194. Frida Ahrenby, CMO, Rillion – From Zero to 10: How Frida Ahrenby Built a Lean, High-Output Marketing Team at Rillion

194. Frida Ahrenby, CMO, Rillion – From Zero to 10: How Frida Ahrenby Built a Lean, High-Output Marketing Team at Rillion

In this episode, we’re joined by Frida Ahrenby, CMO at Rillion, the AP automation platform expanding aggressively in the US with a new Austin hub. Frida breaks down how she rebuilt marketing from zero to a lean, 10-person, high-output team, starting with a performance+ops backbone, overhauling content/SEO, and leaning hard into field marketing for CFO buyers, while keeping creativity human in an AI-accelerated org.

We spoke with Frida about sequencing the first hires, structuring around three pods (Demand Gen incl. Field, Brand/Content/Design, Product & Customer Marketing), and using AI to multiply output without outsourcing originality. She shares how to avoid silos and title inflation, decide what must be owned in-house to truly own the number, and what it really takes to crack the US market from a European base.

Here are some of the key questions we address:

  • How do you build a lean, unsiloed marketing org that still scales output (and keeps standards high) with AI in the mix?

  • What’s the exact hiring sequence from a blank slate: why start with performance/ops, then content/SEO, then expand demand?

  • Own it in-house or outsource? A simple rule for speed, agility, and true metric ownership and when agencies still help.

  • Which marketing roles will compress vs. which remain decisively human in the AI era?

  • What skills win now: how to hire for smart, analytical, creative demand gen, and deeply curious content that drives revenue?

🎧 Tune in to hear how Frida designed a tighter, faster marketing engine and why cracking the US is a marathon you run with data, creativity, and relentless focus, not headcount.

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210. Jens Levin, Founder & CEO of Sitoo - No Overnight Success: 22 Years of Focus, Teamwork, and Playing the Long Game

210. Jens Levin, Founder & CEO of Sitoo - No Overnight Success: 22 Years of Focus, Teamwork, and Playing the Long Game

In this episode, we’re joined by Jens Levin, Founder & CEO of Sitoo, the retail SaaS platform powering in-store experiences for leading brands across the world. Today, Sitoo has 20M Euro in ARR, 40%+ ...

1 Apr 50min

209. Elena Verna, Growth at Lovable - How to Grow When Everyone Can Copy Your Product

209. Elena Verna, Growth at Lovable - How to Grow When Everyone Can Copy Your Product

In this episode, we’re joined by Elena Verna, growth expert and currently leading growth at Lovable, one of the fastest-growing companies in tech. Elena shares why the old growth playbooks are breakin...

26 Mars 1h 2min

208. Lisen Zethraeus, CMO at Stratsys - How to Make Your Experts the Face of Your Brand

208. Lisen Zethraeus, CMO at Stratsys - How to Make Your Experts the Face of Your Brand

In this episode, we’re joined by Lisen Zethraeus, CMO at Stratsys, to talk about how B2B SaaS companies can turn internal expertise into thought leadership that builds trust and creates demand. Strats...

19 Mars 50min

207. Adam Dorrell, CEO & Co-Founder of CustomerGaige - Founder-Led Sales vs Scaling: The Hard Transition Nobody Talks About

207. Adam Dorrell, CEO & Co-Founder of CustomerGaige - Founder-Led Sales vs Scaling: The Hard Transition Nobody Talks About

In this episode, we’re joined by Adam Dorrell, CEO & Co-Founder of CustomerGaige, for a candid conversation about one of the hardest founder transitions: when, and how, to step out of the sales seat w...

5 Mars 52min

206. Rahul Yadav, CEO of Paligo - The CEO Blueprint for High-Impact Executive Offsites

206. Rahul Yadav, CEO of Paligo - The CEO Blueprint for High-Impact Executive Offsites

In this episode, we sit down with Rahul Yadav, CEO of Paligo, for a practical conversation on leadership alignment - and how to run executive offsites that drive real clarity, trust, and follow-throug...

26 Feb 50min

205. Roeland Delrue, Co-Founder of Aikido Security - Why joining the buyer’s journey beats forcing MEDDICC-style sales processes

205. Roeland Delrue, Co-Founder of Aikido Security - Why joining the buyer’s journey beats forcing MEDDICC-style sales processes

In this episode, we’re joined by Roeland Delrue, Co-founder of Aikido Security, the fast-growing application security platform that just became a unicorn in under 4 years.  Roeland shares what it real...

28 Jan 55min

204. Madhav Bhandari - VP Marketing, Storylane - How to Win in a World of 150,000 SaaS Tools: Pattern Interruption is your real mote

204. Madhav Bhandari - VP Marketing, Storylane - How to Win in a World of 150,000 SaaS Tools: Pattern Interruption is your real mote

In this episode, we’re joined by Madhav Bhandari, VP Marketing at Storylane, the demo automation platform helping B2B teams show their product before prospects ever talk to sales. Storylane is a profi...

23 Jan 56min

203. Kate Sygrove, Director of CS & Support, Mouseflow - Speak CFO: How CS Leaders Earn an Equal Seat at the Table

203. Kate Sygrove, Director of CS & Support, Mouseflow - Speak CFO: How CS Leaders Earn an Equal Seat at the Table

In this episode, we’re joined by Kate Sygrove, Director of Customer Success at Mouseflow, the SaaS platform for website behavioral analytics. Mouseflow is a $10M+ ARR business with 3,500 customers, 51...

9 Jan 49min

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