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In this episode of the GTM Mentors Podcast, Carrie Ball discusses her experience with Rippling, focusing on the company's rapid growth in the APAC region and the unique challenges of hiring in a competitive market. She emphasizes the importance of a well-resourced recruitment team, the cultural fit of candidates, and the strategies employed to attract top talent. Carrie also shares insights on lev...

In this episode, Dan Shaw shares his unique journey in sales leadership, discussing the importance of resilience, communication, and problem-solving skills. He emphasizes the need for leaders to adapt and prioritize effectively in high-pressure environments. Dan also highlights the significance of understanding market dynamics and the value of taking on challenging roles to advance one's career. T...

In this episode, Daniel West, CEO of Prospection, discusses the concept of go-to-market and the changes he has seen in how businesses approach it. He emphasizes the shift towards a senior executive role responsible for all functions that contribute to a company's go-to-market strategy. West also shares insights on the challenges faced by SaaS businesses, such as revenue leakage, and the importance...

An excerpt from the episode with Bethany Nyberg, former AVP, DocuSign.

Beth Nyberg, former Area Vice President at DocuSign, shares her journey into tech sales and offers advice for success in the industry. She discusses how she stumbled into tech sales after discovering the value of technology in solving business problems. Beth emphasizes the importance of being customer-obsessed and highlights that solution selling is a highly skilled craft. She also talks about the...

Jeff Chan, Global Enablement Sales Onboarding Lead for APAC at Salesforce, discusses the importance of onboarding and enablement in sales organizations. He emphasizes the need for sales reps to have a strong foundation in product and technical knowledge, negotiation skills, and deal mechanics. Jeff also highlights the significance of building rapport and trust with customers, as well as the value...

Nathan Schubert, a go-to-market expert in the Australian SaaS industry, discusses his experience and insights on scaling SaaS startups. He highlights the different phases of growth that startups go through and the various roles he has held in sales and go-to-market leadership. Nathan emphasizes the importance of adaptability and being entrepreneurial in the early stages of a startup. He also discu...

The latest episode of GrowthPulse The B2B Sales Podcast is now live, featuring the insightful Jonjo O'Hara ! 🏆 Join me Daniel Bartels and Simon Peterson as they dive into the essential traits that define top-performing sales professionals. In this episode titled "Be the Sales Rep Every VP Wants to Hire" you will learn: 💪 The Importance of Resilience: Discover how resilience helps sales professio...

Tom Karemacher shares his experience as former APAC Head of Procore, scaling the business from founding team to +180 staff over five years. He shares the challenges and rewards of fatherhood, the impact of mentorship, and the ingredients for high-performance career. He also discusses the future of green tech/ climate tech and the potential application of the traditional SaaS model to drive growth...

Vijay talks about his experiences at NetSuite, AirWallex and BlackLine, emphasizing the importance of hiring for character and resilience. He discusses the different approaches to building go-to-market sales organizations and the cultural aspects that contribute to a high-performance sales culture. Vijay explores the generational shifts in the sales industry and the changing motivations of younger...

In this episode, Jonjo and Carl provide an update on hiring trends and compensation in the SaaS go-to-market industry. They discuss the state of the market, the areas of opportunities, the demand for leadership roles and customer success, the resilience of new business reps, and the impact on salary conditions. They also offer advice for candidates and hiring managers. The episode concludes with a...

Luke Power is Managing Director Australia of Trellix. Trellix is a global cybersecurity company, formed as a merger between FireEye and McAfee Enterprise. He’s also previously held Managing Director roles at tech businesses including Cisco, and Avaya. Luke shares his journey into the tech sector, starting from a young age and building his skills through hands-on experience. He emphasizes...

I'm joined by Keith Payne, Vice President, Nintex (Former insightsoftware, SAP Concur) on the latest episode – ‘A winning sales culture’. In sport and sales I’ve always been fascinated by culture. How do you instil a culture when you take on leadership of a new organisation?  Keith brings over a decade of experience as a Sales Leader, and somebody who thinks about this question a lot, A big M...

A brilliant chat with Adam Hobbs, VP Global Sales at HammerTech. Founded in Melbourne, the business supports 80% of the top 100 Building Companies in Australia, including +100,000 users. Adam has since helped launch in the US, Canada, UK, and New Zealand. Residing between California and Melbourne, Adam travels constantly and shares best practices in managing health and productivity in transit. Inc...

I was joined by elite Leader, Matthew Hanmer for a candid account of life as a VP Sales in the competitive and rewarding industry of technology sales.  Currently Vice President and Managing Director, APJ at Anomali, Matt has spent more than 19 years APJC experience as a Senior Executive in IT and Cyber Security. With a track record if driving growth, I was curious to understand the secre...

Alistair is a former Australian Pro Golfer one one of the country's most recognised elite players. He competed at the US Open, the PGA Championship and Masters Tournament. Since retiring from the professional game he's transitioned to a career in technology sales, finding early success with Oracle and Mpower MSL. We discuss his entry to professional sport and the tenets that led to his journey to...

With a sales and leadership career spanning + 15 years, Allie has worked with some of the world's most prominent technology brands including Salesforce, Adobe, NetSuite, and now Zendesk. Passionate about building high-performance teams, we discuss the current state of 'outbound' + much more.

About a year ago, I posted about an impressive chap. A teacher, he called and asked if I could help him get in to tech sales. There was a great community response and we ultimately crowd-sourced an intro to one of the best firms in the business. The rest was down to him. As expected, he's been a fantastic addition to Salesforce and a consistent high performer. I have so much time for  Vinodh...

Meri Kukkonen is a former elite athlete and Sales Leader, currently AU Country Manager with US HQ'd Software firm, MitraTech. Meri took an early interest in leadership and has spent almost 10 years manahing high performing teams in the software industry. She shares her journey in to leadership, career development, and the traits she looks for when building a team. 

Elite performance in SaaS sales? I ask Ankesh Chopra who's led some of the most disruptive, high performing SaaS firms in APAC (AppDynamics, ZScaler and now ClickUp). We discuss: What makes a great rep? Can reps go from good to great? The roots of success? Coaching for greatness + much more.

Roxy is a sales professional with + 15 years' experience. A proven elite performer, Roxy has been a serial start-up seller having helped launch Similarweb and now Bynder in APAC as first-on-ground sales rep. We talk through the unique skills and motivation required to be successful within a start up in APAC. We also discuss the state of diversity in APAC technology sales, career trajectory in sale...

Special Guest Episode. Jamal Reimer is an author, coach, and former Enterprise seller who spent over 20 years in software sales. His book, Mega Deals Secrets published in 2021 documents the art of closing his first $50m deal whilst working for Oracle. He went on to land multiple +$50m deals and ranked in the top 1% of performers. He now offers his insights to aspiring Enterprise Sellers and has co...

Nick Hultink brings an unparalleled tenure of achievement with a remarkable 167% average attainment across 11 years at Salesforce.  He shares his foundations in sales, built upon an inhererited approach to life from his immigrant family background.  We also discuss his extraodrindary career with Salesforce, and his biggest learnings for career trajectory and success. Expect to hear insig...

Michael James is a Senior Enterprise Account Executive with HubSpot. Few career trajectories beat Michael’s. He’s spent 8 years with HubSpot, as a consistent Presidents Club Recipient and Top Performer. Alongside quota attainment his experience now lends itself to providing subject matter expertise and mentorship to new hires. Whilst we often see Reps move to different SaaS businesses to ‘move upw...

Travis Hughes is Account Executive with Conga. He brings an elite mindset, studying at the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point, and Columbia University. Followed by an apprenticeship in software sales with salesforce before moving on to Conga, where he's recently been crowned number one global sales rep.