From Farmhouse Tables to Digital Community: An Entrepreneur's Journey w/ Brad Davis of Success Panda

Brad Davis shares how your professional network directly correlates with career success in customer success, emphasizing that careers are team sports requiring consistent engagement rather than last-minute networking.

• Brad's entrepreneurial journey began with Cincinnati Farmhouse Tables, teaching him valuable business lessons
• Success Panda was born from identifying the need for centralized CS resources and meaningful professional connections
• The platform uses a $2-$4 microtransaction model to ensure both parties have "skin in the game"
• Unlike LinkedIn, Success Panda allows professionals to monetize their knowledge through a marketplace for templates and resources
• Anonymous posting features enable professionals to ask sensitive questions without fear
• Brad's "professionally brush your teeth" analogy highlights the importance of regular career maintenance
• Events, communities, and resource aggregation help provide a one-stop shop for CS professionals
• Mentorship dramatically impacts career trajectory, with 69% of CEOs crediting mentors with helping them make better decisions
• The book "Thinking in Moments" teaches how to engineer peak experiences in customer journeys

Join Success Panda's community for customer success professionals at successpanda.com, or connect with Brad on LinkedIn.

🎙️ Guest: Brad Davis
 📣 Find Brad:
 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/contactbraddavis/

📌 In This Episode:
 Brad Davis joins Joe Di Grande on Customer [Un]Success to share his journey from building farmhouse tables in his Cincinnati garage to founding Success Panda, a platform designed to help Customer Success professionals connect, learn, and grow. From the lessons of running a six-figure side hustle to the vision for a CS marketplace, Brad highlights the scrappy side of entrepreneurship and the systems that turn ideas into impact.

📚 Resources & Mentions:
 Success Panda – Customer Success networking & marketplace: https://successpanda.io/ 

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