The Learning Culture Podcast

Joining me this week is Sheevaun Thatcher.Sheevaun is somewhat of a legend in the sales enablement space. She created the role before it was actually even a role. About 15 years ago, she started performing the role of “Player Coach," as she mentions in the episode, for a company she worked for. She's been there from the beginning and has seen the sales enablement profession develop into what it is now.In this episode, we dive into her wisdom accumulated over those years, especially from her time at RingCentral, where she grew an incredible team and the company from a $20 stock to an almost $500 stock in five years.I loved recording this episode with Sheevaun and I'm convinced you'll enjoy listening to it. Please sit back and enjoy my episode with Sheevaun Thatcher.

Joining me this week is  Sheevaun Thatcher. Sheevaun is somewhat of a legend in the sales enablement space. She created the role before it was actually even a role. About 15 years ago, she started performing the role of “Player Coach", for a company that she was at. So she's been there from the beginning and has seen the sales enablement profession develop into what it is right now. In this "Rapid Fire 5" segment, I gather her first thoughts on five key questions related to learning and enablement. 

Joining me this week is Petek Hawkins.This is a special episode because Petek and I are using it to make a very exciting announcement about Curious Lion. I'll cut this intro very short and let you dive right into the conversation.Our conversation starts by looking at Petek’s journey and the lessons she's learned. And then we get right into our exciting announcement, what it means for us, and what it could mean for you.So please sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode with Petek Hawkins.

Joining me this week is Andrew Gibbons.Andrew is a Management Development Consultant from the UK. He has been helping people learn for the last 40 years. That’s right, 40 years of experience, and during that time, he’s been building a “Learning Log”.This "Learning Log" now consists of 1.3 million handwritten words about all things learning, leadership, management, learning culture – all the great topics that we talk about on the show. It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with Andrew and pick his brain and talk about theories and ideas that have been around for decades that are still not being embraced today.This conversation was like wandering through a library of all the topics that are most interesting and exciting to me. If you’ve been a longtime listener of this podcast, or if you’re just stumbling upon this for the first time and the topic interests you, this is the perfect place to start.So, please sit back and enjoy my episode with Andrew Gibbons.

Joining me this week is Nikki Schanzer.Nikki has just started a role as Senior Manager of Revenue Enablement at Outreach. Before that, she headed the Go to Market Enablement at Hopin, and before that, the Revenue Enablement Lead for North America at Dropbox.In this "Rapid Fire 5" segment, I gather her first thoughts on five key questions related to learning and enablement. 

Joining me this week is Nikki Schanzer.Nikki has just started a role as Senior Manager of Revenue Enablement at Outreach. Before that, she headed the Go to Market Enablement at Hopin, and before that, the Revenue Enablement Lead for North America at Dropbox.Meeting Nikki for the first time felt like we were long-lost friends. And I think this is true for a lot of people who share a common passion with each other - in this case, enabling people to be their best. Nikki is definitely a prototypical enabler of others.We start our conversation by drawing lessons learned from her various roles over the years and focus not just on things that have worked well, but also on things that haven't. That was a theme that came through a lot in this episode.This was a fun episode to record. I think you'll get a lot out of listening to it, so please sit back and enjoy my conversation with Nikki Schanzer.

Joining me this week is Paul Butterfield.Scott is the Head of Sales Enablement at Clozd. It's a win-loss analysis platform for sales teams.Paul's the VP of Global Revenue Enablement for Instructure. Those of you who are regular listeners of the show, remember when we had Brett Childs from the Revenue Enablement team at Instructure? Today, we have Brett's boss.In this "Rapid Fire 5" segment, I gather his first thoughts on five key questions related to learning and enablement. 

Joining me this week is Paul Butterfield.Paul's the VP of Global Revenue Enablement for Instructure. Those of you who are regular listeners of the show, remember when we had Brett Childs from the Revenue Enablement team at Instructure? Today, we have Brett's boss.This was a really interesting episode for me because Paul is one of the OGs of the space and is one of the original gangsters of Sales Enablement. He understands and has seen the evolution of the function.One of the coolest things I think you'll learn here is how you can use stories in the form of videos or internal podcasts to transfer tacit knowledge between people on the sales team. There's so much more in this episode, and I really enjoyed picking Paul's brain on all things sales enablement.Please sit back and enjoy this episode with Paul Butterfield.

Joining me this week is Scott Knudson.Scott is the Head of Sales Enablement at Clozd. It's a win-loss analysis platform for sales teams.In this "Rapid Fire 5" segment, I gather his first thoughts on five key questions related to learning and enablement. 

Joining me this week is Scott Knudson.Scott is the Head of Sales Enablement at Clozd. It's a win-loss analysis platform for sales teams. As you will find out later in the episode a product that their team uses religiously. But this episode isn't about the product Clozd - this is about the lessons that Scott has learned in sales and later in his current role in sales enablement, which he's done at various companies.This was a fun episode to record, it's packed with a lot of good ideas.Please sit back and enjoy my episode with Scott Knudson.