Take The Lead
Take The Lead
LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC
The Take the Lead podcast series aims to empower senior leaders with LinkedIn’s data, insight and information to help you navigate the ever-changing business and digital landscape. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, search for LinkedIn Sales Solutions.
How Can Leaders Embrace Equity?
In honour of International Women’s Day, this episode will be a celebration, discussion and conversation about this year's theme - ‘embrace equity’. The episode was recorded live on-site at Salesforce World Tour Sydney, and this allowed us to bring together incredible industry voices for this conversation from our incredible panel and special contributors. You’ll hear what embracing equity means for our leaders, as well as ways we can truly bring equity to the workplace.  Host: Grace Kerrison , Head Of Sales Solutions, APAC, LinkedIn Guest: Fiona Low , VP / Group Director of Global Marketing, Worley Guest: Gail Moody-Byrd , Vice President of Marketing, LinkedIn Sales Solutions Special Contributors:Lori Castillo-Martinez Executive Vice President & Chief Equality OfficerColin Timm SVP & Country Manager at SalesforceCarrie Smith CMO, Accenture Sally Mack Head of Revenue Operations, Safety CultureTake The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to unlock the power of Deep Sales, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 7, 2023
30 min
Navigating the way forward.
It’s no secret that we are currently experiencing global economic uncertainty.  This episode will explore how this uncertainty can affect sellers and the benefits of using data-driven insights to find growth opportunities. Our panel will be sharing some of the challenges their sales team are experiencing and how they are overcoming this.  Host: Grace Kerrison, Head Of Sales Solutions, APAC, LinkedIn  Guest: Abbie White, Founder & CEO of Sales Refined Pty Ltd Guest: Shamik Ghosh VP Hybrid Cloud Sales, Hitachi Vantara We also have a special contribution from LinkedIn’s Global Chief Economist Karin Kimbrough outlining global macro trends. Karin Kimbrough, Global Chief Economist at LinkedIn For more information, visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub. Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. Let us know if you want to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to unlock the power of deep sales. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 2, 2023
33 min
Dig Deeper to Grow
This episode dives into the critical pillars B2B sales leaders will need to focus on to uncover profitable growth amongst continued economic uncertainty. The panel discuss the need for sales teams to go deeper, leverage meaningful data and nurture deeper relationships with customers in order to succeed now and grow into the future. Resources Deep Sales Overview Deck Reimagining B2B Selling Blog Why Deep Sales Matters Blog   Host: Tim Grogan, Director of Sales, LinkedIn Sales Solutions Guest: Dileep Kannan, Regional Director, Grab for Business Guest: Chris Russo, GM - Customer Sales & Strategy, TPG Telecom   For more information visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub.   Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 30, 2022
49 min
State of Sales in Asia Pacific 2022 - Report
Following the transformative years of the pandemic, sales leaders are consolidating what they've learnt for their team and customers. Check out the State of Sales APAC 2022 Report - Click to Download Topics covered The pandemic disrupted the sales process — permanently and positively.  Thought leadership point of view in the background of uncertainty. The continued rise of sales technology and data-driven selling Top performers are thriving due to their intelligent use of technology Joining Grace Kerrison are two guests with significant strategic and management oversight at MYOB and Telstra. These two companies have made significant changes to their sales strategies and how they sell, based on feedback from sales staff and their customers.   Host: Grace Kerrison, Head of Sales Solutions, LinkedIn APAC Guest: Daniel West, Chief Sales & Support Officer, MYOB Guest: Reagan Barry, Head of Commercial Steering, Telstra   For more information visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub.   Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 22, 2022
38 min
Journey of Customer Success
This episode provides insights into the transformational journey and evolution of Customer Success. Joined by special guest Anthony Slater, Director, Customer Success, Docusign APJ dives into trends taking place in the Customer Success function, the digital tools that help add value to the customer journey and evolution of where Customer Success is heading into the future.   Host: Alana Brittain, Head of Enterprise LinkedIn Sales Solutions Aus NZ at LinkedIn Host: Abhai Singh, Head of Sales Solution - India, LinkedIn Guest: Anthony Slater, Director, Customer Success, APJ at DocuSign   For more information visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub.   Get the latest on the State of Sales 2021 APAC.   Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 13, 2022
51 min
IWD 22 – Break The Bias
On this special episode dedicated to International Women's Day 2022, we're joined by special guest co-host Carolyn Chin-Parry, Digital Innovation Leader from PwC Singapore. We delve into some of the critical issues involved with creating a more equitable world of work.And make the case for digital inclusion, how diverse teams can win and discuss bridging the gender gap for the emerging green economy.   Host: Grace Kerrison, Head of Sales Solutions - APAC, LinkedIn Cohost: Carolyn Chin-Parry, Digital Innovation Leader, PwC Singapore   Thank you to our APAC Executive Contributors: Christine Fellowes Tharani Jegatheeswaran Ruchee Anand Jagdish Mitra Wendy Johnstone Meenu Bagla Kylie Ahern Frank Koo Kevin Ackhurst   Links to Episode Resources: Global Green Skills Report 2022 Diversity Drives Sales Success   For more information visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub.   Get the latest on the State of Sales 2021 APAC.   Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 7, 2022
40 min
Kickstarting 2022: Strategy & Skills
"We have this saying at LinkedIn that, 'selling is a team sport'... I live in the world of enterprise and I can tell you it is a complex, multi-stakeholder world." - Alana Brittain, LinkedIn
Jan 9, 2022
44 min
The New Landscape: Hybrid is the Way
Our first episode; Hybrid is the Way covers how employees are rethinking work; why, where and how in what we call the Great Reshuffle. We also discuss the need for digital tools and data intelligence in the borderless economy and the growing data economies and industries within APAC.   Host: Grace Kerrison, Head of Sales Solutions - APAC at LinkedIn Host: Tim Grogan, Head of ANZ & Key Accounts APAC, Sales Solutions at LinkedIn Guest: Pei Ying Chua, APAC Lead Economist & Data Scientist, LinkedIn   For more information visit the LinkedIn Sale Solutions Take The Lead Podcast Hub. Get the latest on the State of Sales 2021 APAC.   Take The Lead podcast is produced by LinkedIn Sales Solutions APAC. If you would like to learn more about LinkedIn Sales Navigator or how to leverage social selling, let us know. You can contact us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 30, 2021
35 min