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The CEO and the Salesman Podcast

Matthew Whyatt
Artificial Intelligence
Sales
Sales Leadership
Artificial Intelligence In Sales
Entrepreneurship
SAP
Portainer
Improv In Business
Sales Coaching
Leadership In Tech
Capital Raising
Social Media
Data Quality
SAP Rise
Containers
Valuation/exit
Geared For Growth
Grace Technologies
Frontrace
Sales and Marketing

The CEO and Salesman Podcast explores today's business issues for small and medium-sized companies looking to grow. Join Matthew Whyatt and Daniel Perry as they share lessons learned and provide practical tips for business leaders seeking to modernise marketing and sales strategies.

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Stacey Hylen worked beside Chet Holmes for years and has spent 25 years coaching business owners to land bigger clients. In this episode she breaks down the Dream 100 and why so few people execute it, how to set the buying criteria so prospects arriv... more

Stan Markuze exited his last business at seven times revenue, then wrote three rules for choosing his next one: work with people you like, learn things that interest you, and sell to people who can and will pay. In this episode he unpacks how to spot... more

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Most family business successors spend their first year protecting what exists. Drew Allen did the opposite.

Before taking over Grace Technologies, he insisted on a fully fiduciary board with the power to tell him no. In this conversation, Drew and M... more

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Most companies take their best salesperson, hand them the office keys and a good car spot, and quietly hope leadership works itself out. It rarely does.

Darren Mitchell has trained more than 5,000 people and hosts The Exceptional Sales Leader Podcas... more

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Most of what you read about AI on LinkedIn or X is being told to you by people who are trying to sell you something. Jack Siney has lived the other side of it, talking to thousands of frontline B2B companies, and his diagnosis cuts straight through t... more

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Most founders march toward an exit with no real plan, no clear number, and no idea how the buyer is going to value the business they spent decades building. Steven Pivnik has done the work himself, growing Binary Tree to over 200 employees across 12 ... more

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Most B2B businesses think they have a lead generation problem. According to Tim Fitzpatrick, what they actually have is a marketing engine problem. He calls the place most growth-minded operators get stuck "the marketing maze," a disorienting cycle o... more

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Most sales organisations underperform for reasons that have very little to do with their salespeople. Matt Webb, CEO of Mentor Group, and James Barton, Chief Solutions Officer, have spent decades helping global enterprises lift the bonnet on their sa... more

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Drew Allen
CEO of Grace Technologies, led a 30-year-old family business into modernization and growth
Grace Technologies
Episode: 150 Trips to China, 60 Countries, One Manufacturing Playbook — Drew Allen, Grace Technologies
Darren Mitchell
Top 20 sales influencer in Australia, Sales Leadership Coach
Independent/Sales Leadership Coach
Episode: 900 Podcast Episodes and 5,000 People Trained: What Darren Mitchell Knows About Sales Leadership
Jack Siney
Entrepreneur, negotiator for US military, nine-figure dealmaker, founder with multiple exits
FrontRace (appears as a guest discussing AI in sales)
Episode: Why 90% of Companies Are Failing at AI (And the Reason Sales Tech Has Made Us Worse) — Jack Siney
Steven Pivnik
Seasoned entrepreneur, author, speaker
Episode: He Sold to a $4 Billion Competitor. Then Helped Engineer 33 More Exits. — Steven Pivnik
Tim Fitzpatrick
Marketing professional focused on MSPs and B2B lead generation
Rialto Marketing
Episode: Why Most B2B Marketing Fails (And How to Build a System That Actually Works) — Tim Fitzpatrick
Matt Webb
CEO of the Mentor Group
Mentor Group
Episode: Why Most Sales Transformations Fail (And 3 Fixes That Actually Work) Matt & James, Mentor Group
James Barton
Chief Solutions Officer, Mentor Group
Mentor Group
Episode: Why Most Sales Transformations Fail (And 3 Fixes That Actually Work) Matt & James, Mentor Group
Christopher Carter
CEO of Approyo, author, and speaker
Approyo
Episode: Lessons from 30 Years Inside Big Business Transformations — Christopher Carter, CEO of Approyo
Mark Batina
CEO of Precise Business Solutions
Precise Business Solutions
Episode: How to Increase Your Business Valuation Before You Sell — Digital Systems, ERP & Exit Strategy

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Matthew Whyatt
Host of The CEO and the Salesman Podcast
Daniel Perry
Co-host of The CEO and the Salesman Podcast

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What Google, Salesforce, and Pepsi Learned From Improv
Q: What proves improv works beyond anecdotes?
Studied examples from large companies show increased collaboration and sales metrics after improv-based training, illustrating how soft skills like listening, adaptability, and creative thinking translate into measurable business outcomes.
What Google, Salesforce, and Pepsi Learned From Improv
Q: How did improv training translate into real sales improvements for your clients?
Improv trained teams to listen more deeply, pause before responding, and guide conversations with curiosity, leading to better discovery calls and more tailored solutions that align with customer needs, which in turn boosted conversions and collaboration.
From Idea to Exit in 3 Years: Tony Singh’s Start-up Journey
Q: How should founders approach capital raising and where should money be spent?
Money should be viewed as fuel for growth; spend on sales and marketing to translate product value into revenue, and use proceeds to strengthen go-to-market efforts rather than only improving the product.
From Idea to Exit in 3 Years: Tony Singh’s Start-up Journey
Q: What were the three or four things that got you to scale Mobito and later exit?
Understanding the problem, pre-selling the concept to hospitals, building a lightweight product to prove the idea, and leveraging a serendipitous US partner to enter the market—all anchored by validating demand before heavy development.
How to Increase Your Business Valuation Before You Sell — Digital Systems, ERP & Exit Strategy
Q: What is the role of leadership when complexity grows and the founder becomes a bottleneck?
Founders should delegate decision-making by creating robust systems and processes around the critical knowledge holders, so decisions can be made without their constant involvement. This reduces risk and enables scalable growth.

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The show centers on practical strategies for growing small-to-mid-sized businesses, with a strong emphasis on aligning sales and marketing, building repeatable processes, and leveraging leadership to drive growth. Across episodes, guests range from seasoned founders and sales leaders to chief executives and marketers who share frameworks for scaling, improving pipeline health, and implementing AI-enabled transformations. A recurring thread is the focus on actionable playbooks—from governance and data discipline to customer-centric selling and organizational change—paired with real-world anecdotes from tech, manufacturing, healthtech, and services sectors. The format tends to mix founder stories with business-system thinking, making it valua... more

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