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Episode Summary: In this episode, Ben Reed sits down with Barry Flanagan, CEO and founder of AI IQ Systems, to discuss scaling B2B sales teams, startup go-to-market strategy, and using AI to better understand buyers. Barry shares lessons from helping scale companies like Citrix, VMware, and ControlUp, including how to hire effectively, structure sales teams, and build trust-driven sales processes. They also dive into product-led growth, outbound sales, buyer psychology, and how AI is changing modern B2B marketing and sales.

What you'll learn:

1) How Barry helped scale a startup from $2M to $50M ARR

2) The biggest hiring mistakes founders make in sales

3) Differences between product-led, sales-led, and marketing-led growth

4) How SDRs, AEs, and Sales Engineers work together

5) Why deep ICP and persona research improves sales performance

6) How AI can help with messaging, content, and buyer research

7) Why trust-building is critical in enterprise sales

8) The psychology behind objection handling and buyer decisions

Featured Guest: Barry Flanagan, Founder/CEO of GetBuyerIntel.ai

Host: Ben Reed, host of the Next Gen Sales Leaders Podcast

Episode Highlights:

[00:03:00] Scaling ControlUp from $2M to $50M ARR

[00:08:00] Sales team roles explained: SDRs, AEs, and SEs

[00:12:00] Founder-led sales and outbound strategy

[00:17:00] Product-led growth and SaaS go-to-market

[00:27:00] AI-powered buyer personas and messaging

[00:38:00] Trust-building and sales psychology

[00:45:00] Final advice for founders and sales leaders

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Sponsored By RevyOps (The #1 GTM Data Management Platform): https://tinyurl.com/revyops-barry-flanagan