Lightning Speed

“A lot of churn is because you aren’t attracting the right customer in the first place.” In this episode of Lightning Speed, Brad breaks down: how to fix the leaky bucket problem in subscription and SaaS businesses, why growing fast and retaining customers are the same goal executed well, and the retention playbook behind some of the most impressive subscriber growth numbers in gaming, streaming, and SaaS. Brad Schlachter has built subscription growth and retention systems at Disney, MLB, Hallmark+, MotorTrend+, Konami, Codemasters, and Microsoft. At Slate Digital he drove 104% user growth while cutting churn 40% simultaneously. He also reduced customer acquisition cost by 85% year over year while improving conversion by 97%. If you are running a SaaS or subscription business and you are ready to build a revenue engine that compounds, this episode is for you. Enjoying this episode? Get the SaaS Marketing Playbook. Brad’s approach to subscription growth runs on the same systems covered in our free SaaS Marketing Playbook: how to build a revenue engine that acquires the right customers, keeps them longer, and compounds growth over time. Download it free at cac-media.com/saas-marketing-playbook-download/ About Brad Schlachter: Brad Schlachter serves as Fractional CMO, SaaS, Gaming and Subscription at CAC Media & Publishing. Learn more: https://cac-media.com/2026/01/21/reduce-customer-acquisition-cost-saas-growth/ Work with us: CAC Media & Publishing connects founders and CEOs with fractional CMO who have 20+ years of Fortune 500 experience and have already solved your exact challenges. Learn more: cac-media.com. Follow host Corinne Cavanaugh: Instagram | LinkedIn | X | TikTok The post Lightning Speed Podcast Ep. 2 | Plug The Leaky Bucket The Retention Playbook That Compounds Revenue | Brad Schlachter appeared first on Home.

“A launch is not a date. It’s a revenue event.” In this episode of Lightning Speed, Angela breaks down: the real reason product launches stall, the three gaps that kill go-to-market execution, and she explains her 90-day activation roadmap and how it outperforms annual planning. Angela Martin has powered over $52 million in product launches at PepsiCo, Mayo Clinic, Harley-Davidson, Sara Lee, and Kimberly-Clark. At Cantel Medical, she turned around a stalled business unit in eight months: capital sales up 789%, combined revenue up 101%. Then she was promoted to lead a $250 million business unit. If you’re a founder or CEO in CPG or healthcare trying to move from hustle mode to a real commercial flywheel, this episode is for you. Resources mentioned: AI-First Marketing Department SCALE Framework: free download at https://cac-media.com/scale-framework-download/ About Angela Martin: Angela Martin serves as Fractional Chief Commercial & Growth Systems Officer at CAC Media & Publishing. Learn more: https://cac-media.com/2026/03/02/cpg-marketing-healthcare-angela-martin/ Work with us: CAC Media & Publishing connects founders and CEOs with fractional CMOs and CROs who have 20+ years of Fortune 500 experience and have already solved your exact challenges. Learn more: https://cac-media.com Ready to grow? Book a free 20-minute call with Corinne: https://scheduler.zoom.us/corinne-cavanaugh/exploratory-w-corinne Follow host Corinne Cavanaugh: Instagram LinkedIn X TikTok The post Lightning Speed Podcast Ep. 1 | Why Your Product Launch Is Stalling | Angela Martin appeared first on Home.