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Every episode is an unscripted conversation between GTM leaders, experts and practitioners, discussing what is on the minds of executives, latest market trends, and SBI research and insights.
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Episode 1:
How to Operationalize AI in Sales Enablement
- Featuring Ray Makela & Kelly Lewis
- 19 Feb 26
- 33 min espisode
Key Insights:
- The onboarding evolution: A shift to modern tools is necessary because new hires expect interactive learning and faster paths to the field
- Nudge enablement: Enablement teams deliver bite-sized training directly into the daily workflow using messaging platforms to keep sellers updated
- Managerial coaching: AI role-play gives frontline leaders a dedicated space to practice difficult performance conversations and refine their critical thinking skills
- Personalized learning: AI allows organizations to cohort sellers by skill level and provide highly relevant materials tailored to individual needs
- The human connection: AI handles basic knowledge transfer, and this allows leaders to dedicate in-person meetings entirely to relationship building and emotional intelligence
Episode 1:
The Execution Gap: Elevating the Enablement Practitioner to Secure Revenue
- Featuring Ray Makela & Christopher Kingman
- 12 Feb 26
- 24 min espisode
Key Insights:
- The promotion fumble: A sudden shift into a leadership role without a comprehensive framework leads to a predictable failure.
- Practitioner-led curriculum: The CREP certification relies on field-tested standards from a diverse Academic Council to ensure practical application.
- Strategic execution: Enablement professionals must elevate their function to drive revenue goals and protect massive corporate investments.
Episode 1:
The "Seamless Handoff" Crisis: Killing the "Accidental Salesperson" to Secure NRR
- Featuring Ray Makela & Emilia D’Anzica
- 9 Feb 26
- 27 min espisode
Key Takeaways:
- The "Accidental" salesperson: Why expecting CS to drive revenue without "safe space" training creates a culture of fear and churn.
- Stop practicing on clients: The absurdity of passive learning and why role-playing with a cat is a symptom of broken enablement.
- The "Seamless Handoff" myth: How the friction between Sales and CS creates immediate distrust and forces customers to repeat themselves.
- Kill the SKO: Why the shift to an RKO is non-negotiable for unifying the commercial engine.
- Emotional intelligence is always better than artificial: Why you cannot "copy and paste" a customer journey from artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and the necessity of human emotion.
Episode 1:
Engineering SaaS Account Growth: Reversing NRR Decline with Telemetry
- Featuring Nick Toman, Dan Harmeson & Craig Riley
- 5 Feb 26
- 27 min espisode
Key Talking Points:
- The NRR crisis: Why 58% of companies are seeing retention slide despite best efforts.
- The "Usage Consistency" Metric: Why volatility is a better predictor of churn than volume.
- The six natural cohorts: Identifying the specific behavioral clusters from "Explorers" to "Strugglers."
- Engineering growth: How specific "growth features" drive customers into higher-value cohorts.
- Bridging the gap: Using telemetry signals to coordinate AM and CSM plays for expansion.
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