Catalyst
by LeadMD
The Official Catalyst Podcast features business leaders at the top of their game, who refuse to accept the status quo. They solve problems in uniquely pragmatic and innovative ways. Hosted by LeadMD CEO Justin Gray, and CMO Andrea Lechner-Becker, the show taps into the breadth of LeadMD's network to expose conversations typically reserved for the boardroom or the living room. From inspirational and unique concepts to practical tips you can take into your day-to-day; if you're frustrated by the status quo in business and aim to change it, this podcast is for you!
Episodes
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An interview with CMO Carilu Dietrich on the state of B2B in 2021
If predicting the future were as easy as looking into a crystal ball, we'd all be billionaires. So as we round out Season 3 of the Catalyst Podcast, we do the next best thing: invite Carilu Dietrich to the podcast. Carilu is a strategic advisor to high growth tech companies, with experience…
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How COVID-19 inspired an entrepreneur to build Helping Hands Community
Jeff Miller spent the last 10 years of his career at the intersection of technology and transportation, once as a founding CEO, once as an executive at Uber and more recently as an investor and advisor to venture and private equity backed companies. But like everyone else, he found himself at a...
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The blurring lines between digital marketers and event marketers
Michael Balyasny is the founder and chief visionary behind Attendify, a software that bridges the gap between digital marketing and event marketing. As a product and design-driven entrepreneur, Michael is recognized as an expert in event technology, an industry that's grown to well over $30…
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How to Shift Ahead Through Change
A noted industry expert in all disciplines of branding, Allen Adamson has worked with consumer and corporate businesses in industries spanning technology, healthcare, financial services, and packaged goods, to name a few. He's the co-founder of Metaforce - a marketing and product consultancy…
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Personalized Video is Changing the Future of B2B Sales
In the spring of 2020, when the world shifted to remote working, organizations from every vertical turned to video as a means to connect and share messages in lieu of in-person meetings. And for the B2B sector, video became a lifeline to prospective buyers and customers. So it should come as no...
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Why Workplaces are Evolving for the Better
Today's episode of the Catalyst Podcast centers on the modern workplace and how quickly it has shifted in the wake of 2020 and COVID-19. In this episode, host Justin Gray welcomes Chris French. As EVP of Customer Strategy at Workhuman – the fastest growing social recognition and performance...
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The Rise of Out-of-Home Advertising in B2B Marketing
Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising used to be considered a top of funnel tactic for B2B marketers needing to raise brand awareness. But today, it's so much more than that. Host Justin Gray welcomes Matthew O'Connor, CEO of AdQuick, to talk about the rise of OOH advertising in the B2B world and how...
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Why Business to Human Marketing is Here to Stay
Luanne Tierney is a marketing technology executive who has held senior marketing positions at Cisco, Juniper Networks and Proofpoint. Now, as CMO of Betterworks, she's had to build her team remotely, re-strategize her department's priorities during COVID-19 and navigate the rapidly changing...
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How COVID-19 Changed the B2B Landscape For Good
On the inaugural episode of season three of the Catalyst Podcast, host Justin Gray welcomes Craig Rosenberg and Eric Wittlake of TOPO to talk about what is top of mind for all of us: the ramifications on B2B from COVID-19. In this episode, Justin, Craig and Eric discuss the massive changes that...
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Navigating Through the Great Recession Prepared This Entrepreneur to Expect the Unexpected
Deborah is the Leader of MyCorporation.com, an online business filing company helping 1 million+ small business owners and entrepreneurs since its founding in 1998. She’s a former corporate and intellectual property attorney who became an entrepreneur after acquiring MyCorporation.com from…
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How Companies Can Transform Their Business Models to Stay Afloat Post-Pandemic
Dr. Alex Osterwalder is one of the world’s most influential strategy and innovation experts, a leading author, entrepreneur and in-demand speaker whose work has changed the way established companies do business and how new ventures get started. In this episode, recorded during COVID-19, host…
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How One B2B Marketer Found Silver Linings in the Unknown
Megan Heuer is the principal at HeuerB2B where she helps B2B companies win the business they want and keep the business they've won. She spent 12 years at SiriusDecisions working on ABM and research, and when the company was acquired by Forrester she became the VP of research. After a stint at...
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Harnessing Military Expertise to Solve Real World Problems
On today's episode, Justin welcomes Pete Newell, a nationally recognized innovation expert whose work is transforming how the government and other large organizations compete and drive growth. He is the CEO of BMNT, an innovation consultancy and early-stage technology incubator that helps solve...
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How Getting Screwed Over By Oracle Inspired a New Startup
Meet Nicolas Vandenberghe, the CEO of Chili Piper. In this episode, Nicholas joins Justin to discuss the two catalysts that led to him eventually founding Chili Piper -- first getting, as he says, screwed over by Oracle while he was CIO at LightSquared, and then being put out of business by...
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Tealium's CMO & CRO Discuss Teaming Up to Create Change
In this episode, Justin Gray is joined by Tealium's CMO Heidi Bullock and CRO Ted Purcell to discuss how they are partnering to create the next stage of growth for their organization by transforming its GTM approach. Both Heidi and Ted have worked at some of the top marketing organizations on the...
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Thriving in Enterprise Tech During Seasons of Uncertainty
In this episode, Andrea Lechner-Becker welcomes Denise Broady to the podcast. Denise is the COO of Workforce Software, where she oversees the global marketing and communications organization and is also responsible for the end-to-end customer experience including product strategy, product launch,...
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When Starting a Company During a Recession Worked Out, Twice
In the wake of COVID-19, Ann Marie Sastry knows a thing or two about navigating an economic downturn. She was a professor of mechanical, biomedical and material science and engineering at the University of Michigan when her startup, Sakti3, was spun out of technology from the university during…
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That Time A Global Pandemic Caught the Tech World By Surprise
In this episode host Justin Gray chats with Steve Blank, an eight-time entrepreneur-turned-educator who is credited with launching the Lean Startup movement. Steve has changed how startups are built, how entrepreneurship is taught, how science is commercialized, and how companies and the…
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Nick Lissette, Founder of Black Pearl Mail and Tim Crown, Principal of AZ Crown
That Time I Almost Lost My Visa in Order to Get Funding - In this episode we learn about how Nick Lissette and Tim Crown joined forces to fund Black Pearl Mail. Nick shares what it takes to get funded in the U.S. and Tim dives into what characteristics he looks for when funding a company.
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That Time We Got Sick of Marketing & Sales Arguing So We Put Finance In Charge
That Time We Got Sick of Marketing & Sales Arguing, So We Put Finance In Charge - In this episode we talk with Allocadia to learn more about how they created a Revenue Operations role to help align marketing and sales.
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Dan Tyre - Sales Director, HubSpot
That Time I Got Fired A Whole Lot - In this episode, HubSpot Sales Direct, Dan Tyre, shares the ups and downs of his career prior to HubSpot and what it takes to really succeed in the startup world.
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Brian Dixon, Co-founder, Director of Growth at hopewriters and author of Start with Your People
The Time I Asked for a Whole Lot of Feedback - In this episode Brian discusses what drove him to ask 53 people for anonymous, personal feedback. He also talks through some of the common roadblocks that keep entrepreneurs from succeeding.
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Sangram Vajre - Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist of Terminus
The Time I Asked My Wife to Get a Job - In this episode Sangram shares the story of how Terminus was founded as well as his personal journey to the United States and his unconventional path into entrepreneurship.
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Kyle Porter - CEO, SalesLoft
That Time I Almost Died and Became a Better Person for it - In this episode SalesLoft CEO, Kyle Porter, talks through the highs and lows of creating a technology company. He shares a catalyst moment in his life where he almost died - and how it shaped who he is today.
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Jennifer Wong, Head of Marketing at Convoy
That Time I Started a Marketing Department in a Nine Figure Business. In this episode, Jennifer talks about what it was like starting a marketing department from the ground up in a large company that had yet to build one. She'll discuss this catalyst moments that defined her path to success.
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Clate Mask, CEO & co-founder of Keap
That Time We Rebranded After 15 Years - An in-depth interview with Keap CEO, Clate Mask. Clate tell us about some of his biggest catalyst moments and what was the driver behind the rebrand from Infusionsoft to Keap
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Carlos Hidalgo, CEO & Founder of VisumCX
That Time My Wife Almost Left Me Because I Worked Too Much - In this episode, Carlos talks through his journey to balance and boundaries in business and the catalyst moments that got him there.
About this show
The Official Catalyst Podcast features business leaders at the top of their game, who refuse to accept the status quo. They solve problems in uniquely pragmatic and innovative ways. Hosted by LeadMD CEO Justin Gray, and CMO Andrea Lechner-Becker, the show taps into the breadth of LeadMD's network to expose conversations typically reserved for the boardroom or the living room. From inspirational and unique concepts to practical tips you can take into your day-to-day; if you're frustrated by the status quo in business and aim to change it, this podcast is for you!
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