Real Sales Manager

About Real Sales Manager

A regular podcast for new sales managers where we interview practising sales leaders in complex B2B. In conjunction with realsalesmanager.com

Publisher

Steve Hoyle

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Aug 2023

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   2.6 Dilemmas: Special Edition for Menopause Day

   Special Edition: in recognition of International Menopause Day on 18th October, this special edition of the Real Sales Manager podcast : Dilemmas, explores what sales managers can do when encountering menopause issues. With special guest Sophie Cartledge, renowned expert and founder of Hormones on the Blink. Dilemma: Menopause! In this episode, we explore how managers can navigate conversations about menopause and support their team members effectively. Featuring experts Sophie Steel and Soph...

2. 

   11 Sept 2026

   2.5 Dilemmas: The retiring salesperson

   This episode 2.5 of the Real Sales Manager podcast features the dilemma of what to do about a salesperson nearing retirement whose performance is declining. The discussion looks at how to evaluate a situation by looking beyond surface-level data. Stephen Fowler and Richard Bounds focus on what the numbers reveal, Sophie Steel emphasizes the need to question assumptions, and Steve Hoyle adds the importance of having skilled, motivated people who are doing the right thing for customers. We also...

3. 

   7 Aug 2026

   2.4 Dilemmas: Top salesperson frustrations

   Host [Host Name] interviews sales expert [Guest Name] about navigating top salesperson frustrations and resource allocation challenges.

Who has been a guest on Real Sales Manager

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rob Herbst
• Lennart Sigterman
• Andrew Smyth
• Rebecca Hatch
• Daniel Keating

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,406

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

38

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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