#288 Nick Buxton - Explores the Future of Sales: Value, AI, and Team Transformation
Release Date: 07/01/2025
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info_outlineIn this weeks’ Scale Your Sales Podcast episode, my guest is Nick Buxton.
Nick has a background in engineering, 2x CRO, and 5x VP of Sales. Over the past 20 years I've worked my way up from individual contributor at seed, Series A- C, privately held, FTSE and NYSE listed tech companies. He is now helping tech companies deliver revenue transformation projects with a range of partners.
In today’s episode of Scale Your Sales podcast, Nick shares his value-led growth approach and why breaking down silos between sales, marketing, and customer success is key to building customer-centric organizations. He and Janice explore the difference between solving user problems vs. business needs, the impact on go-to-market strategy, and the evolving role of CROs as AI and sales enablement continue to reshape the future of sales.
Welcome to Scale Your Sales Podcast, Nick Buxton.
Timestamps:
00:00 Product-Led Growth Challenges Explained
05:51 Embrace Product-Led Growth Strategy
07:09 Customer-Led Growth Insights
13:29 Sales Competency Deficit Analysis
14:41 Challenges in Building Sales Relationships
20:13 Improving Sales Leadership Competencies
22:08 Sales Enablement and CROs Alignment
25:20 Understanding Product Value Basics
28:31 Silent Quitting: Mutual Interview Necessity
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