
Gain Grow Retain
In the podcast dedicated to customer success leaders in the B2B SaaS and tech space, hosts Jeff Breunsbach and Jay Nathan share conversations about growing and scaling subscription businesses with a customer-first approach. The podcast is aimed at SaaS and technology leaders who are facing the day to day challenges of scaling.
This podcast is brought to you by Higher Logic.
Latest episodes

Jan 21, 2020 • 33min
Bringing improv into the business world (Gail and Bruce Montgomery, ExperienceYES)
Jay and Jeff sit down with Gail and Bruce Montgomery to talk through how Improvisation and art of Stand-Up Improv can be applied to business.
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Big shout out to Gail and Bruce
Gail: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gailmontgomery/
Bruce: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-montgomery-7773162/
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This can be found on our website: https://customerimperative.com/gail-and-bruce-montgomery-experienceyes/
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This podcast is brought to you by Jay Nathan and Jeff Breunsbach of Customer Imperative, where we help B2B SaaS organizations build growth & retention strategies. Learn more at https://customerimperative.com/
Jay Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynathan/
Jeff Breunsbach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreybreunsbach/

Dec 4, 2019 • 33min
How customer success operations can help scale (Jennifer Kirkland, Conversica)
Jay and Jeff are joined by Jennifer Kirkland, Vice President of Customer Success Operations and Professional Services at Conversica and an experienced leader in CS Ops, account management, and product management. Tune in to hear her talk about her approach to CS Ops and change management throughout an organization.
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Big shout out to Jennifer and Conversica:https://www.conversica.com/
Jennifer Kirkland: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdkirkland/
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This can be found on our website: https://customerimperative.com/jennifer-kirkland-conversica/
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This podcast is brought to you by Jay Nathan and Jeff Breunsbach of Customer Imperative, where we help B2B SaaS organizations build growth & retention strategies. Learn more at https://customerimperative.com/
Jay Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynathan/
Jeff Breunsbach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreybreunsbach/

Nov 22, 2019 • 35min
Scaling customer success (Nalu Medeiros, foreUP Golf)
Nalu Meideros, Director of Customer Success at foreUP joins Jeff and Jay in this episode. ForeUP is the first cloud-based point-of-sale software for the golf industry based in the Silicon Slopes (aka Lehi, Utah). He talks about the need for constant improvement in Customer Success, customer segmentation, hiring CSM’s, and more!
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Big shout out to Nalu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nalumedeiros/
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This can be found on our website: https://customerimperative.com/nalu-medeiros-foreup-golf/
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This podcast is brought to you by Jay Nathan and Jeff Breunsbach of Customer Imperative, where we help B2B SaaS organizations build growth & retention strategies. Learn more at https://customerimperative.com/
Jay Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynathan/
Jeff Breunsbach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreybreunsbach/

Nov 8, 2019 • 33min
How can marketing help partner with customer success (Cindy Zhou, LogRhythm)
Jeff and Jay sit down with Cindy Zhou, Chief Marketing Officer at LogRhythm (Former CMO at Level Access), where their security intelligence and analytics platform enables organizations to detect, contain and neutralize cyber threats with threat lifecycle management. She’s a pioneer of a cross-functional approach to Customer Success and connecting every department, from product to marketing and sales and how that shapes engagement with customers.
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Big shout out to Cindy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindyzhou/
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This can be found on our website: https://customerimperative.com/cindy-zhou-logrhythm/
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This podcast is brought to you by Jay Nathan and Jeff Breunsbach of Customer Imperative, where we help B2B SaaS organizations build growth & retention strategies. Learn more at https://customerimperative.com/
Jay Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynathan/
Jeff Breunsbach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreybreunsbach/

Oct 30, 2019 • 22min
What is Customer Success Webinar w/ Jeff Breunsbach
On part two of our webinar series, you’ll hear from Customer Imperative’s very own CS Ops expert, Jeff Breunsbach. He’s worked with over 30 SaaS companies during his tenure at Customer Imperative’s and has a wealth of knowledge to share about what Customer Success means for SaaS organizations.
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This can be found on our website: https://customerimperative.com/what-is-cs-webinar/
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This podcast is brought to you by Jay Nathan and Jeff Breunsbach of Customer Imperative, where we help B2B SaaS organizations build growth & retention strategies. Learn more at https://customerimperative.com/
Jay Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynathan/
Jeff Breunsbach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreybreunsbach/

Oct 28, 2019 • 18min
Marketing to our current customers (John Wood, 3 Point LLC)
On today's episode we are bringing on John Wood for our first install of Jam Session's, where we connect with fellow CS consultants to dive Into topics surrounding customer success.
For this episode we talk about the dynamics between marketing and customer success, how to navigate "current customer marketing" and approaches we've seen with our clients.
Check out John (https://www.linkedin.com/in/3pointllc/) and his company 3 Point LLC (https://3pointllc.com/).

Oct 16, 2019 • 26min
Building customer success Operations with Jason Conrad
Jason Conrad, product marketing and customer success expert, teams up with Cori Pearce, Marketing Director at ChurnZero to discuss all things Customer Success Operations. Jason lays out how Customer Success can drive revenue and how to ignite, structure, and grow CS Ops in your organization.
Check out more: https://churnzero.net/q-a-why-its-time-to-build-a-cs-ops-role/
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Big shout out to Jason (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonaconrad/)
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This can be found on our website: https://customerimperative.com/cs-operations-webinar-with-jason-conrad/
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This podcast is brought to you by Jay Nathan and Jeff Breunsbach of Customer Imperative, where we help B2B SaaS organizations build growth & retention strategies. Learn more at https://customerimperative.com/
Jay Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynathan/
Jeff Breunsbach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreybreunsbach/

Oct 16, 2019 • 32min
Starting customer success from the ground-up (Carrie Gregg, Ministry Brands)
Welcome back! This episode Jeff sat down with Carrie Gregg from Ministry Brands, a family of software companies across North America, serving more than 115,000 churches and faith-based organizations thrive in a digital world. She dives into how she built Customer Success at Ministry Brands from the ground-up. A success story you don’t want to miss!
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Big shout out to Ministry Brands (https://www.ministrybrands.com/)
Carrie Gregg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriegregg/
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This can be found on our website: https://customerimperative.com/carrie-gregg-ministry-brands/
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This podcast is brought to you by Jay Nathan and Jeff Breunsbach of Customer Imperative, where we help B2B SaaS organizations build growth & retention strategies. Learn more at https://customerimperative.com/
Jay Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynathan/
Jeff Breunsbach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreybreunsbach/

Oct 16, 2019 • 34min
Focusing on outcomes that customer success can help drive (Drew Kelley & Dave Duke, MetaCX)
For episode 6, Jeff and Jay sat down with Dave Duke and Drew Kelley of MetaCX, a company seeking to transform how businesses manage their customers and how customers manage their vendors. Dave Duke shares his view of the transformation of Customer Success operations, while Drew Kelley provides insight into how Customer Success plays out in the sales process. There’s a lot to learn from these two innovators!
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Big shout out to MetaCX (https://metacx.com/)
Drew Kelley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewkelleyindy/
Dave Duke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveduke26/
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This can be found on our website: https://customerimperative.com/dave-duke-drew-kelley-metacx/
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This podcast is brought to you by Jay Nathan and Jeff Breunsbach of Customer Imperative, where we help B2B SaaS organizations build growth & retention strategies. Learn more at https://customerimperative.com/
Jay Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynathan/
Jeff Breunsbach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreybreunsbach/

Oct 2, 2019 • 30min
The basics of managing customer success managers (Danielle Weinblatt, Entelo)
In episode 5, Jay talks with Danielle Weinblatt, Chief Product Officer at Entelo who pioneered their recruitment software to help HR teams discover, qualify, and engage with top talent. She gives us her expertise on CSM responsibilities, compensation, and approaches to blending CSMs and account managers.
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Big shout out to Danielle and Entelo (https://www.entelo.com/)
Danielle Weinblatt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweinblatt/
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This can be found on our website: https://customerimperative.com/danielle-weinblatt/
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This podcast is brought to you by Jay Nathan and Jeff Breunsbach of Customer Imperative, where we help B2B SaaS organizations build growth & retention strategies. Learn more at https://customerimperative.com/
Jay Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynathan/
Jeff Breunsbach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreybreunsbach/