Whiskey Is for Closers
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Podcast Overview
<p>Whiskey Is For Closers - A podcast by Altezza.<br /><br />Most founders didn’t dream of becoming full-time salespeople—but when the business starts working, the selling doesn’t stop. That’s where we come in. Whiskey Is For Closers is the podcast where Altezza sits down with bold founders who’ve built businesses from scratch—and are now learning to scale beyond themselves. We talk sales breakthroughs, hard lessons, near-burnouts, and the real stories behind what it takes to grow a startup from scrappy to scalable. And yes—every guest brings their favorite drink, because behind every great founder is a great pour. Whether you're still in every pitch and close, or you're ready to replace yourself in sales, this show offers an unfiltered look at the path forward—straight from the people figuring it out at the edge of growth. </p><p></p><p>Brought to you by Altezza—we embed proven fractional sales leaders into founder-led businesses, so you can scale your revenue without scaling your stress. Talent coupled with systems that let you grow, hire, or exit — on your terms. Subscribe, sip, and unleash your inner closer.</p>
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9/12/2025
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Recent Episodes
July 15, 2026
Give Hard: Joel Libowsky on the Toughest Part of Building a Brand People Actually Believe In
<p>Joel Libowsky has built a company whose tagline could end the episode early: Work hard. Play hard. Give hard. As Co-Owner of Jeckil Promotions, Joel helps clients build real pride in their brand — not the kind that goes on a poster, the kind that goes on a hat your employees actually wear on weekends. In this episode of </p><p></p><p>Whiskey Is For Closers, Joel joins Craig and Drew with a High West Double Rye to talk about the Pay It Forward program he's built into Jeckil's DNA, why "making people better" isn't just a tagline but the operating system behind every client relationship, and what happens when the guy who builds brand identity for a living has to do it for himself. </p><p></p><p>Less promo booth. More proof of concept.</p>
July 1, 2026
Closing the Distance: James Hatfield on Chickens in Boxes & Race to the Face
<p>What happens when the guy who sells seeing things from a distance sits down with three people he's never recorded with before? You get this episode. James Hatfield runs the Ambassador program at LiveSwitch — a community of home-services founders using video to do business smarter than the giants. </p><p></p><p>He joins Craig, Steve, and Drew to talk about chickens in boxes (yes, really), what David-versus-Goliath actually looks like when David runs a moving company, and why "AI can't fix a pipe or move a couch." </p><p></p><p>Plus a whiskey he swears will reset our standards. Less tactics, more truth. Pour something good. Press play.</p>
June 15, 2026
Reinventing Sales: When Leaders Know It's Time to Change Course (And How They Actually Do It)
<p>It's May. You wrote the plan in January. Five months in, the gap between what you said this year would be and what it's actually been is staring you in the face. </p><p></p><p>The pipeline is soft. </p><p>The numbers are off. </p><p>The team feels it. </p><p></p><p>And in your gut, you already know — something has to change. </p><p></p><p>The next move you make is the one that makes or breaks the rest of 2026. In this bonus episode, the three of us crack open the hardest conversation a founder ever has with themselves: how do you know when it's time to pivot? Why do most founders see it too late? And once you know — what actually has to change? Product, ICP, pricing, channel, story, or you? </p><p></p><p>We pull stories from Altezza's own pivots, the founders we've watched do it right (and very, very wrong), and the signals telling you to stop hoping and start moving. Pour one out for the plan that didn't work. We've got eight months left.</p>
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- What is Whiskey Is for Closers?
<p>Whiskey Is For Closers - A podcast by Altezza.<br /><br />Most founders didn’t dream of becoming full-time salespeople—but when the business starts working, the selling doesn’t stop. That’s where we come in. Whiskey Is For Closers is the podcast where Altezza sits down with bold founders who’ve built businesses from scratch—and are now learning to scale beyond themselves. We talk sales breakthroughs, hard lessons, near-burnouts, and the real stories behind what it takes to grow a startup from scrappy to scalable. And yes—every guest brings their favorite drink, because behind every great founder is a great pour. Whether you're still in every pitch and close, or you're ready to replace yourself in sales, this show offers an unfiltered look at the path forward—straight from the people figuring it out at the edge of growth. </p><p></p><p>Brought to you by Altezza—we embed proven fractional sales leaders into founder-led businesses, so you can scale your revenue without scaling your stress. Talent coupled with systems that let you grow, hire, or exit — on your terms. Subscribe, sip, and unleash your inner closer.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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