Hosted by Dan Lappin · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 239 episodes
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Behind the scenes with one of America's leading sales renegades, Dan Lappin, and his fanatic crew of disruptors from Lappin180. Listen as Dan, his sales training team, and their guests destroy everything you thought you knew about selling. A nonconformist take on rejecting the status quo, Lappin180 annihilates the tried-and-died sales tactics and techniques that have failed you, and your prospects. Here is your chance to break free of convention and tedious sales rules top earners never follow. In interviews with business leaders and industry insiders, Dan will inspire you to think differently, stop selling, and break the sale. Join Dan on his unorthodox mission to shatter the dull monotony of performance stagnation.
Dan Lappin hosts Breaking Sales, a business show with 239 episodes published.
There's a pattern that often appears in sales organizations: someone isn't performing, and the response is frustration, blame, or eventually, a conversation about whether they still belong on the team. What rarely happen
There's a reason so many smart, capable sales professionals consistently avoid doing the things they know they need to do and taking the risks they know they need to take. It's not laziness, and it's not a lack of motiva
Plenty of sales professionals will tell you they're committed to their own development. But when you ask them what they're actually doing, how much time they're putting in, or whether it's paying off, the answers are all
There's a pattern that affects almost every sales professional, regardless of experience level: the conversations that matter most are rarely the ones that bring out your best performance. The higher the stakes, the more
It can be common to not always give much thought to how you're setting yourself up each day. You might have habits, but not a deliberate practice built around how you actually want to perform. But performing at your best
What does it actually take to build trust in a sales conversation? Not just rapport, but trust — the kind that makes a prospect lean in, open up, and ultimately make a decision? Dr. Paul Zak is a behavioral neuroscientis
Ask any underperforming sales professional why they're not doing what they need to do, and you'll eventually hear them say, "My family comes first." Ask a top performer the same question about what drives them, and you'l
What separates professionals who stay composed when facing rejection from those who get knocked off course? It's not experience or natural talent; it's understanding how your mind responds to challenges and redirecting i
What stops you from asking the question that could genuinely help a prospect think differently? Most of the time, it's not a lack of awareness. You can usually see what needs to be addressed—but something holds you back
What can a martial artist who trained tier-one special forces teach you about sales performance? Everything. In this episode, Dan sits down with Chris Harris: bestselling author, keynote speaker, Martial Arts Hall of Fam
Howard Stern admits he was the worst DJ imaginable when he started. But his obsessive will to get better transformed him into a legend. In this episode, Dan and Pam explore how this principle applies to every high perfor
Why do even experienced sales professionals struggle to move prospects from initial interest to closed deals? The answer often lies in a fundamental misunderstanding of how prospects make decisions about change. Most sal
What determines whether your 2026 becomes a breakthrough year or just another year of good intentions? Most sales professionals approach year-end planning the same way they approach everything else: they only focus on wh
Why do we avoid giving feedback when we know someone needs to hear it? It's not a lack of time or unclear expectations; it's the fear that speaking up will damage the relationship. But the uncomfortable truth is that wit
How do you respond to pressure and repeated rejection? Most sales professionals can spot a victim mentality in their colleagues instantly: the rep who blames the CRM, the veteran who insists the territory is cursed, the
What separates the sales professionals who consistently close deals from those who accept rejection too easily isn't charisma, product knowledge, or years of experience. It's conversation resilience: the ability to maint
What happens to your brain when a prospect says something you didn't expect to hear? In this episode, Dan and Kristie explore why even seasoned sales professionals can freeze up or panic when conversations take unexpecte
Why do prospects choose competitors even when you clearly have the superior solution? In this episode, Dan and Pam uncover a critical gap that's costing sales professionals deals every day: the failure to understand what
What if the secret to higher closing rates isn't better techniques, but better preparation? In this episode, Dan and Kristie break down one of the most common mistakes they've observed in client calls: professionals who
What if your sales success has more to do with luck and timing than actual skill? In this conversation, Dan and Pam tackle the uncomfortable truth that many sales professionals are operating in the dark—putting substanti
Urban Meyer
coach · Ohio State
1 appearance on this show
Roy Baumeister
Dr.
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Mark Leary
psychologist and expert on self-awareness · Duke University
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Paul Zak
Professor of Economic Sciences, Psychology & Management · Claremont Graduate University
1 appearance on this show
Chris Harris
bestselling author, keynote speaker, Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee, creator of Roku Jitsu · Oregon Department of Transportation
1 appearance on this show
Pam
loyalty rewards savvy consumer · Lexicon Travels
1 appearance on this show
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Breaking Sales is hosted by Dan Lappin. The show is categorised under business (management) and has published 239 episodes.
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