Members-only CS operations CS Ops: The innovative frontier of customer success with Roger Mendez, Cisco In this episode, we're joined by Roger Mendez, Global Leader of Strategic Programs, Customer Success & Acceleration at Cisco, about the critical role of customer success operations, AKA "CS Ops."...
Members-only Podcasts How customer success impacts go-to-market with Akash Singh, Software AG In this episode, we're joined by Akash Singh about the importance of customer success in go-to-market (GTM) strategy. We discuss driving adoption, navigating compliance and user privacy, evaluating customer success team performance, and aligning CS compensation with GTM culture....
Members-only Management How to onboard a new Customer Success Manager with Jess Galenski, Apryse In this episode of the CS School podcast, we're joined by Jess Galenski, Director of Customer Success at Apryse, to discuss how she onboards her new Customer Success Managers to set them, and their future clients, up for success....
Members-only Customer advocacy CSMs: The customer’s guide to advocacy with Cristy Rahman Most companies drop the ball when nurturing customers into passionate advocates. Advocacy is the real payoff. So, why are so many companies getting it wrong? For customer success specialist Cristy Rahman, CSMs are the customers' compass toward advocacy....
Members-only Customer advocacy Redefining customer advocacy with Haig Kingston, OpenBlend Do your customers rave about your brand to friends and colleagues? They should! Turning satisfied customers into loyal advocates is essential today. Yet most companies drop the ball when it comes to post-sale customer experience....
Members-only CS strategy Demystifying digital customer success with Alex Turkovic, Snow Software Our latest podcast episode delves into this fascinating confluence, featuring an insightful conversation with a seasoned expert in digital customer success: Alex Turkovic, Director of Adoption Programs (Digital Customer Success & Customer Education) at Snow Software....
Members-only Customer segmentation Speaking segmentation with Kimberly Ayala, Akeneo In this episode of CS School, we sat down with Kimberly Ayala, Director of Customer Success (North & South America) at Akeneo, and chatted about everything segmentation-related. Digital segmentation, AKA “tech touch” is touted as a vital approach in all businesses, but how and why is it employed?...
Members-only Podcasts Harmonizing the hustle between sales and customer success: Part 2 In the second installment of our podcast two-parter inspecting the relationship between customer success and sales, it was our pleasure to chat with Taylor Hodges of JLL Technologies, about why aligning sales and customer success is more than just a strategy....
Members-only SaaS Harmonizing the hustle between sales and customer success: Part 1 Balancing sales and customer success is crucial for any growing business seeking to drive revenue while delivering ongoing value. There isn’t anyone better suited to answer our burning questions and shed light on this critical topic than Chris Dishman, SVP of Customer Success at Totango....
Members-only CS careers Same goal, different playbook: CSM role variety across companies | Romiel Noumbissi While all CSMs want happy customers and shared value, their day-to-day reality can be quite different depending on what their employer requires of them. This important nuance is what brings Romiel Noumbissi, Customer Success Manager at Synup, back on the podcast....
Members-only Product adoption How to perfect customer implementation | Deanna Sotolongo Deanna Sotolongo, Senior Implementation Manager at Catalyst, joins us on the podcast to provide us with a deep dive into the nuances of customer implementation, shedding light on Catalyst's unique approach and sharing invaluable insights that every SaaS company can benefit from....
Members-only Community Scaling customer success with community | Wes Gibson, Catalyst Businesses can harness the power of community to scale operations, including your customer success function. Catalyst’s very own Scale CSM, Wes Gibson, talks us through the significance of communities in relation to customer success scale programs....
Members-only Management Building high-performing customer success teams | Amy Oilman, RingCentral In this episode of the CS School podcast, we’re joined by Amy Oilman, RVP of Customer Success at RingCentral. Amy has extensive experience building and scaling customer success teams from the ground up and lets us into the secrets of involved in creating them....
Members-only CS strategy Preparing for the next stage of customer success | Carlos Quezada What’s around the corner? That’s the question on the tip of every proactive CSM’s tongue. But this proactivity and forward thinking goes beyond that. CSMs should be considering how customer success might change. After all, customer success is anything but static....
Members-only Leadership How to ingrain a human-first approach in your workplace | Danielle Martin We’ve heard of customer-led growth, where you focus on the customer’s needs and experience. But a human-first approach? For Danielle Martin, Senior Customer Success Manager at TryHackMe, striving to be human-first is imperative if you have any sincere interest in customer success....