Delivering Value Podcast

New episode featuring Meredith Rosenbloom out today! She shares her journey from sports marketing to growth roles at companies like Grubhub and Parsley Health while opening up about the challenges she’s faced along the way. Meredith shares the impact of critical feedback, managing career transitions, and returning to work as a new parent. Meredith opens up about: - Being asked to take on more responsibility without a title promotion at Grubhub - Receiving feedback about her voice inflection and how it made her self-conscious - The emotional and professional challenges of returning to work after maternity leave YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ef8b4fMx Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eknhxgBb

From product manager to leadership coach: 3 career-changing lessons from my journey (with Diana Stepner) She discusses the importance of making your manager shine, navigating team dynamics, and why building trust is essential for career growth. Diana also reflects on why the characteristics that earned her praise early on in a company consistently turned into points of negative feedback. Diana opens up about: 1. Why the same attributes that earned her praise could also create detractors 2. The challenges of being both overqualified and underqualified 3. Learning how to balance self-driven success with the importance of recognizing and celebrating her team and managers Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ed93b9kn Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eUXXgqdq

New episode featuring Natalie Marcotullio out today! Navattic just launched their free plan this fall. And Natalie (their Head of Growth) came on the show to tell us about all the stuff that happened behind the scenes to make it happen! Subscribers to the show will remember that in May, I published an eight part interview series with Natalie and Raman from their growth team. (We explored some of their decisions, operating system, and also some of the week to week challenges - what it’s really like working in growth at an early stage company.) In the series, we discussed if freemium might be part of Navattic’s future. But it was still in the idea phase at that time. And since that series launched, they did! So I invited Natalie to come back on the show and talk to us about the free plan launch. We explored: - Why freemium vs free-trial (and why now) - How this fits into their current strategy and PLG focus - If they tested the roll out plan - How sales and CS teams were impacted (and how they aligned) - The KPIs they’re tracking … and how they're feeling about the freemium launch so far (spoiler, they're feeling bullish!) 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eBC3Hwtg 📺 Or, watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eX5V9hHx

New episode featuring Sarah Stockdale out now! In this episode, Sarah (founder of Growclass), shares her journey of overcoming burnout while leading growth teams at tech startups, addressing gender bias in the workplace, and building a thriving community for marketers. She reflects on how these experiences shaped her leadership style, approach to mental health, and entrepreneurship. Sarah opens up about: 1. Witnessing a mass layoff and facing inappropriate comments from a coworker 2. Pushing herself so hard that she had a panic attack on her way to a partnership meeting 3. Making the bold decision to take a risk on a startup over a secure job because she wanted to optimize for learning 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eEppPqZj 📺 Or, watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/esGeTwVg

New episode featuring Aakash Gupta out now! In this episode, Aakash Gupta shares his journey from a tech-savvy kid in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to a successful product manager and creator in the Product Growth space. He shares his tough feedback experiences, how he’s been able to overcome imposter syndrome, and how building a failed startup impacted his career. Aakash emphasizes the importance of self-care, emotional intelligence, and supportive mentorship in navigating corporate roles and leadership challenges. Aakash opens up about: 1. How the collapse of a startup (with 350k users) reshaped his career and mindset 2. Getting specific feedback from a CMO that rattled his confidence 3. Navigating a sticky situation when a team member on a PIP attempted to turn the entire company against him If you're focused on leveling-up as a leader, you'll love this conversations! 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ejnustbD 📺 Or, watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eD4jTchq

New episode featuring Ramli "RJ" John out now! 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dbNDgZEA 📺 Or, watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/du-5HAm3

"I fluked these last few clients. But how the heck am I gonna make money?!" "I had some money mindset issues"

I had built a job I wanted to quit 😳 Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eBw6itZs Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e5yf-ex7

New episode featuring Emma Stratton (founder of Punchy | Positioning & Messaging) out now! In this conversation, Emma shares her journey from creative writer to successful entrepreneur. She discusses the challenges finding her passion and starting her business. We talk about how she overcame money mindset issues. And why it's so important to follow your heart - and intuition. Emma opens up about: - How growing up poor led to her having money mindset issues after starting her own business - and how she worked through them with the help of NLP. - Why following other people's advice led her to build a business that she hated working in - and how she fixed it. - Overcoming feelings of "I am not enough" after landing the dream client. - The role hypnosis, tapping, chakra and energy work have played in her professional success. In our conversation you'll learn a ton of alternative methods for overcoming challenges and adversity.   If you're feeling like you're not living up to your full potential - you’ll love this one!   🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eE_EkUv5 📺 Or, watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eYzxjXBb

New Episode featuring Georgiana Laudi (Co-founder and CEO of Forget the Funnel) out now! In this convo, Gia shares her background and journey into B2B SaaS. From working in her family’s retail florist business, to becoming the VP of Marketing at Unbounce, and advising a bunch of impressive companies. We explore some of the speed bumps and challenging moments in her journey along the way. Gia opens up about: - Returning from mat leave and learning someone had been hired above her - The challenges of managing a rapidly growing team - Receiving 360 feedback that she’s intimidating ...and a whole bunch more Catch the whole convo: https://lnkd.in/eGRH26-b