Michael Maday

AMA: Gainsight Senior Director, Customer Success, Michael Maday on Influencing the C-Suite

February 16 @ 9:00AM PT
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Michael Maday
Payscale Vice President - Customer Success & Implementation3y
In this current economic landscape, the only teams that are going to be allocated resources are the ones that are able to show and substantial return on investment (ROI) ...
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How do we work with our Exec team to help narrow down what we focus on?
Customer success managers often get pulled in several directions and everything feels urgent.
Michael Maday
Payscale Vice President - Customer Success & Implementation3y
To understand what initiatives are critical to focus on within your business, you need to take a data-driven approach. A quick strategy would be to understand the financi...
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Michael Maday
Payscale Vice President - Customer Success & Implementation3y
Senior Executives love to learn things that they do not already know about the company, your product, or your industry. When an opportunity arises for you to interact wit...
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Michael Maday
Payscale Vice President - Customer Success & Implementation3y
This is a tough one! In this situation, I would do my best to flex my diplomatic skills. Draft up communication that includes both Execs (with some other relevant stake...
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Michael Maday
Payscale Vice President - Customer Success & Implementation3y
As a Customer Success leader, there are a handful of alignments that I have prioritized. Sales - Aligning CS & Sales is the most important thing an organization can ...
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Michael Maday
Payscale Vice President - Customer Success & Implementation3y
Always try teaching them someone that they don't already know about the business, product, or customers. Keep your communications tight, both verbal and written! Never ...
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