The Demand Efficiency Podcast

Podcast

Audio

Demand Generation

Growth

Michelle Benfer, VP Sales at Hubspot, on hyperscale and creating a culture to drive revenue.

Episode Outline

[01:03] Michelle’s background

[03:12] Why you should make sure you have the demand to support your sales team before investing in the head count

[05:28] The importance of experimentation and stabilization

[07:15] The importance of cross functional partnerships and financial acumen

[09:21] How to make better decisions for your team and company.

[11:50] How to create culture within your company

[14:30] What’s next for Michelle

[17:11] How Michelle unplugs and maintains her energy


Connect with Michelle

LinkedIn

Website

The Demand Efficiency Podcast

Podcast

Audio

Demand Generation

Growth

Episode Outline

[04:39] Sean’s background

[07:16] Operational issues and then the other one had to do with just the fundamental shift

[10:13] Reason these companies were failing, had more to do with people and the behaviors of the people

[11:18] Realize that affiliation with a company who's been successful in that industry

[12:04] Hiring and supporting and developing and growing other humans

[14:34] If you think about things from a red, yellow, green perspective, you put people in a stoplight bucket

[16:35] Best fit based on their characteristics and attributes because the majority of the Academy students are adult learners. The true character of a person is not how you act in this life, but how you react.

[17:04] If you don't like something, you already know it. It's probably not going to continue to enjoy it.

[19:22] There's social responsibility, corporate responsibility, environmental responsibility, and personal responsibility.

[20:19] Starting over with the concept of what problems do my customers have right now that can really solve, and growth mindset is going to be more important.


Sean's Inspirations:

His father

His wife

Will Bunker


Connect with Sean:

LinkedIn

Twitter

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