P - CLOCKWORK ORANGE BIRTHDAY - OUTERNET - LONDON 1:01:12

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Season 3, Episode 1: Jean Iron 50:23

2M ago50:23

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Yes, The Big Year Podcast is back. And after a long, cold, snowy winter, the temperatures are finally on the rise and the birds are finally on migration. It’s March 15, 2025 as I sit down to write this, I’m looking out my front window, here Brantford, Ontario to bright blue skies and hearing Northern Cardinals in full song, a sure sign of spring an…

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Season 2, Episode 9: The Season Finale 43:08

5M ago43:08

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It is December of 2024 and we’ve come to the end of another season of The Big Year Podcast. Welcome one and all as we look back on another year of birding or are looking forward to next year and possibly your own Big Year. If so, let me know and we can have a chat, sometime. I love to hear your stories, big or small. Today, we have a mixed bag of b…

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D.O.T.D. Vinyl Room - Rob Roar 1:04:31

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D.O.T.D. Vinyl Room - Martin Wright 1:19:32

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D.O.T.D. Vinyl Room - Tony Nicholls 1:15:04

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D.O.T.D. Vinyl Room - Owen Clarke 1:15:04

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D.O.T.D. Vinyl Room - Phil Gifford 1:02:44

6M ago1:02:44

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Season 2, Episode 8: Josh Gant, 2020 Ocean County, NJ Big Year 47:01

6M ago47:01

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Well, it's Friday, November 7, 2024. I'm now five weeks late for my latest podcast, this episode with Joshua Gant, which was supposed to have appeared on October 1st. Well, I got busy in October, actually in September as well, and I started a project that kept me pretty busy. Not only was I building a set of cat shelves in the living room for the c…

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Season 2 Episode 7: Danny Bernard and his Accidental Michigan Big Year 43:43

9M ago43:43

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Well, it’s September 1, 2024, the Dog Days of Birding are behind us and fall migration is underway, signalling the end of the summer breeding season and birds booking their flights south for the winter. Happily for birders, there are no direct flights from the breeding grounds in the north to the wintering grounds in the south, which means we are g…

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Season 2, Episode 6: Marcus Legzdins and his 2023 HSA Big Year 37:25

10M ago37:25

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Welcome, birders and non birders who have to put up with the birders in their lives, to the Big Year Podcast, with me, the one, the only,(thankfully), Robert Baumander. As I sit and type this introduction, it is August 1, 2024 and the unofficial start of The Dog Days of Summer. Actually, for birders in Ontario, at least, the birding really begins t…

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Season 2, Episode 5: Trailblazing Extreme Birder Lynn Barber 44:36

11M ago44:36

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Today’s episode, features a trailblazer, who was the first woman to do a full out ABA Big Year and has been an inspiration to women in the birding world ever since she saw 723 species in 2008, one more than Sandy Komito’s first Big Year in 1986. Lynn Barber is an author and artists and had done two Texas Big Years prior to her ABA Big Year and has …

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Season 2, Episode 4: Brett Forsyth's 2022 Human Powered Green Big Year 39:57

12M ago39:57

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Well, happy birding to everyone who has chosen to join me here today. It is Saturday, June 1st, 2024, as I type. I'm Robert Baumander and this is The Big Year Podcast. My guest is Brett Forsyth, who, in 2022, did a self-powered Big Year, which means he never got in the car to go to see any bird, only walking or cycling from home. So that was a grin…

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Season 2, Episode 3: Krissi Martin's 2022 Double Big Year 41:29

1y ago41:29

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Welcome back to The Big Year Podcast. Sorry to have been gone so long, but birding seemed to drag me away from editing more often than not in April. Not to mention that I was recovering from a severe hand injury, when I fell after seeing both Ross’s and Snow Geese in Burlington in March. I hyper extended all the fingers on my right hand, using it t…

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Season 2, Episode 2, Part Two: Bruce DiLabio’s Canada Big Year 31:40

1y ago31:40

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Hello there everybody, Welcome back to The Big Year Podcast. This is part 2 of my chat with the new all time record holder for a Canada Big Year, Bruce DiLabio. As I type this, it’s a sunny spring day in late March and the excitement of migration season is just around the corner. It’s what all birders crave after a long, cold winter in the northern…

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Season 2, Episode 1, Part One: Bruce Di Labio’s Canada Big Year 37:09

1y ago37:09

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Hello Birders, welcome back to The Big Year Podcast. I am so excited to be back for a second season. I wasn’t sure we’d get renewed but the birds tweeted their approval and desire to hear from even more Big Year birders, so here I am and boy do I have a great line up of guests ready to share their stories. Over the course of the spring and summer, …

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Episode 14: Kelly-Sue O’Connor and Birding with Mental Health Issues 40:34

1+ y ago40:34

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Hello birders, and other non-feathered friends, and welcome to Episode 14 and the final episode of Season 1 of The Big Year Podcast. I am thrilled to have Kelly-Sue O’Conner, who runs Birder Brains, who along with myself and many other birders, live with various mental health issues, including Attention Deficit-Hyperactive Disorder, Obsessive Compu…

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Episode 13: Tiffany Kersten’s 2021 Lower 48 Big Year, Part 2 25:18

1+ y ago25:18

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We are back. Welcome once again to the show about birders and their Big Years. I had the pleasure of speaking with Tiffany a while back and in a previous episode we were discussing the life changing events that accidentally pushed her into doing a Big Year in the Lower 48 states. And today as we continue with our discussion we shall see how life ch…

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Episode 12: Tiffany Kersten‘s Record Breaking Lower 48 Big Year: Part One 32:50

1+ y ago32:50

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Welcome to Episode 12 of The Big Year Podcast. For those of you here for the first time, my name is Robert Baumander, but I spent 41 years as Captain Video for the Toronto Blue Jays. Along the way I performed as a magician and Escape Artist, managed the computer system for Pizza Pizza, volunteered in elementary schools and The Hospital for Sick chi…

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Episode 11: Kiah Jasper’s Record Breaking Ontario Big Year. 40:30

1+ y ago40:30

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And a hearty welcome to episode 11 of the Big Year Podcast. I'm Robert. Baumander, and I'm your guide to the life of the big year birding experience. Late in the year 2011, which seems like a lifetime ago, I saw a little movie called, not surprisingly, The Big Year. One of my favorite actors, Steve Martin, was starring in it. I was also a fan of Ja…

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Episode X: Ezra Campanelli’s 2022 Ontario Big Year 36:46

1+ y ago36:46

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Welcome to Part 4 of my 5 part series on the Birders of the Ontario 2022 Big Year. Today I will be talking to Ezra Campanelli who was one of the 3 birders that broke the all time record for species in an Ontario Big Year with 357 species seen. He is one of a crop of young birders who are taking Ontario and the birding world by storm. These young bi…

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S1E25 VIDEO VERSION: Graham Thomas and The Pitch for British Rail 1:18:53

2y ago1:18:53

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The pitch to become British Rail’s advertising agency in 1979 is one of the greatest of all time. It involved an immersive theatrical experience that showed an audience a problem in a completely new light. The story has been told to me many times by many people, but always with a different spin. I decided to find out the truth for myself and tracke…

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S1E25: Graham Thomas and The Pitch for British Rail 1:18:54

2y ago1:18:54

1:18:54

The pitch to become British Rail’s advertising agency in 1979 is one of the greatest of all time. It involved an immersive theatrical experience that showed an audience a problem in a completely new light. The story has been told to me many times by many people, but always with a different spin. I decided to find out the truth for myself and tracke…

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Episode 9: William Konze’s Ontario Big Year 2022 29:35

2y ago29:35

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Welcome to Part 3 of my 5 episode series on the birders of the 2022 Ontario Big Year. Three birders broke the all time record, including William Konze, who didn't even set out to do a Big Year, let alone break the record. Though he didn't end up on top, his accomplishment is still a testament to his dedication and hard work. Travel in Ontario, whic…

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S1E24 VIDEO VERSION: Oren Klaff, bestselling author of Pitch Anything 1:18:56

2y ago1:18:56

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Oren Klaff is the real deal. He raises vast sums of investment capital every single day using his unique and hugely popular methods of pitching - as outlined in his international bestselling book, Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal. We talk about a LOT of topics: swagger, making money, persuasion, …

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S1E24: Oren Klaff, bestselling author of Pitch Anything 1:18:56

2y ago1:18:56

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Oren Klaff is the real deal. He raises vast sums of investment capital every single day using his unique and hugely popular methods of pitching - as outlined in his international bestselling book, Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal. We talk about a LOT of topics: swagger, making money, persuasion, …

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Episode 8: Andy Nguyen’s Ontario Big Year, 2022 37:12

2y ago37:12

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A long time ago in an era known as the Covid-19 Lockdowns, I met Andy Nguyen on a berm above the Grand River in Brantford, Ontario. We were looking or a California Gull and before finding it, I ran off to look for a Yellow-browed Warbler in Oakville. Because Andy was wearing a mask, as it was back in Covid times, I did not recognize him the next ti…

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S1E23 VIDEO VERSION: Peter Coughter, bestselling author of The Art of the Pitch 1:19:25

2y ago1:19:25

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In this episode of the Pitch Masters podcast, I speak to yet another one of my all-time pitching heroes, the legendary Peter Coughter, founder and CEO of Coughter & Company, Professor at VCU Brandcenter, and author of one of my favourite books - The Art of the Pitch: Persuasion and Presentation Skills that Win Business. In this episode, we discuss …

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S1E23: Peter Coughter, bestselling author of The Art of the Pitch 1:19:25

2y ago1:19:25

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In this episode of the Pitch Masters podcast, I speak to yet another one of my all-time pitching heroes, the legendary Peter Coughter, founder and CEO of Coughter & Company, Professor at VCU Brandcenter, and author of one of my favourite books - The Art of the Pitch: Persuasion and Presentation Skills that Win Business. In this episode, we discuss …

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Episode 7: Susan Nagy’s Ontario Big Year 33:43

2y ago33:43

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Welcome to another episode of the Big Year Podcast! My journey across North America to talk to and see what makes Big Year Birders Tick. It’s July 2, 2023 as I broadcast from my Secret Big Year recording location, deep in the basement of my Brantford home. It’s a rainy day so I am stuck indoors, not willing to brave the elements for anything but th…

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S1E22 VIDEO VERSION: Hilary Salzman, the Business Storyteller 1:17:02

2y ago1:17:02

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You've probably heard of the power of storytelling in business, but how do we actually go about doing it - and do we need to be a natural-born storyteller? Enter, Hilary Salzman, the Business Storyteller. Hilary is the founder of 22-stories.com and she's on a mission to get more people telling stories to grow their business. In this episode of Pitc…

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S1E22: Hilary Salzman, the Business Storyteller 1:17:02

2y ago1:17:02

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You've probably heard of the power of storytelling in business, but how do we actually go about doing it - and do we need to be a natural-born storyteller? Enter, Hilary Salzman, the Business Storyteller. Hilary is the founder of 22-stories.com and she's on a mission to get more people telling stories to grow their business. In this episode of Pitc…

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S1E21 VIDEO VERSION: Carl Hewitt, Inspirational Digital Marketing Agency Founder & CEO 1:11:36

2y ago1:11:36

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Welcome to a truly inspiring and motivating episode of Pitch Masters with Carl Hewitt, a young CEO of a digital marketing agency who founded the company when he was just 17 years old. He tells me the struggles he’s overcome with age bias, how he’s grown a business from door-to-door selling, how we can all use personas properly to win over an audien…

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S1E21: Carl Hewitt, Inspirational Digital Marketing Agency Founder & CEO 1:11:37

2y ago1:11:37

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Welcome to a truly inspiring and motivating episode of Pitch Masters with Carl Hewitt, a young CEO of a digital marketing agency who founded the company when he was just 17 years old. He tells me the struggles he’s overcome with age bias, how he’s grown a business from door-to-door selling, how we can all use personas properly to win over an audien…

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Episode 6: What Was Your Spark Bird? 33:44

2y ago33:44

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The month of May in Southwestern Ontario is all about songbird migration and seeing as many warblers as possible. I knew I wasn't going to have time to edit previous podcasts and, naturally, no birders were going to have time to do sit down interviews that may cost them a Big Year Bird or Lifer, or just a skulking Mourning or Worm Eating Warbler. S…

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S1E20: Jim Highsmith, Co-creator of the Agile Manifesto, Storyteller, Adventurer 1:13:52

2y ago1:13:52

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In February 2001, 17 anarchists assembled in the Snowbird ski resort in Utah, USA. They had no fixed agenda and spent two days in lively conversation, creating what we all now know as the Agile Manifesto. A new mindset and movement were born that would change the face of software development, but they could never have guessed just how far-reaching,…

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S1E20 VIDEO VERSION: Jim Highsmith, Co-creator of the Agile Manifesto, Storyteller, Adventurer 1:13:52

2y ago1:13:52

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In February 2001, 17 anarchists assembled in the Snowbird ski resort in Utah, USA. They had no fixed agenda and spent two days in lively conversation, creating what we all now know as the Agile Manifesto. A new mindset and movement were born that would change the face of software development, but they could never have guessed just how far-reaching,…

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Episode 5: Laura Keene 2016 Record Breaking Photographic Big Year 44:19

2y ago44:19

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Today is May 1, 2023 and it is the official start of Spring Migration here in Southern Ontario. Birders from far and wide, some doing their own Big Years, are beginning their own migration to Canada’s spring birding hotspot, Point Pelee National Park to welcome the songbirds home. Down in Ohio, many birders will be making their way to The Biggest W…

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S1E19: Nancy Duarte, communication expert, author, speaker, and CEO of Duarte, Inc 55:20

2y ago55:20

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Video version available on Apple Podcasts and Youtube. This week on Pitch Masters: Nancy Duarte. Listening is essential for anyone who wants to improve their pitches, presentations and storytelling. Nancy is another one of my all-time pitching heroes. Her work on ‘sparklines' has had a huge impact on my career and the way that work, and I use her m…

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S1E19 VIDEO VERSION: Nancy Duarte, communication expert, author, speaker, and CEO of Duarte, Inc 55:19

2y ago55:19

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This week on Pitch Masters: Nancy Duarte. Listening is essential for anyone who wants to improve their pitches, presentations and storytelling. Nancy is another one of my all-time pitching heroes. Her work on ‘sparklines' has had a huge impact on my career and the way that work, and I use her methods every single day at IBM to create the most compe…

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S1E18: Jeb Blount, global sales guru and best-selling author of Sales EQ 1:10:34

2y ago1:10:34

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Jeb Blount is sales royalty. He's published 15 books on selling, including Sales EQ, Fanatical Prospecting, and Objections, and he's been top of my Pitch Masters hit list since the show began. In this episode we cover a huge amount of ground: qualifying deals, closing deals, relationships, stories, 'the ledge', 'murder boarding' the chessboard of s…

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