Episodes

  • 668 | Are You the Bottleneck You Keep Complaining About?

    668 | Are You the Bottleneck You Keep Complaining About?
    Mar 10 2026
    Many leaders feel overwhelmed and assume the problem is time. But in many cases, the real issue is control. When every decision, task, and approval has to run through you, your team slows down—and growth stalls.

    In this episode, Chris explains how leaders unintentionally become the bottleneck in their own businesses and how to start clearing the path so your team can move forward with confidence.

    This is what you’ll learn:

    00:05:41 – Your Calendar Doesn’t Lie
    00:12:10 – “Helping” Isn’t Always Helpful
    00:15:14 – You Built the System That’s Failing You
    00:19:28 – Delegation Isn’t Dumping
    00:23:44 – Action Items
    00:27:13 – Next-Level Leadership LIVE Event 2026

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    28 mins
  • 667 | Simple Sales Scripts That Change Everything

    667 | Simple Sales Scripts That Change Everything
    Mar 3 2026
    Most salespeople don’t struggle because they lack effort—they struggle because they don’t know how to guide a sales conversation. In this episode, Chris and Joel Fortner walk through simple sales scripts that change everything, including how to frame a call with calm confidence, replace weak language with authority-building phrases, handle objections without being pushy, and use five key questions that create clarity and trust.

    This is what you’ll learn:
    • The Core Problem in Most Sales Conversations (00:03:32)
    • How to Frame a Sales Conversation at the Beginning (00:14:58)
    • Words That Build Authority (and Words That Hurt It) (00:22:32)
    • Responding to Common Objections (00:28:32)
    • How to Sound Like a Trusted Authority (00:37:55)
    • The Top 5 Questions Every Salesperson Should Ask (00:47:03)
    • Why Scripts Actually Create Freedom (00:53:51)
    • Persuasive-Servant Selling Program (01:00:09)

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 666 | “Just Sell More.” The Fastest Way to Lose a Great Salesperson.

    666 | “Just Sell More.” The Fastest Way to Lose a Great Salesperson.
    Feb 24 2026
    “Just Sell More.” The Fastest Way to Lose a Great Salesperson

    Most sales problems aren’t about effort—they’re about leadership.

    If your sales team feels blamed, pressured, or unclear on expectations, telling them to “just sell more” will only create stress and turnover. In this episode, Chris and Joel unpack why pressure backfires and how to lead salespeople in a way that builds ownership, clarity, and consistent results.

    This is what you’ll learn:

    00:02:31 – Pressure vs. Leadership
    00:07:08 – Motivation Myth
    00:12:52 – Clarity and Expectations
    00:15:37 – Coaching vs. Managing Metrics
    00:19:26 – Leading Different Personality Styles in Sales
    00:25:10 – The Follow-Up Problem
    00:33:38 – Building Ownership Instead of Compliance
    00:37:26 – Trust and Psychological Safety
    00:42:20 – Fixing a Struggling Sales Culture
    00:43:44 – The Persuasive-Servant Selling Leadership Shift
    00:46:18 – Reflection
    00:47:19 – Action Items
    00:48:35 – Persuasive-Servant Selling Program - chrislocurto.com/servantsales
    00:51:52 – Conclusion
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    53 mins
  • 665 | You Don’t Need More Hustle — You Need More Clarity

    665 | You Don’t Need More Hustle — You Need More Clarity
    Feb 17 2026
    Your team is hustling hard—but are they actually making progress?

    In this episode, I challenge the hustle mindset and break down why confusion, not effort, is what’s holding your team back. If you’re tired of measuring activity instead of results, you’ll walk away with the clarity tools every leader needs.

    This is what you’ll learn:

    00:02:30 – Hustle Isn’t the Problem—Confusion Is
    00:10:32 – Activity Metrics ≠ Success Metrics
    00:13:36 – Clarity Transforms Culture
    00:15:47 – Use the “Why Are We Doing This?” Filter
    00:21:53 – Reflection
    00:22:34 – Action Items
    00:23:22 – Next-Level Leadership LIVE Event

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    24 mins
  • 664 | Your Team Feels Your Stress (Even When You Don’t Say a Word)

    664 | Your Team Feels Your Stress (Even When You Don’t Say a Word)
    Feb 10 2026
    If you’re stressed, your team feels it—whether you say a word or not. Your internal pressure becomes their external culture. In this episode, Chris shares how to stop unintentionally leading from stress and start modeling calm, confident leadership instead.

    This is what you’ll learn:

    00:04:14 – Your Energy Sets the Emotional Temperature
    00:11:51 – The Pace You Set Becomes Their Standard
    00:20:35 – Meetings Reveal the Mood You Create
    00:24:44 – You Can’t Hide What You Haven’t Healed
    00:31:33 – Reflection
    00:32:05 – Action Items
    00:33:13 – Next-Level Leadership LIVE Event

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    34 mins
  • 663 | Selling Isn’t About Talking — It’s About Caring

    663 | Selling Isn’t About Talking — It’s About Caring
    Feb 3 2026
    Tired of sales that feel like pressure instead of connection?

    In this episode, Chris reveals why real sales success doesn’t come from talking — it comes from caring.

    Learn how empathy, listening, and servant leadership can dramatically improve your team’s sales results while building trust and loyalty.

    This is what you’ll learn:
    00:03:29 – Stop Pitching. Start Listening.
    00:07:10 – Empathy is a Sales Advantage
    00:11:41 – Selling Should Feel Like Serving
    00:18:23 – Equip Your Team for Trust-based Selling
    00:21:44 – Reflection
    00:22:33 – Action Items
    00:23:05 – Next-Level Leadership LIVE Event 2026

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    24 mins
  • 662 | When You Coach Instead of Control… Everything Changes.

    662 | When You Coach Instead of Control… Everything Changes.
    Jan 27 2026
    Micromanaging kills momentum — but coaching unlocks growth. In this episode, Chris reveals how controlling leaders unknowingly limit their team’s potential, and how shifting to a coaching mindset transforms performance, ownership, and capacity. Learn the practical mindset and systems needed to stop carrying it all yourself and start building a team that leads with you.

    This is what you’ll learn:

    00:07:28 – Control Builds Dependence, Not Ownership
    00:10:28 – Coaching Unlocks Responsibility
    00:14:57 – Clarity Creates Growth
    00:18:48 – Servant Leadership Is a System, Not a Style
    00:27:42 – Reflection
    00:30:14 – Action Items
    00:31:47 – Next-Level Leadership LIVE Event 2026

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    27 mins
  • 661 | The Month-End Panic No One Talks About

    661 | The Month-End Panic No One Talks About
    Jan 20 2026
    Month-end panic isn’t just hurting your numbers—it’s destroying your culture.

    In this episode, Chris unpacks how fear-based selling leads to burnout, buyer’s remorse, and broken trust—and what confident leaders do instead.

    Learn how to shift from last-minute pressure to consistent performance.

    This is what you’ll learn:

    00:02:39 – Panic Sales Are Never Profitable
    00:07:11 – Owner Pressure Fuels the Wrong Fire
    00:11:58 – Culture Cracks Start at the Close
    00:17:01 – The Confident Sales Culture
    00:20:22 – Reflection
    00:20:49 – Action Items
    00:22:27 – Next-Level Leadership LIVE Event 2026
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    24 mins