The RevOps Review

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Cody Kimball, Senior Director or Revenue Operations and Analytics at Entrata. They discussed how to improve operational efficiency and automate intelligence and the need to be strategic and intentional with decisions. They also spoke about the cost of bad and stale data and the difference between a single source of truth vs systems of record. Finally, they look...

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Timothy Hughes, author of ‘Smarketing’ and CEO of DLA Ignite, to discuss collaboration and alignment. They cover the sales and handoff process, how to measure success and ratios. They also discuss the power of social media, the dark funnel and leading indicators. 

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Chris Fezza, CEO of Operatus. They discuss the metrics that matter, the importance of establishing a robust data structure and the impact of AI in RevOps. They also talk about how to be more strategic with your decisions, the quote to cash process and how to prioritise your budget. 

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Jen Bergren, a course creator and instructor. They delve into the RevOps community and how to find resources, from courses to newsletters. They also discuss which tools can be used to document your processes and touch on what role AI can play with creating chatbots. 

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Mallory Lee, Vice President of Operations at Nylas. Mallory delves into her experience in marketing ops and how RevOps can enhance alignment and provide a unified vision. She and Jeff cover the customer journey and the data you need to understand personas. They also discuss the importance of product usage information and customer retention.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Eddie Reynolds, CEO and Revenue Operations Strategy Consultant at Union Square Consulting, to talk about why RevOps is needed as a strategic function. They discuss how RevOps can help fix undocumented and broken GTM and sales processes. They also talk about the sales assembly line, the need to improve prospecting and how companies need to go beyond just throwin...

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Sam Sutton-Reid, Director of Revenue Operations at Pearson, to discuss which skills you need as a revenue operator. They discuss how previous experience in sales roles adds a level of empathy and understanding to the role and what it takes to be a leader in RevOps. They also touch on the RevOps continuum and how AI will impact the RevOps workforce. 

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Cliff Simon, Chief Revenue Officer at Carabiner Group, to discuss all things data. They discuss how to use data to drive insights and the importance of data governance and a robust data infrastructure. They also highlight why data hygiene is integral and how companies can leverage intent data and various data sets. 

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Caterina Torres to discuss all things customer success. They talk about the different approaches with high-touch and low-touch customers and how why collaboration between customer success and sales is paramount. They also discuss how to set the right customer success metrics, feedback loops and ARR.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Anastasiia Binns, Head of Revenue Operations at Semble to discuss how to prioritise and categorise problems in RevOps. They delve into the importance of quick wins and building relationships and credibility within the org. They also talk about why you should pick your battles and how to decipher what is actually broken.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Ping Del Giudice, VP of Revenue Operations at Leapsome, to discuss the single source of truth. They talk about the importance of data visibility, accuracy and dashboards. They also delve into how to map out your buyer's journey and develop a roadmap with consistent definitions and metrics. On top of this, they discuss the importance of data-driven decision-maki...

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Haris Odobasic, Co-Founder of Revenue Wizards to talk about customer health and success. They discuss the importance of customer health scores and product signals. They also talk about how to prevent churn, drive upsell understand usage data. 

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Shantanu Shekhar, the Head of EMEA Customer Sales at Gong, to discuss how to improve and optimise operational efficiency. They cover the annual planning process, unit economics and how to test ratios. They also discuss improving processes and tech stacks to save time and resources. 

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Jeff Cullimore, the Senior Manager of Marketing Operations at Coalition, Inc. They discussed how marketing operations fits into RevOps as a whole and the importance of working and communicating as one single organisation. As well as this, they delve into how to become a strategic advisor, prioritise team goals and communicate impact. They also covered the impor...

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Sam McManus, a GTM Strategy and Operations Director at Capital One, to talk about one-way and two-way doors in RevOps. They discuss how to categorise, define and differentiate between the two. They also talk about how to build a RevOps team, the importance of specialisation and data-driven decision-making.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Stephen Stouffer, VP of Digital Transformation and Innovation at SaaScend, to discuss how AI is transforming the RevOps space. They focus on how AI will impact account scoring and lead routing and enhance planning and accuracy. They also discuss custom integrations and how this can improve efficiency.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with both Morgan Ingram and Gaetano Nino DiNardi to discuss how best to align sales and marketing teams. They explore how these teams can collaborate throughout the annual planning process and how to make the handoff process as seamless as possible. They also delve into how to establish regular operating rhythms.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Brad Smith, CEO of Sonar & Founder of The Wizard of Ops. In this week’s episode, they discuss the current pain-points and challenges for revenue operators and how to optimise RevOps as a function accordingly. They also highlight the importance of the opportunity cost and why revenue operators must call out what is not working within their org.

Our host Jeff Ignacion sits down with Rudy Wilson-Evans, Revenue Operations Manager at Synthesia, to discuss inbound and outbound messaging. He highlights the importance of understanding your ICP and tweaking your messaging accordingly. He also shares insights into his career progression and his experience in merging sales development operations with marketing operations.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Taimoor Tariq to discuss his experience and findings whilst working in RevOps. They focus on the key responsibilities of a revenue operator and its integral link to product management, and discuss how to communicate impact and prioritise work. They also delve into the use of tools, metrics and roadmaps.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Sean Lane, a Founding Partner of Minot Light Consulting to discuss all things RevOps. They talk about both the internal and external challenges of going up-market and the importance of creating strategies which can adapt to the realities of new business. Sean also explains the importance of operating rhythms and targeting the frictions and inefficiencies within...

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Charlie Saunders, Chief Revenue and Operations Officer at CS2, to discuss how to build an analystics strategy. Throughout, thet talk about the metrics that matter and different attribution models. They also highlight how to track a funnel and custom objectives.  

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Manas Kulkarni, the Director of Revenue Operations at Spring Health, to talk about the key responsibilities of a RevOps team leader. They discuss how Manas transitioned from an SDR role into RevOps and how his unique perspective and understanding of the gaps in the sales process helped to construct creative solutions. They also touch on building teams utilising...

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Drew Noel, the Vice President of Revenue at SCS Cloud, to discuss upcoming trends and strategies within revenue operations. They focus on the importance of aligning different functions and the collection process. They also explore how CROs and CFOs fit into RevOp strategies and how this could change in the future.

Our host Jeff Ignacio sits down with Darrell Alfonso, the Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations at Indeed. They talk about what it means to be a good leader, including the importance of centralising resources and bringing teams together. They also discuss how best to consolidate reporting, touching on data warehousing and a single source of truth. Check out The RevOps Journal for more: htt...