Allied Development

Head of Investor Relations

VestRight

Sales Manager

Agexa

Sales Director

Peaceful Profits

- Coached and consulted 6 & 7 figure business owners on sales processes, tactics, and systems.
- Created enablement programs for high-performing sales reps.

Sales Coach

- Implemented sales scripts, sales solutions and onboarding trainings that resulted in company growth from $100k MRR to close to $300k MRR.
- Hired and trained highly successful sales advisors for the coaching industry that have personally generated close to $800k in personal cash collected volume in a 12 month period.

Responsible for $2MM worth of business revenue closed from July 2021 to July 2022, selling in both a B2B and B2C setting.

Sales Advisor

Pineda Company

- Ran high ticket sales team averaging $800k - $1.2MM in monthly revenue

New Reach Education

- Was 1 of 4 sales managers leading a team of sales reps on a $60MM real estate education offer.
- Responsible for $1.2MM topline revenue monthly, $12MM annually.

- Promoted into a leadership role to position a new brand and product and in the online publishing space - scaled the offer from 0 - $100k MRR in less than 6 months.
- Recruited and trained a team of sales reps with enablement programs and sales coaching.

Developmental Sales Manager

- 166% quota, exceeded monthly goals, top 5 sales reps in a team of 50 reps with $294,380 in personal cash collected volume in 3 months from 52 accounts closed in a B2C, 100% commission role.

Sales Representative

- 2022: $1,200,000 in personal cash collected volume, ranked top 5 sales rep in teams of 25-50
- 2021: $850,000 in personal cash collected volume, ranked top 5 sales rep in teams of 10
- 2020: $750,000 in personal cash collected volume, ranked top 3 sales rep in teams of 30
- Operated as a high ticket sales closer in a 100% commission only role in a remote environment, prospecting, setting appointments, qualifying, and enrolling clients into various products and services. Average ticket prices range from $5k - $75k.
- Selected to create sales enablement programs on various accounts to aid in improving individual rep performance, coached over 50+ sales reps over the course of 4 years from 2019-2022.

Sales Professional

Springboard

Admissions Director

Nine University

Director of Enrollment

Animate Behavior

Human Resources Generalist

Scheduler

Zach Hing

audience & revenue growth tips for B2B startups and creators

My mission is to build predictable pipelines for B2B startups. I share what I learn along the way. 

Read more if you are ready to build your pipeline 👇

💡 I am super relevant if you are:

→ Indie Hacker
→ Freelancer
→ Early Startup Founder
→ B2B Sales Person
→ Creator (any profession)

✍️ I write about:

→ B2B sales
→ Go to market strategies
→ Signal-based prospecting

Little more about me:

Cryptocurrency Investor. SaaS Enthusiast. Agriculture Business Owner. 

Lived in 3 countries.

I'm a T-shaped growth person who has experience in sales, content marketing, and growth.

Drop me a LinkedIn message if you need any help.

We will keep it simple.

Twitter: @sehaokudan

https://calendly.com/sehaokudan/30min

Seha Okudan

Helping B2B founders turn LinkedIn into deals | GTM Strategist

5 worst discovery questions:

5 difficult scenarios for salespeople:
(Even for the top ones.)

5 difficult scenarios for salespeople:

Stop trying to fake urgency in B2B. 
(it doesn't work)

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁:

→ Knowing pain
→ Understanding the impact of pain

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝟮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀:

1️⃣ Not every problem is worth solving

Trying to create an urgency won't work if they don't have something that is worth solving.

Nobody will buy a strong painkiller for a mild headache, even if it’s the last day of a 20% discount.

If the impact of the pain is close to zero, no urgency will stick.

2️⃣ A problem can have different solutions

Even if the pain is real, buyers still have options.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻:

•⁠ ⁠Build in-house
•⁠ ⁠Pick a cheaper workaround
•⁠ ⁠Wait until the budget frees up

Both a raincoat and an umbrella protect you from rain.

If you don’t show why your path is better, faster, or safer;

Urgency dies.

𝗧𝗟;𝗗𝗥

𝗧𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆:

-⁠ ⁠Find the pain that matters most
- ⁠Show the true cost of doing nothing
- ⁠Prove why solving it now beats later
- ⁠Position your solution as the safest path

Deals move when urgency is real. 

Not when it’s forced.

How do you create urgency without sounding pushy?

5 Unexpected Things in Sales
(hope they happen to you today)

5 Unexpected things in sales:

Contact data is out of control.
(for real)

Don't get me wrong.

I don't mind people pitching me.

I do it every day, too.

BUT

Every single week, some people:

- Add me to lists I never joined.
- Drop me into random waitlists.
- Email me again after I unsubscribe.
- Promise what no one can deliver.
- Sends emails written with poor prompts.
- Message me on WhatsApp out of nowhere.

I block them. They switch mailboxes.
I say, “I’m not a fit,” they keep texting.
I say it on the phone, they keep selling.

“I want to tell you about a promo…”
 “There’s a new offer…”

I don't want to click on report Spam.
I don't want to be rude.
I get it, we all try to make a living.

But this is not outreach.
This is not marketing.

This is SPAM.

Are some people ruining the industry?

LinkedIn is my top channel for prospecting.
(no hacks)

With a rough estimation, I’ve generated $12M+ in pipeline from LinkedIn throughout my sales career. ($5k-$120k)

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲:

Conversational tone → not formal
Hyper-relevant lists → signals & real ICP
Genuine engagement → no fluff comments
Having an active presence → daily touchpoints

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀:
LinkedIn alone won’t keep your pipeline healthy.

Your next deal might not scroll on LinkedIn today.
Your best buyer might never log in.

The majority of top sellers I know don’t rely on one channel.

So combine it with cold email and calling.

Each channel fuels the others.

And you build familiarity.

Never rely on one channel.

Build systems, not luck.

What is your top channel? Why?

--
PS: It is always good to test other channels like SMS, WhatsApp, etc.

Bad contact data can kill your business.
(real examples)

Your data provider is the most important part of your tech stack.
It is non-negotiable.

If your data is bad, you lose.
Simple as that.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝟭:
Picked the best provider, tested ICP coverage.
Checked accuracy and verified test emails.
Only had HubSpot + the data provider (not ideal).

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀:
Hit targets.
Scaled the team.
Added new tools later.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝟮:
Paid for expensive tool stacks for sequencing, etc.
Then, they selected the most cost effective data provider.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀:
High bounce rates.
Burned mailboxes.
Low call connect rates.
The team missed targets.
The company started downsizing the sales team.

𝗠𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀:
1.  Build a sample list. Verify it.
2. Check coverage across your ICP + regions.
3. Choose tools that use waterfall enrichment.

If your data provider is wrong, nothing you do will work.
You cannot afford bad data.

How do you choose your contact data provider?

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