What Changed? Why Winning New Customers Feels Harder Than Ever

Episode #264: Tetiana Gorbunova, Chief Sales Officer at Jooble, introduces her sales leadership journey across multiple roles and transformations. She shares how leading more than 40 sales professionals requires focus, structure, and a clear team direction. She explains what it takes to operate across six countries while staying consistent in execution. She sets up the episode focus on what is changing in B2B sales and how leaders should respond.

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(4:43 Q&A Video) “Planning With Flexibility and Strategic Optionality”

In this 4:43 video, Tetiana Gorbunova explains why long-term forecasting has changed in today’s volatile economy. She contrasts how planning worked five to seven years ago with how fast markets can now shift in a single week. She explains why leaders must build flexible plans with checkpoints and adjust quickly when assumptions prove false. She also explains why rapid testing beats waiting for complete data.

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What Changed? Why Winning New Customers Feels Harder Than Ever

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Episode #264: Tetiana Gorbunova, Chief Sales Officer at Jooble, introduces her sales leadership journey across multiple roles and transformations. She shares how leading more than 40 sales professionals requires focus, structure, and a clear team direction. She explains what it takes to operate across six countries while staying consistent in execution. She sets up the episode focus on what is changing in B2B sales and how leaders should respond.

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Why C-Suite Misalignment Vanishes in Customer-Led Companies

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Episode #239: Dr. Adrian Seeger, Chief Sales Officer at thyssenkrupp Schulte, explains why fundamental restructuring must start with the customer, not with internal cost-cutting. He describes customer centricity as a shared mindset that reaches far beyond tools and dashboards. Adrian urges every C-suite leader to spend meaningful time in direct conversations with customers. He shows how treating sales as a value center creates alignment, trust, and sustainable B2B growth.

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Chief Sales Officers: How to Get Customers to Come to You

Episode #201: Ainar Nurk, Chief Sales Officer at Nexi Group, argues that in today’s distrustful climate trust is the decisive currency of B2B growth, demanding company-wide transparency, realistic promises, and long-term value over quick wins. He explains how Nexi’s culture, being rooted in responsible commitments and continuous feedback, converts credibility into lasting customer loyalty, while his own blend of lifelong learning and outside interests models the personal discipline that reinforces professional excellence.

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Chief Sales Officers: How to Get Customers to Come to You

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Episode #201: Ainar Nurk, Chief Sales Officer at Nexi Group, argues that in today’s distrustful climate trust is the decisive currency of B2B growth, demanding company-wide transparency, realistic promises, and long-term value over quick wins. He explains how Nexi’s culture, being rooted in responsible commitments and continuous feedback, converts credibility into lasting customer loyalty, while his own blend of lifelong learning and outside interests models the personal discipline that reinforces professional excellence.

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How to Keep Your B2B Buyers From Shutting Down

Episode #191: Cliff Quicksell, Chief Executive Officer at QuicksellsSpeaks, offers a timely perspective on bridging the trust gap in B2B sales by focusing on authenticity, patience, and real human connection. In a landscape where buyers are more cautious and often delay interaction until late in the purchasing process, Cliff emphasizes the importance of engaging earlier through listening, learning, and delivering genuine value. His insights encourage a shift away from transactional selling and toward building meaningful relationships that stand out amid market noise.

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How to Keep Your B2B Buyers From Shutting Down

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Episode #191: Cliff Quicksell, Chief Executive Officer at QuicksellsSpeaks, offers a timely perspective on bridging the trust gap in B2B sales by focusing on authenticity, patience, and real human connection. In a landscape where buyers are more cautious and often delay interaction until late in the purchasing process, Cliff emphasizes the importance of engaging earlier through listening, learning, and delivering genuine value. His insights encourage a shift away from transactional selling and toward building meaningful relationships that stand out amid market noise.

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