The Sales History Podcast
by Todd Caponi
August 7, 2025 3:00 pm
Bringing the incredible (and sometimes strange) brains from the profession of sales’ past to the 2020’s – from Todd Caponi, author of The Transparency Sale & The Transparent Sales Leader.
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