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

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Website

Episode outline

[00:40] How Michael went from 200K to 6M in ARR at Namely

[03:26] The most challenging aspect of Michael’s first 6 months at Namely

[04:55] The most important actions to take in developing a pricing strategy

[07:54] The moment when Namely’s revenue motion and ICP fell into place

[09:30] What Michael learned from the impressive board he worked with at Namely

[11:24] Preconceptions Michael had and what he learned after experience

[15:14] What got Michael excited about working with Orculus

[16:58] Michael’s professional goals for the next 12 months

[19:00] How Michael unplugs and recharges


Michael’s Inspirations

Scott Scherr

Mitchell Dauerman

Mark Roberge

Carl Eschenbach


Connect with Michael

LinkedIn

Twitter

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