The B2B Revenue Executive Experience

So many companies start out with the goal of going public and hitting it big. But, unfortunately, for many of them, a successful exit via a merger or purchase is far more likely. We wondered: What are the best strategies to position your company as the go-to-market leader during an M&A process? To help us with this today, we have Aron Bohlig, Managing Partner at ComCap. Aron is a global digital media executive with vast experience in both startups and multinational corporations. He has achieved significant milestones as an advisor and operational executive across the US, Europe, and Asia. Aron is also the Co-Author of the book “Mastering Technical Sales: The Sales Engineer's Handbook.”

When you do something innovative and extraordinary, you go from 0 to 1. While you might not become the next Apple or Amazon, we decided to gather the top insights to take your business to the next level. So, we asked: What are some of the most effective go-to-market strategies for startups going from early days to scaling up their business? To help us with this today, we have Rags Gupta, Operating Partner at Hyperplane. Rags is also the Chief Growth Officer at Butlr, entrepreneur and operator at five startups over the past 20 years, including one IPO and one acquisition. In 2021, Rags published his book One to Ten: Finding Your Way from Startup to Scaleup.

Revenue growth is a key priority for organizations. Now, let's say you're taking over a revenue team. Where do you start? Or, in other words... How should a new revenue leader inheriting an existing team with predefined goals determine what that revenue engine should look like, from hiring to structure and processes? To help us with this today, we have George Eliopoulos, Chief Commercial Officer at Zip Co. George is an ambitious business executive with a proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams that achieve strong financial and operational results. Previously, he was Head of Sales at Pagaya, Chief Revenue Officer at Onbe, Head of Large Enterprise Sales at PayPal, and Head of Enterprise and SMB Sales at Braintree.

Organizations are constantly seeking ways to increase their revenue and achieve sustainable growth. However, scaling revenue requires a strategic approach that goes beyond traditional sales tactics. Therefore, we wanted to find out: What are the top sales strategies for effectively scaling your revenue? To help us with this today, we have Greg Nutter, Best-Selling Author of P3 Selling. Greg brings over 25 years of experience in sales, marketing, channel management, and consulting, mainly in manufacturing, distribution, services, and technology. He has been the Principal Consultant at Soloquent for nearly 20 years. Some of his past roles include Executive Director of Channel Performance Programs at Miller Heiman, Senior Director of North America at Channel Enablers, Vice President of Americas at Lascom Solutions, and Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Solimar Systems.

Have you ever dreamt of starting a global company but are unsure where to begin? Or maybe you're struggling to keep your remote team connected and productive. The question is: How do you launch a successful startup, target the perfect niche market, and navigate the complexities of remote work without losing the human touch? To help us with this today, we have Brett Martin, Co-Founder/ Investor at Charge Ventures and Kumospace. He delves into the secret sauce for SaaS companies and how to integrate a sales team into a PLG strategy for maximum growth. Brett is an entrepreneur, angel investor, pragmatist, and optimist. Having spent most of his career in the startup trenches, he now focuses on supporting other entrepreneurs as Managing Partner of a small seed-stage venture fund: Charge Ventures. Charge is a NYC-based pre-seed/seed stage venture fund. They invest 200-500k at the earliest stages of company formation and then help founders take things from 0 to 1.

Sales is hard right now. Sales cycles have lengthened by 40% since 2020. Fewer reps are achieving their quota in tech. So the question is: What are some strategies to help you stand out from the crowd? To give us some insight into this question, we have Jason Bay, Founder and CEO of Outbound Squad, who aims to improve the skills of world-class sales teams with training courses and coaching. Jason has worked with clients such as Gong, Medallia, Zoom, Rippling to increase qualified meetings, qualified demos, and meetings landed by cold outreach.

Winning in sales today requires more than persuasive skills and product knowledge to succeed. Experienced businesses have learned this the hard way. But what if you're just at the beginning of your sales journey? If you were to establish a sales organization from the ground up, what beliefs, mindset, and behaviors would create a customer-first culture and a highly successful selling motion? To help us with this today, we have John Westman, VP of Project Management at Citius Pharmaceuticals. John is also an Instructor at the Harvard Division of Continuing Education, where he designed and now teaches Professional Selling and Sales Management. With years of experience at companies like Fresenius Medical Care, NxStage Medical, PharMetrics (acquired by IMSHealth), Decision Resources, UROMED, and Baxter Healthcare, John brings a wealth of knowledge to his students.

Sales is a high-pressure job that often involves stepping out of your comfort zone and facing imposter syndrome. To thrive, you need to develop a strong emotional muscle. The question is: How does emotional fitness relate to our performance under pressure and our long-term resilience in sales? To help us with this today, we have Ben Drakes, Founder and CEO of Ben Drakes University. With an average deal size of over $150m, Ben held sales roles at Computacenter, Capita, and Serco for over 15 years. Today, Ben helps sales professionals perform at their best without sacrificing their physical or emotional well-being.

Traditionally, sales and marketing have operated independently, often resulting in miscommunication, wasted resources, and missed opportunities. But things start changing with a little help from AI. How can generative AI align B2B marketing and sales teams for revenue growth in 2024? To help us with this today, we have Nathan Schlaffer, CEO and Founder of MarketMate AI. With over a decade of experience in B2B technology and SaaS marketing, Nathan is passionate about helping marketing and sales teams achieve their revenue goals. He excels in delivering consistent messaging, hyper-personalizing content at scale, and accelerating sales rep onboarding through innovative AI-driven solutions.

Customer success and product marketing can be the driving force behind any go-to-market strategy. However, the entire organization must work together to achieve success and deliver measurable results. With that in mind, we wanted to know: How can you successfully align product, marketing, sales, and customer success for a winning go-to-market strategy? To help us with this today, we have Kimberly Kaminski, CMO at Lakeside Software. Kimberly is a visionary and pragmatic tech marketing and operations leader known for driving successful, measurable programs that grow customers and revenue. Additionally, she is an Executive Member of Pavilion.

Today, success in B2B sales doesn't come easy and goes way beyond a simple pitch and a few cold calls. B2B sales require a more strategic and personalized approach. However, it's all about setting a strong foundation. Here's the main question: Why should you understand the problems your company solves when building an ideal customer profile and pipeline? To help us with this today, we have Suraj Sampath, IT Sales Director at MindSource. Suraj has a unique combination of natural sales ability, engineering aptitude, and business acumen, having closely worked with marketing and engineering while shadowing sales and being mentored by sales leaders. Before joining MindSource, Suraj worked at companies such as Smartcar, DocuSign, ThoughtSpot, Conga, and AdMaxim.

Marketing and sales - a powerful combination that can make or break your entire business. The key word here is alignment between those two. Creating an effective collaborative space is more than just asking both parties to work together; it requires defined steps toward cooperation. Let's start with a simple question in mind: Why should you build a marketing ecosystem that aligns with the sales process to achieve measurable success and maximize automation? To help us with this today, we have Ben Sturtevant, Co-Founder and CEO of Elite360. Ben is a marketing expert passionate about helping entrepreneurs master the art of online marketing. He is also the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Elite CEOs.

The evolution of the buyer-seller journey is a never-ending story between the two sides. However, in the last 5 years, the changes have been remarkable. We wanted to find out: How are changes in buyer-seller dynamics causing friction in the sales process? To help us with this today, we have Greg Brown, Managing Partner at ValueSelling Associates. Greg brings 30 years of experience in sales leadership, working with leading technology companies. As a Managing Partner, he has a proven history of significantly increasing revenue for emerging tech companies, including Salesforce.com, PeopleSoft, E.piphany, Apttus, and Blend Labs.

Imagine a Venn diagram where leadership's vision overlaps with the practicalities of product marketing, the product team, and customer feedback. That is sales enablement. Sales enablement has become an integral part of every successful organization. So then, we asked ourselves: How can you effectively integrate sales enablement with your sales strategy to drive measurable impact and results for your overall organization? To help us with this today, we have Gail Behun, Director of Revenue Enablement at LivePerson. Gail is an experienced sales enablement leader passionate about producing measurable results. She has a strong background in sales and marketing roles, processes, methodologies, and business practices, and has held leadership positions in fast-growing SaaS companies throughout her career.

Many startups get their Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) wrong. The results? Low-quality leads, decreasing revenues, and unhappy customers. It's time to fix that. How can you identify your ICP to achieve higher win rates, lower cost of acquisition, and better customer retention? To help us with this today, we have Eric Holmen, Former CEO of Splash. Eric brings more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and leadership to his work. He has consistently driven growth, innovation, and customer success in the mobile and digital industries. Throughout his career, Eric has held key leadership roles at companies such as Airship, cielo24, Invoca, and Silverpop, an IBM Company.

Sales training plays a key role in the success of any business. It equips sales professionals with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively engage with customers and close deals. If you're one of them, you've probably gone through sales training programs that start strong, but within weeks or months, they often lose momentum and fail to produce measurable results. Therefore, we were wondering: Why do some sales training initiatives programs fail while others deliver amazing results? To help us with this today, we have PJ Nisbet, Managing Director of Nisbet Associates and Managing Partner EMEA at ValueSelling Associates.

It used to be so easy to hire a professional with hundreds of CVs flooding your inbox. But the game has changed, and to become the best, you need the best. Technology has changed the rules, and that's where the problem lies. Well then, we have a big question: How can you shed some of your limited beliefs when it comes to hiring criteria and modernize them to help you hire effective leaders? To help us with this today, we have Ken Schmitt, Founder and CEO of TurningPoint Executive Search. Bringing nearly three decades of experience in executing recruiting, Ken has witnessed the industry's transformation firsthand and has developed his skills in identifying exceptional talent. Additionally, Ken hosts the Hiring Matters podcast and serves on the boards of organizations like San Diego Sport Innovators, Junior Achievement of San Diego County, and Talentor International.

The RevOps function has changed tremendously fast. What was relevant yesterday doesn't work today anymore. Well then, a logical question emerges: Considering the evolution of RevOps over the past several years, where is the industry heading, and what are the lessons learned from building a global RevOps community? To help us with this today, we have Matthew Volm, CEO and Co-Founder of RevOps Co-op. Passionate about RevOps, indoor plants, and CrossFit, Matthew is also an Advisor for Rattle, Locl.io, and SendSmart, as well as Founder and Managing Consultant at Acorn Strategies.

B2B sales teams are constantly seeking new strategies and tools to drive revenue growth. One of the most powerful resources at their disposal is data and technology. But that's just one piece of the puzzle. So, today's question is: How can you make revenue more predictable by aligning your go-to-market teams to win more with less? To help us with this today, we have Guy Rubin, Founder and CEO of Ebsta. Guy is also a dad of two, an enthusiastic skier, and an avid football fan (even though he supports Tottenham Hotspur). He is passionate about helping B2B sales teams scale their revenue engine.

Businesses are constantly seeking ways to enhance efficiency, productivity, and overall success. One key area that has gained significant attention in recent years is the enablement function. However, building a successful enablement function requires more than providing employees with the necessary resources . The logical question that comes to mind is: How can you build and run a world-class enablement function, and what might be the best practices in making the most of your enablement investment? To help us with this incredible topic today, we have Kelly Lewis, VP of Revenue Enablement at Highspot. With almost 15 years of experience in Healthcare IT, Kelly specializes in building high-performing revenue teams, focusing on creating strong cross-functional coordination and a positive team culture.