Everyone's in Sales, and Everyone can Get Better at Selling with Lex Friedman
Entrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Lex Friedman spent fifteen years on the business side of podcasting as a cofounder and chief revenue officer. He's been acquired five times and now runs a revenue growth consultancy.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. You don't build to sell, you build to be great. Focus on creating something valuable and the acquisitions will follow.
2. Sales isn't sleazy when you're honest. Be human, be transparent, and price based on value to build lasting trust.
3. Business is personal. Remembering the human side of every deal, decision, and discussion is the key to meaningful success.
Visit Lex's website and learn more about growing revenue or navigating sales - Lex Friedman Consulting
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Light that Spark Fire Nation, JLD here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire, brought to you by |
| 0:07.3 | high level. |
| 0:08.1 | It's time to take your agency to the next level. |
| 0:11.3 | Today we'll be breaking down how everyone's in sales and everyone can get better at selling. |
| 0:15.1 | To draw these value bombs that are brought to Lex Friedman into EO Fire Studios, Lex spent |
| 0:18.8 | 15 years on the business side of podcasting as a co-founder |
| 0:21.6 | and chief revenue officer. He's been acquired five times and now runs a revenue growth |
| 0:26.5 | consultancy. And we're going to talk about the secret to five acquisitions, how podcastings |
| 0:32.5 | become very commercialized, but you can still make money. We're going to talk about sales, |
| 0:37.0 | how to get better at that, and consultants. |
| 0:39.7 | We'll talk about the details when it comes to consultants and so much more. |
| 0:43.9 | And the big thing for sponsoring today's episode goes to Lex and our sponsors. |
| 0:48.6 | Fire Nation, stop putting off launching your website or business. |
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| 1:15.7 | And when you sign up at high-levelfire.com, |
| 1:18.6 | you get a 30-day free trial, plus my exclusive bonus stack that includes weekly office hours |
| 1:23.3 | with me and much more. |
| 1:24.9 | Visit high-levelfire.com. |
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