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  1. Ryan Goldman
    Ryan Goldman

    Apella Vice President of Marketing | Formerly Cisco, Cloudera, SignalFx, Sentry, Pendo, Moloco • 5y

    Part 1: Don't let being right stand in the way of understanding what's most important to your stakeholder.

    Part 2: "Take your talents to South Beach." 

    Meaning, if your stakeholder is C-level, and they say out loud that they don't want or need you, GET OUT! Do as LeBron did when he announced his first departure from the Cavs. Chances are, they'll only figure it out after you're gone, and they'll sooner than later want someone like you to come back.

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  2. Linda Su
    Linda Su

    ServiceNow Senior Product Marketing Manager | Formerly Deloitte, Salesforce • 2y

    As a product marketer, the best piece of career advice I received was "to be kind, not nice." Let me give some context to this. For me personally, and for many PMMs I know, a strength of ours is empathy. And empathy is a critical and extremely valuable skill to have as a PMM when building strong cross-functional relationships, collaborating with other teams, and ensuring voice of the customer and the needs of your buyers are integrated in everything you do. However, sometimes being a very empath ...Read More

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  3. Danny Vendrell
    Danny Vendrell

    FICO Director, Product Marketing | Formerly HubSpot, Meta • 1y

    "Do the job before you get the job" Most people wait for permission, a title, or a paycheck to start acting the part. My advice would be to start solving problems at the level above you now. i.e., if you want to be a leader, show leadership before someone hands you a team. When you do the job first, a few things happen: You build undeniable proof you can do it. You make your boss’s life easier. You eliminate the risk for them in promoting you. You’re not asking for opportunity, you’re earning it ...Read More

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