Blueprint across America Podcast

Blueprint across America

Chuck Brotman
Series of interviews with professionals across the United States and Canada on a breadth of topics.
Breaking into Presales - Mattie Stremic
Presales professionals - often known as Sales or Solutions Engineers - perform vital work within SaaS organizations by ensuring sales teams achieve deep understanding of client's needs relative to the technical capabilities of their product sets.   Presellers thus provide exceptional value for customers - ensuring great deals get done - while also helping companies sell the full value of their solutions. In this episode, Mattie Stremic, the Head of Academy Programming at the PSA (a division of the Presales Collective), shares how she got into presales herself, some of the key skills required for success in the role, and how the Presales Academy is helping encourage professionals to transition into the profession!
May 19, 2022
34 min
Breaking into Customer Success - Angel Rogers
Angel Rogers shares her perspective on the field of Customer Success- How is Customer Success different than Sales?- What soft skills lend themselves to the profession?- How can early talent and career switchers break into the profession?
Apr 19, 2022
43 min
Chris McDonough: From IC to Sales Manager
Chris McDonough shares his journey from individual contributor to sales manager.
Sep 24, 2021
33 min
Conversation with Rachel Shi: Sales, Career, and Personal Growth
Rachel shares her perspective on a range of topics- Getting into sales from a non-traditional background- How to think about your own career development- Putting honesty and integrity ahead of conformity 
Sep 6, 2021
32 min
Blueprint across America: Sales Back to Basics
On this episode, we get back to basics in all things sales related.  Deb gives us top tips all salespeople should be doing to improve their effectiveness.  Whether you are starting off your sales career or working as an enterprise seller, these are the tips that can make all the difference in closing that deal.  
Aug 12, 2021
32 min
Creating a Culture of Servant Leadership
Join Krissy as she speaks with Gio Gallo, ComplianceLine Co-CEO, as they talk about how to create a culture of servant leadership. During this podcast, we talk about how to practically implement and practice this leadership style and all the benefits and challenges that come with it at your current company. 
Jul 30, 2021
38 min
Hiring Non-Traditional Talent
Hiring talent with non-traditional backgrounds for tech companies is evolving rapidly. Join Krissy and Josh as they discuss how companies can benefit from non-traditional hiring practices and how Axon is utilizing this approach.
Jun 14, 2021
24 min
Diversity as a Driver of Outcomes
Krissy and Ryan dive deep into corporate diversity initiative in the US and why organizations are struggling to obtain and measure impactful results.
May 26, 2021
55 min
The Gender Pay Gap
On the last day of women's history month, Lindsay and Krissy get candid about the gender pay gap and what they think companies can do to be a part of the solution.
Mar 31, 2021
49 min
Trends in Office Space Amid COVID and Beyond
What's the future of real estate and office space in our COVID-impacted world?  Great discussion of trends with Nicole Miller, Senior Managing Director at Savills, who shares her perspective on ways to reincorporate space safely and effectively into our future planning.
Nov 9, 2020
24 min
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