Are you ready to learn the key to relentless forward movement and how it can transform your growth strategy? Get ready to unlock the power of intentional hiring and fostering a culture of givers. Join us in this engaging conversation and discover how to propel your business to new heights.

Bill Balderaz is a prominent entrepreneur with a strong background in startups and entrepreneurial ventures since the late 90s. His extensive experience spans over two decades, during which he has demonstrated a deep understanding of leveraging data for predictive marketing strategies. As the founder of a company specializing in data integration, visualization, and analysis, Bill has shown a particular focus on serving regulated industries, including a passion for healthcare. His commitment to harnessing data for targeted campaigns and improving customer engagement has solidified his position as a leader in reshaping traditional marketing methodologies. Bill's entrepreneurial acumen and remarkable achievements in the field underscore his significant influence in driving innovative marketing practices.

Key highlights in this episode

• Maximizing customer engagement and leveraging your customer data through first-party sources.
• Saying goodbye to third-party cookies.
• Explore the secrets to building and leading high-performing teams in the dynamic startup ecosystem.
• Creating a value for relentless forward movement.

Keep moving forward. If you feel like you're spinning your wheels and you're not moving, talk to someone else, get another set of opinions, get in front of a whiteboard. But you've got to keep forward momentum, forward movement no matter what. - Bill Balderaz

First-Party Data Maximization

Optimizing first-party data is crucial for personalized marketing campaigns, enabling businesses to understand their customers better. By maximizing first-party data, companies can create targeted and relevant marketing strategies that resonate with their audience. This approach also helps in building stronger relationships with customers by delivering tailored messaging and offers.

About Bill Balderaz

Throughout his career, Bill has had the opportunity to work in industries in their very earliest stages. In 1998 (the same year Google was founded) he was working in search engine optimization, online advertising and eCommerce. In 1999 he worked for one of the first companies developing HTML-based on-line learning. In 2005, five years before the iPad was invented, he was working on a concept for a tablet-based electronic health records software. He also started working in social media and viral marketing in 2006 - the same year YouTube and Twitter were founded. As founder of Fathom Healthcare, he worked with Stanford, Duke, The Cleveland Clinic, St. Jude Children's Hospital, and more than a dozen other healthcare systems in the early days of readmission penalties, patient satisfaction scoring, and the opioid crisis. Today he leads Futurety, a pioneer in integrating and visualizing data using tools like Tableau, Microsoft BI, and Google Data Studio. They specialize in working with sophisticated and disparate data sets to provide our clients with a single source, automated dashboard.

About Futurety

Futurety aggregates and visualizes your customer data into platforms like Microsoft BI, Tableau, and Google Data Studio to help you use data to make decisions. Our team of data scientists and digital marketing experts have the skills, passion, and knowledge to help you run the smartest most efficient marketing campaigns possible. We also bring a strategic business approach to all our engagements, ensuring your data and marketing programs drive real results. Our sister company, Futurety Digital, provides data-driven Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay-per-click advertising, and paid social media advertising to regulated and complex industries including healthcare, hospitals, pharma, medical devices, high education, government, eCommerce, and retail.

Resources in this episode

• Find and connect with Bill on LinkedIn
• Visit Futurety
• Explore Huckle Insights

Have a seat, pour a drink, light up a cigar, and enjoy our 2nd in-person episode with another friend and colleague Nick Massaro, Sales Effectiveness Consultant at Membrain. We recorded this podcast at a local cigar lounge in Columbus, Ohio and Nick graciously allowed us to use his recording equipment.

Does this sound familiar? You've been told to just rely on the product you're selling or the market you're selling to, but it only gets you so far. The pain of feeling stuck in a sales process that doesn't fully work for you. It's time to rethink your approach to sales success and enhance your effectiveness. Let's dive into the impact of sales training on career success and achieve improved client interactions and sales success together.

Nick is a seasoned sales professional at Membrain and boasts over ten years of hands-on experience in the sales industry. Having started his career as a life insurance salesperson for Northwestern Mutual, Nick has extensive expertise in various sales roles using multiple channels to connect with his prospects and customers. With a strong commitment to personal and professional development, Nick's insights into the impact of sales training on career success are backed by a solid track record and a deep understanding of the sales industry. His passion for sales and dedication to honing his craft make him an invaluable guest, offering a unique perspective from the front line that will resonate with professionals seeking to enhance their sales acumen.

Key highlights in this episode

• Learn how preparing for sales meetings can improve your conversion rates.
• The positive impact of sales training.
• Tailoring your sales approach to your buyers.

You have to be worthy of that trust. You have to put in the hard work to understand your identity, live that, and show up for that customer. - Nick Massaro

About Nick Massaro and Membrain

With over a decade of front-line SaaS sales and sales leadership experience, Nick is currently immersed in Membrain’s mission to elevate the sales profession. To him, that means helping his partners and clients challenge the mainstream sales tech/tactics to improve the performance of their revenue teams in pursuit of their growth goals. Aside from his lovely wife Sarah, his yellow lab Archie, his faith, family, a steak sizzling over hot coals, and an ice-cold bottle of beer, nothing gives Nick more joy and fulfillment than transforming sales concepts into meaningful results through application and practice.

Membrain is committed to elevating the sales profession. They do this with the top B2B CRM in the world, a network of amazing partners, and a commitment to service, leadership, and wayfinding (aka...sales.)

Resources in this episode

• Find Nick on LinkedIn
• Visit Membrain to explore the groundbreaking sales enablement tool designed to elevate sales performance and effectiveness.

Have a seat, pour a drink, light up a cigar, and enjoy this episode with our friend and colleague Paul Fuller, Chief Revenue Officer of Membrain. We recorded this podcast in person at a local cigar lounge in Columbus, Ohio, and is part one of a two-part series recorded that evening.

Have you ever thought about how a simple shift in mindset can transform your team's performance? Paul talks about how he had to rethink revenue by adopting a partnership revenue strategy. Membrain doesn’t just have a partner program, they have adopted a full partnership growth strategy where everyone in the company is aligned to their partners’ success.

Paul is known for his 21 years of sales expertise. As the Chief Revenue Officer of Membrain, he brings a wealth of knowledge in driving revenue and transforming sales teams with technology. With a strong foundation in software sales and entrepreneurship, Paul's insights and experience make him an invaluable resource for sales leaders and managers aiming to enhance their team's performance and effectiveness. As the host of the podcast "The Art and Science of Complex Sales," Paul's dedication to exploring the latest sales methodologies and tools perfectly aligns with the episode's focus on rethinking revenue and leveraging technology and partnerships to elevate sales tactics. His passion for empowering sales professionals and commitment to implementing impactful strategies make him a compelling guest for this episode.

Key highlights in this episode

• Discover innovative strategies for rethinking revenue growth and achieving higher sales performance.
• Explore the key to building effective partnerships in sales that drive revenue and enhance team collaboration.
• Overcome common leadership challenges in sales organizations and lead your team to greater success.

I think that's the start. It's certainly about looking in the mirror and being honest with yourself. - Paul Fuller

About Paul Fuller and Membrain

Paul is excited to be able to help others maximize their gifts by using his. In business, this comes in the form of entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, operations, and problem-solving. As one of the original pioneers in the Sales as a Service space, he learned quickly that elevating others to their desired potential is one of the critical success components for any growth organization.

Membrain is committed to elevating the sales profession. They do this with the top B2B CRM in the world, a network of amazing partners, and a commitment to service, leadership, and wayfinding (aka...sales.)

Resources in this episode

• Find Paul on LinkedIn
• Check out the Art and Science of Complex Sales podcast for in-depth discussions on sales strategies and leadership insights.
• Visit Membrain to explore the groundbreaking sales enablement tool designed to elevate sales performance and effectiveness.