
Hosted by Joshua Wagner
This show is about the opposing forces of selling and sales. One part art, one part science. I interview the best and brightest quota carrying reps and sales leaders to break down what it really takes to be great at sales... I mean a great seller!
120 episodes · publishes weekly · latest 2023-03-26 · ~30 min/episode
Rank
#5745
Substance
38.0
/ 100
Breakdown
Scored 2026-07
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#5745 of 6183
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Top 93%
outscores 7% of the index
Love Selling Hate Sales Podcast ranks #5745 on The B2B Podcast Index with a substance score of 38.0 out of 100, scored across 1 recent episode. It scores highest on originality and insight density. 'Seller market fit' is the only even marginally fresh reframe of an existing concept, but it is dropped almost immediately with no development. Everything else - Rolodex-to-LinkedIn evolution, trust-first selling, the long game - is recycled conventional sales wisdom with no contrarian or first-principles thinking.
Averaged across 1 recently scored episode, with cited evidence.
The entire 9-minute episode consists almost exclusively of well-worn sales platitudes - trust, hard work, networking, experience - with zero non-obvious claims or novel frameworks. Even the framing device ('pipeline for life') reduces to 'think long-term,' a thoroughly unremarkable idea.
“Step one, sales is a trust game. everything you do should be done through the lens of building trust with another individual.”
“Step two, you have to do the work.”
'Seller market fit' is the only even marginally fresh reframe of an existing concept, but it is dropped almost immediately with no development. Everything else - Rolodex-to-LinkedIn evolution, trust-first selling, the long game - is recycled conventional sales wisdom with no contrarian or first-principles thinking.
“I like to think of seller market fit”
“The concept of pipeline for life is super important to me because I think it really separates sellers in the marketplace. It sets you up with a distinct advantage over those other people out there who have short-term thinking.”
This is a solo monologue by the host; there is no guest whatsoever. The host references selling to CMOs and sales leaders but offers no evidence of scale, notable deals, or practitioner depth that would elevate the credibility of the advice given.
“Personally, I sell in the sales and marketing world. I sell to marketers. I sell to sales leaders, the CMOs, that's a good fit for my universe.”
“in today's episode, we're going to deviate from our standard interview format. And I'm going to provide you with seven steps to building a pipeline for life.”
There are virtually no concrete numbers, named companies, timelines, or case studies in the entire episode. The closest thing to specificity is a generic mention of standard business metrics and LinkedIn as a networking tool, neither of which is actionable or illustrative.
“At the very high level, anytime a company is looking to grow, which is most organizations, they care about three things. They care about acquiring new customers. They care about retaining their customers and then increasing that lifetime value.”
“LinkedIn is a great example of this.”
The episode is an uninterrupted solo monologue with no questions, no follow-ups, and no opportunity for pushback or productive tension. The structure is a numbered listicle read aloud, with no probing of any claim or acknowledgment of counterarguments.
“Without further ado, let's jump right into it.”
“Play the long game, build a pipeline for life. Thank you for joining Love Selling Hate Sales. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast channel.”
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