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Hiring Grit: How to Build a High-Performance Sales Team with Doug Brown - Part 2
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In Part 2 of our powerful conversation with Doug Brown—CEO of CEO Sales Strategies—we dig deep into what it really takes to scale a high-performing sales organization.
From identifying your ideal buyer to designing repeatable sales systems and aligning with customer psychology, Doug shares the process-driven, mindset-first strategies he’s used to help top-performing teams accelerate revenue with confidence.
This episode is packed with frameworks, real-world stories, and sharp insights that sales leaders, CROs, and founders can implement immediately to boost productivity, predictability, and team performance.
Topics Covered:
- Sales Process Optimization: Why most companies never define their ideal right-fit buyer and how that derails scalability
- Metrics that Matter: Doug’s 11 core metrics that reveal productivity bottlenecks—and the gold hidden in your top performers
- Customer-Centric Selling: The 3 reasons people buy—and how to align your pitch to their definition of value
- Business vs. Personal ROI: Why focusing only on business outcomes causes missed deals (and what to do instead)
- Sales Leadership that Works: How real leaders inspire performance by getting in the trenches, not behind the desk
- Compensation & Motivation: Why money only motivates up to a point—and what truly drives high rep retention
- The Future of Sales: How buyer behavior is shifting toward convenience and connection, and why AI is now a must-have in your sales workflow
Memorable Quotes:
“Sales isn’t about selling what you think is valuable. It’s about selling what they believe is valuable.”
“You don’t need to reinvent the wheel—just find what your top performers are doing and replicate it.”
“AI isn’t coming. It’s here. If you’re not using it to offload tasks, your competitors already are.”
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