Hosted by Alex Smith · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 158 episodes
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This is where human connection and sales meet. You may be someone whose success depends on influence, negotiation, and your ability to create change, but you may reject aggressive sales tactics. Maybe you feel stuck in corporate "autopilot," knowing your best asset is your genuine personality, but you struggle to use it to get what you want. Then this channel is for you. It will teach you how to close the gap between wanting to be ethical and feeling pressured to sell aggressively. You’ll also learn actionable strategies for translating emotional intelligence into high-trust results. Join Alex and top guests, including NY Times bestsellers, keynote speakers, and global founders, as they prove that being truly human is the ultimate sales advantage.
Alex Smith hosts Sell By Being Human, a business show with 158 episodes published.
Could the most powerful sales skill have nothing to do with persuasion and everything to do with seeing someone's potential before they can see it themselves? In this episode of Sell by Being Human, Alex Smith sits down
In sales, they always say: stay professional and never rock the boat, right? But think about it. Who do buyers actually remember? The professional who checks all the boxes or the real human with smiles, energy, and perso
When was the last time a salesperson helped you make a truly confident decision? In this episode of the Sell by Being Human podcast, Alex Smith sits down with Mark Kosoglow, Chief Revenue Officer at Deutsche Bank and for
Did you know the idea of closing might be the single worst thing to ever happen to sales? In this episode of Sell by Being Human, host Alex Smith sits down with Steve Heroux, founder of The Sales Collective, author of Th
What if I told you you’re struggling in sales because you’ve been approaching it the wrong way? In this episode of the Sell by Being Human podcast, Alex Smith sits down with sales coach and entrepreneur Natasha Hemmingwa
Summary: Today I bring on executive communications coach Amos Balongo, who shares insights on the importance of human connection in sales. I'm always interested when people come from completely different cultures to sell
Summary: This episode I speak with Mark McDougall, a web designer and developer, about the importance of human connection in sales as a product designer. In Mark's line of work. he has to connect to business owners, mark
Summary: I'm kicking off 2026 with a conversation with Rick DeLisi, a thought leader in customer service and AI. Rick co-authored "Digital Customer Service: Transforming Customer Experience for An On-Screen World and is
Summary: What can you learn about sales and connections from a guy on a mission to connect housands of people via cocktail parties? Today I bring on Eric Melchor, a channel manager at Honeywell, and a Texan at heart livi
Summary: Today we bring on Jen Mueller, a seasoned sports broadcaster and communication expert. Jen Mueller is a business communication expert and the founder of Talk Sporty to Me, where she helps companies level up thei
Summary: Today I speak to Jared Cook, a seasoned expert in customer success and sales. Jared has most recently been a SR VP of Customer Experience at Docebo and has held senior roles in Customer Success at companies like
Summary: Today I bring on Kevin Yates, known as the L&D Detective, to explore the intersection of authenticity, resilience, and effective learning and development practices. I knew that I needed to talk to Kevin after se
Summary: Today I sit down with Dr. Miriam Kirmayer, a renowned expert on friendship and human connection, to discuss the importance of building meaningful relationships in the workplace and how we underestimate principle
Summary: Today's episode is with Stephen Steers, a sales consultant, keynote speaker and author. We explore the art of storytelling in sales. Not how to tell your story but how to help people tell a better version of the
Summary: Alot of people reach out to me to inquire about being a guest but this one stood out amongst almost 150 episodes. Dre Baldwin was the first to make me a personalized video and it landed with me. Dre Baldwin is a
Summary: Have you ever wondered if or how human connection happens in the military? For someone that's never been in the military like myself, I've often thought the military is about a chain of command and an order stru
Summary: Have you ever wondered what the best people do to build high quality business relationships? Today I talk to a guy that devoted seven years of his lif studying just that. And the insights he's gained from asking
Summary: We've got a force of nature on the program today. She is a 16 year professional athelete. One of only 270 women in history to wear the jersey of the US Womens National Team. She was the first woman in Washingto
Summary: In this episode, I chat with Francie Jain, founder of Terrawatt, to explore the intersection of sales, human connection, and entrepreneurship. Francie shares her journey from the hedge fund industry to founding
Summary: John Barrows is the CEO of JB Sales, a sales training company focused on elevating the people and profession of Sales. He’s been in Sales his entire life and held every position from making 400 cold calls a week
April Palmer
Professional Coach, Virginia Commonwealth University Professor of Entrepreneurship, Outsourced VP of Sale · Duckbill
1 appearance on this show
Mark Kosoglow
VP Sales, Outreach · Catalyst Software
1 appearance on this show
Steve Heroux
author of The Sales Contrarian · The Sales Collective
1 appearance on this show
Natasha Hemmingway
1 appearance on this show
Amos Balongo
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer · Camp Ohana Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Eric Melchor
Channel Marketing Manager · B2B Pod Pros
1 appearance on this show
Jen Mueller
legendary Seattle Seahawks sideline reporter, founder of Talk Sporty to Me, author of The Influential Conversationalist · Talk Sporty to Me
1 appearance on this show
Stephen Steers
sales consultant, keynote speaker, author · Steers Consulting Group
1 appearance on this show
Dre Baldwin
entrepreneur, author, former professional athlete · Work on Your Game University
1 appearance on this show
Enrique Acosta Gonzalez
Senior Enlisted Leader · USN
1 appearance on this show
Joanna Lohman
US Women's National Soccer Team
1 appearance on this show
Francie Jain
Founder & CEO of Terawatt · TerraWatt
1 appearance on this show
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