Dawn Sharifan is the VP People Operations at Slack. She has over 15 years of experience in both public and private organizations, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. In this episode, Dawn shares the details on Slack’s culture and some of their most impactful initiatives, the future of work, and the biggest challenges facing HR teams right now.

Todd Olson is co-founder and CEO of Pendo. He also recently released his brand new book The Product-Led Organization. In this episode, Todd explores the tension between Customer Success & Product, why being product-led benefits CSMs, and how his biggest mistake as an entrepreneur helped to make Pendo a success.

Catalyst COO, Kevin Chiu, discusses his near-death experience with COVID-19, his difficult road to recovery, insecurity around returning to work, and how the lessons he’s learned have changed how he lives his life today.

Daniel Chait is CEO and co-founder of Greenhouse, a leading Talent Acquisition software company that provides the technology, resources and expertise to make every company great at hiring. In this episode, Daniel speaks about diversity & bias in hiring, untapped human potential, and the top hiring challenges companies face today.

Nir Fogel, Customer Success Group Manager at monday.com, discusses strategies for giving and receiving feedback, the importance of diversity on Customer Success teams, and how to effectively scale while maintaining a team culture that people love.

Sydney Strader, Head of Customer Success at Catalyst, discusses the power of vulnerability and authenticity at work, how she went from major success to rock bottom and back up again, and how her experiences have shaped the person she is today.

Steffi Kay is a renowned mentalist who has competed on America’s Got Talent, and successfully fooled Penn & Teller on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. On this episode, Ben and Steffi discuss mindreading, performing, and how it all relates back to Customer Success.

Trello & Stack Overflow Cofounder Michael Pryor discusses important skills, tools, and practices for collaborating, communicating, and supporting your team in a remote environment.

Work-bench Co-founder Jessica Lin discusses how Venture Capitalists think about Customer Success, how CS leaders can stand out during board meetings, and her love for Conan O’Brien.

On his brother Kevin’s birthday, Catalyst CEO Edward Chiu opens up about parenting, mental health, and Kevin’s near-death experience with COVID-19, which occurred in the midst of raising Catalyst’s Series B funding, and with a 4-month-old baby at home.