Welcome to Beyond the Breach. A new series about how individuals and organizations manage change – with a focus on technology’s impact on humanity and the nature of cybersecurity risk. * The show is hosted by Jonathan Reiber, a writer and security strategist who served as a Speechwriter and Chief Strategy Officer for Cyber Policy in the Obama Defense Department, and co-hosted by D.J. Skelton, a combat veteran, retired Army officer, founder of Paradox Sports, and outdoorsman. * In each episod ...
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Welcome to Chief Evangelist, the podcast that unravels the unique and potent role of Chief Evangelists and the influential movement they lead. Hosted by Ethan Beute, each episode delves into the world of evangelism work, exploring its intricacies and shedding light on what success truly means in this space. From understanding why focusing on a problem is more impactful than a product, to the overlap and divergence with thought leadership, community building, category design, and traditional ...
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047 Matt Coats (SchoolMint) on Driving Innovation and Revenue As Chief Evangelist
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Watch or listen to this week's episode on driving innovation and revenue through evangelism! Matt Coats, Chief Evangelist at SchoolMint, shares his path from sales to evangelism - what sparked the vision, how he sold the concept internally, how it affected his compensation, and why it landed him on the senior leadership team. Watch or listen for in…
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046 John Kindervag (Illumio) on Making Zero Trust a Movement
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Creator of the Zero Trust model of cybersecurity, John Kindervag serves as Chief Evangelist at Illumio. He joins host Ethan Beute to share insights from his journey turning a new idea into a global movement. More than a dozen years ago as a Forrester analyst, he turned primary research into a new model of information security. Rather than a perimet…
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045 Brian Robison (Corellium) on Technical Evangelism for Bigger Impact
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Listen in on a conversation on the relationships between sales, technical marketing, product marketing, and evangelism. Join Brian Robison, Chief Evangelist and Vice President of Product Marketing at Corellium. To that role, Brian brings experience in marketing and evangelizing hardware and software solutions with Blackberry Cylance, Citrix, McAfee…
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044 Kelly Ryan Bailey on Skills as Your Currency
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Join Kelly Ryan Bailey, CEO and Global Skills Evangelist at Skills Baby, as she explains the dynamic role of an evangelist with host Ethan Beute. The focus is on innovation, transformative work, and storytelling - all fueled by an authentic passion. Learn why and how Kelly developed an open-source vocabulary around skills in service of all stakehol…
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043 Corrina Owens (purple cork) from Customer Evangelist to Chief Evangelist
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In this episode, Corrina Owens, Chief Evangelist at purple cork, draws from her account-based marketing and demand generation experience with companies like Profisee and Gong to explain how evangelists can work across functions to better serve customer needs. Hear the customer-turned-team-member story of Corrina joining purple cork and why the Chie…
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042 Udi Ledergor (Gong) on Igniting Demand and Evangelism
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This episode features Udi Ledergor, Chief Evangelist at Gong. Udi’s been along throughout Gong’s success journey, primarily as CMO. Learn why the shift to evangelism made sense for him, the company, and their community. Get insights into how Udi created the job description, how he sources 20-25 speaking engagements each quarter, how he lines up app…
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041 Richie Cotton (DataCamp) on Creating Courses and Confidence
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In today's episode, Richie Cotton, who serves as a Data Evangelist at DataCamp, sits down with host Ethan Beute to discuss his strategic method for creating impactful content to drive top-of-funnel and customizing curriculum to achieve specific learning objectives. Richie takes us through his career journey, transitioning from course creation to a …
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040 Martin Schneider (Annuitas) from Journalist to Analyst to Marketer to Evangelist
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In this episode, our guest, Martin Schneider, Head of Research and Chief Evangelist at GTM transformation firm Annuitas, discusses the crucial role of a Chief Evangelist in crafting bigger, more persuasive narratives that instill belief in the ”'why” and “how” behind your vision. Learn his path from journalist to analyst to marketer to evangelist a…
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039 Ton Dobbe on Driving Your Mission with Empathy and Remarkability
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In today's episode, we're thrilled to have Ton Dobbe, the founder of Value Inspiration and the author of The Remarkable Effect - The Essential Book for Tech Entrepreneurs on a Mission. Ton dives into the relationship between product marketing and evangelism with our host, Ethan Beute. Discover Ton's insights on achieving true remarkability and lear…
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038 Pablo Gonzalez on Your Point of View and Content Leverage
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Today’s guest is Pablo Gonzalez, CEO and Co-Founder of Be The Stage and Co-Founder and Co-Host of Category Thinkers. He joins host Ethan Beute to discuss category design, evangelism, and community. Pablo shares in-depth the significance of being deeply community-oriented. He provides valuable insights on content leverage – the strategic use of mess…
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037 David Ross (Miro) on Coaching, Consulting, and Conversation
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Today’s guest is David Ross, Principal Agile Product Evangelist at Miro. He joins host Ethan Beute as they navigate the shift from being a practitioner to assuming the role of an advocate. Dave shares three specific ways he stays sharp, up to date, and in touch with the latest in his field, how he generated demand for his expertise and evangelism, …
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036 Shaun Plant (LawVu) on Redefining the Practice of Law
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Today’s guest is Shaun Plant, Chief Legal Evangelist at LawVu and Community Evangelist at InView. He joins host Ethan Beute to share a better way forward for lawyers going in-house – leaving the traditional law firm model and becoming proactive business partners with deep legal expertise, supported by software and tools, to make a substantial impac…
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035 Casey Cheshire (Ringmaster) on Podcasting for Voice of the Customer
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Today’s guest is Casey Cheshire, Founder and Chief Evangelist at Ringmaster. He joins host Ethan Beute to share why every company needs an evangelist - and a podcast! Casey explains how companies can leverage podcasts to connect with their ideal customers, as well as the benefits of podcasting in terms of capturing, learning from, and sharing the l…
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034 Amelia Taylor on Sourcing and Influencing Revenue as an Evangelist
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Today’s guest is Amelia Taylor, Evangelist and GTM Strategist at Regie.ai. She joins host Ethan Beute to share the story of evolving from a sales role into an evangelist role – how she did it, why she did it, and how it’s going. Amelia shares the essence of being an evangelist, a role that demands an unwavering dedication to spreading messages and …
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033 Kristi Faltorusso on Customer Success Evangelism from the Outside In
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Today’s guest is Kristi Faltorusso, Chief Customer Officer at ClientSuccess and an active evangelist of the practice of customer success (CS). She joins host Ethan Beute to share practical and meaningful insights into change management and behavioral transformation. Kristi shares her approach to advancing the discipline of CS, which is relatively n…
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032 Jared Fuller (PartnerHacker/Reveal) on Nearbound and The Who Economy
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Our guest today is Jared Fuller, Co-Founder & CEO at Partner Hacker and Chief Ecosystem Officer at Reveal. Join Ethan Beute in this engaging conversation with Jared about his insights into three types of entrepreneurs, three distinct eras in B2B SaaS, the category of near bound, and the role of evangelism. Jared encourages evangelists to embrace th…
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031 Ami Arad (6sense) on Blending Experience and Hospitality
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Today’s guest is Ami Arad, Senior Principal Product Evangelist at 6sense. Ami joins Ethan Beute to share the journey of becoming an evangelist at 6sense, a company he joined after thriving at Microsoft and Oracle and 25 years after his first evangelist role Ami shares his insights into incorporating showmanship and creating excitement in truly uniq…
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030 Jill Rowley on Community, Customer Centricity, and Catalysts for Change
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Today’s guest is Jill Rowley, GTM Advisor & LP at Stage 2 Capital. Jill joins Ethan Beute to share how she began leveraging social networks not for direct selling, but to nurture relationships and connections that eventually lead to sales conversations. Jill was a pioneering evangelist in organizations like Salesforce, Eloqua, and Marketo and offer…
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029 Kevin Hartman on The Symbiosis Between Professor and Evangelist
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Today’s guest is Kevin Hartman, Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, author of “Digital Marketing Analytics: In Theory & Practice,” and former Chief Analytics Evangelist at Google. Kevin joins Ethan Beute to share how to find success while balancing an abundance amount of opportunities and …
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028 Chris Cochran (Huntress) on Podcasting as a Cheat Code for Life
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Today’s guest is Chris Cochran, Advisory CISO & Chief Evangelist at Huntress. He’s also Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Hacker Valley Media. Chris joins Ethan Beute to share why successful evangelism may be measured through aided recall, then unaided recall. Among the insights you’ll get from Chris, a prolific podcaster, are tips for startin…
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027 Leslie Greenwood (Chief Evangelist Consulting) on Evangelist-Led Growth
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Today’s guest is Leslie Greenwood, Founder & CEO at Chief Evangelist Consulting and Host of the People Powered Community Podcast. Leslie joins Ethan Beute to share ways to identify, activate, empower, and connect our best evangelists. They’re all around us. And they can help us scale our evangelism efforts. Among the many helpful strategies and tac…
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026 Paul Norford (Ivanti) on The Art and Skill of Communication
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Today’s guest is Paul Norford, VP of Global Enablement & Chief Evangelist at Ivanti. Paul joins Ethan Beute to share how crucial it is for an evangelist to have the ability to tell a compelling story with passion and enthusiasm. These narratives can effortlessly draw in the audience and foster a meaningful connection. Paul also explains the profoun…
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025 Joshua Burkhow (Alteryx) on Relationships, Communication Skills, and Technical Aptitude
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Today’s guest is Joshua Burkhow, Chief Evangelist at Alteryx. Joshua joins Ethan Beute and shares insights into integrating storytelling into his role as an evangelist. Storytelling plays a pivotal role in the art of evangelism, enabling us to comprehend our client's unique perspectives and needs. Joshua also explains the process of crafting and de…
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024 Ari Kaplan (Databricks) on Lakehouses, LLMs, AI, and Evangelism
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Today’s guest is Ari Kaplan, Head Evangelist at Databricks. Ari joins Ethan Beute and breaks down AI, machine learning, and LLMs – and shares the unique and powerful role of lakehouses. Ari delivers a brief history of AI and predictive. Ari also explains how the evangelism role was co-created and shaped within Databricks, as well as his priorities …
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023 Mark Gilham (Enable) on Taking the Leap from Accountant to Evangelist
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Today’s guest is Mark Gilham, Evangelist at Enable. Mark joins Ethan Beute and shares his experiences and expertise – in both accounting and evangelism! For him, genuine self-expression and staying true to yourself are key to success in this dynamic role. Mark explains why having integrity in your values and beliefs draws people toward your message…
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022 Leslie Pagel (Authenticx) on Helping Humans Understand Humans
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Today’s guest is Leslie Pagel, Chief Evangelist at Authenticx. Leslie joins Ethan Beute to share the mission to help humans understand humans through the true voice of the customer. Leslie explains how she joined the team as a Chief Customer Officer, with the role of helping the team define, measure, and achieve value with customers. In the shift t…
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021 Bryan Stallings (Lucid) on Making Lives Better As An Evangelist
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Today’s guest is Bryan Stallings, Chief Evangelist at Lucid Software, providers of Lucidchart, Lucidspark, and Lucidscale. Bryan joins Ethan Beute to tell the story of the relationship and shared values that brought him to the company in this unique role, as well as how their visual collaboration suite brings these values to life. Bryan explains th…
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020 Jonathan Stephens (EveryPoint) on Becoming the Voice and Advocate of Your Client
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Today’s guest is Jonathan Stephens, Chief Evangelist at EveryPoint. Jonathan joins Ethan Beute to share how his journey into marketing, content, and live streaming resulted in organizations like NVIDIA inviting him onto their platforms. Jonathan realized that his reach widened as he shifted from a corporate logo and voice to leading with his person…
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019 Anthony Kennada (AudiencePlus) on Evangelists, Creators, and Owned Media
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Today’s guest is Anthony Kennada, Co-Founder & CEO at AudiencePlus and author of Category Creation. Anthony joins Ethan Beute to share why leading companies champion an idea, not just provide a product. They engage, educate, entertain, and host conversation. They wrap products with valuable content and a meaningful community. And evangelism is key …
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018 Justin Robbins on Creating Meaning and Impact as Chief Evangelist
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Today’s guest is Justin Robbins, Founder and Principal Analyst at Metric Sherpa. Justin joins Ethan Beute to share the importance of real-world experience serving as the foundation for effective evangelism. Justin explains why many companies need a savvy, strategic evangelist, not just a spokesperson. Evangelism isn’t just about telling a story or …
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017 Arthur Castillo (Chili Piper) on Customers As Your Best Evangelists
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Today’s guest is Arthur Castillo, Head of Dark Social and Evangelism at Chili. Arthur joins Ethan Beute to share how he viewed and pursued the opportunity that LinkedIn represents and how it led to his transitions from sales to field marketing to evangelism. Arthur shares what’s new and not new about “dark social,” as well as best practices for set…
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016 Blaine Feyen (True Footage) on Developing a Teachable Point of View
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Today’s guest is Blaine Feyen, Head of Community and Chief Evangelist at True Footage. Blaine joins Ethan Beute and shares his philosophy behind and approach to developing your own teachable point of view – based on experience, not on opinion – as the foundation of effective evangelism. Blaine emphasizes how important it is to believe in what you a…
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015 Ryan Collins, PhD on Evangelism in the Tech Industry
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Today’s guest is Ryan Collins, an SEO analyst, the Founder of AfterYourPhD, and the author of a dissertation on tech evangelism. Ryan joins Ethan Beute to share what he learned from interviewing dozens of evangelists and conducting deep research into the practice. Ryan emphasizes the need for enough history and maturity with innovation and within a…
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014 Bill Sherman on The Practice of Thought Leadership
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Today’s guest is Bill Sherman, COO and Thought Leadership Practice Lead at Thought Leadership Leverage and podcast host of Leveraging Thought Leadership. Bill joins Ethan Beute to share how to get ideas into the mind space of the people you’re trying to reach. Bill describes how to create client connections through podcasting, how evangelists and t…
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013 Diana Cabrices on Becoming a Fractional Chief Evangelist in WealthTech
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Today’s guest is Diana Cabrices, Founder & Fractional Chief Evangelist at Diana Cabrices Consulting, a firm that focuses on the WealthTech industry. Diana joins Ethan Beute to share the benefits of a fractional approach to evangelism for both the evangelist and the company. Diana describes the essence of evangelism: evoking emotion, exciting people…
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012 Daniel Jester (Creative Force) on Maturing a Market as Chief Evangelist
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Today’s guest is Daniel Jester, Chief Evangelist at Creative Force. Daniel joins Ethan Beute and shares the two things that were useful for his start as a Chief Evangelist: breaking down the complex and becoming an analogy factory. Daniel shares his journey from surviving as a freelance photographer during Covid to being recruited into an evangelis…
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011 Dan Steinman (Gainsight) on Building Affinity as Chief Evangelist
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Today’s guest is Dan Steinman, Chief Evangelist at Gainsight. Dan joins Ethan Beute and shares the idea that creating awareness of something that’s making a difference is the most important aspect of the role. Dan also discusses the three aspects of being a great evangelist, two ways to source insights to generate thought leadership, and why he and…
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010 Mike Grigsby on Aha Moments and Transformation Through Evangelism
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Today’s guest is Mike Grigsby, Executive Advisor at MWGrigs LLC and Citizen Engagement Solutions Lead at Lumen Technologies. Mike joins Ethan Beute and shares one of the best analogies you'll hear to the work of evangelism. Mike discusses the importance of having your evangelist get out there to prepare the way and spread the good news of the chang…
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009 Jo Zichterman (ZoomInfo) on Dealing in Belief and Scaling Impact as an Evangelist
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Today’s guest is Jo Zichterman, Data Evangelist at ZoomInfo. Jo joins Ethan Beute and shares ways to scale the impact of evangelism by working internally and the value of the human face and voice in creating belief. He also shares his path through a high-growth company from customer service through account management to evangelist. He also shares h…
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008 Collin Mitchell (Humantic AI) on Joining the Conversation as Chief Evangelist
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Collin Mitchell started his relationship with Humantic AI as a customer and advocate before becoming Chief Evangelist and now Head of Sales. Collin joins Ethan Beute to share the most important job of an evangelist, ways to build community, the potential in creating a media brand or media company, and the future of sales and marketing. Collin also …
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007 Yvonne Heimann (ClickUp) on Product Evangelism as a 1099 Employee
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Our guest on this episode of Chief Evangelist is Yvonne Heimann, Start-Up Evangelist at ClickUp, Brand Ambassador at Agroapluse, Content Creator at Minerva, and Business Efficiency Consultant & Mindset Coach at Ask Yvi. Yvonne joins Ethan Beute and shares the experience of working as an ambassador and evangelist from, technically, outside the compa…
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006 Guy Kawasaki (Apple / Canva) on Getting People To Believe As Much As You Do
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Today’s guest is Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist at Canva and podcast host of Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People. He's the author of 15 books and the person who popularized secular evangelism decades ago as Chief Evangelist at Apple. Guy joins Ethan Beute and shares how evangelism starts with believing in the product or service, that’s the core. Guy m…
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005 Bill Staikos (Medallia) on Moving Up the Maturity Curve Through Evangelism
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Have you ever put yourself in your client's shoes? Have you ever seen it from their perspective? Have you ever let your community drive the agenda? Today’s guest is Bill Staikos, SVP/Evangelist & Head of Community Engagement at Medallia. Bill joins Ethan Beute and shares how it is important to walk a mile in the buyer’s shoes - something he's done …
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004 Sangram Vajre (GTM Partners) on The Uncharted Territory of a Chief Evangelist
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Today’s guest is Sangram Vajre, Co-Founder & CEO at GTM Partners and, prior to that, Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist at Terminus. Sangram joins Ethan Beute and shares that the most important thing a brand can have is trust and an evangelist that builds it. Sangram then explains that companies do not have the luxury of not having somebody who has thei…
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003 Jim Kalbach (MURAL) on The 4 C’s of Evangelism
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Today’s guest, Jim Kalbach, Chief Evangelist at MURAL, joins Ethan Beute and shares the 4 C’s of evangelism which are: Company, Culture, Customers, and Community. Jim defines what each C means and how they relate to one another and to the role. Jim also discusses the idea that making better customers makes better customers, as well as the reason he…
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002 Jen Allen (Challenger) on Demand Generation As Chief Evangelist
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Today’s guest is Jen Allen, Chief Evangelist at Challenger and Host of the Winning The Challenger Sale podcast. Jen joins Ethan Beute and shares the importance to have a repeatable, predictable content motion and develop a community of people who appreciate the perspective that you teach. Jen discusses the importance of being able to talk in the la…
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001 Randy Frisch (Uberflip) on Transitioning from CMO to Chief Evangelist
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Ever wonder what it takes to become Chief Evangelist? What steps should you take? We take on those questions and more right here in Episode 001. Today’s guest is Randy Frisch, Co-Founder-and-CMO turned Co-Founder-and-Chief-Evangelist at Uberflip. Randy joins Ethan Beute on this first episode to share what it means to be a Chief Evangelist at your c…
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000 Ethan Beute (Host) on What to Expect from Chief Evangelist
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What's the origin and spark behind the Chief Evangelist podcast? What topics will we take on and what guests will you connect with and learn from? Who is this podcast for? And why? Find out in this short, 2.5-minute story with host Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at Follow Up Boss, former Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, Wall Street Journal bestselling …
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Welcome to Beyond the Breach. A new series about how individuals and organizations manage change – with a focus on technology’s impact on humanity and the nature of cybersecurity risk.The show is hosted by Jonathan Reiber, a writer and security strategist who served as a Speechwriter and Chief Strategy Officer for Cyber Policy in the Obama Defense …
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How and why do humans take action against short-term threats, like terrorism, but struggle to respond when threats are more abstract, like climate change or cybersecurity? In this episode Jonathan heads to New York City and talks to Jason Healey, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, about how …
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