Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast

Can the SaaS model be applied to professional sports? Join me as I speak with Chris Giles , CEO of FanRally who is pioneering a new subscription service for professional sports teams. Is this the wave of the future? Hear how Chris believes subscription and club benefits provide a way for teams to build more direct connectivity with their fans, and provide those fans with a more intimate, value add...

Lonnie Mayne, former President of SaaS Company InMoment shares the story of how he helped grow the Company as a member of the early founding team.  Later, as the Company grew Lonnie helped with mergers and acquisitions and played a critical role in shaping the unique culture of the Company that helped it compete for large clients like McDonalds.  Lonnie’s impact with culture was a hit, so much so...

Darren Dunn shares the story of how he founded Zartico⁠ , and built the team that helped grow the Company into a successful data driven SaaS/DaaS company. Zartico is a Company that powers the possibility of place by helping tourism boards and destination management organizations understand the who, what, when and where of their visitors. For more resources on how to be a a better leader in busines...

Eric Morgan shares how as CEO he grew ⁠⁠⁠⁠Workfront⁠ , a SaaS project management platform 5X in five years, and set the Company on a successful path to continued growth and an eventual $Billion+ strategic sale in 2020. For more resources on how to be a a better leader in business, please visit us at ⁠⁠GrowthElevated.com⁠⁠ , and follow us on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ .

Does closing your next round feel as hard as finding a good outcome for a losing land war in Asia? Unfortunately, you are not alone in this difficult financing environment. I have talked with so many Founders and Tech leaders who are currently struggling to get new equity financing. In this episode, we explore some of the most challenging cap table "traps" to avoid, and some strategies f...

Wondering how to proactively position your company to be acquired some day? Strategic partnerships are a tried and true strategy.  In this episode of the Podcast, Scott Stone, former Chief Strategy Officer of Chargeback.com, explains how Chargeback formed and grew a successful partnership with Sift that allowed them to create a repeatable sales motion with mutual customers and prospects that accel...

Frustrated? Exhausted? Feel like you have nobody to turn to who can understand what you are going through? Welcome to the Struggle, you are not alone but... In this Trail Marker we explore some of the unique pains, challenges and insecurities founders and entrepreneurial leaders face and a few ideas on how to successfully manage them. For more resources on how to be a better leader, please visit u...

John Munro shares how as CEO he grew ⁠ Chargeback , a company that helps retailers manage credit card disputes, into a successful SaaS company and led the Company to a successful exit in 2021. For more resources on how to be a a better leaders in business, please visit us at ⁠GrowthElevated.com⁠ , and follow us on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ .

What is Product Market Fit? How do you know when you have it? In this episode, Jonas Fridrichsen, a multiple time CRO shares his definition of PMF. In addition, Jonas dives deep into what it takes to build out sales teams, the relationship between sales and customer success teams and the pros and cons of hiring new sales teams vs experienced veterans. Learn more about Jonas here .

Today we welcome Bassam Salem, the Founder & CEO of AtlasRTX, to the podcast. Bassam shares how he built one of the original AI Assistant platforms for sales and marketing departments. Bassam also discusses some of the benefits and challenges of bootstrapping his company, and shares some key insights about how to hire the absolute best people possible by ensuring they are aligned with Company...

Joel Inman shares insights from his 5 year journey leading Lexicon Travel Technologies. Joel shares some of the highs and lows of the journey as well as some valuable lessons learned during the experience. To for more resources on how to be a better leader in business, visit is at GrowthElevated.com and follow us on LinkedIn

Scott Beck shares how as CEO he grew CHG Healthcare into a multi-billion dollar enterprise, and how culture and listening to his team were the key secrets to his success! For more resources on how to be a a better leaders in business, please visit us at GrowthElevated.com , and follow us on LinkedIn .

Julian digs deep into the well known but hard to execute concept of "Hire Slow and Fire Fast" and how to avoid the emotional temptations to do exactly the opposite. For more resources on how to be a better leader in business, please vist us at ⁠GrowthElevated.com⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠

Today Julian Castelli sits down with Maile Keone, CEO of Listen Technologies, Assistive Listening and Communication Solutions for Inclusive Experiences. Maile discusses how she moved up the Executive ladder from VP of Marketing to VP of Sales & Marketing, to CMO, to CRO, and finally to CEO and her realizations and challenges along her leadership journey. Home - Listen Technologies For more res...

Julian dives deeper into the idea of having a mentor or coach. As a tech leader, its lonely at the top. Do you have a mentor or coach that can help you make better decisions? Who do you call when you need an objective, trusted voice that has your best interests at heart? For more resources on how to be a better leader, please visit us at  ⁠GrowthElevated.com⁠ and follow us on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ .

Today Julian Castelli sits down with Ernest Oriente, author and professional coach of 28 years with his company PowerHour. Ernest shares how he built PowerHour and some of the critical lessons he helps business leaders learn and some of the most critical skills that he helps them with, including Executive Recruiting, Onboarding, Leadership Coahcing and Executive Productivity. Company: PowerHour Au...