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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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Dec 17, 2019 • 45min
88. How to Optimize Sales Motions w/ Pete Kazanjy
This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Pete Kazanjy, co-founder of Atrium and author of Founding Sales. As a serial founder, Pete has built up an impressive library of knowledge on scaling businesses and optimizing sales motions. In this episode, he shares how he fell into the sales leader category and his advice for others who want to do the same. If you missed episode 87, check it out here: PODCAST 87: How to Pitch Category Creation to Your CEO or CFO w/ Anthony Kennada What You’ll Learn How selling as a founder will help you understand your sales motions Why your ability to teach sales reps will help scale your business How sales can be instrumented Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast We’re on iTunes And on Stitcher 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.

Dec 13, 2019 • 5min
Friday Fundamentals: EP 54: Our Top 3 Tips For Building a Billion-Dollar Brand
There are three things to keep in mind when you're on the journey to building a billion-dollar brand. On this episode of Friday Fundamentals, we're going to tell you how to implement them.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.

Dec 10, 2019 • 47min
87. The Ultimate Guide to Category Creation w/ Anthony Kennada
This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Anthony Kennada, CMO at Front. You probably know Anthony by now — his name started popularizing itself after he helped grow Gainsight from $100K to $100MM in ARR. Anthony’s also the author of Category Creation: How to Build a Brand that Customers, Employees, & Investors Will Loveo. On this episode, Anthony taps into how businesses can transform themselves with category creation. What You’ll Learn How to initiate category creation Anthony’s journey from sales to product to marketing How to leverage lessons from the B2C world 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.

Dec 6, 2019 • 6min
Friday Fundamentals: EP 53: How One Entrepreneur Decided To Start Her Consulting Business w/ Mary Rogul
On this episode of Friday Fundamentals, we talk about one entrepreneur's leap from being the head of sales to stepping into their own consulting business.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.

Dec 3, 2019 • 35min
86. Should Every Top Salesperson Pursue Management? w/ Mary Rogul
This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Mary Rogul, a VP Sales Consultant, who’s currently an Enterprise Sales Advisor at Crayon. Fresh out of college, Mary started out in accounting, but it didn’t take long before she began a 20-year sales career that led her through Monster.com, HubSpot, and several others. She’s now a consultant helping VPs of Sales scale and build their sales teams. What You’ll Learn Who is Mary Rogul Motivations of an individual contributor vs. a manager How great sellers approach their day 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.

Nov 29, 2019 • 4min
Friday Fundamentals: EP 52 Advice We Wish We Could Give Our Younger Self
Don't be afraid to take the first step. On this episode of Friday Fundamentals, we talk about the importance of why you should always "go first" when fostering relationships with mentors.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.

Nov 26, 2019 • 43min
85. Why AI Won’t Be Taking Your Job w/ Dan O’Connell
This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Dan O’Connell, Chief Strategy Officer at Dialpad. Dan’s career started at Google, where he worked directly under Sheryl Sandberg at the start of AdWords. From there, he helped scale a team of 150 at AdRoll, before becoming CEO and President at TalkIQ, which was acquired by Dialpad. Dan holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at Berkeley. What You’ll Learn How AI & ML are impacting the future of sales Hiring for values Orienting your sales process around the buyer 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.

Nov 22, 2019 • 7min
Friday Fundamentals: EP 51: How To Incorporate Video Into Your Sales Motion
Video is important. But where does it belong? On this episode of Friday Fundamentals, we want to talk about how you would benefit from using video in your sales motion. 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.

Nov 19, 2019 • 43min
84. BombBomb’s Chief Evangelist Explains Why You Should Use Video w/ Ethan Beute
This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist and VP of Marketing at BombBomb. Ethan was one of the first employees at the self-funded video platform, BombBomb, which is now doing over $20MM in ARR. Ethan is also the host of The Customer Experience Podcast, and the author of Rehumanize Your Business. What You’ll Learn How to use video in different parts of the customer journey What video will (and won’t) do for sales Authenticity in today’s sales marketplace 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.

Nov 15, 2019 • 10min
Friday Fundamentals: EP 50: The Key Questions to Ask
On this episode of Friday Fundamentals, we want to talk about the 3 key reasons that deals often stall. Every salesperson on every team needs to have these 3 things nailed down.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.


