Josh Braun

Be the mint scoop in a sea of vanilla sales messages so you can start more conversations with skeptical prospects.

I created the Badass Growth Guide to eliminate commission breath. It gives you the best possible chance of starting conversations with people you don't know. It's a radically honest approach where prospects feel safe telling you the truth because they don't feel "sold" or "manipulated."

💥WHAT YOU GET:
➡️ More conversations with your ideal prospects.

I post weekly content about sales on LinkedIn.  
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❤️I DON'T KISS AND TELL, BUT MY CLIENTS DO ❤️
"In one year, Josh has helped my company grow from 10 enterprise customers to over
200 with brand names like Twitter, Viacom, and Brown University" - Claire Coder, CEO at Aunt Flow

"We’ve got about 40 new meetings out of the training you provided." - Chris Murray, CEO at Oomph Inc.

“I used the email template from your playbook and it worked. I got to the decision-maker in one email and ultimately got the sale.” - Richard P. Perrott, WatchTower

💥NEWSLETTER💥
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https://joshbraun.com/newsletter/

💥WORKSHOPS💥
I facilitate workshops on two things: (1) cold calling + defusing objections (2) cold emailing. Inquire here -joshbraun.com/connect

💥PRODUCTS💥
THE BADASS B2B GROWTH GUIDE
https://courses.joshbraun.com/p/badass-b2b-growth-guide

POKE THE BEAR COLD CALLING METHOD
https://courses.joshbraun.com/p/poke

The Discovery Call Course
https://courses.joshbraun.com/p/discovery

TONGUE TIED SALES OBJECTION FLASHCARDS
Know what to say when prospects put you on the spot.
https://gumroad.com/l/objectionflashcards

💥INSIDE SELLING PODCAST💥
Learn sales tactics and strategies that will help you sell without selling your soul. 
Listen here -https://joshbraun.com/podcast
Learn more at joshbraun.com

Founder

Are you sending lots and lots of cold emails but getting little to no responses?

Wish you could start more conversations with skeptical prospects?  

Wish granted: https://academy.joshbraun.com/p/badass-b2b-growth-guide

Email me: josh@joshbraun.com

I pay $1,490 for Kit.

Today I tried to export my newsletters.
The articles I wrote. 

And Kit throws up a paywall:
“Upgrade to Pro to export.”
 $2,490 a year.

Translation:
 “If you want access to your own work, that’ll be an extra thousand bucks a year.”

There’s something gross about that.
Not annoying.
Not inconvenient.
Gross.

Any platform that locks creators out of their own content isn’t a partner.
It’s a landlord charging rent on the house you built with your own hands.

This isn’t “Creator Pro.”
This is “Creator Pay More.”

And once a company shows you how they see you,
not as a customer, but as a captive revenue line,
you don’t unsee it.

If my content needs an escape hatch, something’s wrong.

I'm out. 

Has a platform ever tried to charge you for your own work?

Struggling to book meetings? Getting ghosted? Want to sell without pushing, convincing, or begging? Read this profile.

Self-deprecating humor is underrated in sales.

Not the “I’m terrible at my job” kind.
The light, human, disarming kind.

I use it all the time with the rule of three.
Two expected options.
One unexpected one.

Like this:

“Would you be open to sharing what held you back, was it 
price, timing, my receding hairline?”

People laugh.
And when they laugh, they relax.

It drops their guard.
It evens the playing field.
It shows you’re confident enough to poke fun at yourself.

When you go first with a little vulnerability, they usually meet you halfway with honesty.

Six ways I practice patience.

1. At the grocery store, I choose the longest line.
Not to suffer, but to notice the part of me that wants to rush.
Standing still rewires the habit of hurrying.

2. When someone’s upset, I drop the instinct to fix.
Instead, I mirror what I see.
Naming their feeling allows it to breathe.

3. When a friend shares something that doesn’t interest me, I lean closer.
I listen as if the moment itself were the teacher.

4. When I’m looking for a parking spot, I take the one far away.
The walk slows me.

A small rebellion against convenience.
A reminder that life isn’t about getting to the front first.

5. When traffic stops, I stop with it.
The frustration is optional.
Traffic is just traffic.
My reaction is the turbulence.
Sometimes I imagine an accident ahead and silently hope everyone’s okay.

6. When I’m pitched the moment I accept a connection request, I pause.
Instead of feeding irritation, I watch it rise and fall.

Everyone is doing the best they can with the playbook they were handed.
Their rush reminds me to slow down.

We call it a “pitch slap” when in reality it’s words on a screen. 

Patience isn’t about calming down.
It’s the practice of staying with what is
even when your mind is already reaching for elsewhere.

I talked to a door-to-door pest control rep the other day.

I asked him how he stays motivated.
How he keeps knocking in the heat, the rain, the rejection.

He smiled and said:

“The law of averages.
If I knock on 50 doors, I know I’ll get three customers.
Some reps get more because they’re better.
Some get less because they’re newer.
But everyone has a number. And once you know your number, the job gets simple.”

That hit me.

Because most of us try to control the outcome.
The yes.
The contract.
The close.

But the truth?

You don’t control who opens the door.
You don’t control who says yes.
You don’t control the timing in someone else’s life.

All you control is how many doors you knock on.

And when you shift your focus from the outcome to the inputs
from the yes to the attempt
from the close to the conversation
selling gets lighter.

You stop taking rejection personally.
You stop gripping so tightly.
You start trusting the process.

Know your number.
Do your reps.
Let the rest take care of itself.

Imagine meeting someone for the first time and they stick their tongue down your throat.

That’s what it feels like when you start a cold call by pitching.

It’s too much too soon.
You don’t know me.

The way out?

Calm down.

Start by detaching from the outcome.

Why?

When your intent is to get a meeting you say things that feel pushy.
Intent shapes behavior.

And when you don’t get the outcome you expected you feel rejected.

Same intent.
Same behavior.
Same feelings.
Same results.

When you detach, you shift from selling to sorting.

Your intent becomes discovering if there is a potential problem, not assuming there is one.
Zero expectations.

Instead of sticking your tongue down the prospect’s throat, you lean back.

Instead of pitching, you ask a neutral question that illuminates a potential problem. Like this:

Help?
John?
Yes.
Hi John, this is Josh. Full transparency, this is a cold call. Mind if I ask you a question or would you prefer to hang up? Either one is totally fine. I know you were not expecting it.

Sure, what’s your question?

Are you still making coffee at home or do you pick it up on your way out?

I make it at home. 

A bit out of left field…
Coffee machines have lots of spots where bacteria like E. coli, staph, and strep can grow, especially the spout, water tank, K-cup slot, and drip tray. How do you usually keep yours clean?

Then you shut the front door and listen.

Some people lean forward.
Some don’t.
That is cold calling.
There are no objections to overcome.
Either they have the problem or they don’t.
Either way, it is okay.
You calmly call the next person.

Calm calling begins the moment you stop needing a yes.

Different intent.
Different behavior.
Different feelings.
Different results.

Anthony Natoli

LinkedIn

I work and partner with LinkedIn’s fastest growing tech companies, Enterprises and global brands as part of the New Business Marketing Solutions team.

Accomplishments thus far:

Responsible for 8+ figures of revenue generated since being off ramp in January 2024:

FY25: 112% to goal (8 figure quota)
FY24: 103% to goal (multi 7 figure quota)

Won a 1 million dollar customer in Q2 2025

Senior Account Executive

QA Wolf

Recruited to QA Wolf, a Series A Startup, to rebuild their entire outbound GTM motion for the SDR team.

Hired & lead a team of 7 rockstar SDRs.

Accomplishments prior to leaving:

→ Hired new team members, re-wrote outbound playbook and re-built tech stack infrastructure 
→ Built out lead-routing, qualification and SFDC account mapping & ownership
→ Increased meeting booked to SAO conversion rate from 30% to 80%
→ The team drove $2m in SAO qualified pipeline over 2 quarters 
→ Personally sourced $250k in pipeline

This helped QA Wolf hit their 2023 annual ARR goal, leading to a Series B round in 2024.

In addition to leading a team of SDRs, I reported directly to the co-founder / head of growth and worked cross-functionality with RevOps, Marketing, and Sales Leadership to optimize SAO & Pipeline production and efficiency.

Head of Sales Development

Lattice

Accomplishments before leaving for my first ever pursuit & opportunity into leadership:

→ FY23 Ramp: 102% quota attainment

Enterprise Account Executive

Outreach

Accomplishments before leaving:

→ FY22: 105% attainment | Closed 6 net-new logos in 9-months of ramp 
→ FY22: AVC $90k | $540k closed/won ARR
→ Built $1.2m in AE sourced pipeline in 9-months of ramp

New Logo Account Executive focused on companies with 500-10,000 employees

Demandbase

Promoted from AE to Sr AE after 1 year to work with Demandbase’s most innovative and strategic mid-market prospects & customers including Sprinklr, Braze, Accolade, Docebo, Fullstory, Checkout.com, D2L, Movable Inc, Axway, and many more.

→ Q1 2021 323% quota attainment 
→ Top rep globally for Q1

→ FY20 144% quota attainment | $2.5m in ARR closed/won
→ Top Mid-Market Rep in attainment & revenue globally 
→ FY20 Presidents Club

Senior Account Executive | Mid-Market

-FY18 130% Pipeline Attainment  
-Sourced over $2,000,000 in Closed/Won Opportunities
-Mid-market record for most meetings turned to pipeline in 1 month (22)
-Top SDR for Mid-Market Segment & rookie of the year
-Supported two AEs in our most strategic Mid-Market segment, San Francisco, CA
-Promoted to AE after 9 months in the role

Senior Sales Development Representative

Ethos Lending LLC

Full Cycle AE

150% quota attainment FY17 
125% quota attainment FY16

Presidents club FY16 & FY17

Business Development Representative

Senior Account Executive @ LinkedIn | AntNat Coaching | I post about sales, growth mindset and personal development based on my real-life experience

Senior Account Executive at LinkedIn | 10+ years in SaaS | In my role at LinkedIn, I work with high-growth tech companies, enterprises, and global brands to help them grow revenue.--~6 years ago, I almost quit sales...During the last week of Q4 in December 2019, I lost 3 deals in a single day and put up a 0 in my first Q4 as a SaaS AE. This was only a few weeks after I had hit a personal rock bottom, too. Just at the age of 26.Instead of throwing in the towel, I doubled down on feedback, learning, self development and skill building. 3 months later, I closed my first 6 figure ACV deal and never looked back. That same year (2020), I made President's Club and closed over $2.5m in ARR.Since then, my journey has lead me to where I am now.. As a result of my experiences, I now also share content that helps SDRs and AEs build and close more pipeline without sacrificing their personal development and mindset; all based on lessons from my real life experience.TLDR:  I am a normal guy with big goals who has been through some hard stuff and adversity. My mission is to use my real-life experience to help others crush it in sales &amp; life.In my free time, you will find me with my family, hanging down by the Jersey Shore, running, lifting, working out, hanging w/ my dogs, enjoying New York Sports, golf, trying new coffee shops and restaurants, and traveling.All content, thoughts and opinions are my own.For brand sponsorship opps please email anthony@natolisnuggets.com

Strategic Account Executive

Building a personal brand on LinkedIn changed my life. And no I’m not being dramatic. 

Here’s why you should consider it.. 4.5 years later and from 2k connections to nearly 60k:

-It helped me build thousands of connections, brand deal opps, network opportunities, & referrals
-It’s helped me tell my personal story and impact thousands
-It helped me land my current role! 

Most importantly, some of my content has helped others land new roles, hit their quota, earn more money and change their habits/behaviors, etc to live a better life. How damn cool?

& so much more.

All of this helped change the trajectory of my career & life.

The most common objections people tell themselves:

1. I don’t have the time
2. People will judge me

For “I don’t have the time” - I call BS. Show me your screen time and I bet we can find 30 minutes a day to post or comment. More tactical examples to help with this below.

For “people will judge me” - welcome to the club. Anything worth doing in life will A.) Put you out of your comfort zone and B.) Draw attention from people who are just sitting on the sidelines. That’s ok. Life is too short to take criticism from those not on the same path

Tactical:
-You don’t need to post every single day to start
-Stop scrolling TikTok/IG for 30 minutes and post instead
-Find content inspiration from others in your network. Reframe into your own story
-Tell YOUR story. Everyone has a journey to share
-Start with sharing lessons from your real life experience
-Share customer wins and how you are helping them
-Post content you genuinely enjoy
-Use DMs to actually connect with people you see posting on LinkedIn
-Comment your POV on posts! Another way to get into the mix! One of my comments had 50k impressions last week.

There’s a lot more here to share but I wanted to keep it simple.

At the very least, you build yourself career insurance, meet some great people and get your work out into the world. Who knows, you might end up landing some new clients, build that business or land that next dream role you’ve been wanting.

Happy Friday!

Senior Account Executive @ LinkedIn | Sharing lessons from my real-life experience to help sales reps win in sales & life | Sales Professional, Creator & Speaker

Soft skills in sales are what separate top performers. Here are 19 soft skills that you rarely will learn in a traditional sales training that can make all the difference:

→ Knowing how to get to friction fast
→ Balancing confidence with humility
→ Project Managing & Uncovering risk
→ Knowing what questions to ask & when
→ Listening for what’s not being said directly
→ Reading power dynamics inside an account
→ Knowing when to push vs when to pull back
→ Knowing how to influence & test champions
→ Navigating internal politics to get deal support
→ Remaining patient while still driving momentum
→ Turning complex problems into simple language
→ Conflict management when stakeholders disagree
→ Building trust without over-explaining or overselling
→ Framing conversations so customers feel ownership
→ Managing your own emotions and ego when you lose
→ Emotional regulation when deals slip or urgency drops
→ Executive presence on calls without being performative
→ Having good energy & not needy so prospects open up
→ Asking uncomfortable questions without sounding combative

Here's how you learn soft skills:
-Sometimes they come naturally to people (intangibles)
-9 out of 10 times you need to put in the reps and learn from losses
-Overcoming hard things in your personal life or past helps you build EQ
-Having a fun, interesting and joyful life out of work helps you remain centered

For me personally, I learned these things from getting burned in deals (learning the hard way) and overcoming hard things in life.

I try to learn from losses the best I can and constantly seek feedback.

I no longer put 'deals' on a pedestal or let them impact my self-worth. This works for me because it drives the energy in which I operate. This is how you 'detach'.

What did I miss?

Sunday: 

-Football
-Lots of coffee 
-Little bit of work
-Diner for breakfast 
-Recovery / rest day 
-HomeGoods, TJMaxx, PetCo

Feeling like Frank The Tank in this scene of Old School. 

Ready for a short week and Thanksgiving with the family. 

New puppy comes home next week. 

Excited for week 2 of my new running journey. 

Lots of good momentum at work with clients. 

Feeling grateful for everything. 

Let’s go.

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