Conversations with Women in Sales
Conversations with Women in Sales is a top podcast hosted by Lori Richardson. Every episode features a woman in sales who is doing incredible work, or an interview with a male ally, or conversation on a related topic. For the past 100+ episodes, guests share practical advice for advancing one's sales career. The podcast is dedicated to the memory of Barbara Giamanco, who founded CWWIS in 2018.
Each episode features topics like: leadership, career management, dealing with imposter syndrome, overcoming adversity, sales and marketing alignment, B2B sales, strategic partnerships, building confidence, content creation and promotion, social media, building inclusive sales teams, and more.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 211
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
150: The Approachable Sales Leader, Ang McManamon, Crunchbase
It doesn't seem fair that our society has developed boys and men who can be loud and agressive and everyone thinks that is fine. When a woman is not even agressive but assertive, and speaks up, she i…
149: An Amazing Leader in the Aviation Industry, Stephanie Chung, Global Brand Ambassador & Speaker
Stephanie Chung is a transformational expert and a commercial strategist with passion for people. Stephanie serves on many boards. She's led businesses through significant change in unprecedented ti…
148: Rising in Sales Leadership Alongside Motherhood, Tonni Bennett, VP Sales, Daily
Tonni has been a sales leader in tech companies for over 14 years. I wondered how she started out in a leadership role so early in her career. We also talked about momhood / parenthood as she now has…
147: Women who Rise in Sales Roles: Nirvanna Lildharrie, Column
If nothing else, connect with Nirvanna to follow her LinkedIn posts and shares - she is so great at putting things "out there" on topics like leadership, stress, inspiration, and dealing with change.…
146: For Best Prospecting Results, Know Your Value Prop and Pain Points, Nancy Calabrese, One of a Kind Sales
Nancy Calabrese is Founder and CEO of One of a Kind Sales - a lead generation and appointment setting firm working primarily with B2B companies, helping them grow revenue. Her team loves cold calling…
145: What's New for Women in Sales in 2023, Quick overview, Lori Richardson, Women Sales Pros
This is a quick teaser about what is ahead for 2023 on the podcast, Conversations with Women in Sales, as well as with the "women in sales" community. Lori is solo on this one to share some informati…
144: Brief Wrap Up of the Year in Review on Conversations with Women in Sales 2022, Lori Richardson, Women Sales Pros
We had so many wonderful episodes this past year. Lori Richardson, podcast host, will share the top listened to episodes and some of her favorite topics and guests. Plus she puts out a call at the e…
143: Sales Leader in a Telecom Company, Laura Colón, Vonage
Laura Colón focused on public relations in college at the suggestion of a counselor. She learned, however, that PR does not pay well right out of college. She went a different direction and ended up …
142: From Teaching and Physical Fitness to Sales Career, Porchia Jenkins, TripActions
Porchia Jenkins is currently Manager of Mid-Market Sales Development at a company called TripActions. But Porchia didn't start out in college thinking about going into sales... nope, she was focused …
141: Love Your Team: A Survival Guide for Sales Managers in a Hybrid World, Helen Fanucci, Microsoft
Helen Fanucci has written a much-needed book in "Love Your Team" and it is different from so many other sales management guides because it helps managers, whether new or experienced to understand wh…
140: An Endurance Runner Moves into B2B Sales, Katie Visco, ADP
Katie Visco was the youngest woman to run across the United States in 2009. Not only did she run across the U.S., but she gave talks all along the way. She repeated a cross-nation run ten years later…
139: When Knowledge is Shared, Everyone Wins, Heidi Messer, collective[i]
Let's talk about the drop in outbound call connections - buyers have changed. How do we adjust and prepare and work to hit our sales numbers? Meet Heidi. Heidi Messer is an entrepreneur, board direct…
138: The Power of Science in Selling, Wesleyne, Transformed Sales
Wesleyne went to college to become a chemist. She was a chemist for four years, then got into a sales career - tripling the sales in her region in one year! She takes a scientific approach to selling…
137: Heart Powered Sales, Robin Treasure, Author & Sales Trainer
This podcast aims to highlight so many women in sales who have created success without being "salesy" - you know that "icky" feeling after being "sold to?" that can happen in a bad sales situation. R…
136: Sales is an Admirable Profession, Mandi Graziano, Author & Sales VP
Her book starts with the powerful sentiment: "Sales isn't a dirty word!" and so did our conversation. Mandy is not only the VP, Global Accounts at Hospitality Performance Network but is also the auth…
135: Heels to Deals, Heidi Solomon-Orlick, GirlzWhoSell
Heidi Solomon-Orlick is a force to be reckoned with. In our conversation she will talk about her career in sales (currently now Sr. VP, Bus Dev at Arise Virtual Solutions) and the impetus to launch h…
134: Financial Abundance and Growth Mindset for Sales, Elyse Archer, She Sells
I met "my people" when I met Elyse Archer - she has a big abundant mindset and is helping men and women entrepreneurs and professional sellers to gain success through mindset, too. Elyse has a soft s…
133: Sales Truly Helps, Not Hustles, Sam McKenna, #SamSales
Samantha McKenna is Founder of #SamSales Consulting. We had an amazing conversation about the negative stereotype sales still has - and the wonderful attributes a sales career actually offers. Do yo…
132: The Grass Isn't Always Greener, Katie Walsh, Hubspot
Katie Walsh was a Division 1 College Field Hockey player and atributes a lot of her success in sales and leadership to her collegiate athletic career. Katie is Director of Sales at Hubspot. Unlike mo…
131: Managing Difficult Conversations, Roberta Matuson, Author
Our guest today wrote a fantastic book that will help you to build more empowered conversations as you rise through the sales organization or the company in general. Roberta Matuson is the author of …