From Corporate To Comedy - Alexis Gay - GTM Unfiltered - Episode # 009

Joining the GTM Unfiltered crew today is a hilarious comedian who actually started out in B2B working at companies like FEVO, Twillio, and Patreon. Special guest Alexis Gay is a professional funny person and Host of the Non-Technical podcast. Co-hosts Craig Rosenberg, Judd Borakove, and Matt Amundson talk with Alexis about her journey from managing GTM roles into comedy, how to make mature decisions about your future, and the absurdity of trends in business that make for such great comedy.

Also, Craig dissects the mind of travel baseball dads, Matt gawks at a $102 million funding round, and Judd shows respect to Craig’s brilliance.

Quote of the Show:

• “If you're not mortally embarrassed by your first solo show preview, then you waited too long to ship it.” - Alexis Gay

Chapters:

00:00 - Judd Praises Craig’s Brilliance

03:29 - The Journey from GTM to Standup

11:25 - Alexis Rates the Podcast

12:02 - How Alexis Approached Her Career Pivot

19:47 - The Founder-Led Approach to Selling Podcast Ads

22:13 - What Everyone Is Making Fun of

28:04 - Alexis Explains Comedy

35:15 - Alexis Gets Groceries Delivered

35:55 - Free Ad for Birkenstocks

41:08 - Craig Learns about Video Editing

46:21 - What’s Next for Alexis

48:46 - Outro

Connect with Alexis:

• LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/yayalexisgay 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yayalexisgay/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yayalexisgay/ 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/yayalexisgay 
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/alexisgay 
• Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/non-technical 
• Tech CEO Laying Off Staff video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cis5NTlOu88/ 
• Big Tech News video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz4KDmPLF-T/?

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• Judd’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juddborakove/ 
• Craig’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigrosenberg/ 
• Matt’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-amundson-91657236/ 
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