The RevOps Review

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Akanshsa Aggarwal, Senior Director of GTM Strategy and Ops at NetApp. They discuss how to learn from failure and reflect on your impact, as well as their time together at AWS. They also look at how to become an objective trusted partner and look at the objective data points to plan and advise strategically. They also discuss Akansha’s coaching experience in the neurodiverse community.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Max Maeder, CEO of Found HQ. They discuss how to build and scale systems and internal structures. They look into the consequences of working in silos and the importance of unifying teams and systems. They also discuss how to build a roadmap and a centralised org.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Jacki Leahy, Founder of Activate the Magic. They discussed her journey into RevOps, Jacki’s love of breaking and fixing things, and how she learned to operationalise processes. They also delved into how to construct and scale a team and build a GTM tech stack vs what she could unlock with capability.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Rob Jones, Creative Lead at RevPartners. They discuss how to define your core personas, ICP and product market fit. They also look into how RevOps as a service can add value and the crucial metrics you need to track for your marketing function, including the importance of dark social. Finally, they cover why your CRM should be a product, not a project.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Matthew Volm, CEO of The RevOps Co-Op community. They discussed the upcoming trends within the RevOps space, including the shift in attention towards the post-sales side of operations and customer success. They also covered how AI will speed up processes and efficiency, especially when implementing new tools. Finally, they look at what resources revenue operators are looking for and how they can work better and faster rather than reinventing the wheel.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Cody Kimball, Senior Director or Revenue Operations and Analytics at Entrata. They discussed how to improve operational efficiency and automate intelligence and the need to be strategic and intentional with decisions. They also spoke about the cost of bad and stale data and the difference between a single source of truth vs systems of record. Finally, they looked at restrictive insights and guiding GTM strategy with data.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Timothy Hughes, author of ‘Smarketing’ and CEO of DLA Ignite, to discuss collaboration and alignment. They cover the sales and handoff process, how to measure success and ratios. They also discuss the power of social media, the dark funnel and leading indicators.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Chris Fezza, CEO of Operatus. They discuss the metrics that matter, the importance of establishing a robust data structure and the impact of AI in RevOps. They also talk about how to be more strategic with your decisions, the quote to cash process and how to prioritise your budget.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Jen Bergren, a course creator and instructor. They delve into the RevOps community and how to find resources, from courses to newsletters. They also discuss which tools can be used to document your processes and touch on what role AI can play with creating chatbots.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Mallory Lee, Vice President of Operations at Nylas. Mallory delves into her experience in marketing ops and how RevOps can enhance alignment and provide a unified vision. She and Jeff cover the customer journey and the data you need to understand personas. They also discuss the importance of product usage information and customer retention.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Eddie Reynolds, CEO and Revenue Operations Strategy Consultant at Union Square Consulting, to talk about why RevOps is needed as a strategic function. They discuss how RevOps can help fix undocumented and broken GTM and sales processes. They also talk about the sales assembly line, the need to improve prospecting and how companies need to go beyond just throwing bodies at a problem. They explain how RevOps can offer a more targeted and strategic approach.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Sam Sutton-Reid, Director of Revenue Operations at Pearson, to discuss which skills you need as a revenue operator. They discuss how previous experience in sales roles adds a level of empathy and understanding to the role and what it takes to be a leader in RevOps. They also touch on the RevOps continuum and how AI will impact the RevOps workforce.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Cliff Simon, Chief Revenue Officer at Carabiner Group, to discuss all things data. They discuss how to use data to drive insights and the importance of data governance and a robust data infrastructure. They also highlight why data hygiene is integral and how companies can leverage intent data and various data sets.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Caterina Torres to discuss all things customer success. They talk about the different approaches with high-touch and low-touch customers and how why collaboration between customer success and sales is paramount. They also discuss how to set the right customer success metrics, feedback loops and ARR.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Anastasiia Binns, Head of Revenue Operations at Semble to discuss how to prioritise and categorise problems in RevOps. They delve into the importance of quick wins and building relationships and credibility within the org. They also talk about why you should pick your battles and how to decipher what is actually broken.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Ping Del Giudice, VP of Revenue Operations at Leapsome, to discuss the single source of truth. They talk about the importance of data visibility, accuracy and dashboards. They also delve into how to map out your buyer's journey and develop a roadmap with consistent definitions and metrics. On top of this, they discuss the importance of data-driven decision-making and one-way and two-way doors.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Haris Odobasic, Co-Founder of Revenue Wizards to talk about customer health and success. They discuss the importance of customer health scores and product signals. They also talk about how to prevent churn, drive upsell understand usage data.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Shantanu Shekhar, the Head of EMEA Customer Sales at Gong, to discuss how to improve and optimise operational efficiency. They cover the annual planning process, unit economics and how to test ratios. They also discuss improving processes and tech stacks to save time and resources.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Jeff Cullimore, the Senior Manager of Marketing Operations at Coalition, Inc. They discussed how marketing operations fits into RevOps as a whole and the importance of working and communicating as one single organisation. As well as this, they delve into how to become a strategic advisor, prioritise team goals and communicate impact. They also covered the importance of data literacy within marketing analytics.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Sam McManus, a GTM Strategy and Operations Director at Capital One, to talk about one-way and two-way doors in RevOps. They discuss how to categorise, define and differentiate between the two. They also talk about how to build a RevOps team, the importance of specialisation and data-driven decision-making.