Sneak Peek at 2025

As 2025 approaches, the PreSales Podcast has some exciting changes coming! First and foremost, Matthew James is joining Jack Cochran as co-host of the podcast.

Also, starting in January, the show will be recorded live on LinkedIn via the new show PreSales LIVE! Join Matthew and Jack as they talk to guests and answer a live Q&A at the end of each episode.

 

Episode Transcript

(00:02):
Hi and welcome to the Pre-Sales Podcast.
It's your host, Jack Cochran, General Manager of the Pre-Sales Collective.
And I'm really...
And your host, Matthew James, two-time returning ambassador at the Pre-Sales Collective.
So we're just gonna throw that out there.
No buildup, no suspense.

(00:25):
to just get it out there.
I mean, I mean, but what about like I had a whole script written about how excited about2025, what the direction of the community, things I'm wanting to change.
about that plenty in that episode with Chris, which I hope everyone listened to.
You don't need to do that again.
I think, why don't we just talk about why you're talking to me right now?

(00:51):
Not a bad idea.
mean, why?
Why are you talking to me right now?
And wait, did you say you're the host of the Precels podcast?
A host.
well, so there's gonna be two hosts like you and me are both hosting the podcast.

(01:12):
I I kinda like that, that sounds like fun.
That might be why you asked me to join the show after all.
Okay, so now we're just gonna pretend like this is scripted and, you know, we actuallytalked about this beforehand.
That's what we're pretend now.
I think the people listening might have already figured that out.
Yeah, that's very true.

(01:33):
So yeah, I mean, exciting news, then the pre-sales podcast is coming to you in a newformat in 2025.
And the biggest news, it's not the only news, the biggest news that you just found out isMatthew James is joining me as co-host of the pre-sales podcast.
Welcome, Matthew.
I'm very excited to have you here joining the show.
Jack, it's an absolute pleasure to be representing Pre-Sales, New York City, andeverything that we do.

(01:57):
I'm excited for all of the chats we're gonna have this year.
It's going to be great.
And we're going to get on to into I should say why you're the co-host in the next episodeare going to be that two more things about kind of the state of pre-sales in 2025.
So tune in for that.
But there's more changes coming as well.
Starting off in 2025, we're to be recording these podcast episodes live on the brand newLinkedIn live show that we're calling Pre-Sales Live.

(02:24):
Episodes going to be every other Tuesday, 11 a.m.
Eastern.
8 a.m.
Pacific 4 p.m.
GMT I believe, unless we've got a shift.
gonna try to keep things the same every other week.
So those audio podcasts though are gonna come out as they always have, so don't have tochange that.

(02:45):
Wherever you find your podcasts before, you're gonna find the pre-sales podcast again.
Now that's not changing.
But very importantly, this is kind of cool.
If you join us live, you're gonna have the chance to join a live Q &A after the normal.
podcast conversation part.
That's going to be a lot of fun.
So putting this all together, we got Matthew James, new co-host of the Pre-SalesCollective podcast, technically me kind of new host.

(03:10):
So we're both new hosts to this show, which is going to be great.
And put on your calendars now for the first one.
That's going to be Tuesday, January 7th, 8 a.m.
Pacific, 11 a.m.
Eastern, 4 p.m.
GMT.
We're doing a live show with myself and Matthew talking about
why he's joining the podcast and all about state of presales 2025.

(03:31):
So go follow our presales collective LinkedIn channel or page now so that you don't missout.
It's gonna be a lot of fun.
I will be personally handing out an award for the most engaged LinkedIn liver.
So if you are a LinkedIn liver or LinkedIn liver, because those words are spelled the sameway, I hope to see you there.

(03:55):
That's going to be lot of fun.
Well, that's all for now.
That's all for this little teaser of an episode.
Everybody have a happy holidays.
Have a safe holidays and we'll see you in 2025.