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Hunter Lopatin Introduces REPS

Hunter Lopatin introduces REPS, a MarketScale show for early-career sellers, college students, and recent graduates. Watch the introduction on YouTube, then explore conversations with Dr. Tim Butler and Mike O’Neil.

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Hunter Lopatin Introduces REPS

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Explore Dr. Tim Butler’s conversation about listening, curiosity, discovery and practice.

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Watch a conversation, choose an idea, try it, and ask for feedback.

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Explore Mike O’Neil’s conversation about customer fit and resilience.

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Where sellers are made

Hunter Lopatin introduces REPS, a MarketScale show for early-career sellers. Start with this 95-second introduction, then explore the full conversations with sales educators and working practitioners.

The show is built for college students, recent graduates and sales reps in their first few years. Its focus is practical: learning from people who have done the work and finding a useful next step to try yourself.

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Dr. Tim Butler on what makes someone good at sales: listening, curiosity, discovery and practice.

Mike O’Neil on the 90-day window that changed his career: customer fit, resilience and the next useful action.

Make the show part of your practice

Watch one conversation. Choose one idea. Try it in a roleplay or a customer conversation, then ask for feedback. Return to the REPS hub for episode notes and to follow the show.

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REPS Shorts: Seven Clips for Your Next Sales Move

REPS Shorts: Seven Clips for Your Next Sales Move

REPS Shorts is a curated collection of seven short video clips covering practical sales topics, from interview preparation and handling rejection to discovery and getting hired. Each clip is paired with a reflection prompt to help sales professionals and first-time reps apply the lessons to their next call or practice session.

  • 01Use specific personal examples in sales interviews rather than generic lists of strengths
  • 02Ask whether you’re understanding the buyer’s situation or steering every answer to your product
  • 03The best way to get hired in sales is not by applying, but by making your interest specific and easier for hiring managers to understand

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REPS Field Notes #001: Your Next Rep Could Change Everything

REPS Field Notes #001: Your Next Rep Could Change Everything

REPS Field Notes #001 is a sales coaching digest that emphasizes finding customer problems before pitching, listening effectively to earn credibility, and practicing discovery through structured roleplay. The issue features Mike O'Neil's 90-day sales turnaround story and Dr. Tim Butler's insights on curiosity-driven selling.

  • 01Find customers with the problem your offer solves before crafting your pitch; write the problem in their words first
  • 02Effective sales requires genuine curiosity and listening, not outgoing personality; follow-up questions should respond to what was actually said, not just advance your agenda
  • 03Practice the five-minute discovery drill with a colleague to build one better behavior: ask what they want to improve, ask two follow-up questions, summarize and confirm, then ask for feedback

Oct 28, 2026

Talk Less. Sell Better: Dr. Tim Butler on REPS

Talk Less. Sell Better: Dr. Tim Butler on REPS

Dr. Tim Butler discusses how listening, curiosity, and strong questioning skills—not just confidence—form the foundation of effective selling. The episode emphasizes discovery-focused conversations before pitching and highlights how roleplay and deliberate practice build seller confidence.

  • 01Successful sales skills go beyond personality traits.
  • 02Listening and better questions help move discovery toward next steps.
  • 03Effective selling puts listening and better questions at the center.

Oct 28, 2026

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