CRO/CSO Dialpad, Dan O’Connell: Taking Risks and Running a Company
Dan O’Connell’s career is an impressive display of how hard work can catapult a person from the bottom of the sales hierarchy to the very top of business leadership.Having started as an account coordi...
9 Aug 202153min
CCO Figma, Amanda Kleha: The Strategies Behind Figma’s $10 Billion Valuation
When it comes to building a profitable business, Amanda Kleha has learned by doing. Amanda’s seven-year tenure in multiple senior marketing and sales positions at Zendesk saw the company make an IPO, ...
2 Aug 20211h 5min
CRO Okta, Steve Rowland: Identifying and Developing Future Business Leaders
When Steve Rowland studied at Texas A&M University to get his degree in engineering, he likely wouldn’t have expected that his career would shift into one of an extremely successful sales leader.Over ...
26 Jul 202147min
CRO Thrive, Renu Gupta: Building Positive Personal and Professional Habits
Take one look at Renu Gupta’s resume and it’s immediately clear that she is a talented — and successful — sales leader. With experience at companies such as Google, Dropbox and Slack, Renu has led lar...
19 Jul 202141min
SVP Sales at Iterable, Jan Zeman: Hiring and Coaching Successful Sales Talent
When Jan Zeman was hired as a sales development representative in the early 2000s, he had a unique background in management consulting and venture capital. Jan has since risen through the sales ranks,...
12 Jul 202147min
Chief Customer Officer at Xero, Rachael Powell: The Power of Positive Psychology: Creating Authentic Company Cultures
Not many people can say they’ve held leadership positions in marketing, sales, and HR during their business career. Well, maybe except for Rachael Powell, who has done all three and says it’s just her...
5 Jul 202151min
President of Sprout Social, Ryan Barretto: Establishing a Compelling Company Vision
Ryan Barretto knows all about what it takes to successfully scale a business.After an impressive 10-year career in sales leadership roles at Salesforce, Ryan took a role as SVP of Global Sales at Spro...
28 Jun 202148min
SVP Revenue at GitHub, Erica Anderson: Combining Top-Down and Bottom-Up Sales Motions
Erica Anderson had never carried a bag before she was promoted to Vice President of Worldwide Sales at GitHub in 2019. With a successful career as a sales operations leader under her belt, Erica has s...
21 Jun 202143min
