The GTMnow Podcast
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The GTMnow Podcast interviews well-known tech executive, VC, and founders - the expert operators in the trenches who have ‘been there, done that’ to build some of the fastest-growing software companies. Every week, a guest joins Sophie Buonassisi to dissect their stories, revealing expert insights around what worked, what didn’t, and how things actually went down.This podcast is produced by GTMnow, the media brand of GTMfund - sharing insight on go-to-market from working with hundreds of portfolio companies backed by over 350 of the best go-to-market executives. GTMfund is an early-stage VC fund focused on investing in the most exciting, up-and-coming B2B SaaS companies across the world. The LP network consists of VP and C-level Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success leaders from companies like DocuSign, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Snowflake, Okta, Zoom, and many more.Visit gtmnow.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletter and other content resources.
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Oct 27, 2020 • 42min
133. Unexpected Lessons From a 20-Year Sales Veteran w/ Jim Donovan
Today on the show, we've got Jim Donovan, the vice president of global sales from PandaDoc. A fantastic guest and really great guy, Jim's a 20-year veteran of the sales industry. He was also in the World Trade Center during 9/11. That was a pivotal moment in his life and when he decided to embark on a career in sales. Now, we get to chat with him. He's down in st. Petersburg, Florida managing a global team on the march to 100 million for PandaDoc.The GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.
Oct 23, 2020 • 7min
Friday Fundamentals: 99. John Mark Shaw on a Tangible 4 Step Process to Change Your Life
On this episode of Friday Fundamentals, we chat with John Mark Shaw on a tangible 4 step process you can use to change your life.The GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.
Oct 20, 2020 • 46min
132. The Internal Game: Coaching Your Way to Success w/ John Mark Shaw
Today we are interviewing an executive and life coach, somebody who has personally helped change my mindset. Although some of his ideas are unconventional in the way they're articulated, I've seen really meaningful results from them. I'm talking about John Mark Shaw. As I mentioned, he's my personal coach. On the show, we discuss a lot of ideas that I personally use every day and I've seen great success with.The GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.
Oct 16, 2020 • 6min
Friday Fundamentals: 98. Ryan Walsh on the Top Factors that Drive Outside Sales Compensation
On this episode of Friday Fundamentals, we chat with Ryan Walsh on the Top Factors that Drive Outside Sales CompensationThe GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.
Oct 13, 2020 • 36min
131. Data, Set, Match: How to Build a Two-Sided Marketplace to Drive Revenue w/ Ryan Walsh
Today on the show we've got Ryan Walsh, founder and CEO of a company called RepVue, a place where you can get objective third-party information. Actually, it's first party, objective information from reps themselves about how much people make at different companies. You can access that data set once you contribute your own information on a blinded basis. Using RepVue, you can figure out exactly what people are making. You can't look at their individual W2s, but you can know that if you work at XYZ company, then you can make up to $700,000 a year.The GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.
Oct 9, 2020 • 6min
Friday Fundamentals: 97. Eddie Baez on Growing Revenue and Accelerating Growth on Sales Teams
On this episode of Friday Fundamentals, we chat with Eddie Baez on growing revenue and accelerating growth on sales teamsThe GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.
Oct 6, 2020 • 37min
130. Turning Junior-level Talent into Top Sales Professionals w/ Eddie Baez
Today on the show, we've got Eddie Baez, the co-founder of Career Pipe, a recruiting agency and SDR training program for underrepresented groups and minorities primarily in New York City. Eddie is bringing B2B sales to a group of people that may not be as aware of it. He finds people that aren't aware of what is possible in a sales career, puts them through a six-week training program, and places them in companies looking to hire. Eddie sells market research as a senior business development consultant at IBISWorld.The GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.
Oct 2, 2020 • 8min
Friday Fundamentals: 96. Vishal Sunak on Early Stage Companies Closing Deals
On this episode of Friday Fundamentals, we chat with Vishal Sunak on Early Stage Companies Closing DealsThe GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.
Sep 29, 2020 • 31min
129. Building a Company from Scratch w/ Vishal Sunak
Today on the show, we've got Vishal Sunak, CEO and co-founder of LinkSquares, a company that applies AI to your contract. With LinkSquares, you know what terms you've signed and what agreements your company has made. They sell that product to general councils, operations teams, and deal desks. Vishal and I talk about what it's like to start a company from nothing and how his experience at Backupify and InsightSquared helped inform the process.The GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.
Sep 25, 2020 • 7min
Friday Fundamentals: 95. Tom Martin on the Job Market Approach
On this episode of Friday Fundamentals, we chat with Tom Martin on the Job Market ApproachThe GTMnow Podcast The GTMnow Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.
