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Humans don’t think and act like computers. So why are you setting your CS strategy based solely on logic? Join Customer Success Expert turned Brain-based CS Leadership and Strategy Coach, Rachel Provan, each Wednesday as she pulls back the curtain on how to use Cognitive, Behavioral, and Evolutionary psychology to create positive influence with your customers, and your internal teams. So if you want to unlock customer-led growth, get buy-in from the C-suite, and skyrocket your career - this ...
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This is The Customer Success Pro Podcast, hosted by Anika Zubair. Customer Success is not a destination, but a a journey. Join me on this crazy CS journey as I chat to leaders, strategists and experts in customer success about their experiences and definitions of customer success and share with your their best practices on how to build and scale world class CS organization. Each interview will unlock tips, tricks and best practices to help scale your customer success career and company. I wi ...
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Onboard Yourself Like a Leader - The Ultimate 30-day Checklist
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Send us a Text Message. Are you starting a new CS leadership role and feeling overwhelmed? Do you want to make a great first impression but don't know where to start? Jump into this episode to discover a step-by-step guide for onboarding yourself in a new CS Leadership role. Learn how to prioritize tasks, build relationships, and how to set yoursel…
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Leading with Value and Increase Revenue in Customer Success with Madelyn DePrey
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Learn more about our show sponsor CSM RevUP Academy: https://thecustomersuccesspro.com/csm-revup-academy/ Being a Customer Success Pro is no easy job, but this podcast will help. Remember that Customer Success is not a destination, but a journey and I am here to help you on your journey. In this episode of the Customer Success Pro Podcast, host Ani…
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Gainsight's Easton Taylor on the Power of Human-First Leadership
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Send us a Text Message. Are you struggling to balance business results with employee well-being? Do you wonder how to create a high-performing team while treating them with humanity? It's time to explore the transformative impact of human-first leadership in customer success. Join Rachel Provan as she sits down with Easton Taylor, SVP of Customer S…
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Outsource Your Brain: Productivity Tools for Customer Success Professionals
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Send us a Text Message. More customer success leaders than ever report being overwhelmed by the never-ending demands of their careers. Are you? In this episode of Psychology of Customer Success, Rachel reveals her favorite tools designed to help CS leaders stay organized and efficient - even when things are coming at you a million miles an hour! Di…
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Driving Customer Retention and Customer Growth at Scale with Daphne Costa Lopes
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Being a Customer Success Pro is no easy job, but this podcast will help. Remember that Customer Success is not a destination, but a journey and I am here to help you on your journey. In this episode, Anika Zubair talks with Daphne Costa Lopez, Director of Customer Success at HubSpot, about strategies for driving and growing customer retention at sc…
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Send us a Text Message. Do you struggle to stay productive amidst constant task switching? Join Rachel as she delves into the major issue of task and channel switching. Discover what task switching is, why it's a significant problem in the customer success industry, and learn practical tips to minimize its impact. From creating pockets of focus wor…
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The Secret Weapon for Getting Raises and Promotions
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Send us a Text Message. Are you overlooking your biggest accomplishments? Discover a powerful tool to help you track, quantify, and showcase your achievements - the accomplishment tracker. By spending just 15 minutes a week, you can avoid the pitfalls of recency bias and clearly demonstrate the value you bring to your company. Here's what you'll le…
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How to Get Hired in Customer Success in a Tough Job Market with Jared Orr
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Being a Customer Success Pro is no easy job, but this podcast will help. Remember that Customer Success is not a destination, but a journey and I am here to help you on your journey. In this episode of the Customer Success Pro podcast, hosted by Anika Zubair, guest Jared Orr, a Senior Customer Success Manager and copywriter, shares his journey over…
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What it Takes to Make it to Executive Leadership
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Send us a Text Message. Struggling to adapt to changes in your CS Leadership Role? Feel like you’re always dealing with problems outside of your control? Join Madelyn DePrey, Global VP of Customer Success at Aircall, as she shares her expertise on rising through the ranks to executive leadership by mastering change, overcoming victim mentality, and…
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How to become a Strategic Customer Success Manager with Erika Villarreal
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Being a Customer Success Pro is no easy job, but this podcast will help. Remember that Customer Success is not a destination, but a journey and I am here to help you on your journey. In this episode of the Customer Success Pro podcast, host Anika Zubair interviews Erica Villareal, a strategic customer success manager at Eptura and a top 25 CS influ…
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Send us a Text Message. Managing up isn't what you think... Do you ever feel like your boss just doesn't "get it"? It's time to get on the same page and rebuild your working relationship from the ground up. This episode breaks down a new perspective on "managing up" that prioritizes collaboration and mutual consideration over power struggles. YOU'L…
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The Loyalty Trap: Are You Fooling Yourself?
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Send us a Text Message. Are your "best customers" actually as loyal as you think? Or could it just be a matter of convenience? Join me as I talk to the brilliant Ali Cudby and she shares her insightful take on the different levels of customer loyalty, and how we can help get more of our customers to the highest level - the Lucrative Loyal! BY THE T…
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Send us a Text Message. Is your onboarding process falling flat? Are you struggling with low adoption rates despite your best efforts? It's time to rethink your approach and consider the psychology behind effective onboarding. Dive into the reason why traditional onboarding methods often fail and what you can do to revolutionize your onboarding pro…
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Customer Success Career Path to the C-Suite with Kristi Faltorusso
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Navigating your Customer Success Career with Kristi Faltorusso In this episode of the Customer Success Pro podcast, Anika Zubair interviews Kristi Faltorusso, a four times Top 25 Customer Success Influencer award winner and CCO at Client Success. Kristi shares her remarkable journey from a marketing professional to becoming a leading figure in the …
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How to Improve Employee Morale (When You Can't Give Them A Raise!)
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Send us a Text Message. Is it possible to motivate your team without paying them more? In a time when workloads are doubling and raises are scarce – How can you keep your team motivated - even EXCITED - to give it their all? Money matters - no question about it. But it's only a small piece of what actually impacts job performance. Now I'm not sayin…
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Send us a Text Message. Learn about the effectiveness of SMART goals in customer success and explore alternative goal-setting strategies that align with human psychology and brain science, including practical tips on setting and achieving goals that are more motivating, achievable, and relevant to the priorities of CS professionals. Are SMART goals…
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It's a Trap! (a.k.a. "My CEO LOVES Customer Success")
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Send us a Text Message. Are You Falling for This Common Misconception About Your CEO's Support for Customer Success? Many customer success leaders believe their CEOs fully support customer success just because they say they do. But what if this belief is based on a misunderstanding? This episode dives into the dangers of assuming your CEO's initial…
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Send us a Text Message. Bob London and I discuss the power of Radically Authentic Discovery in customer success, emphasizing deep listening and strategic questioning to uncover true customer insights and drive engagement. Bob shares practical tips and the psychological foundations behind his method, inspiring CS leaders to adopt a more human-center…
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Psychological Mindset Shift from Reactive to Proactive Customer Success with Rachel Provan
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Being a Customer Success Pro is no easy job, but this podcast will help. Remember that Customer Success is not a destination, but a journey and I am here to help you on your journey. Imposter Syndrome, Prioritization, and Mindset Shifts in Customer Success. All topics we covered in Today’s talk with Rachel Provan. Today’s podcast will focus on how …
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Welcome to The Customer Success Pro Podcast by Anika Zubair
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This is The Customer Success Pro Podcast, hosted by Anika Zubair. Customer Success is not a destination, but a a journey. Join me on this crazy CS journey as I chat to leaders, strategists and experts in customer success about their experiences and definitions of customer success and share with your their best practices on how to build and scale wo…
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Send us a Text Message. Are you struggling to get your ideas across to the C-suite in your Customer Success role? Do you feel like they just don't see the urgency or importance of your CS initiatives and customer feedback, despite your best efforts? If this sounds familiar, you might be missing a crucial tool in your arsenal: strategic presentation…
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Send us a Text Message. If you're feeling the weight of imposter syndrome in your leadership role, constantly battling with thoughts that you're not good enough, welcome to the club! The pressure to appear perfect, handle everything on your own, and know everything can be overwhelming. Thankfully, none of those things are actually necessary. Let's …
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Send us a Text Message. Why You Know Less Than You Think: Cognitive Biases in Customer Success Join me as we explore the Dunning-Kruger effect, a cognitive bias that can impact customer success. Discover how overestimating abilities and misunderstanding customer needs can lead to challenges in the CS field. But what happens when we realize we don't…
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Giving Negative Feedback Without Destroying Morale
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Send us a Text Message. Do you avoid giving negative feedback because you don't want to upset your employees? Do you ever worry they won't like you? You’ll learn why it’s so hard to give negative feedback, what the consequences are for avoiding it, and a proven (Provan?) framework for delivering it in a way that gets results without sending the oth…
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Let's Talk Failure - and why you need it!
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Send us a Text Message. Failure happens to all of us. In this episode, we'll delve into the often-feared concept of failure and discover its hidden potential for growth and learning. We'll explore the essential role of mindset, how to differentiate between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset, and uncover sneaky signs that a fixed mindset holding y…
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Send us a Text Message. Are you afraid to say no because you feel that you will come off as self-important or "not a team player"? Do you say yes to everything that people throw at you and believe you'll find a way to get it all done? If this rings a bell, you may have a "Helper Personality", as many in Customer Success do. It's a great quality to …
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Send us a Text Message. Wouldn't it be nice if customers would just do what we tell them to do so they can get what they say they want? Unfortunately, humans don't work that way. For better and worse, we're much more complicated. Dive into the fascinating fields of behavioral economics, neuroscience, and cognitive behavioral psychology to understan…
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Send us a Text Message. Do you feel completely overburdened with work - but can't begin to imagine how to show someone else how to do it? Worried it won't get done correctly and you will be blamed? Learn how to stop choosing short term benefit over long term success in this episode: It's just easier if I do it... BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, Y…
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The Essential Mindset Shifts for Successful Leadership
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Send us a Text Message. Want to know a secret? Setting your CS strategy is the easy part! What often prevents MOST CS leaders from achieving the results and recognition they hope for is their mindset. We'll dive into what the heck mindset is, how it affects your results, and how it needs to change as you move from an individual contributor to a lea…
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The Mental Blocks Around the Customer Journey
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Send us a Text Message. Have you struggled to find best practices on the customer journey? Or perhaps your CEO says you have one already - but when you look it's all about the pre-sales cycle... It turns out there are a few small - kind of stupid - reasons it's such a struggle. You'll learn the limitations of traditional customer journeys that focu…
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Welcome to Psychology of Customer Success by Rachel Provan
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Send us a Text Message. Humans don't think or behave like computers. You can't just run a command and get them to do what you want them to do. So why are you still basing your CS strategy based solely on logic? I'm Rachel Provan, CS Leadership Coach, Award Winning CS Strategist, and Certified Psych Nerd. I teach CS leaders how to build and scale wo…
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