• A Human Way to Approach Problem Solving - Mike Simmons, Founder - Catalyst A.C.T.S

  • May 29 2024
  • Length: 51 mins
  • Podcast

A Human Way to Approach Problem Solving - Mike Simmons, Founder - Catalyst A.C.T.S

  • Summary

  • Summary:

    Mike Simmons has risen through professional sales roles for the past 25 years as an individual contributor, VP of sales, and CRO. He founded his company Catalyst, A.C.T.S to help SaaS founders and team leaders scale their organizations from $2M - $80M ARR. He coaches sales people, speakes an ed tech conferences, and also runs a podcast.

    I this episode, we talk through the concept of selling by being human and how sales is about connecting the dots between problems and solutions. Mike emphasizes the importance of serving others and asking the right questions to help people discover answers on their own.

    We explore the misconception of sales and the negative stereotypes associated with it. Mike shares his personal journey in sales and how he learned from observing and working with experienced sales professionals.

    Mike shares practical tools like the hexagon framework to problem solving and how to ask subtle but powerful questions to get anyone to reach decisions on their own and address problem solving from a more productive perspective. You'll learn how to sell ideas internally, how to move others with high indecision, and to practice different ways of asking good questions on your own.

    Key Moments:

    00:00 Introduction and Background

    03:01 Selling by Being Human: Connecting Problems and Solutions

    10:00 Serving Others: The Key to Successful Sales

    24:08 Learning from the Best: Observing and Emulating Experienced Sales Professionals

    27:06 The Importance of Alignment and Perspective

    32:47 Being Comfortable with Imperfect Decisions

    39:19 The Power of Asking Questions

    46:21 Documenting the Decision-Making Process

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