What do CROs expect from enablement? Well, what better way to find out than to ask one?! In this episode of the State of Sales Enablement podcast, Coach K speaks to Kevin "KD" Dorsey, a Demandbase top 25 sales leader and one of Salesforce's top 16 sales influencers to follow. KD has built teams from 0-$100M several times and insists that enablement…

In this episode of Troubleshooting Enablement, host Devon McDermott dives into the complexities of behavior mapping and competency tracking with special guest Nick Lawrence from Snowflake. Here are some of the questions they attempt to tackle: What recommendations do you have for someone starting from scratch with behavior mapping and impact tracki…

In this episode of the State of Sales Enablement, Coach K chats with Greg Qualls, a seasoned revenue enablement expert and currently the Director of Global Enablement at Platform.sh. Greg shares his extensive journey from direct sales at UPS to his global revenue enablement leadership role, emphasizing his transition into tech sales and his passion…

In this episode of the State of Sales Enablement, Felix Krueger talks with Paul Butterfield and Keenan, two veterans in the sales enablement space. Paul Butterfield, known for his work at the Revenue Enablement Society, and Keenan, the author of "Gap Selling," bring their extensive experience to discuss the Revenue S.P.E.E.D. Model and how it can h…

In this episode of the State of Sales Enablement, Dannii Mathers talks with Ravi Rajani, one of the most captivating storytellers in the tech revenue world and the host of The Influential Communicator podcast. Ravi shares his journey from corporate sales at Citibank to becoming a renowned keynote speaker and storytelling coach, focusing on helping …

In this episode of the State of Sales Enablement, Jonathan Kvarfordt aka Coach K talks with Lauren Brownstone, an enabler with a wealth of experience and author of "Enabling Enablement: Executing a Strategic Learning and Readiness Function to Launch Your Organization to New Heights." Lauren shares her journey from education to corporate enablement,…

In this thought-provoking episode of Troubleshooting Enablement, we delve into the complex world of navigating layoffs and maintaining momentum in a challenging job market. Joining host Devin McDermott is the insightful Phil Putnam, an acclaimed coach, consultant, and advocate for enablers in transition. Phil shares his wealth of knowledge on how e…

In this episode of the State of Sales Enablement, Jonathan Kvarfordt aka Coach K talks with Stephanie White, an enabler known for her outstanding contributions to the community and recently nominated for the 2024 SEC Ones to Watch. Stephanie shares insights from her experience in sales enablement, introduces her new initiative, Enablement Reimagine…

Conversational Intelligence is one of the rapidly emerging categories in the sales tech space. However, as with any other technology tool, the same rule applies: A fool with a tool is still a fool. To understand how to maximize the value of Conversational Intelligence platforms, navigate common pitfalls, and align all key stakeholders, Dannii has c…

Navigating the ever evolving landscape of enablement can feel like uncharted territory. That's where Troubleshooting Enablement comes in. This podcast is a safe space to tackle those nagging questions you've been hesitant to ask in public spaces like LinkedIn, social media, or enablement forums, if you've ever felt like everybody's got it all figur…

An Englishwoman, an Aussie, and two Americans walk into a podcast studio... This is not the beginning of a bad joke but the beginning of season 3 of The State of Sales Enablement podcast. With two new hosts, familiar faces, and a brand new episode format, this season promises to be the best one yet. Join Felix Krueger, Devon McDermott, and now also…

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, reports, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger. Here is what we talked about this month: FLSM engagement Managing senior stakeholder expect…

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, reports, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger. Here is what we talked about this month: Stakeholder management 17 key revenue enablement s…

This episode was originally published on September 28th 2022. The Sales Enablement discipline is experiencing astronomical growth around the world. A lot of businesses want to kickstart their enablement efforts but they are missing the sales enablement talent to make things happen. Our guest in this week's episode connects enablers and businesses i…

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, reports, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger. Here is what we talked about this month: The top 10 most downloaded podcast episodes Skills…

This episode was originally published on 10/5/2022. The old saying, “Time is money,” couldn’t be more true for ramping up your new sales hires as quickly and effectively as possible. That's why sales onboarding is always a hot topic in Enablement. In this week's episode, I'm joined by two experts who have previously designed high-performing onboard…

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, reports, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger. Here is what we talked about this month: How to build enablement teams Things to consider w…

Imposter syndrome, that nagging inner voice suggesting that your success is nothing more than a fluke, can be a real hurdle to both personal and professional fulfilment. It's like a pesky shadow that no matter how much light you shine, never fully disappears. In this episode, Felix draws from personal experiences and proven strategies to provide yo…

Aligning sales enablement stakeholders can feel like herding cats if you don’t make sure that everybody is on the same page. The sales enablement charter is an extremely powerful tool to overcome this challenge to achieve collaboration, transparency, and alignment. Our guest in today's episode has successfully developed and implemented multiple ena…

If you are an enablement leader and you have the budget to hire a team, chances are that you have proven enablement's business value. The hiring decisions you make next will determine if you can take things to the next level and maintain momentum, or if the CFO will crash the party and start a discussion around budget cuts. Our guest in this week's…

Here's the thing: any coaching is better than no coaching at all. However, when it comes to supporting the transformation journey of an entire sales organization, a scalable coaching program is necessary to improve competencies, change behaviors, and ultimately, drive business impact. Our guest in today's episode is a sales enablement leader who ha…

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, reports, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger. Here is what we talked about this month: What enablement can learn from the US Coast Guard …

In the fast-moving SaaS space, mergers and acquisitions are business as usual. Our guest in today's episode has led teams through nine acquisitions over the years and will share his insights on how enablement leaders can effectively navigate the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities that come with M&As. Please welcome the Executive Board P…

If you believe that the sources of information on enablement best practices are a reflection of the industries practising enablement, you would be excused for thinking that it's a discipline exclusive to SaaS. What is often neglected, however, is that enablement, even though it might be a relatively new profession, is not exactly reinventing the wh…

Written by Mike Kunkle, read by Felix Krueger. Hardly a week goes by without somebody claiming on LinkedIn that B2B buying has become so convoluted and non-linear, that sales process has become irrelevant. This episode breaks down why believing this narrative can be a costly mistake for enablement leaders and which approach to sales process managem…

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, reports, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger.By FFWD Revenue

People-focused enablement has the potential to improve the employee experience, morale, retention, and ultimately growth. In today's episode, we speak to an enabler who has made the people-first mantra core of her enablement approach. She'll share how enablement can contribute to making the employee experience a priority, how this relates to busine…

Enablement's business impact remains a hot topic in the wake of mass layoffs in the technology sector. So who better to interview on this topic than an enablement leader that has consistently been able to collaborate with senior executive stakeholders to achieve truly strategic enablement outcomes? In our conversation we talked about common reasons…

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, reports, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger.By FFWD Revenue

Written by Mike Kunkle, read by Felix Krueger. There is no doubt that sales professionals need to understand their products and services. This is a given. Product training is necessary. What troubles me about product training, despite how much has been written on this topic, is that so many companies are still not maximizing the potential of their …

Let's face it. As Enablers, we can do anything but we can't do everything. Especially when you have to get more done with less, a challenge so many Enablement teams are dealing with right now. That's why it is extremely important to approach the discipline like a team sport. When it comes to assembling your team, front-line sales managers are key p…

If the culture of a sales team is bad or even toxic, enablers fight a constant uphill battle. So how do you turn the culture of a sales team around to incentivise positive behaviors and ultimately set sellers up for success? In today's episode, we're joined by a special guest who has led major culture transformation projects. He'll share with us wh…

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, events, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger. Subscribe to the LinkedIn newsletter Keep on scrolling for a list of this month's resources …

In this episode, we have a special guest joining us to share her change management expertise. If this topic has been too dry for you to date I have good news. Our guest is going to spice things up with real-life examples and practical advice if you're looking to drive change in your organization. You'll learn about the common phases of a change man…

This Month In Sales Enablement is your monthly wrap-up of the fast-evolving Sales Enablement space and its global community. Your hosts Felix Krueger and Devon McDermott will dial in LIVE from Sydney and Los Angeles to share with you analysis and opinion. Insights SKO Season Alignment is one of the biggest opportunities that come with sales kick-of…

Since sales reps are “coin-operated,” you can expect higher performance if you pay them more, right? Unfortunately, it’s not that easy... Our guest in this week's episode is an expert in sales compensation having owned this sales performance lever for one of the biggest telcos in Australia, before he moved on to found, scale, and sell a sales compe…

Our guest in this week's episode is a sales enablement pioneer. With over 30 years of experimenting with ways to increase sales effectiveness, he has paved the way for what is known as sales enablement today. He is extremely generous in the way he shares his knowledge which is reflected in his over 200,000 LinkedIn followers, his best-selling book,…

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, events, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger. Subscribe to the LinkedIn newsletter Keep on scrolling for a list of this month's resources …

This episode was originally published in May 2022. Systems and processes are absolutely crucial for consistency in sales. Especially now that the sales tech stack is as complex as it has ever been... and probably ever will be. One can really understand how sales reps might feel overwhelmed when they're asked to navigate multiple platforms during a …

This episode was originally published in July 2022. Salaries are the single biggest cost item when building a sales department. So how can revenue leaders maximise the return on investment? Our guest in this week's episode is a legend of the noble profession that is sales enablement and he shares his keys to effective talent development. Please wel…

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, events, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger. Watch the October live stream video recording Subscribe to the LinkedIn newsletter Keep on s…

We deserve a seat at the table with senior executive leadership" has become a battle cry of the sales enablement community. The recent downturn and associated lay-offs have shown that this seat needs to be earned and is certainly not given... Our guest in this week's episode has spent most of his career in sales and sales leadership which is why he…

The old saying, “Time is money,” couldn’t be more true for ramping up your new sales hires as quickly and effectively as possible. That's why sales onboarding is always a hot topic in Enablement. In this week's episode, I'm joined by two experts who have previously designed high-performing onboarding programs. They represent the two ends of the spe…

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, events, jobs, books, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger. Click here to watch the live stream recording Insights Alex Salop's thoughts on the d…

The secret sauce of leading sales enablement professionals is the ability to connect the dots. They are able to identify the tools, approaches, and ways of thinking outside of sales enablement's core body of knowledge that can help them achieve their goals. Our guest in this week's episode is a sustainability advocate and he will break down what en…

The global sales enablement community has positioned itself as one of the most welcoming, helpful, and connected professional communities out there. Our guest in this week's episode has been one of the community leaders actively driving this collaborative culture. We'll talk about his experience in attempting to elevate the sales enablement profess…

Sales methodologies are ubiquitous but there are only few organisations that a) select the right one for their needs and b) truly realise their potential. Our guest in this week's episode helps sales leaders with both of these challenges and he'll share his insights on the effective use of sales methodologies in this episode. Please welcome the Co-…

Scaling sales excellence is one of the key challenges that sales organizations face in their growth journey. Our guest in this week's episode works at a tech vendor that helps organisations tackle this challenge by means of Sales Readiness and he shares his insights on what best practice looks like in 2022. Please welcome the VP of Readiness at Min…

Sales Enablement online communities have provided a platform to learn, connect, and exchange ideas with enablers from all corners of the globe. Our guests in this week's episode have founded one of the most popular enablement communities out there. In our conversation, they share what lead them to get started, how they contribute to the broader ena…