Selling Intelligence (formerly Selling the Cloud)

In Part 2 of this Selling the Cloud conversation, Mark Roberge joins KK Anderson and Mark Petruzzi to go deeper into what happens after product market fit is achieved and why going too fast too early can quietly break a business. Mark breaks down the transition from product market fit to go to market fit, explaining why these stages must be earned in sequence, not pursued in parallel. He outlines...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud, Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson sit down with Mark Roberge, founding CRO at HubSpot and author of The Sales Acceleration Formula, to unpack why most companies scale at the wrong time and with the wrong signals. Mark introduces a stage-specific, data-driven framework for moving from product market fit to go to market fit, and explains why managing to readiness an...

In Part 2 of this Selling the Cloud conversation, Amy Weber joins KK Anderson and Mark Petruzzi to go deeper into how modern revenue leaders should think about AI, outreach, hiring, and coaching. Amy challenges traditional sales motions like cold outreach and rigid playbooks, and explains how AI should be used to personalize engagement, free up seller time, and enable more meaningful one on one co...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud, Mark and KK sit down with Amy Weber, founder of Vetta Sales Consulting and strategic advisor to GrowthStage and Enterprise revenue teams. Amy specializes in aligning people, process, and purpose so strategy translates into real performance. She shares why many revenue organizations stall not because of tools or plans, but because of role confusion, misaligned...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud, Drew Sechrist, CEO and co-founder of Connect the Dots and longtime Salesforce veteran, joins Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson to unpack what it really means to build a relationship intelligence layer that changes how your team goes to market. Drew shares why his own career win stories at Salesforce led him to build Connect the Dots, and how mapping real relations...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud, Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson sit down with Drew Sechrist, CEO and co founder of Connect The Dots and longtime Salesforce veteran, to unpack why traditional ABM motions and high volume outbound are running out of gas and what comes next. Drew shares how relationship intelligence, warm introductions, and network aware playbooks are giving revenue teams a durabl...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud , Paul Fuller, Chief Revenue Officer at Membrain, joins KK Anderson and Mark Petruzzi for a compelling conversation on how modern sales leaders can use AI to coach more effectively, eliminate wasteful pipeline rituals, and build real self-leadership within their teams. Paul outlines how high-performing sales managers are shifting from performative metrics to me...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud, Paul Fuller, Chief Revenue Officer at Membrane, joins KK Anderson and Mark Petruzzi to reframe how revenue teams win in complex, multi-stakeholder deals. Paul explains why many orgs over index on apps and one-off skills while under investing in operating rhythms, leadership habits, and relationship-driven execution. He introduces the idea of real intelligence...

In this replay of Mastering Sales with AI , AGS Co-Founder Mark Petruzzi is joined by KK Anderson and Scott Stollwerk , Chief Sales Officer at Pest Share, together with Gabriella Koenig of Collective[i], for a lively and practical discussion on how AI is reshaping the art of selling. The conversation dives deep into what separates average sales teams from AI-empowered ones—and it’s not the tech it...

In Part 2 of our conversation with Neil Graham, Chief Revenue Officer at Disqo, we dive deeper into how modern CROs must rethink their org design, marketing execution, and AI integration strategies to stay competitive in 2025 and beyond. Neil shares why curiosity, humility, and bias for action are now non-negotiables; and how his team is operationalizing those values inside a flat, fast-moving GTM...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud , we’re joined by Neil Graham, Chief Revenue Officer at Disqo and a seasoned revenue leader whose career spans Salesforce, Siebel, Jive, and Telem. Neil shares a ground-level view of what it takes to lead, scale, and modernize revenue organizations in an era where traditional sales playbooks are no longer enough. From breaking out of funnel-stage rigidity to bu...

In Part 2 of our conversation with Josh Hoffman, we explore the leadership mindset required to thrive in moments of high-pressure change, like mergers, long enterprise cycles, and AI-driven disruption. Josh shares how sales teams can stay grounded in customer value, build trust through co-created plans, and lead with consistency; regardless of who owns the company or what the logo says. We also ta...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud , we sit down with Josh Hoffman, a seasoned go-to-market leader who has guided sales transformations at Dell, Avaya, Poly, Datto, and now ControlCase. Known for his “sell-with” philosophy, Josh shares what it really means to drive symbiotic outcomes, where sellers, partners, and customers win together. He unpacks lessons from decades of leading in high-stakes e...

In Part 2 of our conversation with Max Elster, Co-Founder and CEO of Minoa, we go deeper into how sales teams are actually operationalizing outcome-based selling; at scale. Max shares how revenue teams at companies like Vanta are moving beyond founder-led, feature-centric narratives, and building scalable, repeatable playbooks rooted in customer outcomes, business impact, and data-backed storytell...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud , Max Elster, Co-Founder and CEO of Minoa , joins co-hosts Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson to explore what B2B revenue leaders often miss: a clear, consistent understanding of why they win . Max introduces the concept of a Value Intelligence Layer , a data-driven framework that links discovery, business cases, and outcomes into a single narrative that everyone fr...

In Part 2 of our conversation with Steve Smith , Chief Revenue Officer at Live Oak Fiber, we go deeper into how his team is scaling with both agility and authenticity—blending AI, community engagement, and a customer-first mindset to win in a highly commoditized telecom market. Steve unpacks what it really means to lead with transparency, build a culture that thrives across residential and B2B mar...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud , Steve Smith , Chief Revenue Officer at Live Oak Fiber , joins co-hosts Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson to share what it really takes to stand out in a commoditized market. Drawing from 25+ years of telecom and GTM leadership, Steve reveals how Live Oak is building a “fiercely local” go-to-market model powered by customer obsession, simplicity, and a people-firs...

In Part 2 of this Selling the Cloud episode, Jamie Wilkinson, CEO of Smart4Cloud.ai, continues his insightful conversation with Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson on how today’s revenue teams must evolve beyond job specs and tech stacks. From building integrated, cross-functional orgs to navigating partner ecosystems, Jamie breaks down how human-centered leadership and honest business assessment unlock...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud , Jamie Wilkinson, CEO of Smart4Cloud.ai, joins Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson to explore how the best revenue organizations combine technical talent and sales leadership to create scalable, high-impact GTM engines. With 25 years of experience in both technical talent strategy and revenue organization design, Jamie breaks down how CROs and CEOs can avoid siloed...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud , Stephen Messer, co-founder of Collective[i] and LinkShare, shares a bold and timely vision for the future of sales—one that trades CRM inefficiencies, seller churn, and impersonal cadences for AI-powered intelligence, real buyer relationships, and a return to value-based growth. Stephen unpacks how Collective[i] is building the world’s first economic foundati...

In Part 2 of this Selling the Cloud conversation, Josh Payne dives deeper into the future of AI-first growth teams, and how CoFrame is helping B2B orgs replace legacy handoffs and static workflows with continuously learning, automated systems. Josh shares how teams are deploying AI to automate experimentation, generate code, and even shape strategy in real time. He outlines what it takes to build...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud , Josh Payne—Founder & CEO of CoFrame and creator of GPT-Migrate—joins Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson to explore how AI agents and continuously optimizing websites are changing the future of digital growth. Josh shares how CoFrame is helping mid-market and enterprise companies drive 30%+ increases in conversion by building adaptive, AI-powered interfaces tha...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud , Mike Milburn—former Chief Customer Officer at Salesforce and founding team member of Service Cloud—joins Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson for a masterclass in aligning product and sales teams around a shared go-to-market mission. Drawing from his 15+ years at Salesforce, Mike shares hard-won frameworks for building product roadmaps that sales can actually sell,...

In this episode of Selling the Cloud , Mike Milburn—former Chief Customer Officer at Salesforce and founding team member of Service Cloud—joins Mark Petruzzi and KK Anderson for a masterclass in aligning product and sales teams around a shared go-to-market mission. Drawing from his 15+ years at Salesforce, Mike shares hard-won frameworks for building product roadmaps that sales can actually sell,...

This special episode kicks off our Mastering Sales with AI series with a candid, high-impact discussion on how revenue leaders can move beyond AI buzzwords and actually apply intelligent selling strategies—especially in volatile markets. Stephen Messer and Paul Melchiorre join Mark Petruzzi to break down the hard truths about what makes AI work in real sales orgs: leadership alignment, data readin...