105: Interview


Hey, đź‘‹ Scott from The Sales Mastermind here.

Today’s edition only takes 1 minute.


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Some of you have been reading this newsletter for less than a month, others have been on here for over 3 years... But not everyone has ever seen my face or watched an interview with me.

Let's change that this week.

Above is an interview I did with the "I Used to be Crap at Sales" Podcast where I tell a story about my biggest failure as a seller - 9 months and I never sold a thing.

Learn more by watching the interview.

If you prefer links:

  1. MySalesCoach did a great write up with extra insights here​
  2. ​Spotify​
  3. ​Apple​
  4. ​Youtube​

The other reason I am sending the interview instead of a writen newsletter this week is that it draws out about 8 newsletters worth of content, so you get much MORE bang for your buck this week :)


Until next week,
Scott Cowley

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