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Audible In this episode, Mike Simmons joins the podcast to discuss sales, leadership, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. The conversation delves into the importance of family connections, the evolving definition of leadership, and the impact of second-generation family-run businesses. Mike shares insights on building leaders, acting in service, and positively impacting communities.
Takeaways
+"Connections have gotten better over the years."
+"Leadership is about leading a customer and acting in service."
+"Second-generation family-run businesses are over 40 years old."
+"There's an opportunity to positively impact communities."
+"Leaders build leaders; leadership starts with self."
+"Leadership is how we move forward."
+"Family connections are super important to me."
+"My definition of leadership is a bit different today."
+"Helping organizations continue to thrive is crucial."
+"Esteemed guests like Mike Simmons share their stories."
Time Stamps
00:00:16 Introduction to Mike Simmons
00:00:54 Sales and Leadership Insights
00:11:03 Family and Personal Growth
00:20:58 Impacting Communities
00:46:12 Building Leaders
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Founder, Catalyst Sale
Mike Simmons is founder of Catalyst Sale and Catalyst A.C.T.S., a fractional chief revenue officer, executive coach, and host of the Find My Catalyst Podcast.
The oldest of seven children, he started at Arizona State University at 17. He spent about seven years in UPS operations, left after being turned down for an internal role, then spent seven years in e-learning marketing at SmartForce / SkillSoft. From about 2007 to 2015 he rose from individual contributor to vice president of sales, Americas, at O'Reilly Media (Safari Books Online).
In 2015 he co-founded Catalyst Sale with Mike Conner at ASU SkySong in Scottsdale, helping early-stage SaaS companies build enterprise sales organizations. In 2021 he served as CRO of CybSafe. He now works as a fractional CRO, coach, and speaker for technical SaaS founders scaling from roughly $2 million to $80 million in ARR. Clients have included Intel, Microsoft, MIT, Walt Disney Company, and Full Sail University. The Find My Catalyst Podcast has more than 400 episodes. He also runs The Phoenix Club community. He lives in Scottsdale with his family.