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Dream Outcomes with Adam Saad
Adam Saad, Founder and CTO of Tech Stack Advising, is passionate about dream outcomes. He says, “Goals are great. KPIs are good. But words matter. Dream outcomes should be on a different level.” Let’s dive in and learn all about the difference between standard goals and your dream outcomes. 1. Where to start? Divide and…
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Leadership Principles with Mike Cowguill
Mike Cowguill, Director of Consumer Engagement & Strategy at Capio, joins us on the most recent Contact Center KPI podcast episode to dive into leadership principles. Mike shares some valuable lessons he’s learned along the way and we promise they will help you become a better leader. 1. The most valuable thing a leader can…
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Service Level and Occupancy with Dan Smitley
Dan Smitley is a 20 year workforce management industry expert and knows the difference between focusing on both service level and occupancy can make versus just one of the two KPIs. It provides a baseline for both the customer experience and the agent experience. Without one, you can’t have the other. 1. Service level is the…
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Training and Coaching Your Contact Center Supervisors
One of the most important parts of a successful contact center is the leadership team. Training and coaching your contact center supervisors are just as important as the agents. Experts are constantly listing ways to help agents improve their performance, but supervisors are often forgotten about when it comes to creating a successful team. Education…
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Career Growth: From BDR to AE
The career path in SaaS sales is generally BDR to AE to Manager and/or Director of Sales to CRO (if your desire is to get that high in a sales org). Like any other career path, there are steps and milestones for each along the way. Today, we’re going to focus on the first two…
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Is Software Sales a Good Career in 2023?
Over the past couple of years, friends and family have expressed interest in learning more about how not only to break into software sales but also succeed in software sales. I can see why they are intrigued. The earning potential. The flexibility to work remotely. The career progression potential. And of course, the allure of…
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Q&A with Cole Ackerman, Director of Sales Development
Cole is the Director of Sales Development at Abstrakt! Cole lives and breathes sales and can have a conversation with anyone. From his SaaS sales experience at PandaDoc and OfficeSpace Software, he brings a creative approach to Abstrakt. Learn all about why he chose to join a startup and what motivates him to not only…
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Lose the Distractions & Get to Work
Taylor Stevens, Client Success Lead at NextPatient, joins us to talk about the transition to the startup world and how… The first piece of advice is communication. If you aren’t on the same page as your Founder(s), it makes your … Plus we talked all about how & when to grow your team …
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Starting from scratch & building your future
Making the decision to join an early-stage startup is already risky, but to join and build a thriving Customer Success function (with no CS background)… that’s bold. But that’s what Matt Hensler, Founder & Executive Consultant at inswing, did. He pivoted from marketing to customer success. However, his agency background of knowing how to provide…
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Making the Leap from Corporate to Startup
Taylor Stevens, Client Success Lead at NextPatient, joins us to talk about the transition to the startup world and how… The first piece of advice is communication. If you aren’t on the same page as your Founder(s), it makes your … Plus we talked all about how & when to grow your team …
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Building an Anti-Fragile Sales Team
We’ve broken this down into four sections. While you could easily add a lot more, this process needs to be simple otherwise you won’t stick to it. Just like your core values, you hire and fire based on your principles.
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Think like a Founder, it’s more powerful than you realize
Have you ever heard someone say “ownership mentality”? … It’s … Jen Spencer, CEO of SmartBug Media, joined us on The Startup Sidekick podcast to talk … explains the difference between the different stages of startups and where you might fit best based on your personality & work ethic.