B2B Leadership Podcast

Curiosity is at the heart of great leaders because… If you’re always curious, you will always ask a question… If you always ask a question, you will always get a response… Which leads to more curiosity and more questions… Arash Tadayon, VP of Engineering at Trainual, and I had an interesting conversation about this topic in this week’s episode of the B2B Leadership Podcast… Find out how Arash has...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, I spoke with Joseph Schmitt, Vice President of Customer Success at UpKeep Maintenance Management. Podcast highlights: 0:21 - Joe’s background - Joe explains his role at UpKeep Maintenance Management. 2:08 - First leadership position - What led to Joe’s promotion into a leadership position? 4:05 - A well-oiled leadership machine - What is a leadership...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Maranda Dziekonski, Chief Customer Officer at Swiftly. Podcast highlights: 0:55 - Maranda's background - Maranda explains her role at Swiftly. 2:51 - Keeping perspective - How does Maranda advise people to handle the minutiae of day-to-day work? 7:44 - A trip back in time - How did Marand...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Sean MacPherson, Vice President of Customer Success & Experience at Alyce. Podcast highlights: 0:21 - Sean's background - Sean explains his role at Alyce. 1:12 - Company culture - What are the biggest areas of focus at Alyce? 3:17 - A trip back in time - How did Sean get into his firs...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Kristi Faltorusso, VP of Customer Success at ClientSuccess. Podcast highlights: 0:27 - Kristi's background - Kristi explains her role at ClientSuccess. 2:04 - A trip back in time - How did Kristi get into her first leadership position? 6:52 - Proactive problem solving - Kristi learned a k...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Jose Palomino, Founder and CEO at Value Prop Interactive. Podcast highlights: 0:25 - Jose's background - Jose explains his role at Value Prop Interactive. 1:40 - The basics of Value Prop - How does this work at an organizational and leadership level? 8:27 - Aptitude with no affection - Yo...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Ashish Jha, VP of Engineering at VComply. Podcast highlights: 0:21 - Ashish's background - Ashish explains his role at VComply. 1:15 - A typical case of VComply - What does a typical work project look like? 2:23 - Intro into leadership - How did Ashish get into his first official leadersh...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast , best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Kan Huang, Director and Head of Strategy at Social Wave. Podcast highlights: 0:24 - Kan's background - Kan explains his role at Social Wave and how he got into his first leadership position. 2:53 - Mixing different disciplines - How did Kan navigate multiple skills over the course of a d...

In this episode of the   B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Chad Estes, VP Customer Success at SaaSOptics & Chargify. Podcast highlights: 0:20 - Chad's background - Chad explains his role at SaaSOptics. 2:22 - Chad's first leadership position - He was in B2B SaaS before it was called SaaS. 5:02 - Shifting to a new department - How did C...

In this episode of The B2B Leadership Podcast , best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Adam Nathan, Director of Solutions Engineering at CoEnterprise. Podcast highlights: 0:19 - Adam Nathan's background - Adam explains his role at CoEnterprise. 2:41 - Understanding different perspectives - How can empathy play a role in uniting separate channels? 4:04 -  A Michael Jac...

Wayne McCulloch is a model of amazing leadership. In Wayne’s second appearance on the B2B Leadership Podcast, we dove into exactly what a C-Level executive does when joining a publicly traded company. You’ll get to hear a masterclass on executive leadership. All leaders have to place bets, especially those new to an organization. In order to ensure the future success of his organization, Wayne mad...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Eric Valasek, Senior Director of Engineering at Nauto. Podcast highlights: 0:19 - Eric's background - Eric explains his role at Nauto. 3:05 - First leadership position - How did Eric transition from an individual contributor to a leader? 8:25 - Freedom to fail - How is that environment fo...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Julia Blachman, Head of Global Human Resources at IRONSCALES. Podcast highlights: 0:23 - Julia's background - Julia explains her role at IRONSCALES. 4:48 - Building a company identity - Julia calls her team "scalers" instead of employees. 10:31 - Your role as an HR leader - Julia lives by...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Shailesh Mangal, VP of Engineering at Roambee Corporation. Podcast highlights: 0:23 - Shailesh's background - Shailesh explains his role at Roambee Corporation. 1:09 - Use cases for the Roambee Corporation solution - What type of industry do they work within? 3:15 - First leadership posit...

In this episode of The B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Keri Keeling, Global Head, Customer Success Innovation & Intelligence at VMware. Podcast highlights: 0:23 - Keri's background - Keri explains her role at VMware. 1:39 - Keri's first leadership position - Keri takes a trip down memory lane to explain where it all started. 5:18 - A succ...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Erika Cuadrado, Vice President and director of Marketing at Gregory & Appel. Podcast highlights: 0:21 - Erika's background - Erika explains her role at Gregory & Appel. 1:47 - Experiences outside Erika's current role - The leadership experiences that prepared Erika for the role sh...

In this episode of The B2B Leadership Podcast , best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Mike Wolber, Chief Revenue Officer at Rent Dynamics. Podcast highlights: 0:19 - Mike's background - Mike explains his role at Rent Dynamics. 2:59 - First leadership position - What was the trajectory that landed Mike his first leadership role? 4:18 - Capitalizing on the position - Mike c...

In this episode of The B2B Leadership Podcast , best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Meredith Nichols, Director of Human Resources at Knowland. Podcast highlights: 0:57 - Meredith's background - Meredith explains her role at Knowland. 2:29 - Post-pandemic survival - What challenges did Knowland face as a result of Covid? 5:59 - Meredith's first leadership role - How did...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Kathleen Leigh Lewarchick, vice president of marketing at Xngage. Podcast highlights: 0:23 - Kathleen's background - Kathleen explains her role and organization. 2:05 - First leadership position - How did Kathleen get her start? 2:52 - European Parliament -  What was it like working...

In this episode of The B2B Leadership Podcast , best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Dawn Farhi, VP of Customer Success at Simpplr. Podcast highlights: 0:58 - Dawn's background - Dawn explains her current role at Simpplr. 2:36 - The concept of the intranet - How has it changed today? 7:06 - Dawn's first leadership role - How did her first role come about? 8:10 - Why you?...

In this episode of The B2B Leadership Podcast , best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with co-founder and Chief Education Officer at Sales Impact Academy, Alex Damgaard. Podcast highlights: 0:21 - Introduction - Alex introduces who she is and what she does. 1:58 - Highlighting differences - What's different about SIA that didn't exist in the market before? 4:35 - First leaders...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Matt Falk, VP of engineering at Orbital Insight. Podcast highlights: 0:24 - About Matt - Matt explains where he works and the type of work he does. 0:47 - Geospatial data - What is it, and what problem does geospatial data solve? 2:30 - Practical data usage - What are some specific uses o...

In this episode of The B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Tiana Schisler, director of HR and talent acquisition at mPulse Mobile. Podcast highlights: 0:21 - About Tiana - Tiana explains who she is and the type of work she does. 2:04 - Social work - what is social work and how does it apply to a leadership role? 4:41 - Combining social work with...

In this episode of The B2B Leadership Podcast , best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Catherine Blackmore, GVP NAA of Customer Success & Renewals at Oracle. Podcast highlights: 0:42 -  Catherine's background - Catherine kicks off the podcast by outlining her role today, who she's working for, and what type of work she's involved with. 3:24 - Management at scale -...

In this episode of the B2B Leadership podcast, best-selling author and leadership coach Nils Vinje speaks with Michael Erisman, president and founder of People Implications. Podcast highlights: 0:21 - Michael's work - Michael explains the work he's doing now and the companies he works with. 3:06 - Smaller companies with limited resources - Why is it important to focus on helping smaller companies...