Hit Your Numbers

James Bissell

Brought to you by The Revenue Enabler, this show delivers practical tips, proven tactics, and honest takes on how to book more meetings, close more deals, and build a career you're proud of. Whether you're a solo SDR, part of a high-performing sales team, or leading a revenue function, Hit Your Numbers gives you what you need to perform at your best, every quarter. No fluff. No recycled LinkedIn advice. Just real insights that help you hit quota and then some. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Welcome To The Team Emma Helt

    5D AGO

    Welcome To The Team Emma Helt

    James Bissell introduces Emma Paton, the newest member of The Revenue Enabler team. 15 years in SaaS sales, a background spanning new business, leadership, and running a business through COVID, and a genuine passion for the psychology behind how people sell. This is a short one. But if you want a look at what's coming from TRE, it's worth your time. Hit Your Numbers is brought to you by The Revenue Enabler. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. USEFUL LINKS Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LGaKvY7xejLbk4EeW5hmZ Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hit-your-numbers/id1824476519 All episodes, Hit Your Numbers Podcast: https://www.therevenueenabler.com/podcast The Revenue Enabler website: https://www.therevenueenabler.com Connect with Emma Paton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmabpaton/ Connect with James Bissell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bissell1/ Free Sales Resources: → Do you need more pipeline? → Is your win rate too low? → Do you need to close bigger deals? I’ve created a load of free resources to help you solve the problems above. Free Prospecting Course: Included is the cold call script my last team used to go from 6-60 meetings per month, cold email templates, video and voice note scripts and more. Free Downloads: Instantly download sales resources, including the MEDDPICC deal score sheet, Ghosting Playbook, Demo Checklist, Rapid Research AI, and more. The Sales University: Get a 7 day free trial to 400+ sales training lessons, 1:1 and group coaching, AI agents and more. Find all these and more at therevenueenabler.com (https://therevenueenabler.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    15 min
  2. What Actually Makes a Top Sales Performer?

    MAR 17

    What Actually Makes a Top Sales Performer?

    Most sales managers say they want top performers. Very few can actually tell you what makes one. In this Best of Hit Your Numbers special, James Bissell pulls together three of the most honest, experience-led conversations on sales talent from the archive. You'll hear from Kate Hunt, Regional Director for Enterprise at Multiverse and former Salesforce leader, Coralie De Robert, Director of Account Management at G2, and Jessica Stacpoole, VP of Sales at MVF. These are three people who have hired, built, and led high-performing teams. In this episode, they break down what they genuinely look for, how they assess it, and why most managers are measuring the wrong things. What's covered in this episode: Why curiosity is the single most important trait in a sales hire, and how to spot it in an interview. The "dog with the bone" mentality that separates average reps from elite ones. The Greek concept of Meraki and why salespeople who work this way never get Sunday night blues. How to run a structured talent assessment using a self-scoring framework. Why context is the most underused tool when influencing internally or closing externally. If you're building a team, hiring your next rep, or trying to understand what's holding your current one back, this episode is worth your time. Hit Your Numbers is brought to you by The Revenue Enabler. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. USEFUL LINKS: Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LGaKvY7xejLbk4EeW5hmZ Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hit-your-numbers/id1824476519 All episodes, Hit Your Numbers Podcast: https://www.therevenueenabler.com/podcast The Revenue Enabler website: https://www.therevenueenabler.com Connect with Kate Hunt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-hunt1/ Connect with Coralie De Robert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coralie-de-robert-15b4a550/ Connect with Jessica Stacpoole on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicastacpoole/ Free Sales Resources: → Do you need more pipeline? → Is your win rate too low? → Do you need to close bigger deals? I’ve created a load of free resources to help you solve the problems above. Free Prospecting Course: Included is the cold call script my last team used to go from 6-60 meetings per month, cold email templates, video and voice note scripts and more. Free Downloads: Instantly download sales resources, including the MEDDPICC deal score sheet, Ghosting Playbook, Demo Checklist, Rapid Research AI, and more. The Sales University: Get a 7 day free trial to 400+ sales training lessons, 1:1 and group coaching, AI agents and more. Find all these and more at therevenueenabler.com (https://therevenueenabler.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min
  3. AI vs Sales

    MAR 10

    AI vs Sales

    Is AI replacing salespeople, or making them 10x more productive? In this Best of episode, James Bissell brings together insights from Mike Pritchett (BuzzTrail), Matt Boulton (Perlon AI) and James Smith (ThoughtSpot) to answer the biggest question in modern sales: how should revenue teams really be using AI? You’ll learn whether AI can genuinely build pipeline, why outbound has become harder in 2025, and how leading sales organisations are using AI agents to increase productivity without increasing headcount. This episode breaks down where AI should replace admin, where it should enhance performance, and why it should never replace human relationships in sales. If you're a sales leader, SDR, AE, CRO or founder trying to understand how AI fits into your go-to-market strategy, this conversation gives you practical insight, not hype. Free Sales Resources: → Do you need more pipeline? → Is your win rate too low? → Do you need to close bigger deals? I’ve created a load of free resources to help you solve the problems above. Free Prospecting Course: Included is the cold call script my last team used to go from 6-60 meetings per month, cold email templates, video and voice note scripts and more. Free Downloads: Instantly download sales resources, including the MEDDPICC deal score sheet, Ghosting Playbook, Demo Checklist, Rapid Research AI, and more. The Sales University: Get a 7 day free trial to 400+ sales training lessons, 1:1 and group coaching, AI agents and more. Find all these and more at therevenueenabler.com (https://therevenueenabler.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  4. What Separates the Winners and Losers in GTM?

    MAR 3

    What Separates the Winners and Losers in GTM?

    What actually separates high-performing revenue teams from the ones missing quota? In this episode of Hit Your Numbers, James Bissell sits down with Adam Kay, CRO at GoodFit.io, to unpack why most go-to-market strategies are built backwards, and how that’s killing efficiency, focus and growth. Adam shares hard-earned lessons from scaling VC-backed startups and explains why most revenue leaders still can’t clearly define their ICP. They dive into why throwing more AEs at a revenue problem rarely works, why most signal tools are misused, and how winners build predictable, repeatable engines before trying to scale. If you’re a CRO, VP Sales, founder or AE trying to build pipeline in a crowded, AI-saturated world, this episode will challenge how you think about market mapping, hiring, tooling and focus. This isn’t about adding more tech. It’s about getting the fundamentals right. Follow Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-kay-55559311/ Free Sales Resources: → Do you need more pipeline? → Is your win rate too low? → Do you need to close bigger deals? I’ve created a load of free resources to help you solve the problems above. Free Prospecting Course: Included is the cold call script my last team used to go from 6-60 meetings per month, cold email templates, video and voice note scripts and more. Free Downloads: Instantly download sales resources, including the MEDDPICC deal score sheet, Ghosting Playbook, Demo Checklist, Rapid Research AI, and more. The Sales University: Get a 7 day free trial to 400+ sales training lessons, 1:1 and group coaching, AI agents and more. Find all these and more at therevenueenabler.com (https://therevenueenabler.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  5. Improving Forecast Accuracy

    FEB 24

    Improving Forecast Accuracy

    In this episode, James Bissell sits down with James Matthews, Chief Commercial Officer at Connectd, to unpack what really happens when sales professionals progress from SDR to leader, and why so many revenue teams struggle when they scale. James Matthews shares candid insights from his journey in venture-backed businesses, explaining why hiring more AEs is not a strategy, why forecasting breaks when fundamentals are weak, and why many revenue leaders cannot properly define their ICP beyond surface-level firmographics. James Bissell and James Matthews explore the chaos that often comes with rapid growth, the pressure from boards and investors, and the dangerous “spreadsheet business” mentality that ignores market reality. They also discuss why AI has not made GTM easier - as most teams are using it incorrectly - and why repeatability and predictability must come before scale. For anyone progressing from SDR to leadership, or currently leading a revenue team under growth pressure, this episode offers a grounded, practical blueprint for building predictable growth without burning out your team, or your forecast. Follow James Matthews on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrjamesmatthews/ Free Sales Resources: → Do you need more pipeline? → Is your win rate too low? → Do you need to close bigger deals? I’ve created a load of free resources to help you solve the problems above. Free Prospecting Course: Included is the cold call script my last team used to go from 6-60 meetings per month, cold email templates, video and voice note scripts and more. Free Downloads: Instantly download sales resources, including the MEDDPICC deal score sheet, Ghosting Playbook, Demo Checklist, Rapid Research AI, and more. The Sales University: Get a 7 day free trial to 400+ sales training lessons, 1:1 and group coaching, AI agents and more. Find all these and more at therevenueenabler.com (https://therevenueenabler.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min

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Brought to you by The Revenue Enabler, this show delivers practical tips, proven tactics, and honest takes on how to book more meetings, close more deals, and build a career you're proud of. Whether you're a solo SDR, part of a high-performing sales team, or leading a revenue function, Hit Your Numbers gives you what you need to perform at your best, every quarter. No fluff. No recycled LinkedIn advice. Just real insights that help you hit quota and then some. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.