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CSM Practice - The Customer Success Podcast

Career Change - From Tech Support to CS

Jun 14, 2024
26:07

Are you contemplating a leap into a customer success role or pondering a career shift within the tech landscape?

This episode is tailor-made for you! We're thrilled to feature Imro Budhoo, Director of Customer Success Europe at Basware, and Waseem Shaikh, Manager of Customer Success at BrowserStack. They're here to unfold their transformative journeys and impart crucial strategies for smoothly transitioning into customer success.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

- Mastering strategies for a frictionless move to customer success.

- Cultivating essential skills that are vital for success in this evolving role.

- Fostering strong customer relationships and enhancing ROI.

Click here to watch the episode for additional slides and templates! 

ABOUT THE GUESTS

Waseem Shaikh, currently serving as Manager of Customer Success at BrowserStack, boasts a diverse background in software testing, with over 12 years in the Software Tech/SaaS industry. Born and raised in Mumbai, India, his journey from a Manual Tester to Automation Tester, and then from Technical Support to Customer Success Representative at BrowserStack, showcases a unique blend of technical expertise and customer success acumen. 

๐Ÿ”— You may connect with Waseem via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waseem-shaikh-a0b3a5198/

Imro Budhoo, the Director of Customer Success Europe at Basware, boasts 19 years of dedicated experience in customer support and success management, having climbed the ranks from a support consultant to leading a team of Customer Success Managers across Europe. Born, raised, and currently residing in Amsterdam, Imro is recognized as a driven CS professional with a strong emphasis on building relationships and delivering the outcomes customers seek through products and services. 

๐Ÿ”— You may connect with Imro via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imro-budhoo-b7b56497/

#CustomerSuccess #CareerChange #TechCareers

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

๐Ÿ“‘ Read: The Customer Success Manager Capabilities Model
https://www.csmpractice.com/csm-profiles

๐ŸŽฅ Watch: From Retail to Customer Success - Career Change
https://youtu.be/MayAhWHVQJo

โฌ Download: Customer Success Acronyms and Abbreviations Every CSM Needs to Know
https://www.csmpractice.com/customer-success-acronym-cheatsheet

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Whenever youโ€™re ready...If you're an ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜Š๐˜š๐˜” ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:

1๏ธโƒฃ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™–๐™ก ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐˜พ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ง ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™†๐™‹๐™„ ๐˜พ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ
Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matterโ€”scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download.

2๏ธโƒฃ ๐™…๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ 11,000+ ๐˜ฝ2๐˜ฝ ๐™€๐™ญ๐™š๐™˜๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ
I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Donโ€™t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join.

3๏ธโƒฃ ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™– ๐˜พ๐™Ž๐™ˆ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ข ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™๐™ž๐™ข๐™š?
Building a CS practice for the first time doesnโ€™t have to feel like an uphill battle. With the right frameworks, you can achieve results faster than you think. I help experienced executives build a proactive, high-performing CS teamโ€”without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more.

๐Ÿ“Œ Visit our Website - CSM Practice

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