Presales Podcast by Presales Collective
Jack Cochran
Presales Podcast by Presales Collective is a podcast dedicated to growing the Solution Consulting community. We aim to provide presales professionals with the resources, knowledge, network, and mentorship to develop long, impactful careers.
On the Presales Podcast, you’ll hear from global presales leaders, top individual contributors, industry experts, enablement professionals, and entrepreneurs who have developed products for our profession.
On the Presales Podcast, you’ll hear from global presales leaders, top individual contributors, industry experts, enablement professionals, and entrepreneurs who have developed products for our profession.
Episodes
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Jun 14, 2021 • 37min
56. Leading from the Front w/Lee Johnson
On the PreSales Podcast, James Kaikis and Lee Johnson connect on the topic "Leading from the Front". Lee, Solution Architecture & Sales Engineering Lead at Virtustream and Chairman of the PreSales Collective DEEI council, talks about Diversity Issues within PreSales. With the creation of our PreSales Collective Diversity, Equity, Equality, and Inclusion program, Lee and team are making the PreSales world a better place. Books referenced: Robert Livingston - The Conversation James Clear - Autonomic Habits Grant Cardone - The 10X rule
Jun 7, 2021 • 38min
55. The Process w/Pat McQueen
On the PreSales Podcast, James Kaikis and Pat McQueen connect on the topic "The Process". Pat, SVP of Operations and Sales Engineering at Copado, talks about his experience in hypergrowth as an early employee at Salesforce.com and Salesforce.org. Pat discusses how instituing frameworks allowed for increased speed and velocity within his PreSales teams.
May 31, 2021 • 31min
54. The Technical Win w/Richard Armstrong
On the PreSales Podcast, James Kaikis and Richard Armstrong connect on the topic "The Technical Win". Richard, Head of Americas Solutions Engineering at Cloudflare, talks about the highly debated Technical Win and how it allows organizations to be clearer on what Sales Engineers are accountable for. As PreSales professionals, We must be able to show the business quantifiable results, how and to what extent we are contributing.
May 24, 2021 • 30min
53. A Year in Review w/Yuji Higashi
On the PreSales Podcast, James Kaikis and Yugi Higashi connect on the topic "A Year in Review". Yuji, Co-Founder of the PreSales Collective, talks about the genesis of the PreSales Collective on our one year anniversary of the podcast. One year later, what started as an idea to bring PreSales professionals together, is an 11,000 member global community.
May 17, 2021 • 32min
52. A PreSales Journey w/David Maloof
On the PreSales Podcast, James Kaikis and David Maloof connect on the topic "A PreSales Journey". David, GVP of Solution Engineering, Strategic Advisory Services & Scout Academy at Salesforce, talks about his PreSales Journey. From Sales Rep to Product to PreSales, David has worked in a number of capacities that has shaped the way he approaches PreSales.
May 10, 2021 • 48min
51. Summer Reading List! w/Steve Bullington, David Ledger, Carly Wennogle, Mike Pastore
Episode Description: On the PreSales Podcast, James Kaikis is joined by PreSales Book Club Leaders Steve Bullington & David Ledger plus active book club members Carly Wennogle and Mike Pastore. The crew discusses the PSC Book Club and each guests pitches a different book to read this summer!Steve - LifeScale by Brian Solis David - Range by David Epstein Carly - Radical Candor by Kim Scott Mike - Speed of Trust by Steven M.R. Covey
May 3, 2021 • 38min
50. Building a Complex GTM Organization w/Peter Polizzi
On the PreSales Podcast, James Kaikis and Peter Polizzi connect on the topic "Building a Complex GoToMarket (GTM) Organization. Peter, Senior Vice President of Market Strategies and Technical Sales, talks about his new role at Splunk and how it could be the future of PreSales. Peter’s new role unifies five different departments under one roof to have a unified go to market message.
Apr 26, 2021 • 26min
49. Empowering Your People w/Naz Irani
On the PreSales Podcast, James Kaikis and Naz Irani connect on the topic "Empowering Your People". Naz Irani, Head of Enterprise and Strategic Solutions Architecture at Stripe and President of the PreSales Leadership Collective's Council, discusses her experiences with empowering people. In this episode, Naz will explain how empowerment is the key to building a culture of high performance, innovation, and driving career growth.
Apr 19, 2021 • 34min
48. How Technology helps PreSales Professionals Close Deals Faster w/Ganesh Shankar
On the PreSales Podcast, James Kaikis and Ganesh Shankar connect on the topic "How Technology helps PreSales Professionals Close Deals Faster". Ganesh, Co-Founder and CEO of RFPIO, talks about why a former product manager decided to build a company dedicated to automating the RFP response process and equipping PreSales teams. Learn more about RFPIO
Apr 12, 2021 • 31min
47. Scaling New Logo PreSales Teams w/Kathy Horan Lalama
On the PreSales Podcast, James Kaikis and Kathy Horan Lalama connect on the topic "Scaling New Logo PreSales Teams". Kathy, Director of Solutions Engineering, talks about Scaling New Logo PreSales teams. Some organizations approach selling to new logos the same way that they sell to the existing install base. In this episode, Kathy talks about why and how the motions are different.
