Grit

Carving her own path is certainly one way to describe how Christina Augustine, COO at Bloomreach, has chosen to do her work. With a distinct set of experiences, beginning with a unique college thesis…

Mark Anderson, CEO at Alteryx, joins Joubin to talk about how he crafted his leadership ethos, which he often compares to a great game of golf. While Mark is currently at Alteryx, it is his foundatio…

Mike Gamson, CEO of Relativity, has joined the show this week to provide his take on leadership, sales, and the evolution of his career leading up to Relativity. Mike’s path into becoming a CEO is a …

Mike Clayville, CRO at Stripe, joins this week’s conversation to discuss what it's like to turn companies into forces of nature, using Mike’s chosen metaphor, the tornado. While Mike might be the fir…

Rob Lehman, Chief Business Officer at Compass, has an entrepreneurial spirit that has already set him forward in a burgeoning and exciting career at a young age. Rob’s path has come by no accident. H…

To say that Brian Frank, Chief Operating Officer of Cameo, comes from a non-traditional background into the career field of sales might be an understatement. Brain’s career began in law and he spent …

Marc Maloy’s storied career with IPOs and acquisitions has helped him develop essential insights into career success, leading him to become President of Field Ops at BetterUp.

While Marc’s history is …

Since the 1990s, Scott Jones has had a successful career working in sales at technology companies including SAP, Tableau, and Alteryx. 

In early 2021, Scott took a job that had never before appeared o…

Ever wonder how McDonald’s came up with its famous “I’m Lovin’ It” tagline? Brandon Snow knows all about it — in fact, he worked for the German advertising agency Heye & Partner when it pitched the w…

When Oliver Jay worked for venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates in the late 2000s, he found that the most rewarding aspect for him was working with portfolio companies and watching the begi…

Eric Morse is unabashedly a “super nerd.”

With a degree in physics from Duke University, Eric taught himself how to program and joined a consulting firm where he worked at implementing PeopleSoft, a h…

Many successful LinkedIn alumni have been welcomed as guests on this podcast — and this week, the insightful LB Harvey will be joining those ranks.

After starting her sales career as a Sales Executive…

Dan O’Connell’s career is an impressive display of how hard work can catapult a person from the bottom of the sales hierarchy to the very top of business leadership.

Having started as an account coord…

When it comes to building a profitable business, Amanda Kleha has learned by doing. 

Amanda’s seven-year tenure in multiple senior marketing and sales positions at Zendesk saw the company make an IPO,…

When Steve Rowland studied at Texas A&M University to get his degree in engineering, he likely wouldn’t have expected that his career would shift into one of an extremely successful sales leader.

Over…

Take one look at Renu Gupta’s resume and it’s immediately clear that she is a talented — and successful — sales leader. 

With experience at companies such as Google, Dropbox and Slack, Renu has led la…

When Jan Zeman was hired as a sales development representative in the early 2000s, he had a unique background in management consulting and venture capital. 

Jan has since risen through the sales ranks…

Not many people can say they’ve held leadership positions in marketing, sales, and HR during their business career. Well, maybe except for Rachael Powell, who has done all three and says it’s just he…

Ryan Barretto knows all about what it takes to successfully scale a business.

After an impressive 10-year career in sales leadership roles at Salesforce, Ryan took a role as SVP of Global Sales at Spr…

Erica Anderson had never carried a bag before she was promoted to Vice President of Worldwide Sales at GitHub in 2019. 

With a successful career as a sales operations leader under her belt, Erica has …