Business
Having worked for media giants Newsweek, Bloomberg and CNBC, John Pentin has had an amazing career and a fun-filled life. Now Head of Sales at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council, he connects the world's most powerful and influential business leaders to share ideas and discuss issues shaping the future. His sales career started at 19 when his father kicked him out of the house, telling him to come back later when he’d found a job. After a day in the pub, he got a job from a call on the journey home though only because the first-choice candidate dropped out. That stroke of luck opened a door into sales that changed his life. In this episode, John shares stories from a life well-lived, full of interesting people, fascinating work and some great weekends away! *Series 1 of our podcast - Episodes 1-24 - was branded differently and so might initially confuse you if you start listening anytime from March 2021. A quick explanation for you: the first series was based on the bestselling book of our company founder, Paul Owen: SECRET SKILL. HIDDEN CAREER. The premise of the book and podcast series 1 is this: 3.5 million Brits work in sales and almost every job requires sales skills at times, yet we don’t teach people how to sell. Not only do we fail to teach it but we fail to introduce it as a business skill, a life skill or a career because our culture considers sales a dirty word. Based on a bestselling book, this podcast shatters the myths around sales and introduces everyone to sales as a skill to use in business and in life, and to consider it as a potential career. For series 2, the podcast was re-branded to better reflect future content around sales leadership and how it enables you to grow your business.*