Building Your Sales Engine

Building Your Sales Engine

A show where Mark McGraw, a top Sandler Sales Trainer and David H. Sandler award winner, interviews salespeople and sales managers to discover their successes and how they got to be the people they are today.

We break down the elements of selling success and share mindsets, habits and techniques that help salespeople and managers build a proven, reliable, transferable system for sales.

Recent Episodes

Aug. 13, 2025

How to Reframe Stress to Improve Sales Performance With Rebecca Heiss

Stress isn’t the enemy — it’s energy. In this episode, Mark McGraw talks with Dr. Rebecca Heiss, stress physiologist, keynote speaker, and author of Springboard , about how a simple mindset shift can transform performance in ...

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Aug. 6, 2025

Pivot Like a Pro: What to Do When the Sales Call Goes Sideways w/Emil…

In this episode of Building Your Sales Engine, Mark McGraw sits down with Emily Yepes to explore the tension between sales theory and real-world execution. They dive into four core concepts—upfront contracts, pricing, demos, ...

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July 30, 2025

How to Build Trust and Sell More with Reflective Listening with Matt …

Welcome to Building Your Sales Engine — the podcast where sales leaders and professionals come to sharpen their skills, challenge their thinking, and build a sales process that scales. In Episode 32, host Mark McGraw sits down with Matt Detjen, author of REFLECT: The Art of Powerful Sales Commun…

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July 23, 2025

Why Sales Teams Fail at Cross-Selling (And How to Fix It) With Matt M…

Cross-selling is one of the fastest ways to drive growth in B2B sales—yet most teams fail to execute it effectively. In this episode of Building Your Sales Engine, we sit down with Matt Martella to break down exactly why cross-selling strategies often fall short, and what sales leaders can do to fi…

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July 16, 2025

How to Have a Tough Conversation (And Why We Avoid Them)

Mark McGraw shares the four steps for having a tough conversation with someone. He explains why most of us avoid conflict, how fear distorts reality, and what happens when we wait too long to speak up. To find our handout for...

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July 10, 2025

Key Account Management: Being an Excellent Key Account Manager with E…

Mark McGraw sits down with Emily Yepes to unpack the world of account management and what it really takes to succeed at the key account level. They dive deep into the essential mindset shifts, practical tools, and overlooked ...

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