Abstract Essay, in its fifth season, features John Lester as a distinguished guest, exploring the timeless principle: “Nothing happens until someone sells something.” In this incisive conversation, John unpacks the foundational role of sales in entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic momentum. He reframes selling not as persuasion or pressure, but as value articulation—clearly communicating solutions that solve real problems. Listeners will gain insight into mindset, positioning, trust-building, and the psychology behind influence and decision-making. This episode delivers a strategic examination of how revenue generation is not merely a business function, but the engine that activates ideas, sustains organizations, and transforms vision into measurable results. cover art

Abstract Essay, in its fifth season, features John Lester as a distinguished guest, exploring the timeless principle: “Nothing happens until someone sells something.” In this incisive conversation, John unpacks the foundational role of sales in entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic momentum. He reframes selling not as persuasion or pressure, but as value articulation—clearly communicating solutions that solve real problems. Listeners will gain insight into mindset, positioning, trust-building, and the psychology behind influence and decision-making. This episode delivers a strategic examination of how revenue generation is not merely a business function, but the engine that activates ideas, sustains organizations, and transforms vision into measurable results.

Abstract Essay, in its fifth season, features John Lester as a distinguished guest, exploring the timeless principle: “Nothing happens until someone sells something.” In this incisive conversation, John unpacks the foundational role of sales in entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic momentum. He reframes selling not as persuasion or pressure, but as value articulation—clearly communicating solutions that solve real problems. Listeners will gain insight into mindset, positioning, trust-building, and the psychology behind influence and decision-making. This episode delivers a strategic examination of how revenue generation is not merely a business function, but the engine that activates ideas, sustains organizations, and transforms vision into measurable results.

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John Lester

Nothing happens until someone sell something.

Most small business owners didn’t start their company to sell. Yet revenue depends on it.

Some fear sales and avoid it. Others are in the fog — no process, just guesswork. A few can sell, but friction drags their cycles out too long. I’ve worked with all three.

After 40+ years in sales leadership, I built the Sustainable Sales System (S3) — a psychology-driven framework that makes sales honest, repeatable, and effective.

On podcasts, I clear away outdated sales myths and show owners how to:

Reframe sales from “pushy” to service-driven.

Replace randomness with a repeatable process.

Create quick early wins that shorten cycles and build confidence.

Listeners leave with clarity, practical tools, and the relief of knowing sales doesn’t have to feel random or sleazy.


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