{"id":191,"date":"2022-10-18T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/?p=191"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:48:32","slug":"linkedin-influencers-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/linkedin-influencers-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"20+ LinkedIn Influencers a Sales Person Must Follow in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_wrap_right toc_transparent no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#1-Gary-Vee\"><strong class=\"1-Gary-Vee\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> 1. Gary Vee<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2-Steli-Efti\"><strong class=\"2-Steli-Efti\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> 2. Steli Efti<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3-Tom-Hopkins\"><strong class=\"3-Tom-Hopkins\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> 3. Tom Hopkins<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4-Jeb-Blount\"><strong class=\"4-Jeb-Blount\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> 4. Jeb Blount<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5-Jill-Konrath\"><strong class=\"5-Jill-Konrath\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> 5. Jill Konrath<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6-Mike-Weinberg\"><strong class=\"6-Mike-Weinberg\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> 6. Mike Weinberg<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7-Keenan\"><strong class=\"7-Keenan\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">7<\/span> 7. Keenan<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#8-Marc-Benioff\"><strong class=\"8-Marc-Benioff\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">8<\/span> 8. Marc Benioff<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#9-Matt-Heinz\"><strong class=\"9-Matt-Heinz\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">9<\/span> 9. Matt Heinz<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#10-Kyle-Porter\"><strong class=\"10-Kyle-Porter\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">10<\/span> 10. Kyle Porter<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#11-Sean-Sheppard\"><strong class=\"11-Sean-Sheppard\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">11<\/span> 11. Sean Sheppard<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#12-Lori-Richardson\"><strong class=\"12-Lori-Richardson\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">12<\/span> 12. Lori Richardson<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#13-Aaron-Ross\"><strong class=\"13-Aaron-Ross\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">13<\/span> 13. Aaron Ross<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#14-Dharmesh-Shah\"><strong class=\"14-Dharmesh-Shah\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">14<\/span> 14. Dharmesh Shah<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#15-Koka-Sexton\"><strong class=\"15-Koka-Sexton\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">15<\/span> 15. Koka Sexton<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#16-Todd-Falcone\"><strong class=\"16-Todd-Falcone\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">16<\/span> 16. Todd Falcone<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#17-Mark-Hunter\"><strong class=\"17-Mark-Hunter\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">17<\/span> 17. Mark Hunter<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#18-Juliana-Crispo\"><strong class=\"18-Juliana-Crispo\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">18<\/span> 18. Juliana Crispo<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#19-Trish-Bertuzzi\"><strong class=\"19-Trish-Bertuzzi\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">19<\/span> 19. Trish Bertuzzi<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#20-Jack-Kosakowski\"><strong class=\"20-Jack-Kosakowski\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">20<\/span> 20. Jack Kosakowski<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Updated-after-social-media-responses-we-got\"><strong class=\"Updated-after-social-media-responses-we-got\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">21<\/span> Updated after social media responses we got<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#21-Baschi-Sale\"><strong class=\"21-Baschi-Sale\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">22<\/span> 21. Baschi Sale<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#22-Loic-Simon\"><strong class=\"22-Loic-Simon\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">23<\/span> 22. Loic Simon<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#23-James-Muir\"><strong class=\"23-James-Muir\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">24<\/span> 23. James Muir<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#For-the-humor-Sales-Humor\"><strong class=\"For-the-humor-Sales-Humor\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">25<\/span> For the humor: Sales_Humor<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bonus-Top-5-Books-a-Salesperson-Should-Read-at-least-Once-in-hisher-Career\"><strong class=\"Bonus-Top-5-Books-a-Salesperson-Should-Read-at-least-Once-in-hisher-Career\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">26<\/span> Bonus: Top 5 Books a Salesperson Should Read at least Once in his\/her Career<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Wrap-Up\"><strong class=\"Wrap-Up\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">27<\/span> Wrap Up:<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>Everybody who is either doing a job or running a business needs some inspiration now and then. To get that inspiration, direction, and motivation we follow mentors on social media like Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn influencers. And when it comes to expert advice &amp; motivation, LinkedIn is the best place with over 400 million professionals sharing their stories &amp; lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>After spending around 70+ hours on LinkedIn, observing &amp; analyzing hundreds of profiles of Sales Influencers or Sales Gurus we have mindfully put together the list of 20+ Sales LinkedIn Influencers\/Gurus that you must follow in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without any further ado, let\u2019s jump right ahead to the list of Sales LinkedIn Influencers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"1-Gary-Vee\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/garyvaynerchuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">1. Gary Vee<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chairman of VaynerX, CEO of VaynerMedia, 5-Time NYT Bestselling Author<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Gary-Vaynerchuk_20_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Gary-Vaynerchuk linkedin \" class=\"wp-image-36742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Gary-Vaynerchuk_20_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Gary-Vaynerchuk_20_11zon-340x200.webp 340w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Gary-Vaynerchuk_20_11zon-900x530.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Gary-Vaynerchuk_20_11zon-768x452.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Gary-Vaynerchuk_20_11zon-150x88.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gary Vee is the influencer we all know &amp; follow at least on one social media platform. He shares his insights on entrepreneurship, managing social media, learning new things, and his social media handles can provide the ultimate motivation a salesperson is looking for. Gary is the CEO of Vayner Media, a full-service digital agency helping Fortune 500 companies to drive the best business outcomes using influencer marketing, class creativity, media &amp; much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"2-Steli-Efti\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/steliefti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2. Steli Efti<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CEO of Close.io (Elastic, Inc)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-Steli-Efti-_-LinkedIn-Google-Chrome-2018-06-27-11.37.54-1024x606.png\" alt=\"LinkedIn Influencers\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Steli Efti is mainly known for his selling skills and his attitude of never giving up on a prospect. He is the founder of Close.io which is a platform that helps you track all your sales activity &amp; the communication between your salesperson &amp; the&nbsp;prospect. Steli is the perfect influencer for a salesperson to follow if he wants to be the best. He actively writes blogs about cold calling, sales, inside sales &amp; everything related to sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"3-Tom-Hopkins\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tomhopkinssalestrainer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">3. Tom Hopkins<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speaker | Sales Trainer | Best-Selling Author | CE Curriculum Developer | Sales Skills that get Results!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hopkins_5_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Tom-Hopkins Linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hopkins_5_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hopkins_5_11zon-339x200.webp 339w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hopkins_5_11zon-900x532.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hopkins_5_11zon-768x454.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hopkins_5_11zon-150x89.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Hopkins is a speaker, sales trainer, and best-selling author of 18 books including How to Master the Art of Selling which has sold over 1.7 Million Copies worldwide. He has trained over 5 million students on 5 continents and is a recognized expert in the field of sales since 1974. He writes regularly on LinkedIn Pulse from where you get good insights into his brilliant mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"4-Jeb-Blount\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jebblount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">4. Jeb Blount<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CEO at Sales Gravy | Author | Keynote Speaker | Sales Acceleration Specialist<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2-Jeb-Blount-_-LinkedIn-Google-Chrome-2018-06-27-15.10.52-1024x599.png\" alt=\"LinkedIn Influencers\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeb Blount is a CEO of Sales Gravy where they advise top company executives on the influence of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills on sales, experience, leadership, customer acquisition and much more. He is the author of 9 books with his latest being \u201cObjections\u201d where it explains the art &amp; science of getting past No. He is amongst the top Sales Acceleration Specialist who can teach you a lot about sales and its insides out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"5-Jill-Konrath\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jillkonrath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">5. Jill Konrath<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keynote Speaker | Author of 4 Bestselling Sales Books | Selected by LinkedIn as #1 B2B Sales Expert to Follow<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jill-Konrath_1_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Jill-Konrath Linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jill-Konrath_1_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jill-Konrath_1_11zon-337x200.webp 337w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jill-Konrath_1_11zon-900x534.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jill-Konrath_1_11zon-768x456.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jill-Konrath_1_11zon-150x89.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jill is a Keynote speaker, author of 4 best-selling books on sales and is selected by LinkedIn as one of the best B2B sales experts to follow on LinkedIn. She has over 20+ years of experience in selling and she has been helping sales teams &amp; companies touch new highs with her mantra of \u201cMore Sales, Less Time.\u201d Her talks are engaging, informative, interactive, and your sales team will learn at least 2-3 sales tricks from her. Jill is a sales force you need in your LinkedIn feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"6-Mike-Weinberg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mikeweinberg2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">6. Mike Weinberg<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consultant | Speaker | Bestselling Author | Blunt, Practical, Powerful New Business Development &amp; Sales Management Help<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Mike-Weinberg_19_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Mike Weinberg linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Mike-Weinberg_19_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Mike-Weinberg_19_11zon-321x200.webp 321w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Mike-Weinberg_19_11zon-900x561.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Mike-Weinberg_19_11zon-768x479.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Mike-Weinberg_19_11zon-150x93.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Weinberg is the Consultant, Speaker &amp; the Author of the best-selling book named \u201cNew Sales. Simplified.\u201d His books simplify the new sales for a layman or a person who has just started his company and it also helps create high-performance sales teams. According to Mike, he provides blunt, practical, powerful sales and sales management help. So, if you are done with the jargons and want to learn Sales the simple way then Mike is your guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"7-Keenan\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jimkeenan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">7. Keenan<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Author | CEO A Sales Guy Consulting, Recruiting | Keynote Speaker | Forbes C-ontributor | Award Winning Blogger<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Keenan_6_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Keenan linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Keenan_6_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Keenan_6_11zon-339x200.webp 339w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Keenan_6_11zon-900x531.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Keenan_6_11zon-768x453.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Keenan_6_11zon-150x88.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keenan is the CEO of A Sales Guy, Consulting and Recruiting Firm which provides up to date sales consultation to companies for making a mark in their industry by achieving great sales. He has 15+ years of professional experience which he has shared in his book called \u201cNot Taught\u201d which teaches you how to be successful in this information-driven world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"8-Marc-Benioff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marcbenioff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">8. Marc Benioff<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CEO@Salesforce<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Marc-Benioff_11_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Marc Benioff linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Marc-Benioff_11_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Marc-Benioff_11_11zon-354x200.webp 354w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Marc-Benioff_11_11zon-900x509.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Marc-Benioff_11_11zon-768x434.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Marc-Benioff_11_11zon-150x85.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Marc Benioff is the co-founder &amp; CEO of the best CRM software out there, SalesForce. Before SalesForce, he worked for almost 13 years at database software giant, Oracle. SalesForce is the pioneer in hosting its software online rather than having it installed on the user\u2019s computers. He is recognized as \u201cBusiness Person of the Year\u201d, \u201cWorld\u2019s 25 Greatest Leaders\u201d and other bigger titles. He is a personality to follow when it comes to values, sales, marketing, and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"9-Matt-Heinz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mattheinz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">9. Matt Heinz<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">President, Heinz Marketing Inc, Keynote speaker, Author, Host of Sales Pipeline Radio<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Matt-Heinz_18_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Matt-Heinz linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Matt-Heinz_18_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Matt-Heinz_18_11zon-337x200.webp 337w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Matt-Heinz_18_11zon-900x534.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Matt-Heinz_18_11zon-768x456.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Matt-Heinz_18_11zon-150x89.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Heinz is the president &amp; founder of Heinz Marketing Inc where they provide services like demand generation, Inside sales effectiveness, content strategy and other verticals related to sales. He has over 15 years of experience in Marketing, Business Development, and Sales. Matt has held various positions in companies like Microsoft, The Boeing, The Seattle Mariners, etc. He, now, help his clients scale their sales, revenues and customer growth through different actionable plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"10-Kyle-Porter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kyleporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">10. Kyle Porter<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CEO of SalesLoft<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kyle-Porter_2_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Kyle-Porter linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kyle-Porter_2_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kyle-Porter_2_11zon-358x200.webp 358w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kyle-Porter_2_11zon-900x503.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kyle-Porter_2_11zon-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kyle-Porter_2_11zon-150x84.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyle Porter is the CEO of SalesLoft which is one of the leading sales enablement platforms where you can perfect your corporate &amp; sales communication. He is also a co-founder of B2B camp &amp; sports bar digital, a gaming and digital advertising business. He has over 10+ years of experience in entrepreneurship and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"11-Sean-Sheppard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/seansheppard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">11. Sean Sheppard<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Founder @ GrowthX &amp; GrowthX Academy | Entrepreneur | VC | #2 Sale Influencer | HuffPo Contributor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Sean-Sheppard_7_11zon.webp\" alt=\"sean sheppaard linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Sean-Sheppard_7_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Sean-Sheppard_7_11zon-335x200.webp 335w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Sean-Sheppard_7_11zon-900x538.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Sean-Sheppard_7_11zon-768x459.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-Sean-Sheppard_7_11zon-150x90.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sean is the founder of GrowthX &amp; GrowthX Academy which help companies grow through the capital, talent, and know how. He is one of the top sales LinkedIn influencers of all the time and he is a regular contributor to Huffington Post as well. Sean\u2019s 20+ years of experience has been classified into a proprietary market acceleration program and entrepreneurial sales training curriculum. A person new to the sales field can learn a lot from Sean and his LinkedIn feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"12-Lori-Richardson\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/scoremoresales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">12. Lori Richardson<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">B2B Sales Growth Strategist: People + pipeline; Women in Sales Advocate, #AAISP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Lori-Richardson_17_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Lori Richardson linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Lori-Richardson_17_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Lori-Richardson_17_11zon-340x200.webp 340w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Lori-Richardson_17_11zon-900x529.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Lori-Richardson_17_11zon-768x452.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Lori-Richardson_17_11zon-150x88.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lori Richarson\u2019s LinkedIn cover photo says she helps sales team with leads and leadership. She is the founder of a sales consulting firm which uses a scientific approach to data,&nbsp;tools, and right selling skills to help B2B companies&nbsp;skyrocket their sales. Lori knows her way around anything related to sales and her LinkedIn feed will make any salesperson\u2019s day easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"13-Aaron-Ross\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aaronross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">13. Aaron Ross<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dad of 9; Author \u201cFrom Impossible To Inevitable\u201d and \u201cPredictable Revenue\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aron-ross_.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aron-ross_.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aron-ross_-350x200.webp 350w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aron-ross_-768x439.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aron-ross_-150x86.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaron Ross identifies himself as a dad of 9 and an author of \u201cFrom Impossible to Inevitable\u201d and \u201cPredictable Revenue.\u201d His new book predictable revenue revolves around outbound sales and best practices of Salesforce.com. He also co-founded a software &amp; consulting firm named after his book \u201cPredictable Revenue\u201d where he consults companies to accelerate their outbound sales using the cold calling 2.0 outbound process which added $100mn in revenue at Salesforce.com. So, if you are a follower of Outbound sales then Aaron Ross is the perfect guy to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"14-Dharmesh-Shah\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dharmesh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">14. Dharmesh Shah<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Founder and CTO at HubSpot<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Dharmesh-Shah-_-LinkedIn_8_11zon.webp\" alt=\"dharmesh shah linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Dharmesh-Shah-_-LinkedIn_8_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Dharmesh-Shah-_-LinkedIn_8_11zon-358x200.webp 358w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Dharmesh-Shah-_-LinkedIn_8_11zon-900x503.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Dharmesh-Shah-_-LinkedIn_8_11zon-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Dharmesh-Shah-_-LinkedIn_8_11zon-150x84.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dharmesh Shah is the Co-founder &amp; CTO of HubSpot (best software for inbound marketing and sales) and he has also co-authored Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs. He is actively sharing his experience of inbound marketing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/inbound-outbound-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inbound sales<\/a>, entrepreneurship, startups and much more on his blog, OnStratups.com which has around 500,000 members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"15-Koka-Sexton\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kokasexton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">15. Koka Sexton<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Content Marketing at Slack |&nbsp;&nbsp;Social Selling | Startup Advisor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Koka-Sexton_12_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Koka-Sexton linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Koka-Sexton_12_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Koka-Sexton_12_11zon-341x200.webp 341w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Koka-Sexton_12_11zon-900x528.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Koka-Sexton_12_11zon-768x451.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2-Koka-Sexton_12_11zon-150x88.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/social-selling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social Selling<\/a> is the newest trend when it comes to sales and Koka\u2019s passion for social media when combined with his 10+ year sales experience gives you the exact skills needed for social selling. He guides people around the world through speaking engagements and customer training. Koka can add value to your LinkedIn feed where he shares his expertise in lead generation, customer engagement, seeking out new opportunities, social selling, social media expertise and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"16-Todd-Falcone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/toddfalcone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">16. Todd Falcone<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speaker, Trainer, and Coach to Top Network Marketing Professionals. Founder of TheFearlessNetworker.com<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Todd-Falcone_15_11zon.webp\" alt=\"todd falcone linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Todd-Falcone_15_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Todd-Falcone_15_11zon-340x200.webp 340w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Todd-Falcone_15_11zon-900x529.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Todd-Falcone_15_11zon-768x452.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Todd-Falcone_15_11zon-150x88.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Todd Falcone is the speaker &amp; trainer on our list. He is one of the most popular speakers &amp; trainer in the Network Marketing &amp; Direct Selling arena. Todd has an entrepreneurial experience of over 25 years and has been delivering standing ovation worthy speeches for the past 15 years. He says what needs to be said and is definitely worth having in your feed if you are a salesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"17-Mark-Hunter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/markhunter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">17. Mark Hunter<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keynote Sales Speaker \/ best-selling Author: High-Profit Prospecting \/ Helping You Find Better Prospects NOW<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mark-Hunter_4_11zon.webp\" alt=\"mark hunter linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mark-Hunter_4_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mark-Hunter_4_11zon-337x200.webp 337w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mark-Hunter_4_11zon-900x533.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mark-Hunter_4_11zon-768x455.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mark-Hunter_4_11zon-150x89.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Mark Hunter, Sales is the greatest profession and he loves to help solo salesperson, sales team or any startup to give a boost to their sales by strategizing and implementing prospecting sales strategies. Mark is the author of two books where he shares his 20 years of experience in sales field namely High-Profit Selling: Win the Sale Without Compromising on Price &amp; &nbsp;High-Profit Prospecting where he digs deeper into the importance of prospecting for successful sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"18-Juliana-Crispo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/julianacrispo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">18. Juliana Crispo<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ProvideHQ \u2013 Executive Search for pre-IPO SaaS companies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Juliana-Crispo_16_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Juliana Crispo linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Juliana-Crispo_16_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Juliana-Crispo_16_11zon-356x200.webp 356w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Juliana-Crispo_16_11zon-900x505.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Juliana-Crispo_16_11zon-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Juliana-Crispo_16_11zon-150x84.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Juliana\u2019s area of proficiency is in enterprise sales and her modern approach to this difficult to master area of sales has earned the attention of Forbes, Fortune, Huffington Post and more. She is the proud founder of Startup Sales Bootcamp, world\u2019s largest modern enterprise sales school, which has over 10,000 members till date. Juliana managed to get around 2k students for her sales school in just under 6 months. So, if you are an enterprise sales enthusiast then you know who to follow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"19-Trish-Bertuzzi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/trishbertuzzi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">19. Trish Bertuzzi<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Author of \u201cThe Sales Development Playbook,\u201d CEO of The Bridge Group, Inc. and Inside Sales Evangelist<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Trish-Bertuzzi_10_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Trish-Bertuzzi linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Trish-Bertuzzi_10_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Trish-Bertuzzi_10_11zon-339x200.webp 339w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Trish-Bertuzzi_10_11zon-900x532.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Trish-Bertuzzi_10_11zon-768x454.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Trish-Bertuzzi_10_11zon-150x89.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trish is the woman who knows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/inside-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inside sales model<\/a> the best. She is the CEO &amp; founder of The Bridge Group, Inc. which specializes in Inside Sales consultation and implementation. Trish is also the author of one of the most insightful sales book called \u201cThe Sales Development Playbook.\u201d She helps B2B companies to accelerate their sales and revenues using her expertise in sales &amp; inside sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"20-Jack-Kosakowski\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jackkosakowski1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">20. Jack Kosakowski<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Challenging The Sales Status Quo Through Education And Innovation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jack-Kosakowski_21_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Jack-Kosakowski linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jack-Kosakowski_21_11zon.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jack-Kosakowski_21_11zon-339x200.webp 339w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jack-Kosakowski_21_11zon-900x531.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jack-Kosakowski_21_11zon-768x453.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jack-Kosakowski_21_11zon-150x88.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jackkosakowski.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jack Kosakowski<\/a>&nbsp;can be your go-to influencer when it comes \u201cno fluff\u201d sales advice. He is the master of integrating social media into your sales process. He trains, consults, and help top b2b companies to execute the most sought social selling strategies. Jack is a published sales writer &amp; his work has been acknowledged by Forbes. You can add value to your LinkedIn profile by connecting or following this Sales Genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Updated-after-social-media-responses-we-got\">Updated after social media responses we got<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We want to thank&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/micadam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mic Adam<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jay-jensen-45b88686\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jay Jensen<\/a>. Due to their valuable words of suggestion, we were able to enhance the blog and add the influencers below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"21-Baschi-Sale\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/baschi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">21. Baschi Sale<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LinkedIn &amp; Social Selling Consulting | Personal &amp; Social Branding | Digital Sales Consulting &amp; Advisor at socialschweiz.ch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1_Baschi_SALE_Social_Selling_14_11zon.webp\" alt=\"1_Baschi_SALE_Social_Selling\" class=\"wp-image-36760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1_Baschi_SALE_Social_Selling_14_11zon.webp 648w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1_Baschi_SALE_Social_Selling_14_11zon-338x200.webp 338w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1_Baschi_SALE_Social_Selling_14_11zon-150x89.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Baschi sale is a LinkedIn and social selling consultant. His expertise lies in the field of personal and social branding. He also consultants people with their digital sales needs.&nbsp;In the last 6 years, his company has worked with and trained hundreds of entrepreneurs and salespeople to quickly and effectively create new sales opportunities with LinkedIn &amp; Social Selling. &nbsp;While he provides great sales support through his business, he also provides guidance and consultancy online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/template-for-linkedin-outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4 Templates for LinkedIn Outreach<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"22-Loic-Simon\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/loicsimonibm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">22. Loic Simon<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Founder of the #SocialSellingForum | SocialSelling and SalesTransformation | Keynote Speaker &amp; Consultant<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Loic_Simon_3_11zon.webp\" alt=\"Loic_Simon linkedin\" class=\"wp-image-36761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Loic_Simon_3_11zon.webp 648w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Loic_Simon_3_11zon-338x200.webp 338w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Loic_Simon_3_11zon-150x89.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Loic Simon is the founder of the Social Selling Forum, a keynote speaker and a consultant. He had dreamt of spreading the importance and generating a need of social transformation in organizations and has taken great steps to achieve it. He showed his wonderful intellect and strategic brain when he came up with the idea&nbsp;of \u201cSocial Selling Starter Packs\u201d helping people with smooth Social Selling pilot projects. A salesperson would have a lot to learn glancing through his feed and profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"23-James-Muir\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/puremuir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">23. James Muir<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VP Sales Western Region \u2013 ShiftWizard| Keynote Speaker | Author<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1_James_Muir___LinkedIn_-_Google_Chrome_2018-07-26_18.04.52_648x384.png\" alt=\"Linkedin Influencer James Muir\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>James Muir is as amazing of a writer as he is a sales professional. His informative LinkedIn articles include insights into many theories and principles of sales. A few articles that we personally liked are:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/how-long-does-take-make-1000-sales-calls-james-muir\/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_post_details%3Blq3k32JHQsGfS%2FEMTLHwoA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">how long does it take to make 1000 sales calls<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/which-prospecting-channels-have-best-conversion-sales-james-muir\/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_post_details%3Blq3k32JHQsGfS%2FEMTLHwoA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Which prospecting channels have The best conversion to&nbsp;sales<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/three-keys-sustained-motivation-sales-part-2-james-muir\/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_post_details%3Blq3k32JHQsGfS%2FEMTLHwoA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The three keys to sustained motivation in sales<\/a>. When you are curating and following people to learn and get motivated from, he\u2019s a must have in your list<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/sales-email-templates\/\">35+<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/sales-email-templates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong> Best Sales Email Templates To Close Deals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span id=\"For-the-humor-Sales-Humor\">For the humor: Sales_Humor<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To make your feed a little bit colorful, Sales Humor is an Instagram account that a salesperson must follow for their posts can make your day with their witty turn on everyday problems a salesperson faces while dealing with their boss and customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sales-Humor-@sales_humor-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos_13.webp\" alt=\"@sales_humor-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos  \" class=\"wp-image-36762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sales-Humor-@sales_humor-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos_13.webp 969w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sales-Humor-@sales_humor-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos_13-227x200.webp 227w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sales-Humor-@sales_humor-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos_13-699x615.webp 699w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sales-Humor-@sales_humor-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos_13-768x675.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.saleshandy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sales-Humor-@sales_humor-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos_13-150x132.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not everyone is a social media person, some of us will still choose a good book over scrolling through the endless feeds of LinkedIn, Instagram, or Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have thought of those salespeople as well where we have added a section of Top 5 Books a Salesperson should read at least once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s jump right ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Bonus-Top-5-Books-a-Salesperson-Should-Read-at-least-Once-in-hisher-Career\">Bonus: Top 5 Books a Salesperson Should Read at least Once in his\/her Career<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sales-Bible-New-Ultimate-Resource\/dp\/1118985818\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1530257331&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+sales+bible&amp;dpID=51y3QZ7tTQL&amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&amp;dpSrc=srch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Sales Bible: The Ultimate Sales Resource by Jeffrey Gitomer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Master-Art-Selling-Hopkins\/dp\/0446692743\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1530257370&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=how+to+master+the+art+of+selling+by+tom+hopkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">How to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/New-Sales-Simplified-Prospecting-Development\/dp\/0814431771\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1530257401&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=new+sales+simplified+by+mike+weinberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">New Sales. Simplified. by Mike Weinberg<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Raised-Myself-Failure-Success-Selling\/dp\/067179437X\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1530257425&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=How+I+Raised+Myself+From+Failure+to+Success+in+Selling+by+Frank+Bettger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling by Frank Bettger<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People\/dp\/0671027034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And this is not it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have something more in store for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are so many great personalities in the sales industry that we couldn\u2019t help but mention some of the other noticeable LinkedIn influencers in Sales Industry that you should follow on LinkedIn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kenkrogue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ken Krogue<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/annekeseley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Anneke Seley<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shanegibson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Shane Gibson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jonvferrara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">John Ferrara<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/josianefeigon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Josiane Feigon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jerryacuff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jerry Acuff<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tiborshanto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tibor Shanto<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nealschaffer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Neal Schaffer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joanneblackreferralsales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Joanne Black<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robertterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Robert Terson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Wrap-Up\">Wrap Up:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With more &amp; more time spent on social media these days, this article will help you keep your feed authentic and informative so that every minute of yours spend on social media can add value to your career or on the personal level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy following!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody who is either doing a job or running a business needs some inspiration now and then. 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