About
B2B Sales Leader with a proven track record of building and guiding sales teams to…
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Contributions
Activity
Experience
Education
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Kean University
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Activities and Societies: Varsity Wrestling WKNJ 90.3 FM Cougar Radio - DJ Performing Arts Dept, Front of House Epsilon Epsilon Omega Honor Society
Volunteer Experience
Publications
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The ABC Book of Professional Selling
Book: Amazon Publishing
"The ABC Book of Professional Selling" is a captivating and unique children's book that bridges the gap between your thriving sales career and your little ones' curiosity.
"The ABC Book of Professional Selling" takes your child on a delightful journey through the world of professional B2B selling, using lively illustrations and engaging rhymes to make learning about the fundamental principles of sales an absolute joy.
This book is not just for children, but, also for rookies…"The ABC Book of Professional Selling" is a captivating and unique children's book that bridges the gap between your thriving sales career and your little ones' curiosity.
"The ABC Book of Professional Selling" takes your child on a delightful journey through the world of professional B2B selling, using lively illustrations and engaging rhymes to make learning about the fundamental principles of sales an absolute joy.
This book is not just for children, but, also for rookies, newcomers, and interns looking to grasp the core selling principles in an entertaining way. -
How To Create A Winning Culture
InsideSales.Com Blog Post
Tom Whalen talks about what makes a winning culture.
Winning Culture Definition: A term used to describe a company culture where there’s mutual trust between the team leader and members. This positive culture encourages open communication, teamwork, and can be a source of motivation for employees because they feel they’re part of the team. -
AA-ISP Sales Training: "Finding Mr. or Ms. Right"
American Association of Inside Sales Professionals - Frontline Friday Webinar Series
One of the hardest Frontline obstacles to overcome is getting past the screener and finding the right person to sell to. In this Frontline Friday, Tom Whalen, Director of Inside Sales at McKesson, discusses tips for getting to the decision maker.
Courses
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LinkedIn Learning: Embracing Change
Completed: 1/5/2017
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LinkedIn Learning: Inside Sales
Completed on 2/7/2017
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LinkedIn Learning: Managing Globally
Completed: 5/15/2018
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LinkedIn Learning: Selling to the C-Suite
Completed: 7/30/2019
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LinkedIn Learning: Stepping Up Your Webcam Video Presence
Completed: 2/9/2021
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LinkedIn Learning: Video Marketing for Personal and Brand Pages
Completed: 6/18/2018
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Zenger - Folkman: The Extraordinary Leader
Completed: 7/30/2017
Projects
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The LinkedIn Easy Peasy Podcast with Guest Tom Whalen
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Wondering how companies can and should be leveraging LinkedIn to its fullest potential?
In this LinkedIn Live, Tom Whalen and I will dive into the valuable ways companies can use LinkedIn to enhance their success. We will explore how LinkedIn can be a powerful tool for recruiting top talent, recognizing the achievements of your team members or collaborators, and maintaining strong connections with employees, customers and clients.Other creators -
Med-TeXperts Podcast -- with Guest Tom Whalen
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For anyone in medtech remotely thinking about engaging an inside sales strategy, our latest Med-TeXperts podcast is a must listen as we have the legends of medtech inside sales sharing their secrets: Mike Sperduti and Tom Whalen. Tom has successfully built one of the largest inside sales enterprises for one of healthcare's marquee companies and he's offering his keys to success! Please take the time to listen in!
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"The Cargo Magro Show" -- Podcast with Guest Tom Whalen
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Tom Whalen speaks to Margo “CargoMargo” Waldie about how you can define your company’s value to differentiate your offering and increase your sales revenue.
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High-Tech Freedom Podcast with Guest Tom Whalen
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Inside sales expert Tom Whalen discussed his career progression over the past 20+ years. Tom has been leading B2B sales teams for Fortune 500 companies since 2000. As a mentor and coach, he has trained countless sales professionals, many who are now leading winning sales teams of their own. Listen to how he got there and how you can too.
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Get Real Show Podcast with Guest Tom Whalen
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Tom Whalen gets REAL about how Remote Selling is changing the business landscape.
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Interview with Tom Whalen discusses managing your staff effectively with a 4-point criteria
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In this short video interview, Peter Strohkorb discusses with Tom Whalen how to manage your staff effectively, using just four criteria. Tom is a 20-year inside sales veteran with A LOT of experience worth listening to about to effectively lead a sales team
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Interview with Tom Whalen: How many calls should your BDR make?
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An insightful interview with Inside Sales veteran of 20 years Tom Whalen and Buyer-Focused Sales Process Specialist Peter Strohkorb.- Together, they answer the perennial question "How many calls should a BDR make per day?"
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Trust Enablement Newsletter (June 2022): Contributor
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Timely Sales Tips From Across The Globe (June 2022)Throughout the month of June, we reached out to people in sales roles to ask them for their best B2B sales tips right now. Tom Whalen was one of our contributors.
We received some great ideas. We found it fascinating that several people shared similar ideas, but decided to share each tip. Sometimes, seeing the same idea from multiple people resonates even more. -
Tomorrow's Leader Podcast Spotlight on Healthcare Sales Leader Tom Whalen
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Tom Whalen of McKesson speaks with John Laurito, about his Sales Leadership role in the highly competitive healthcare distribution industry. As a mentor and coach, Tom has trained countless sales professionals. Over the years, he's hired many first-time salespeople. Most have successful selling careers today and some are now leading winning sales teams of their own.
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Hey Sales People! Podcast: Guest
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"Becoming a Student of Leadership With Tom Whalen" -- In this episode, Tom talks to Jeremey Donovan about maintaining office culture while working remotely and how to effectively manage teams in a large company.
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True Confessions of a Sales Leader Podcast: Guest
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In this episode of “True Confessions of a Sales Leader,” we discover how sales organizations like yours can successfully onboard a team remotely. Our guest is Tom Whalen, director of inside sales at McKesson, who provides first-hand experience of how his team has accomplished this. Tom joins Scott Olsen, founder of the Olsen Group, and Gary Brashear, managing partner of the Olsen Group.
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The Sales Evangelist Podcast: Guest
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The Sales Evangelist Donald Kelly spends some time with Tom Whalen to discuss Three Tips To Win Back Lost Customers.
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B2B Revenue Leadership Podcast: Guest
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Brian G. Burns talks to Tom about "How to Build-Out a World-Class Inside Sales Team & Win!"
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Knuckle Dragging Sales Podcast: Guest
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, I had the opportunity to speak with Tom Whalen. This was a very interesting conversation, because Tom has so much experience on both the sales and management sides of the healthcare industry. Tom is very adamant about training employees properly and spending time to empower them. He offers a lot of great pieces of advice when it comes to building successful sales teams.
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Sales Secrets Podcast: Guest
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Culture is not just important it is imperative to win. Some leaders pass culture off as something soft and not important and those leaders unfortunately have to learn the hard way. Great leaders recognize the value of their people and put them first. The problem is most leaders don't the best way to build a culture and so they find themselves struggling to create an environment where people want to be. In this episode, Tom Whalen, Dir of Inside Sales at McKesson, talks about his secrets to…
Culture is not just important it is imperative to win. Some leaders pass culture off as something soft and not important and those leaders unfortunately have to learn the hard way. Great leaders recognize the value of their people and put them first. The problem is most leaders don't the best way to build a culture and so they find themselves struggling to create an environment where people want to be. In this episode, Tom Whalen, Dir of Inside Sales at McKesson, talks about his secrets to building culture and what he found works.
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AA-ISP Inside Sales Radio Monday Morning Sales Minute: Guest
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This week in the AA-ISP Inside Sales Studio, Bob Perkins is joined by Tom Whalen, Director of Inside Sales at McKesson who shares tips and ideas around ways to engage your sales teams!
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Honors & Awards
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Drive Award Winner - EC Senior Leader
McKesson
Highest Performing Sales Segment in Preferred Supplier Sales Year Over Year Sales Growth.
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Courage Award - Extended Care
McKesson Medical-Surigal
Executing relocation hub strategy. Relocate and rebuild Moorestown, New Jersey Sales Team in Richmond, Virginia while leading team to exceed FY21 Sales and GP % annual targets.
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ILEAD Leadership Award
McKesson Medical Surgical
ILEAD (Inspire, Leverage, Execute, Advance, Develop) Leadership Award
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EC Sales Leader of the Year
McKesson Medical-Surgical
Award for Top Leader Sales Segment Performance
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President's Club
McKesson Medical-Surgical
McKesson Medical-Surgical Highest Sales Honor
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EC Sales Leader of the Year
McKesson Medical-Surgical
Award for Top Leader Sales Segment Performance
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President's Club
McKesson Medical-Surgical
McKesson Medical-Surgical Highest Sales Honor
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Annual Sales Achievement Award (s)
Key Equipment Finance
Annual Award Given for Exceeding Business Plan. Achieved Award: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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Million Dollar Club President’s Circle Award
Key Equipment Finance
KEF Sales Award for Top Sales Performance in Business Segment
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President's Customer Advocate Award
Compaq Computer
Recognition presented by President & CEO of Compaq Computer Michael Capellas for consistently exceeding Channel Partner Expectations.
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Gold Quest Sales Award
Hewett-Packard Enterprise
Hewlett-Packard's Top Sales Honor Awarded to the Top 2% of Hewlett-Packard's Global Salesforce
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Gold Quest Sales Award
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
HP's Top Sales Honor Awarded to the Top 2% of Hewlett-Packard's Global Salesforce
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Pinnacle Sales Award (s)
Compaq Computer, Inc.
Annual Award Given for Exceeding Business Plan. Achieved Award: 1998, 1999, 2000
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Standing Ovation Award - SMB
Compaq Financial Services
Award for Highest Sales Performance - SMB Segment
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