Demo to Close

I help AEs and B2B SaaS companies book more demos. run demos. convert demos by focusing on 3 Ps.

PROCESS:
✅ Improving sales hiring and onboarding process.
✅ Prospecting, Discovery, Demo, and Follow-Up Strategy
✅ Sales funnel, email, and CRM audits

PLAYBOOKS:
✅ Building a custom sales playbook
✅ Writing cold email sequences 
✅ Building talk tracks in call recording software

PEOPLE:
✅ 1:1 and group coaching & advisory
✅ Custom sales workshops
✅ Deal and follow-up reviews

Founder

FDTC University

From Demo To Close University (FDTCU) is a 12-month sales coaching program for SMB & MM AEs who want to 2X their quota without using high-pressure sales tactics by nailing their discovery, demos, and follow-ups.

Sales Coach

DoorLoop

DoorLoop hired my company, FDTC, to help them grow revenue and ramp up salespeople faster by:
✔️ 1:1 call coaching with AEs
✔️ Building a custom sales playbook
✔️ Advising founders on top-of-funnel strategies
✔️ Improving sales hiring and onboarding process.
✔️ Writing cold email sequences in Outreach.io
✔️ Building talk tracks in call recording software
✔️ Providing custom monthly sales workshops
✔️ Deal strategy and follow-up improvement
✔️ Improving comp model for AEs
✔️ Group call coaching with AEs

Sales Coach & Consultant

Techstars Atlanta

Entrepreneur in Residence

Twain

Product Advisor

GorillaDesk

Vajro

Helping the team at Vajro with:
→ GTM sales process/playbook
→ Outbound motions and messaging
→ LinkedIn social selling strategy
→ Marketing

Strategic Advisor

SixFigures

SixFigures is the premier organization for sales education. Based in Tel Aviv we help the start-up nation scale, and scale careers in the process.

Sales Instructor & Mentor

SaaS Talks: From Lead to Close

SaaS Talks: From Lead to Close is a short-form audio SaaS sale podcast sharing common challenges, and strategies to close more of your deals from the moment they reach your pipeline. 

You'll learn how to:
💸 Schedule more demos
💸 Build a bigger pipeline
💸 Close at least 50% of your demos. 

Every episode will be short and to the point so you don't have to waste time listening to sales fluff.

→ Each episode is less than 10 minutes and cuts out ALL of the fluff. I post an episode 5 days/week.
→ Also includes monthly specials with guests like Nick Cegelski, Collin Mitchell, Ethan Parker, and more!
→ GO HERE TO LISTEN: https://anchor.fm/saastalks

💯 Now you can listen to it during your bathroom breaks, in-between meetings, or anytime you want!

Creator 

Techstars

Mentoring startups in a remote-first environment, I support their strategy, offer firsthand experience, and guide their growth. Since 2006, Techstars has worked with startups across a range of verticals, from aerospace to finance, logistics, and retail, connecting them to a network of successful mentors and partners. Each year, Techstars chooses over 500 early-stage companies to join one of their 3-month, mentorship-driven accelerators, investing $120K and providing hands-on mentorship and access to the Techstars network for life.Mentoring startups in a remote-first environment, I support with their strategy, offer firsthand experience, and guide their growth. Since 2006, Techstars has worked with startups across a range of verticals, from aerospace to finance, logistics, and retail, connecting them to a network of successful mentors and partners. Each year, Techstars chooses over 500 early-stage companies to join one of their 3-month, mentorship-driven accelerators, investing $120K and providing hands-on mentorship and access to the Techstars network for life.

Startup Mentor

Founder @ FDTC → I help startups go from $100K-$15M by improving sales processes, playbooks, & people → Building the #1 SaaS sales coaching program for AEs → Featured in Techstars & Sales Hacker → #helpmedontsellme

It was Monday morning, 11 AM when I went to my boss and said, “I’m sorry, this job, sales...it’s not for me” and I left.

That was 13+ years ago.

At 22 years old I landed my first real job fresh out of college ready to be a “career person.”

I crushed the interview.

But when I came into work for my first day at 10am, I quickly realized that I was scared sh**less of sales, and quit within the first hour.

For the next 3 years, I had PTSD and avoided sales like the plague.

I played it safe and stayed in my comfort zone.

No sales-related stuff whatsoever.

I lost my confidence and ambition. 

I missed career opportunities and wasted away my early 20s.

Fast forward to present day:

I'm a former 2X VP of Sales who took 1 startup from $0 ARR to ≈ $10M ARR in 4 years, and another from $1.5M to ≈ $4.6M ARR in 18 months.

I now teaching SMB AEs and teams how to be top sellers, make higher 6-figures, and get promoted through repeatable systems and playbooks.


Want to learn more? Book a clarity call: https://calendly.com/fdtc/30min 


P.S.⚠️ Grab my top (FREE) 24 discovery questions 6,000+ salespeople are using: https://bit.ly/4d3B2sl


Otherwise, you can find me here:
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@demotoclose
► iTunes: https://apple.co/3Fome9g | Spotify: https://spoti.fi/408V0LS
► Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mistamor

Mor Assouline

An AE in Australia reached out after finding me through organic search.

He's been at his company 11 months.

$1M quota. Sitting at $200K. Final quarter just started.

"I'm having maybe one discovery call every two weeks. Nothing is sticking. It's demotivating."

I asked him: "What channels are you using?"

Him: "LinkedIn and email mostly. Not a lot of cold calling to be completely 
transparent."

Me: "Why not cold calling?"

Him: "It's a grind. I just haven't made the effort."

Here's what I showed him:

He's stuck in a never-ending loop.

The loop looks like this:

No pipeline in dashboard
↓ 
Thinking, "This is too hard" 
↓ 
Frustration and hopelessness
↓ 
Avoiding cold calls and disengaging
↓ 
No pipeline

Then his brain says: "See? I told you it was hard."

The loop repeats.

Every time he doesn't see results, it reinforces the belief that it's hard.

That belief triggers frustration, doubt, and questioning if he should be in sales.

That frustration leads to disengagement.

That disengagement creates no pipeline.

Which proves he was "right" that it's hard.

It’s a mental hamster wheel.

The problem:

Most sellers think they just need to change their behavior.

"I'll just cold call more."
"I'll block my calendar better."

But they're still carrying the same beliefs about the work.

When you believe "this is hard" and feel "hopeless," even if you force yourself 
to take action, the results won't be consistent.

You're doing it from a place of scarcity.

After showing him this, he said:

"Damn. This is exactly what's happening to me."

The reality:

You can't break the loop by just working harder.

You need to interrupt it at the source.

Most AEs never figure this out.

They stay stuck wondering why nothing changes.

Founder @ Demo to Close / The #1 Sales trainer & coach for SMB AEs and SaaS companies that want to sell better & close larger deals / 2X VP of Sales / Unseller

Jen Allen-Knuth

Founder, DemandJen | Sales Trainer & SKO Keynote Speaker | Dog Rescue Advocate

I help B2B revenue teams stop losing pipeline to buyer status quo. I'm a former Enterprise seller who carried quota for 18 years, closing 7-figure deals with Fortune 500 brands. Now, I run DemandJen, a sales-training firm trusted by Autodesk, GE, G2, IBM, Bloomberg, Instructure, Sprout Social, and more.

From conference stages to company Sales kickoffs, I'm known for:

- Buyer-Centric Frameworks – Practical playbooks for defeating buyer status quo in outbound pipeline generation, running executive-level discovery, building a point of view on cost of inaction (COI), and gaining consensus with larger Enterprise buying groups. 

- Story-First Messaging – Techniques that replace product pitches with problem-centric narratives that buyers remember.

- Engaging Delivery – A direct, humorous style that keeps even your most tenured reps taking notes.

Featured in Forbes, Sales Hacker, and 200+ podcasts, I combine real-world stories with data-driven insight to move audiences from inspiration to application. When I'm not on the road, you’ll find me in the Chicago suburbs chasing my 4 rescue dogs and 4 step-kids.

Head of DemandJen

Delivering SKO keynotes & virtual workshops that won't put your teams to sleep.

B2B Sales & Marketing teams have tried to earn buyer time and attention with a strategy of "more". 

More dials.
More emails.
More content.
More "value" and ROI.

But, 2023 showed us "more" is expensive and no competition against today's risk-averse B2B buying teams.

Instead of motivating the team to do “more”, I help empower teams to defeat customer status
quo and to make their sales conversations a competitive advantage.

AMs and AEs - try this.

Pick a customer or prospect who recently bought from you and needed executive buy-in for the purchase. 

Ask them this Q:

“Would you be willing to share what visuals you used to make the business case to your CXO for this purchase?”

I used to send my prospects a 40ish page slide deck with a detailed implementation plan. 

The first time I asked a prospect this, they emailed me 4 slides. None of my 40 slides were in it.

Instead, it was:

Slide 1 - framed the business problem and “so what” 
Slide 2 -  framed how they were solving it today and what negative consequences were resulting from that approach 
Slide 3 - alternative solutions they explored (3 of them, one was DIY, two were vendors) + pros and cons
Slide 4 - our solution and why they preferred it 

One of the best lessons I ever learned.

Meet Elsie ❤️

This 5 year old sweetheart LOVES every human and dog she meets. 

At 5 years old, she’s past all that puppy mischief, but still has plenty of joy and tail wags to share. 

She’s gentle, loving, and ready for a home with someone who will love her as much as she loves them. 

Not sure if you’re ready to adopt? Foster her! It’s completely free. 

Photo credit: Nicholas I. Knuth 📸 

Available at Many Paws Global Rescue in Palatine, IL.

(PS - if you’re looking for Saturday plans, I’ll be at Buffalo Creek Brewery in Long Grove, IL for a Many Paws adoption event today from noon-3. Come meet your future sidekick ❤️)

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