Episode #198: Barbara Toens, Global CMO at Gantrex, brings her pricing PhD and global B2B experience to this in-depth discussion. She explains how marketing earns its C-Suite seat by ensuring every decision starts with deep customer understanding. Barbara shares best practices for VOC calls, cross-functional alignment, and transforming marketing from a cost center to a growth engine.
Episode #198: Barbara Toens, Global CMO at Gantrex, brings her pricing PhD and global B2B experience to this in-depth discussion. She explains how marketing earns its C-Suite seat by ensuring every decision starts with deep customer understanding. Barbara shares best practices for VOC calls, cross-functional alignment, and transforming marketing from a cost center to a growth engine.
Episode #192: Saverio Russo, Chief Operating Officer at Hemargroup, highlights the critical importance of company culture as a core competitive advantage, particularly within the demanding manufacturing sector. Drawing from his diverse background in engineering, startups, and blockchain, he emphasizes that a well-defined internal culture directly impacts operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. At Hemargroup, this approach is embedded in every facet of the business, ensuring that cultural values like quality, reliability, and openness guide both internal practices and external interactions.
Oriol Guitart, Business Advisor and Marketing & Sales Strategist at Oriol Guitart Business Advisor, emphasizes that B2B companies can greatly benefit by adopting customer experience strategies commonly found in B2C markets. He advocates for a more seamless, customer-centric approach, highlighting the need for unified sales and marketing efforts to enhance go-to-market strategies. By leveraging digital transformation and understanding the customer journey, businesses can personalize experiences and improve operational efficiency.
Oriol Guitart, Business Advisor and Marketing & Sales Strategist at Oriol Guitart Business Advisor, emphasizes that B2B companies can greatly benefit by adopting customer experience strategies commonly found in B2C markets. He advocates for a more seamless, customer-centric approach, highlighting the need for unified sales and marketing efforts to enhance go-to-market strategies. By leveraging digital transformation and understanding the customer journey, businesses can personalize experiences and improve operational efficiency.
In this 6:30 video, Maureen Power Sweeny explains how to maintain meaningful customer feedback. She reveals her two favorite questions—“why” and “so what”—to uncover true motivations. She also emphasizes the importance of thorough research before meetings and active listening during conversations.
Maureen Power Sweeny, Chief Revenue Officer at RapidScale, introduces the Growth Helix framework, which intertwines strategy, execution, and organizational DNA. She explains how companies that co‑evolve these helixes stay aligned with market and customer needs. She also draws on her 30‑year career shaping global business models to illustrate each component.
Maureen Power Sweeny, Chief Revenue Officer at RapidScale, introduces the Growth Helix framework, which intertwines strategy, execution, and organizational DNA. She explains how companies that co‑evolve these helixes stay aligned with market and customer needs. She also draws on her 30‑year career shaping global business models to illustrate each component.
Guillem Fiter, the CMO of Opti Digital, talks about the often-underestimated role of the people factor in creating unicorn companies. He discusses his transition from engineering to marketing, emphasizing how a solid people-centric culture is crucial for fostering exponential growth in organizations. Fiter also shared practical insights into fostering company culture, encouraging employee engagement, and the strategic role of marketing in building competitive advantages.
Guillem Fiter, the CMO of Opti Digital, talks about the often-underestimated role of the people factor in creating unicorn companies. He discusses his transition from engineering to marketing, emphasizing how a solid people-centric culture is crucial for fostering exponential growth in organizations. Fiter also shared practical insights into fostering company culture, encouraging employee engagement, and the strategic role of marketing in building competitive advantages.