The SEssions with Savannah

In this episode, I’m answering the most common questions I get about SE/SC roles — from what the job actually is, to what a typical day looks like, to how to break in from a nontraditional background. I'll be covering: SE vs SC vs Sales Engineer: is there a difference? What SEs actually do (hint: it’s not closing deals or writing production code) Why technical storytelling matters more than ev...

In this episode, I break down the exact storytelling frameworks I shared at DemoFest 2025 and how you can apply them in real presales conversations. I'll cover: – Why storytelling isn’t "extra," it’s how you win deals – The difference between product-led and buyer-led demos – Three simple frameworks you can actually use (and when to use them) – A real-world narrative breakdown featurin...

Even while I’m on vacation this week, I wanted to leave you with something that feels supportive, especially if you’ve been feeling burnt out recently. This mini episode is a short guided meditation for tech professionals navigating high-pressure roles: SEs, AEs, CS folks, engineering, enablement, product, and anyone else out there who’s been stuck in back-to-back meetings for too long. Together,...

During my job search, I didn’t just send out resumes. I built real projects that helped me grow as an SE, sharpen my storytelling, and find joy in the process again. In this episode , I’m walking through three of those builds: A Shopify-style storefront with a custom CMS integration A POC with a custom locale picker in Builder.io A pieced-together commercetools demo that still told the right story...

About the episode What does it really take to land a Solutions Engineer job in 2025? In this episode of The SEssions with Savannah , I’m pulling back the curtain on my entire 3-month job search, from the cold outreach and custom demos to the amount of interviews it took to land an offer. I’m breaking down: The exact numbers (yep, I tracked everything) The patterns I saw across 16 different compani...

About the episode In this episode, I’m talking about something we don’t hear enough in tech: what happens after a layoff—emotionally, professionally, and personally. I’m sharing what it was like to be promoted and let go in the same month, the silence that followed, and how I rebuilt from it. If you’ve ever questioned your value after getting laid off, or felt totally alone in it, this one’s for y...

Welcome to The SEssions with Savannah, a podcast about selling & surviving SaaS. In this first official episode, I’m sharing why I started the show, what presales really feels like behind the scenes, and what you can expect from upcoming episodes. If you’ve ever: • Felt like your demo was more performance than product • Been burned by a broken hiring process • Or wondered if anyone else was qu...

This is a sample podcast episode I created as part of a self-driven project to enable the commercetools global Solution Engineering team. In this episode, I walk through recent commercetools product releases and how they impact presales conversations, discovery framing, and demo storytelling. While this isn’t part of an official company series, it reflects how I think about technical enablement, i...