Revenue Builders

AI Is Redefining Seller Productivity with Alex Varel


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Seller productivity is being redefined in real time, and the divide is no longer about effort or experience. In this segment, Alex Varel shares a grounded look at how AI is already reshaping the role, from a RevOps leader training multiple agents in a single weekend to the expectation that sellers will augment their own output. The conversation highlights a growing reality for revenue teams: those who get hands-on with AI will operate at a different level, while those who don’t risk falling behind faster than they expect.

Alex Varel is EVP of Worldwide Sales at Cerebras Systems, where he leads global go-to-market efforts at the forefront of AI infrastructure. He has built and scaled high-performing teams across MongoDB, Zscaler, and Multiverse, driving growth through IPO, hyper-scale expansion, and emerging technology shifts.

Connect with Alex:

  • LinkedIn
  • Resources mentioned:

    • "The Power of Myth" by Joseph Campbell
    • "AI Superpowers" by Kai-Fu Lee
    • “Leonardo da Vinci” by Walter Isaacson
    • "No Country for Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy
    • "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
    • “The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley” by Jimmy Soni
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      • How AI Is Rewriting the Sales Playbook and Raising the Bar on Human Performance with Alex Varel
      • Hosted by five-time CRO John McMahon and Force Management Co-Founder John Kaplan, the Revenue Builders podcast goes behind the scenes with the sales leaders who have been there, done that, and seen the results. 
         

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