

Uncharted Podcast
Uncharted Podcast
The goal of Uncharted Podcast is to allow a space for some of the most brilliant individuals in the business to tell their stories. I’ve found that many of these great people got where they are by diving into the unknowns, or the uncharted.
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Mar 19, 2024 • 24min
Navigating Business Growth and Leadership Insights: A Conversation with Brent Chudoba
This week's guest is Brent Chudoba.
Brent lives in Charleston, SC and has been the CEO of Biteable since February 2020. Prior to Biteable, he was COO at Calendly, COO/CFO at Thrive Global, COO at PicMonkey, Board Director at Schoology, and CRO at SurveyMonkey where he joined at as an early employee. Before his operating career, Brent was an investor at Spectrum Equity investors and an investment banking and hedge fund analyst. Brent attended Columbia University. When he’s not working on software businesses, he spends his time chasing around his three young boys on the beach or the soccer field.

Mar 12, 2024 • 15min
Navigating the Business Roller Coaster: Insights from Dan O'Connell on LinkedIn Influencers, Mentorship, and AI Realities
This week's guest is Dan O'Connell, Dan serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Dialpad and is also a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to Dialpad, Dan was the CEO and President of TalkIQ, real-time speech recognition and NLP start-up backed by Salesforce Ventures and Scale Venture Partners. He was AdRoll's Vice President of Sales and also spent 8 years at Google where he handled key sales positions.
Dan holds an MBA from the University of California Berkeley and a degree in Communications from Santa Clara University.

Mar 4, 2024 • 15min
Navigating Career Transitions, Personal Growth and Sales Development With Jack Klingbiel
This week's guest is Jack Klingbiel.
Jack Klingbiel lives in Denver CO and is highly experienced at scaling GTM operations via Sales Development. He's built out BDR teams and GTM processes from scratch at three different companies. He set up foundations at AgentSync and scaled the business from $4m in ARR to $28m ARR, Red Canary from $10m in ARR to $80m ARR and is currently at Cortex.io with the same assignment. When not at work, find him at the gym, on the golf course or playing with his soon to-be "step-dog", Bille.

Feb 26, 2024 • 12min
Four Years of Continued Excitement and Motivation: Reflecting, Gaining Insights, and Moving Forward with Ian Hutchinson at the Same Company
Ian Hutchinson is currently leading the sales team for DuploCloud. Previously Ian worked at Salesforce and was the first sales rep at Vidyard. When not working, Ian's most likely hanging out with family and friends or enjoying great food and the outdoors.

Feb 19, 2024 • 16min
Partnering for Success: How to Best Navigate the World of Business Partnerships With Billy Robins
Billy Robins lives in San Francisco and is a 20 year plus veteran of Silicon Valley. Currently he is building out Business Development & Partnerships for Jellyfish.co; previously Billy did the same role at Productboard and worked at Zendesk, Wells Fargo and PayNearMe. When not training in Golden Gate Park or catching live music, he's most likely to be hanging out with family and friends.
You can connect with Billy Robins at https://www.linkedin.com/in/billyrobins/
This episode is sponsored by Netsuite -- learn more at netsuite.com/scale
Show notes:
Two essays by Billy:
https://open.substack.com/pub/akashbajwa/p/the-channel-is-a-chapter-in-the-book?r=iyfy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
https://open.substack.com/pub/shomik/p/how-to-sell-in-a-tough-macro-environment?r=iyfy&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
And the Proprietary distribution that was mentioned in conversation - Tren Griffin
https://25iq.com/2018/06/02/proprietary-product-distribution-is-better-than-sliced-bread/amp/

Feb 13, 2024 • 13min
Navigating Career Transitions: From Consulting to Sales Leadership with Kevin Mulrane
This week's episode features Kevin Mulrane.
Kevin Mulrane has 15 years of sales experience and over a decade of sales leadership. 4X VP of Sales, 1X CRO, and a succesful exit. Proven track record of building and scaling sales teams focused on GTM Strategy, consistent coaching, and hire top tier talent. Building and scaling sales teams is his jam.

Feb 5, 2024 • 15min
Insights and Strategies for Career Reinvention With Patrick Hudgins
This week's episode features Patrick Hudgins. Patrick is the former CEO of a RevOps company that he helped bootstrap and was formerly a sales leader at companies such as Talkdesk. You can connect with Patrick at https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickhudgins
This episode is brought to you with the support of Netsuite and Montpac.

Jan 29, 2024 • 16min
From India to Silicon Valley: Ankit Jain's Journey as a CEO and the Surprising Secrets of Startup Resilience
Today's guest is Ankit who is a cofounder and CEO of dev-productivity startup Aviator Technologies and also leads the ex-Google alumni network (Xoogler.co). Previously he led engineering teams at Sunshine, Homejoy and Shippo. Prior to that, Ankit was also an EIR at Unshackled Ventures and an engineer at Google and Adobe.
This episode is sponsored by DuploCloud and Montpac. Visit Duplocloud.com/uncharted for seamless DevOps automation and Montpac.com for your finance and accounting needs.

Jan 22, 2024 • 18min
From Flying Planes to Fundraising Triumphs: Fun and Inspiring Conversation With Firaas Rashid, Founder and CEO of Hook
Today's guest is Firaas Rashid, CEO and Founder of Hook. Hook is the B2B SaaS platform focused on predictable revenue growth from existing customers. Backed by Lightspeed and LocalGlobe, Hook is revolutionising the way companies forecast their revenue growth using product usage and customer data. He is passionate about changing the way Customer Success is run and building the leading workplace for ambitious people who want to be part of a team. Before founding Hook, Firaas was CTO and Head of Customer Success (EMEA) at AppDynamics, scaling from $170m to $550m Annual Recurring Revenue in 2 years. He led a rapid journey of rebuilding Customer Success to focus on data-driven prioritisation and scale. Prior to that he was a Director of IT at Credit Suisse.
This week's episode is brought to you by DuploCloud and Montpac. Checkout Duplocloud.com/uncharted to learn how they help automate tedious DevOps tasks and Montpac.com for all your finance and accounting needs.

Jan 15, 2024 • 15min
Decade of Friendship: Navigating Careers and Relationships with Steven Murphy
Steve Murphy is a tech professional known for his prowess in building meaningful relationships. Originally from the vibrant city of Chicago, Steve has been on a westward journey, carving out his career path while embracing new opportunities.
With a customer-centric approach, Steve believes in simplifying the intricacies of business by prioritizing the needs and satisfaction of clients. This philosophy forms the core of his work, where doing right by the customer is the key to success.
Steve's journey in the tech industry took him to Silicon Valley, where he navigated the realm of HR Tech with wide-eyed enthusiasm. Subsequently, he found his true calling in the cybersecurity landscape while soaking in the vibrant vibes of San Francisco.
Currently a free agent, Steve Murphy continues to bring his unique blend of relationship-building skills and tech expertise to the forefront of the industry. With a heart for genuine connections and a commitment to customer satisfaction, Steve stands out as a dynamic and passionate professional in the ever-evolving world of technology
This week's episode is brought to you by Netsuite, learn more at netsuite.com/scale