No Broke Months For Salespeople - How to Build Your Bench of Talent Before You Need It

Episode Date: September 24, 2025

What you’ll learn in this episodeWhy your business should always have backup talent readyThe 3 types of talent: potential, emerging, and provenWhy proven talent, though costly, is worth the investmentHow to evaluate a candidate’s record of successThe cultural fit questions to ask in every interviewWhy “if it’s not a hell yes, it’s not a yes” is the golden rule in hiring 👉 Don’t miss out! Sign up here:https://link.cpi-crm.com/widget/form/bJZ4NbRp6ZpSVgGoNb4j?notrack=truehttps://link.cpi-crm.com/widget/form/bJZ4NbRp6ZpSVgGoNb4j?notrack=truehttps://link.cpi-crm.com/widget/form/bJZ4NbRp6ZpSVgGoNb4j?notrack=trueShadow Hour Updates to get the latest updates and reminders for our Shadow Hour sessions. Stay informed, stay ahead!If you’re ready to lead a team where accountability feels empowering, coaching fuels growth, and high standards drive results, this is your next step.Teach to Sell gives you the exact tools to lead with influence, guide clients and teams with clarity, and build a sales business that consistently produces No Broke Months. Whether you're scaling a team or refining your leadership skills, this book will show you how to create trust, alignment, and success through transformational leadership.Preorder Teach to Sell today and start mastering the leadership skills that move people—and results—forward.https://www.nobrokemonths.com/teach-to-sell-preorder To find out more about Dan Rochon and the CPI Community, you can check these links:Website: No Broke MonthsPodcast: No Broke Months for Salespeople PodcastInstagram: @donrochonxFacebook: Dan RochonLinkedIn: Dan RochonTeach to Sell Preorder: Teach to Sell: Why Top Performers Never Sell – And What They Do Instead

And so when you're hiring, if it's not a hell yes, within the first week or two, it's not a yes. Welcome to the No Brope Months for Salespeople podcast, the ultimate destination for salespeople, business people, and entrepreneur. As you immerse yourself in this show, you'll discover the secrets to unlocking consistent and predictable income. We reveal the new way to persuade human behavior by mastering the art of the teach-to-sell method. Get ready to transform your approach. and achieve unparalleled success. In this episode of the No Broke Months for Sales People podcast, Dan Rochon shares why every business needs a strong bench of talent,

ready to step in when star players leave. From proven talent to emerging leaders, Dan explains how to spot potential, assess cultural fit, and build a team that can thrive no matter what changes come your way. My name is Dan Rochon. I'm the host of the No Broke Months podcast, which is a show for real estate agents to help you have No Broke Months. Thanks for joining me. Enjoy the show. Imagine your favorite football team, or maybe it's a different sport.

Regardless, they lose their star player. Maybe it's their quarterback. He's out for the rest of the season. Well, what happens to the team? So when this happens, do they crumble? Or do they thrive? Well, whether they crumble or they thrive, it's dependent on do they have a strong bench-up talented backups. Most NFL teams, they're going to thrive or at least they'll do the same

because they've got like a star player behind a star player behind a star player. So just like in football, your business needs a strong bench, a pool of talent that's ready to step in if someone leaves or they don't work out. So let me ask you this. If one of your top salespeople, if they quit today, are you ready? If the answer to that is no, it's time to build your bench. because the best teams on the field and off they always have their backups ready and so should you because you want to wait for an emergency

to recruit new talent, right? A business with a deep talent pool is stronger, more secure, and always in control. And without it, you're stuck scrambling, relying on luck instead of strategy. Once upon a time, I own a really rather large real estate brokers. I have about 150 or so

agents that worked for me with me. And I had a CEO that ran the company. Well, the CEO, her husband, got transferred, and so she needed to go relocate, which was unfortunate because she was doing really great within the company, strong, strong leader. And here's what happened when she left. I realized I had nobody to replace her. I remember giving a call to a colleague, another owner of a, you know, of a competitor that was a friend of mine.

And I asked him, I say, hey, who do you know that may be interested in a position and leadership. And this guy, his name was Bo, Bo gives me a list of names. And I remember I was sitting in my car and I started to like write them down on a little sticky note and then I ran out of space on the sticky note. And I had to grab an envelope that's right beside the seat. And I had to open up the envelope and I had a right on the inside of the envelope that he gave me so many names of, hey, I'm in relationship with this person and this person. Have you consider this person? What was the difference between Bo and myself at that time in our businesses. Bo had a thriving business and I had a good business. And the difference was, was

Bo was ready to have that talent step in in case if his star player stepped down or stepped out. So when you're hiring, you want to make sure that you're looking for success and you want to make sure that you have the success in the wings in multiple layers of your business. and I want you to consider as you hire asking yourself the question, is this person going to thrive in the role? Can they consistently hit their goals? Because if you can't confidently say yes to those questions, it's time to move on. And there's three types of talent that I want you to consider to be looking for.

Number one is potential talent. Now, these are people that have the right attitude, but they've not yet proven themselves. They're risky, but they might become future stars. They're more affordable. But again, you're taking a risk. Emergent talent. These are people that succeeded in a smaller role, and they bring less risk, and they're still going to stay affordable, but a little bit more expensive than the potential talent.

And then there's proven talent. They've done a job before. They bring an experience. They have fewer surprises, and they come at a higher cost. My recommendation, by the way, is always look for proven talent. It's going to cost you money, but I would rather pay one person 10x than five people. 2x because that proven talent is going to bring you far to be able to find the great talent whether it's proven or emerging or potential you want to be able

to follow a step-by-step process to find a great talent the first thing you want to do is you want to look at the record of success because history is the greatest predictor of the future so have they succeeded in the past whether if it's work or their personal life the success leaves patterns and so does failure And then as you look at that record of success, again, that's the number one thing that's going to indicate their future. You're going to be able to identify how are they going to relate to your culture? Do an initial interview by asking open-ended questions like, you know, what do you do outside of work? Make it casual.

And what are your long-term goals? Tell me about a challenge that you faced. How did you handle it? And as you're asking these questions in an informal, initial screening interview, conversation, You want to go ahead and pay attention to how they think and how they fit your culture. Look for specific examples as you ask those questions. So, for example, you say, well, tell me, you know, have you had challenges in work in the place? And they're going to say, yeah, I have challenges all the time.

And a lot of times they want to be general and vague. Well, tell me about a challenge. And they may say something like, well, when I have employees come to work and they're lay and that may be a challenge. And it's very, very general. You want to get deep. You want to say, well, tell me about a time that. somebody came in and they were late. What happened?

Describe to me the experience because that's going to be able to indicate, again, how they think, how they may relate to your culture. You may want to use a behavioral system, tools like this to help you understand if they're a natural leader, if they're detail-oriented, or maybe they're suited for another job. And in the end, as I've already mentioned, you always want to ask yourself every step of the process, are they going to succeed? Will they consistently hit their goals?

And if it's not a hell yes, it's not a yes. So as you build your bench of talent, remember, it's not just smart, it's essential. And the stronger that you build your bench, the more security business is going to be. And I want you to ask yourself a question. Are you ready to build yours? Hey there, No Broke Month's listener. I've got some exciting news. We just passed 375,000 downloads for the No Broke Months podcast.

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