James "Saywhatsales" Buckley

Board Of Directors & Host of The UNCrushed Podcast

Host & Sales Content Creator @ Sell Better

My mission is to walk alongside sales professionals as they develop the skills and best practices needed to find sales success. 

Our purpose is to show salespeople their true worth as the tip of the spear. 

I have the pleasure of hosting the best minds in sales every day and creating content that elevates the sales profession.

Connect with me @saywhatsales on Instagram, Tik Tok, and Twitter. Join us live daily to learn and grow into a top-performing sales professional.

Host & Sales Content Creator

I have the privilege of conducting content with incredible salespeople and leaders. It's my honor to create content that elevates the sales profession. We take great pride in bringing the best sales talent in the world to the screen so they can aid other sellers in their journey to crush quota and earn the results they deserve. 

We are sales practitioners that happen to teach others how to do it, as well. With thousands of members, our content helps change the game and take your sales to the next level. 

Follow us @sellbetter.xyz on the gram and on Tik Tok for daily tips, techniques, and takeaways that will help you in your daily routines.

My Key responsibilities: 

Host and MC public and private events for/with Sell Better by JB Sales
Help sales reps through tough times with proven tactics
Provide best practices to sellers globally
Elevate the Sales Profession overall
Show salespeople their true value and worth
Give salespeople the confidence they need to be successful
Educate and entertain our audience

#CoffeeWithJames is back this Friday to bookend your week. I kinda like that rhythm. 

Were you ever a job hopper like me? 

Before a career, I had "jobs." 

If you feel me on that, you know exactly what I mean. In the restaurant world, I'd sometimes decide today was gonna be my last day and just leave. WILD! So young. So ignorant. 🤦🏻‍♂️

I was recently asked what best practice I attribute my success to most in a series by Liana Hakobyan where she asks her network simple questions to deliver to her own audience. SOLID GOLD! (Find the post in the comments)

Patience was what I came up with. Here's why that's my choice. 🎥 🔊

#careerdecisions #morningvibez #roots #saywhatsales #patience

James Buckley

Host of the Sell Better Daily Sales Show 🎥

First of all, I think #Chatgpt's image generator did a great job on this image. Left out the gap in my front teeth, though. C'mon, yo! :-)

Before you ask, I got this shirt as a gift from my friends Lauren Bailey and Steve Sharr of Factor 8. It's one of my faves!

I'm amped for this Sell Better webinar coming up that's 100% centered on #objections

Leslie Venetz and Ronen R. Pessar join me LIVE, and we're covering some objections you're certain to hear in Q1 this year. We're also looking forward to seeing what objections YOU want help with. 

Come to the show. Bring your objections. Let the experts help you be more prepared for them when you get them. Doesn't matter which part of the sales funnel you're in. Prospecting, closing, sales engineers... WE ALL deal with objections constantly in the sales role. 

Let's give you the skills you need to be successful as they come your way.

Be there LIVE 👉 https://hubs.la/Q03YV9W50

#caldcalls #salescycle #saywhatsales #LIVEshow #dailyshow #sellbetter

Let’s talk about paying attention.

Not long ago I started a series called “Coffee With James” ☕️ Some of you that follow me have seen a few episodes in your feeds.

Right when that kicked off, Andrew Kissh 🦜 and Eric Gordon 🦜 of Parakeet 🦜 mailed me a branded coffee mug. 

Today, the branded coffee hit the 🚪📪

Here’s to the folks that send contextual mail, emails, DMs, and videos. 👏 

Parakeet out here paying attention. Are you? 

The way we get attention matters more than ever. 

#saywhatsales #unpaid #notanAd

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Cold calling is the best possible chance you have at an impromptu conversation with your prospects. 

Sell Better has curated some of the best cold-call guests we've featured on the Daily Sales Show. 

Jackie Varrichio
Michael Pedone
Sophie Allen
Megan Huston
Chris Ritson
...and many more

We pulled the best insights for you so you can start this month off right! 

Boom 💥👉 https://lnkd.in/eJPnc2Qs

#coldcall #phoneftw #smileanddial #saywhatsales #coldcalling #bestof #sellbetter

Level Up In Tech

Through Level Up in Tech, a comprehensive 24-week cloud program leveraging real-world projects and industry mentorship, I studied under subject matter experts and leaders to build key skills in DevOps engineering practices. Partnering with colleagues, I provided peer-level mentorship and coaching,
collaboratively expanding skillset and empowering success.

Key projects include:
• Create a Highly Available 3-Tier Architecture in AWS (Published in AWS in Plain English):
https://bit.ly/3RIrEmi

- Designed a custom 3-Tier architecture in CloudFormation, developing and hosting a static website (presentation tier), governing cross-tier security, and implementing Auto-Scaling groups into presentation and application tiers. Ensured high availability of architecture in line with project  parameters.


• Triggering Lambda to Send a Message to SQS Using Python (Published in
Python in Plain English):
https://bit.ly/4azCEdc

- Developed and wrote a key Python script, triggering Lambda to send a message to SQS queue when invoked by API Gateway, enabling seamless order tracking and shipment notifications.


• How to Deploy a Static Website Using Docker (Published in AWS in Plain
English):
https://bit.ly/3H5FRDT

- Built and deployed a custom Nginx image within a Docker container, leveraging Dockerfile to deploy a welcome message with container-deployed time shown.


• Using Terraform to deploy a 2-Tier Architecture (Published in AWS in Plain
English):
https://bit.ly/4aoomM7

- Designed and deployed a highly available 2-Tier architecture and attached load balancer through Terraform code.

DevOps Engineer Trainee

NeXT Research, LLC.

Various tasks to create and enhance CI/CD pipelines, Python code, Docker images, and Terraform code.

DevOps Consultant

NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

As a teacher, I delivered impactful, engaging instruction in math and science, developing and implementing lesson plans aligned to core New York City DOE guidelines and standards.

• Collaborated with colleagues, school administrators and staff, and parents to drive positive educational outcomes, supporting students in the achievement of core academic goals.

• Partnered with students and parents in the classroom as well as via video and phone conferencing to define academic targets and create action plans, supporting student progress and achievement.

• Leveraged cutting-edge instructional technology to ensure engagement, improving content delivery and absorption across Pre-K-12 students.

• Effectively managed classrooms of up to 30 students, fostering learning environments of excellence and engagement to drive optimal results.

Science & Mathematics Teacher

A full stack producer adept at writing, production planning, shooting, on-set management, sound, teleprompter, post-production editing, and video operations. Expertise in video workflows for device-specific encodes and optimization. A keen interest in both short form and show format narratives.

Video Producer

BrickHouse Security

In this capacity, I shaped and executed video production strategy, leading the creation of brand-aligned promotional, sales, and internal video content across the online retail company.

• Identified key performance gaps and market trends, leading strategic improvement initiatives to elevate video content ROI.

• Structured, recruited, and led the company's first video production department, directing team in the development of compelling, impactful media content.

• Developed highly technical product videos, partnering cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and tech teams to deliver accurate content with a resulting 60% improvement in revenue and conversion, and a 25% improvement
over yearly KPI attainment.

• Comprehensively restructured video platform and redeveloped keywords, elevating video views from thousands to over 18M, and capturing a YouTube follower count of 10K+ with a 60% retention rate.

• Ensured informative, accessible content around highly technical and specialized products, reducing technical support calls by up to 80% through clear user-focused videos.

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How did a Computer Science grad never get a computer job? Read on...

I graduated at the start of the tech bubble bursting. Everyone wanted 15+ years of experience, but wouldn't even hire me as an unpaid intern. Yup. I couldn't even work for free.

I eventually worked as a music engineer before landing an intern position where I convinced my boss to convince his boss, the CEO, to hire me to create their video production department where I created and managed over 400 videos.

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𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱
Never really getting away from technology, my curiosity has exploited me to the future. Technology is becoming exponentially important to every business and I believe my time is now so I am currently pursuing a career as a DevOps engineer. 

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𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀
Amazon Web Services (Amazon S3, VPC, DynamoDB, EC2, Cloudformation), Python, Ruby, HTML, CSS, C++, Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Suite (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop), Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools

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𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳
Basketball
Movies
Husband and dad of 2 princesses
Rollercoaster Fanatic
Working out and running
Guitar

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