Medical Sales Accelerator Podcast
The Medical Sales Accelerator Podcast brings you insider tips and secrets to help you drive your sales. Featuring interviews with top-performing medical sales reps, president’s club winners, and leaders in the MedTech industry. Hosted weekly by Zed Williamson and Clark Wiederhold. Listen online, or find us on YouTube.
Developed and produced by TrackableMed, the medical marketing agency known for creating predictable, trackable growth for MedTech companies and medical practices.
Episodes
Encore: Nothing Elevates Performance More Than Great Coaching
One of the first interviews we ever recorded remains relevant to sales leaders everywhere. Bill Eckstrom is a renowned keynote speaker, founder and CEO of EcSell Institute, and author of The Coaching Effect. He’s not just passionate about growth, he’s obsessed with it.
In this episode, sponsored by Alpha Sophia, Bill joins us to discuss metric-based performance coaching and growth, strategies to supercharge your sales development, and how to understand, measure, and elevate the impact of your coaching. We also dig into the significance of cultural forces, social forces, and physical forces—and how the environments they create should influence our coaching styles.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- About the concept of “growth rings” and how they create environments that promote or hinder growth
- The four coaching activities that always pay off and help your team reach peak performance
- How to effectively split your coaching between high and low achievers
- Why different types of MedTech sales reps and leaders should all have their own definition of a “growth mindset”
Resources from this episode:
- Get the free MedTech Talk Tracks for Action
- Alpha Sophia
- Visit Bill’s website
- The Coaching Effect: What Great Leaders Do to Increase Sales, Enhance Performance, and Sustain
- The Behavior Change Blueprint
- The Growth-Driven Practice Series
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7 Hallmarks of a MedTech Sales Message That Converts
You don’t need a better product to close more deals. You need a better story. So how can you better craft your messaging to ignite interest in every client? CEO and founder of Oratium, Tim Pollard, emphasizes simplicity, customer-centricity, and the importance of building a message rooted in a real customer problem.
In this week’s episode, sponsored by Alpha Sophia, Tim joins us to discuss the significance of storytelling and visualization in making messages memorable and compelling. The conversation covers a practical “Jenga test” to help teams scrutinize their messages, the value of conversational agility in adapting messages to different contexts, and 7 hallmarks of effective messaging.
In this episode, we also cover:
- 3 mistakes MedTech companies make in messaging
- How to shift from product-centric to story-centric strategies
- Tools and trainings that are available to help refine messaging
- The impact of Zoom fatigue on sales in the virtual world
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Decoding Competitors: A Guide to Anticipating MedTech Industry Moves
Dismissing competitor decisions is common ground for sales teams, especially when you focus on the advantages of your products. But, what if you could use the decisions of your competitors as a tool to predict their future moves and carve out a competitive advantage?
In this week’s episode, sponsored by Alpha Sophia, we sat down with John Horn. He’s the CEO and founder of Gateway Competitive Insights and author of “Inside the Competitor’s Mindset.” During the conversation, John shares a four-step framework that encourages MedTech professionals to pay attention to competitor actions. He also emphasizes the power of cognitive empathy and strategic questioning to uncover critical insights, urging professionals to step out of their own perspectives.
In this episode, we explore:
- A fresh perspective on competitive intelligence and decision-making
- Actionable insights and a roadmap for predicting competitors’ moves
- The concept of “war games” or mock negotiations as a tactic for fostering a deeper understanding of competitor behaviors
- The pitfalls of presuming answers and the importance of maintaining an open mindset
- The importance of cognitive empathy and strategic questioning
Resources from this episode:
- Get the free MedTech Talk Tracks for Action
- Alpha Sophia
- Gateway Competitive Insights
- Inside the Competitor’s Mindset
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MedTech Leaders: How to Propel Forward and Break Mental Barriers
Success often hinges on a delicate balance between technical prowess and mental fortitude. So how can we harness the untapped potential of the human mind to propel sales teams forward? Maintaining confidence without veering into cockiness becomes an important discipline.
In this week’s episode, sponsored by Alpha Sophia, we’re joined by leadership coach, Matt Phillips to discuss the inner workings of the mind. Matt provides practical advice for sales leaders on coaching their teams through challenges, encourages a positive mindset, and offers strategies for finding solutions rather than dwelling on problems.
What we discuss in the episode:
- Valuable perspectives on the psychology of success in sales
- How RAS plays a pivotal role in filtering information and shaping our conscious focus
- How to navigate challenges with a positive mindset
- Why coaching is a two-way street that requires reciprocated effort
Resources from this episode:
- Get the free MedTech Talk Tracks for Action
- Alpha Sophia
- Matt Phillips Coaching
- Matt Phillips Podcast
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Coaching vs. Managing: A Paradigm Shift for Sales Leaders in MedTech
Believe it or not, knowledge can be a curse when it comes to medical sales. If sales reps are leaning into clinical and product knowledge too much, it can take away from the connection their clientele often desire. So what can sales leaders do to help develop their teams for maximum impact?
In this week’s episode, sponsored by Alpha Sophia, we met with John Crowder, Vice President of Healthcare for Integrity Solutions. In our conversation, John highlights the importance of coaching and leadership skills and urges leaders to adopt a consultative approach. He also shares insights on the challenges faced by the industry, including the need to adapt to changing access dynamics and the critical role of continuous learning and development for both individuals and teams.
What we discuss in the episode:
- The number one challenge faced by medical sales teams
- How to effectively understand and develop each team member individually
- The value that continuous learners bring to a sales team
- The negative impact of exclusively knowledge-based learning
- How to drive consistent improvement over time
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The Black Hole Beyond The Health Clinic: Helping Patients Take Better Care of Themselves
Patients enter a black hole as soon as they leave their physician’s office. They’re expected to keep up with intense regimens and care for themselves as their doctors do. Unfortunately, this often leads to unnecessary medication errors, inaccurate data, and potentially harmful dosage increases. But what if there was a way to support patients beyond the clinic?
In this week’s episode, Charles Gellman, founder and CEO of HiDO Health joins us to discuss how AI assisted robotics is helping them reduce hospitalizations by 80%. We also discuss how this advanced technology is helping patients care for themselves, reduce medication errors, and receive extra support with ease.
Sponsored by Alpha Sophia
Tune in to hear more about:
- AI-assisted robotics
- Reducing unnecessary medication errors with patients
- Real-world success stories of patients helping themselves
- Reducing hospitalizations and increased dosages
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