• The Sales Compensation Show

  • By: Forma.ai
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The Sales Compensation Show

By: Forma.ai
  • Summary

  • Welcome to The Sales Compensation Show with Nabeil Alazzam! A podcast where we dive deep into the world of sales, incentives, and enterprise performance management in some of the most in-depth, data-driven conversations in the industry. Stay up to date on the research, advice and philosophies of leading experts, so you can drive your business forward in any economic environment.
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Episodes
  • Breaking the sales planning VS. comp silo: How Allstate Canada drives sales performance
    May 5 2025
    Brandon Farb—named one of the Top 50 Sales Comp Leaders to Watch in 2025—joins The Sales Compensation Show to unpack what happens when Sales Planning and Compensation operate as one unified, holistic function. As the leader of both teams at Allstate Canada, Brandon shares how this (often rare) structure drives agility, trust, and real results. From shifting to quarterly planning cycles to designing segmented comp plans that actually motivate, Brandon breaks down his data-driven, field-tested approach to building better sales performance. Whether you're redesigning comp, aligning GTM strategy, or just trying to simplify your payout logic—this episode is packed with insight.
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    52 mins
  • Inside Spotify's Global Sales Ops Machine: Forecasting, Compensation, and Growth at Scale
    Apr 21 2025
    Digital-first companies like Spotify thrive on data. And in the world of media and advertising, sales operations leaders must navigate shifting buyer preferences, regulatory changes, and the increasing role of AI—all while ensuring their teams are aligned for revenue success. Wade Jastremski, Head of Revenue Management & Forecasting at Spotify , sat down with us on The Sales Compensation Show to take you behind the scenes of one of the world’s most influential media platforms. From forecasting ad revenue across volatile global ad markets to building a comp structure that scales with Spotify’s ad-supported model, Wade shares how Sales Ops at Spotify balances speed, scale, and data precision. In this episode discover how Spotify triangulates forecasts with 96% accuracy, lessons from scaling Sales Ops in emerging and international markets, why Spotify centralized RevOps (and the impact), what Wade believes AI in Sales Ops actually requires as a pre-requisite, how he thinks about quota setting, and much more! Whether you're in SaaS, fintech, or media, this is a great conversation on operational excellence.
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    46 mins
  • More data more problems? The art & analytics of data-informed comp design
    Apr 4 2025
    What does it really mean to be data-informed in sales compensation? And what does jazz have to do with sales comp? In this episode, Kenny Smith, Sales Incentive Plan Design Lead at Red Hat, shares how to structure data, balance analytics with intuition, and design comp plans that align with strategy — not just statistics. Learn how to reframe metrics, guide stakeholder discussions, and operate as a true strategic advisor in your org.
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    1 hr and 7 mins

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