Larry Shurtz is the Chief Sales Officer at Genesys where he oversees the company’s global go-to-market strategies, including commercial activities, field sales and partner ecosystem operations. Larry has nearly three decades of experience in the software industry, from leading Confluent to delivering more than 60% revenue growth and doubling customer count as Chief Revenue Officer, to scaling a 1,300-person team at Salesforce to $2.1 billion in revenue.
In Today’s Episode with Larry Shurtz We Discuss:
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From Robotics Student to $2.1BN Sales Leader at Salesforce
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How did Larry lead 1300 people to $2.1 billion revenue at Salesforce? What were his takeaways?
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What did Larry learn about building vertical sales playbooks at Salesforce?
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Which framework did Larry learn at Salesforce that he still uses at Genesys?
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Mastering Sales Leadership
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What are the biggest mistakes sales leaders make on prioritization today?
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What are Larry’s “3 Rs” to master prioritization?
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What does Larry think are the most common reasons fast-scaling teams break in sales?
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Has Larry ever caused bad culture in a sales team? What did he learn from the experience?
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Does Larry think sales is more art or science? How does Larry blend the two?
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Building the Best Sales Team
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How does Larry structure the hiring process for a new sales hire?
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How big should your recruitment team be?
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What are Larry’s most commonly asked questions when interviewing?
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What were Larry’s biggest hiring mistakes? What did he learn from them?
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How does Larry structure the comp? How does he get it right? What do most new hires care about today?
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The Onboarding: The Dos & Don’ts
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How does Larry structure the onboarding process?
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Why does Larry onboard new hires with big customers? What is the buddy system?
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How does Larry tell if a new hire is bad? What are the biggest red flags to look out for?
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What does Larry mean when he says “You can make all the physical errors, you cannot make mental errors?”
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Does Larry agree with Max Levchin @ Affirm that “When there’s doubt, there’s no doubt?”
