Eddy B.

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Helping teams build LinkedIn® systems that turn cold connections into warm conversations and conversations into revenue.

Most sales pros use LinkedIn® to connect and pitch.

That’s not social selling.

That’s digital door-knocking.

Social selling is about creating trust, sparking curiosity, and turning engagement into pipeline with precision.

If your inbox is full of ignored messages or your posts get crickets, your social selling system is broken.

Or let's face it, just or non-existent.

I help you fix that.

With my end-to-end Social Selling System, we’ll transform your LinkedIn® into a revenue-generating channel that works while you sleep.

Here’s what we build together:

↳ Social selling connection strategy that fills your network with ideal buyers
↳ Messaging sequences that feel human, not salesy
↳ DM templates for cold, warm, and referral-based outreach
↳ Comment strategies that lead to conversations, not just impressions
↳ Follow-up system that keeps leads warm (and closes loops)
↳ Profile optimization aligned with social selling psychology
↳ Content + engagement integration for multi-touch awareness
↳ Objection-handling frameworks built into your DM flow
↳ Value-driven voice notes and video DM scripts
↳ KPI dashboard to track what converts and to refine weekly

I will also teach you how to improve your social selling index (SSI), which is the LinkedIn® metric for selling influence.

Because when your social selling game is dialed in, you won’t have to chase pipeline.

Pipeline will find you.

📩 DM me “SOCIAL SELLING” if you’re ready to build a system that books meetings, shortens sales cycles, and closes more deals.

LinkedIn® Social Selling Strategist

I help teams create content that fuels social selling, building trust, credibility, and pipeline without pitching in the DMs.

If your current content strategy is “posting and hoping,” you’re not social selling properly; you’re wishful thinking.

When done right, social selling content: 

→ Positions you as a trusted advisor
→ Builds relationships before the first DM
→ Warms up cold leads into booked calls

I help you build a repeatable content system that turns views into conversations and conversations into revenue.

My Social Selling Content Framework includes:

↳ Social selling content pillars to drive buyers' attention
↳ Content themes to create consistency and engagement
↳ Authority-building carousels, proof posts, and stories
↳ Hook formulas to stop the scroll and earn attention
↳ CTA structures designed for warm lead generation
↳ Comment strategies that turn engagement into conversations
↳ Repurposing to multiply your best content
↳ Multi-formatting to ship faster
↳ Analytics tracking to measure what converts (not just what gets likes)
↳ Personal storytelling frameworks that humanize your offer
↳ DM integration strategy to link your content with the pipeline
↳ Proven templates for engagement posts, problem-awareness content, and demand creation

With the right social selling content strategy, your prospects will already trust you before you show up in their inbox.

No more cold pitching. No more being ignored.

Just qualified conversations from content that sells without being salesy.

📩 DM me “CONTENT” if you’re ready to turn your LinkedIn® into a social selling magnet.

LinkedIn® Content Strategist

I specialize in transforming your LinkedIn® profile into a social selling powerhouse that attracts high-quality leads and opens real sales conversations.

In today’s world of social selling, your LinkedIn® brand is your digital first impression.

But most profiles read like a resume.

That’s a huge opportunity loss.

Your profile should be a personal landing page, authority builder, and trust accelerator—designed to convert profile views into pipeline.

I reveal all the secrets to driving inbound leads from LinkedIn® that most professionals don’t even know exist.

How?

By helping individuals and teams craft LinkedIn® brands that: 

→ Establish instant credibility
→ Attract high-intent buyers
→ Turn profile views into high-value leads

My proven Social Selling Branding Framework includes:

↳ SEO-optimized profile URL for discoverability
↳ High-converting LinkedIn® banner design for trust and attention
↳ Keyword-rich headline to improve search and positioning
↳ Profile photo best practices to increase engagement
↳ Optimized contact info for easier outreach
↳ Authority-building About section tailored for social selling
↳ Featured section that showcases proof, offers, and lead magnets
↳ Experience section rewritten like a sales-focused landing page
↳ Skills and endorsements that boost social selling credibility
↳ Keyword strategy woven throughout every section
↳ Guidance on how to generate strategic recommendations

Every part of your LinkedIn® presence is aligned with social selling best practices.

I’ll also show you how to improve your SSI Score (Social Selling Index), LinkedIn® algorithmic trust signal.

When we’re done, your profile will do the talking and the selling for you.

If you want a magnetic personal brand that powers your social selling success...

📩 DM me “BRANDING” to book your LinkedIn® Profile Power Hour.

LinkedIn® Branding Strategist

Social Selling Strategist | 2x Sales Leader | 8x SaaS Advisor | 18+ yrs in Sales | Coached 250+ Reps | $25+ mil in career sales | Helping people & teams Social Sell | Learn more 👇

Struggling to turn LinkedIn® CONNECTIONS into actual SALES through social selling?
If your social selling strategy is just posting and hoping, why not do something about it?


It’s the MAIN reason why your inbox is crickets instead of conversations.

Start treating LinkedIn® as the social selling engine it’s meant to be.

Scrolling LinkedIn® without a social selling system to build trust and authority = LOST opportunities.

Missing quota is FRUSTRATING, and watching competitors win deals that should be yours is PAINFUL.

Imagine your perfect buyer is reading your profile right now.

But you don’t stand out.

You don’t engage them.

You’re blending in with every other salesperson pitching in the DMs, and they’re tuning you out.

With over 1 billion professionals on LinkedIn® daily, your social selling strategy must build credibility, trust, and real conversations.

Right now, if you’re just connecting and hoping....you’re:

→ REPELLING potential buyers.
→ LOSING to competitors who’ve mastered social selling.
→ MISSING out on revenue-driving conversations.

But if you take CONTROL and implement a proven social selling system, you:

→ ATTRACT inbound leads instead of chasing.
→ START conversations that turn into booked meetings.
→ BUILD relationships that shorten sales cycles and increase deal sizes.

LinkedIn® is the most powerful social selling TOOL today when used correctly.

"Salespeople who effectively use social selling on LinkedIn® generate 45% more opportunities per quarter."
LinkedIn® Sales Solutions

The right social selling system turns LinkedIn® into a pipeline-building machine.

But this isn’t about YOU; it’s about your BUYERS.

You need to be where they are, speak their language, and solve their problems through social selling.

To generate leads on LinkedIn® consistently, you need a repeatable social selling framework that includes:

→ A LinkedIn® profile optimized for social selling and trust-building.
→ Messaging that starts conversations instead of getting ignored.
→ A social selling content strategy that builds authority and warms up leads.
→ A connection strategy that grows your network with qualified buyers.
→ A DM strategy that turns engagement into booked meetings using social selling best practices.

Not convinced?

I guarantee results. If you don’t generate new sales conversations using social selling in your first 30 days, I’ll work with you until you do.

Let’s turn your LinkedIn® into a social selling pipeline-building machine.

DM me to get started.

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Eddy Bahnam

Salman Mohiuddin

Enterprise Account Executive, Marketing Cloud (Financial Services)

Helping sales pros + teams build healthy pipeline to close more deals faster | Sales Coach + Trainer @ SSA | 17 years as a quota carrier | ex-Salesforce, Asana and IBM | Interview Ace

Problem before Product. 

17 years of tech sales experience as an SDR + AE at Salesforce, IBM and Asana all as an individual contributor. There’s more 👉

Currently Founder at Salman Sales Academy.

#1 Sales Influencer in Canada 2025 (source: Favikon)

Coaching and training AEs, SDRs, BDRs + sales teams to find and close more deals.

Started as an SDR in 2006, moved to AE in 2007.

6 years at IBM
- SDR 
- SMB + MM AE
- small Enterprise AE

7 years at Salesforce
- MM AE (new logo)
- Enterprise AE

2.5 years at Asana
- Enterprise AE 

2 years at startups 
- SMB AE (new logo)
- Enterprise AE

I currently coach + train AEs, AMs, BDRs, SDRs and Sales teams on prospecting, problem enablement, discovery, demos, deal strategy and interviews.

DM me for:

- 1:1 Sales coaching 
- Sales team coaching + training for your company
- 1:1 Sales interview consults to help you land an offer
- Speaking engagements or sessions for your company
- Podcast guest 


✅ Widely recognized as a master prospector & hunter

✅ Experienced in consultative selling to C-level, Information Technology (IT), Marketing, Ops, HR and more.

✅ Sales Interview Ace - the interview playbook I've built has resulted in an 80% success rate in interviews

✅ Possess an Honors B.A., Economics

[Sales COACHING]

➡️ Problem Enablement [build confidence in truly understanding your persona and the problems your solution solves for]

➡️ Prospecting [cold email, cold calling, warm calling, objection handling]

➡️ Discovery [full 5-step discovery framework to help lead your calls with confidence and in the flow of the conversation]

➡️ Demos [full demo framework, engaging demos, justifying spend, taking control of deals, PoC/Pilot strategy, etc…]

➡️ Deal Strategy [multithreading, uncovering power, executive alignment + engagement, quantifying pain, business case, negotiation, dealing with objections throughout cycle, taking control of your deals, champion building, mutual plans, forecasting, etc...]

➡️ Interviews - I've refined my interview playbook that has help 80+ folks land offers [interviews, mock cold calls, mock discovery, mock presos, territory plans (that will wow a hiring manager)]

I've built an entire Sales playbook from prospecting to close in everything in between based on my 17 years of experience as an individual contributor in tech sales.

No fluff. All actionable sales insights and content, with real examples, that you can start using right away in your role and see immediate results.

Check out the coaching programs and testimonials here:  www.salmansales.com

or DM me. Happy to help.

Founder

Helping AEs, SDRs + Sales teams find and close more deals. 🚀 Boosting income and revenue. 

17 years of tech Sales experience, all as an individual contributor. I've been in your shoes as an SDR, Commercial, and Enterprise AE at companies like Salesforce, IBM and Asana. In the trenches. Exceeding targets. Even in economic downturns.

Documenting all of my learnings, I've built out a Sales playbook. Now I want to give back to YOU.

I teach individual contributors + Sales teams on how to sell better, exceed targets, boost income / revenue, and accelerate growth. All with actionable Sales content and insights that you and your team can start using right away. Seeing immediate results.

My AVP at Salesforce to me on last day of the fiscal year: “Thank you for not listening to me.” 😐

Let’s roll the clocks back 9 months prior.

I took over an account. Not just any, but the largest bank in the country.

My AVP - who was the AE on the account years ago - pulled me aside my first few weeks in role and said, 

“Salman, just take down the small deal in this account. We’ve sold them almost everything.” 

Not exactly what I wanted to hear from my AVP when I took over the account.

They’d already invested quite a bit with us, I get it. But I had a quota to hit. A big one.

Nobody thought we could sell them more. 

There was a small opp… and they recommended I just take it down

and move on.

……………………………………………..

Well, here’s what I did to prove them wrong 👇


BACKGROUND CHECK

- spoke to the CSM, SE, Core teams
- specialists, external partners, SI’s, etc…
- to get the lay of the land across the account


- identified a segment that had whitespace
- it was their Wealth management division


BUILT A POINT OF VIEW

- did some initial digging and discovery
- built PoV on how they may be losing rev to competiton
- because of insights not captured in real-time on digital channels


STARTED WITH THE PROBLEM

- focused on this business challenge
- uncovered a exec priority at risk because of problem
(increased market share)


MULTITHREAD

- the PoV + disco helped gain meetings with Dir/VPs
- leveraged our internal x-functional teams
- SE, CSM, Business Value, Product mgmt, etc…


VALIDATION + ALIGNMENT

- business problem, impact to the business
- uncovered metrics important to each stakeholder 
- how said metrics were being affected by problem
- impact to business if nothing actioned on


CUSTOMER’S BEST INTEREST BEFORE OURS

- shared pros and cons to each option
- options included ones that wouldn’t work in our favor
- we didn’t take one side or other, which built trust


CO-CREATED BUSINESS CASE

- with our champion
- got buy-in from each stakeholder


MUTUAL PLAN

- which was truly MUTUAL 


NO BUDGET WAS ALLOCATED

- we uncovered a problem that put a priority at risk
- they dug up budget from other areas of business

………………………………………..

The result?

Our champion achieved the 1% club, because of the impact the platform had on their segment.

I closed one of the largest deals of my career 

because our internal teams worked together to solve a big problem.

Hit almost 200% of my number (when I was told to take down the small deal)


The deal came on the last day of the fiscal year and the AVP sent me a message,

“Thank you for not listening to me”

………………………………………………………

I took my AVP’s statement at the start of the year as a challenge.

Don’t let a few words stop you from accomplishing something you believe you can do.

Helping Sales Pros Close More Deals + Crush Quota | 17 Years as an AE | ex-Salesforce, IBM + Asana | Founder, Salman Sales Academy | #1 Sales Influencer in Canada 2025

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If I started a new AE role tomorrow, I wouldn’t open the CRM.

I wouldn’t review the product slides (for now). 
I wouldn’t watch demos of features & function. 

Here’s what I would do instead in my first two weeks (and why it works) 👇


1. Find the top 3 AEs in the org
 Buy them a coffee (virtual or not) and ask:
 → “What are you doing that others aren’t?” → “What would you do differently if you had to start over?”
 I used to let ego get in the way of these convos.
 I realized: replicating what already works saves you months of trial and error.


2. Skip product enablement (for now)
 You’ll get flooded with features anyway.
 Start with problem enablement.
 Build a simple doc:
 → choose 3-5 buyer personas → list out real problems they face
→ (not capabilities, jargon or buzzwords)
→ understand how they typically tackle them today → map out the negative impact on them and business  → identify what metrics they care about/how affected 
Document how those problems show up in their world.
 This helps you speak the prospects language, when everyone else is just pitching features.

Prospects will think “this person gets me”.


3. Study your competition (and status quo) 
Not just from a deck, go deeper:
 → where they win → where they fall short → what your product does better → what problems your differentiators actually solve

👆 that last one is the most important
 You can’t stand out if you don’t know what you’re up against.


4. Master 3 customer stories
 Not surface-level. Break it down:
 → what problem were they facing → what negative impact it had (think metrics)
→ bonus points if there was a priority it put at risk → what changed after they used your product → what were the positive business outcomes

(make the champion the hero)


5. Meet your internal teams
 SDRs, SEs, CSMs, Legal, Deal Desk, Partner team, etc
 Ask them: “What can I do to make your life easier?”
 It builds trust fast, and that pays off when deals get complex.

…………………………………

Do these 5 things and you won’t just ramp up super fast 
you’ll build your internal brand.


P.S. Problem Enablement (2) is an absolute game changer… my clients ramp up SO much faster

17 years as an AE I was never taught one crucial skill.

→ how to quantify pain in deals

I was told that I should do it.  Got some high level theory on how to approach it.

Told that I needed a business case to drive deals forward.

Provided some building blocks to get there, but nothing tangible that I could use on a repeatable basis.

I tried, but couldn't crack the code.

One of the key reasons early in my career I couldn't get prospects to justify the spend and lost more deals than I won.

Until I realized something.

We're usually all measurable on something. We're accountable for certain metrics.

For salespeople it could be ACV, ARR, quota attainment, pipeline, call metrics, etc...

So that means our prospects, the personas I speak to, are likely accountable for something as well.

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I began applying this principle in discovery:

Once I uncover a problem and its impact.

I ask these questions in the flow of the conversation 👇 

1. what’s the KPI or metric they care about

"Linda, usually when I speak to leaders like yourself they are usually accountable for certain metrics like conversion rates or campaign ROI. If you don’t mind me asking, what KPI or metrics are most important to you?"

- they’re typically measured on something, find out what that is


2. how’s the metric being affected

"How’s that KPI or metric being affected by this problem you're facing today?"

- e.g. for a marketing leader, conversion rates could be suffering


3. do they have a target

"What's your ideal target for this KPI or metric?”

- they may have a goal to it; built trust and uncover it

(don’t create a business case on one call)


4. have they done any internal analysis 

"Not sure if you've done any sort of internal analysis, but you been able to quantify the impact to your business?"

- most cases they won’t be able to quantify the impact... still ask

……………………………………………………………

My recommendation, ask these questions to each key stakeholder in your cycle.

Each will usually have their own KPI + metrics they’re measurable on.


It will give you the foundation you need to help quantify pain

and build a compelling business case in their language... not your's.

Got a verbal from a prospect, “We’ve decided to move forward with your platform.” My response:

“Sounds great! I’ll send over an order form later today.”

I forecasted the deal for the month and told my manager the good news.

Got the internal approvals and sent it out.

One day passed. Nothing. Two days. Crickets.

Finally got a hold of them:

“When can we expect a signed order form?”

Prospect: “It’s not that simple. We’ll need to go through vendor approval. You’ll also be hearing from InfoSec to fill out some forms. Plus, we need to get in touch with legal to discuss the MSA.”

Me: “How long do you think that’ll take?”

Prospect: “I’ve seen it take as little as 6 weeks and as long as 6 months.”

Head down. I had to break the news to leadership on a deal I’d committed

👆 This situation happened more than once for me earlier in my career. Lesson learned.

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Don’t assume a deal is done because a prospect gives you the thumbs up.

It’s on us to uncover their buying process, early.

You could try something that sounds like this:

You: “Linda, you’ve been with the company for 5+ years. Fair to assume you’ve been part of evaluations like this in the past?”

Prospect: “Yup.”

You: “Could you walk me through how you typically evaluate, decide, and purchase tech? What are the steps and who’s involved?”

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Or something like this, for more complex deals:

“Linda - working with customers like you, I’ve noticed that once a platform gets the green light, there’s often a vendor onboarding process

which could include InfoSec, privacy assessments, and potentially getting legal involved.

Is that something you anticipate and if so could you walk me through the process and who’s involved?”

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Get ahead of the process in your deal cycles.

It’ll save you a headache and heartache.


P.S. who’s heading over to Sales Enablement Summit in downtown Toronto today?

See you there!

Have you ever experienced something so incredible that it didn’t really hit you until after it was over?

Like way after...

That’s how I felt looking back at what happened last month in Toronto.

Our 2nd annual Sales Sprint conference. This time bigger and better.

All I can say is… next level (just check out the video below).

What I loved about it wasn’t just the top notch speakers

wasn’t just the AEs, SDRs, and Sales Leaders who attended (more than a third flew in for the event)

wasn’t just the actionable Sales content shared by some the top voices in the game

But it was the RESULTS that came out of it.

one AE messaged me , “We’ve already started implementing some of the learnings — we booked 10 meetings from our recent sales sequence!” 

another AE, “I’ve got calls I can apply the learnings to this week.”

“I put the guidance on a call today and it made a noticeable impact.”

They even intro’d myself and another speaker to their Sales Enablement lead recommending that we run training for the sales team.

Other leaders asked speakers to run sessions for their team after the sales insights shared at the conference.

THIS is why we put this on. So we can spread the knowledge, help the Sales profession level up, and allows folks to learn from each other.

(Folks came up to me saying they got a few leads from folks attending too!)

If you know me, I've always been a believer about sharing ACTIONABLE sales content based on experience in the trenches, not theory. 

So people can apply the learnings and make an impact in their day-to-day as an AE, AM, BDR or Sales leader.

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An absolute unreal 2-days.

Highlight of the event was the Discovery and Cold Call role-play competition powered by Hyperbound's platform.

Huge shoutout to them for being a great sponsor (btw, if you haven’t checked out Hyperbound for sales enablement AI coaching, you’re missing out). Folks were raving about them at the event.

So grateful.

Let’s run it back next year!

(If you’re interested in locking in a spot for Sales Sprint ‘26, hit me up)

P.S. HUGE shoutout to MVMNT Media for capturing Sales Sprint with incredible photo and video coverage. If you’re hosting an event in the Toronto area, these folks are the real deal.

website: www.themvmntmedia.ca
Insta: @themvmntmedia

Was at a conference yesterday and had 60- seconds to pitch a Sales Enablement leader I’d never spoken to before.

I had to run to a meeting and the next session was about to start.

Wanted to try to catch the leader whom I heard from someone else said she was looking for training for her team.

No time to qualify or run any discovery.

Just a shot to earn her trust (and a next step).

Here’s what 23-year-old Salman would’ve said:

“Hey Linda, heard you’re looking for sales training. I can help streamline your manual processes, help with your sales execution and increase win rates.”

😐


Here’s what 27 year-old Salman would’ve said:

“Hi Linda, how are you? What inspired you come to the conference?… that’s great. Hey I heard you’re looking for training. What are you hoping to accomplish?”

😐


Here’s what 42-year-old Salman actually said:

“Hi Linda, how are you enjoying the conference so far?”

Linda: “Going really well.”

Me: “Hey, know we got a minute before the next session. Just wanted to say I was on your website and I love how you focus on the problem you actually solve for.”

[I talked through the specific problem they solve for with no buzzwords, no product jargon]

“It’s refreshing to see that because I don’t very often.” I said


Linda: “Really appreciate that. I’ll definitely share what you just said with my internal team.”

Me: “Thanks. Ya the thing I see today with a lot of sellers is that they tend to focus more on the product vs truly understanding and articulating the problem, in the prospects language not their language.”

Linda: “You’re right…. we should connect.”

Me: “Know we have to run but let me send you a note and we can find some time, sound good?”

Linda: “Let’s do it.”

She smiled the entire convo.



Problem before product.

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