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Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale deliver practical, no-nonsense sales training through their signature blend of humor, real-world insights, and actionable frameworks. Each episode tackles the challenges you face daily: prospecting, overcoming buyer resistance, pricing strategies, cold calling, deal coaching, and building long-term client relationships. Whether you're a sales professional, manager, or leader, you'll discover how to shift your mindset, leverage your natural talents, and create sust ...
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Welcome to The Bill Caskey Podcast, the show for company leaders, sales managers, and salespeople who are looking to take their sales game to the next level. Join your host Bill Caskey, renowned sales coach and strategist, as he shares modern sales strategies and leadership tips that will help you grow your sales team and increase revenue for your business. Each week, Bill brings a variety of guest experts and shares real coaching scenarios from his work with sales teams, providing valuable ...
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The Expertise Trap: Why Being the Expert Isn't Enough
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Bill opens up his coaching playbook to share three real goals from new clients—and what he's going to do about them. From comfort zones to expertise, from undervaluing yourself to finding confidence, these objectives represent what 90% of B2B sales teams struggle with. Listen as Bill breaks down the first goal: how to move from being the expert to …
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Send us a text Most salespeople waste their first meeting covering basics that could've been handled beforehand. Bill introduces a game-changing digital asset: the introductory video—a 5-minute pre-meeting video that positions you as a credible problem-solver before the conversation even starts. In this episode, Bill breaks down the exact structure…
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Macro vs. Micro: Sales Skills That Actually Matter
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Send us a text Bill and Bryan break down the difference between macro and micro sales skills—and why both matter more than you think. Inspired by a prospect who called out his own team for not asking clarifying questions, this episode explores the big-picture capabilities that separate average performers from top producers. They cover essential mac…
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Send us a text Bill Caskey follows up on last week's deep dive by sharing insights from coaching a high-performing salesperson who's hitting the limits of process-driven selling. He reveals why even the best sales process isn't enough—you must show up authentically and have the courage to disqualify prospects who aren't truly committed. Through a c…
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5 Lessons from Front-Line B2B Professionals (And How You Can Apply It Today)
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What happens when experienced B2B sales professionals—many with engineering backgrounds—spend six months mastering consultative selling techniques? In this episode, I share the five most impactful lessons from a recent training program with high-end hydraulic and timing solutions salespeople. You'll discover why being mindful of the "okay vs. not o…
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Send us a text In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bryan Neale sits down with longtime friend and sales veteran Vince Beese, a fractional CRO and sales coach with over 25 years of B2B enterprise experience and five successful exits under his belt. Together, they dive deep into “Red Zone Selling:” a framework inspired by football that h…
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"Let's Talk Money" 5 Scenarios Sales Reps Struggle With
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Send us a text Are you uncomfortable talking about money with prospects? You're not alone. In this episode, Bill and Bryan tackle one of the biggest challenges sales professionals face: bringing up price, cost, and economic conversations without the anxiety and uncertainty that usually comes with it. Whether you're dealing with technology sales, co…
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Building a Winning Sales Culture (Part 2)
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Send us a text In this episode, Bill and Bryan continue their conversation on sales culture with actionable tactics you can implement immediately. Whether you're building team culture or your personal approach, these strategies will help you create intentional, high-performing environments. What You'll Learn: ✅ How to build customer relationship cu…
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Send us a text Bill Caskey poses a challenging question: If you disappeared from your prospect's world tomorrow, would they feel the loss? In this introspective solo episode, he explores the "invisible dimension" of sales—the deeper level where prospects evaluate not just your skills and process, but your unique presence and purpose. Caskey shares …
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Send us a text In this episode, Bryan Neale from Blind Zebra shares a tactical framework for building meaningful customer connections — one rooted in strategy, generosity, and intentional networking. He explains why great salespeople move beyond vague Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs) to create “conquest account lists” that name specific people they w…
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What Sales Culture Really Is (And Why It Matters)
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Send us a text Bill and Bryan kick off a two-part series on sales culture by sharing what they've observed from years of working inside dozens of organizations. In this episode, they explore the difference between surface-level culture (the pictures on the wall) and the real culture you can feel in the air. Whether you lead a sales team or carry yo…
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AI in Sales (Part 2): Pre-Call Research and Content Creation
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Send us a text In part two of their AI series, Bill and Bryan get specific—sharing real examples of how they use AI in their daily sales work. Bill walks through actual ChatGPT conversations for client prep (including a memorable moment when the AI got it wrong about an ESOP), while Bryan demonstrates how he uses Claude to research prospects and cr…
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Send us a text In this episode, Bryan explores why the best sales leaders focus as much on connecting with their people as they do on connecting with their customers. Sales is often seen as an individual sport - everyone chasing their own numbers and commissions. But the real magic happens when leaders take time to understand each team member’s uni…
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AI in Sales (Part 1): Practical Uses for Prep, Research, and Productivity
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Send us a text Bill and Bryan dive into how they're actually using AI in their daily sales work—no hype, just practical applications. In part one of this two-part series, they share their number one use case: preparation for sales calls, including researching companies, understanding buyer contexts, and making discovery more efficient. You'll learn…
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Finding Yourself in Business with Jason Leister
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In this episode, Bill Caskey sits down with marketing expert and recovering musician Jason Leister to explore a topic that sits beneath the surface of most business conversations: the power of being yourself. Jason shares his journey from being a "straight-A sheep" who followed all the rules to discovering that the only person he hadn't tried being…
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Stop Discounting - Closing Strategies with John Barrows
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Send us a text In this episode, Bryan is joined by John Barrows to talk about the high-stakes final stage of the sales process, where deals are either won or lost. Together, they explore why so many sales teams stumble here, often resorting to last-minute discounts or high-pressure tactics driven by forecast anxiety. Bryan and John share strategies…
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Stop Being the Best-Kept Secret: How to Get Found by Your Ideal Clients
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Send us a text Tired of perfecting your sales skills but struggling to get in front of the right people? Bill and Bryan tackle the universal challenge every B2B professional faces: visibility. Using a real client case study from the tax law industry, they reveal why traditional cold calling is dead and share actionable strategies to become visible …
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Remembering Charlie Kirk: Lessons in Being Fearless & Empowered
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In this heartfelt tribute episode, we pause to reflect on the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA who was tragically taken from us far too soon. While this isn't a political analysis, it's a personal reflection on what we can learn from Charlie's approach to life and leadership. This episode explores the leadership les…
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Send us a text In this episode, Bill and Bryan debunk one of the most persistent myths in sales training - that you can create urgency in buyers through clever tactics and techniques. They explore why deals are taking longer to close in 2025, examining both macro factors (economic uncertainty, decision-making complexity) and micro factors (changed …
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Send us a text Bill and Bryan explore a growing trend that's reshaping the sales landscape: the rise of "accidental salespeople." These are the technical advisors, project managers, engineers, and executives who don't have "salesperson" on their business cards but find themselves increasingly vital to the buyer-seller relationship. The guys discuss…
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AI Role-Playing Revolution with Hyperbound.ai
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Send us a text What happens when two conversational AI engineers realize they can't sell their own startup? They build an AI sparring partner to teach themselves—and accidentally create a game-changing sales training platform. We welcome the founders of Hyperbound.AI, Sai Guduguntla and Atul Raghunathan, who share their remarkable journey from tech…
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Expert Frameworks: The Video Hook That Stops the Scroll
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Send us a text In this early Labor Day release, Bill and Bryan dive into expert frameworks—essential tools for positioning yourself as a knowledgeable sales professional in today's market. Bill breaks down the critical video framework every salesperson needs. Learn the three-part video structure that actually gets attention: the hook that stops the…
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How to Get in the Right Position to Close More Deals
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One of the biggest problems B2B sales professionals face? They're out of position from the moment they walk into a meeting. In this episode, Bill shares a tennis lesson that completely changed how he thinks about sales positioning, and reveals the three essential elements every salesperson needs to transform from a desperate "seller" into a trusted…
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Send us a text In this episode, Bryan Neale and Marcus Chan dive into the sales “red zone”—the late stage of the sales cycle where too many deals stall or fall apart. They explore how sales teams can avoid costly mistakes by addressing pricing, multi-threaded stakeholder engagement, and risk management early in the process. Marcus introduces his AD…
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The Prospect Experience Revolution: Small Actions, Big Impact
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Send us a text In this episode, Bill and Bryan shift the focus from post-sale customer experience to what they call "PX 90" - the prospect experience during the sales process. After Bryan shares a fantastic customer service call with Southwest Airlines, they dive into practical ways salespeople can go above and beyond for prospects before they beco…
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