Outsource to Profits Podcast

Jamie Shanks, Founder & CEO of Get Levrg and Pipeline Signals, specializes in optimizing offshoring for profit growth. With a background in leading “Sales for Life”, he's trained 250,000+ professionals globally for industry giants like Microsoft and Oracle.

About the Guest:

Alex Glenn is the founder and CEO of Partner Hub, specializing in helping SaaS and service providers find alignment and grow through partnerships. With a deep understanding of the ecosystem of channel partnerships, Alex brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table, working with companies to expand their footprint and build long-lasting, efficient relationships within the industry.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-glenn/  

In this insightful episode of "Outsource to Profits," Alex Glenn talks about the complexities of channel partnerships and ecosystem building. Providing valuable insights and strategies, he emphasizes the importance of aligning objectives, nurturing relationships, and viewing partnerships as a means to expand business footprints rather than solely focusing on immediate revenue. By drawing analogies to home building, solar panel installation, and open relationships, Alex sheds light on the mindset required for successful partnership strategies.

• Partnerships should be viewed as long-term investments in expanding an organization's footprint and building a strategic advantage.

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Jamie Shanks, Founder & CEO of Get Levrg and Pipeline Signals, specializes in optimizing offshoring for profit growth. With a background in leading “Sales for Life”, he's trained 250,000+ professionals globally for industry giants like Microsoft and Oracle.

About the Guest:

Ryan Staley is the founder and CEO of Whale Boss, with over 25 years of experience in the go-to-market space. Having worked in various sales roles and achieving personal exits, Ryan grew a business from zero to 30 million ARR in five and a half years with just four salespeople. He is deeply focused on leveraging ChatGPT and AI to drive efficiencies, uncover insights, and enhance sales and marketing strategies.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staley/  

In this insightful episode of Offshore to Profits, Ryan Staley discusses the impact of AI on founders and Chief Revenue Officers (CROs). He shares practical applications of AI in various aspects of business, from sales and marketing to team management and data analysis. Ryan emphasizes the need for proactive adoption of AI tools to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry, highlighting the benefits of leveraging AI for operational excellence and growth.

Key Takeaways:

• Embracing AI tools like ChatGPT can revolutionize sales and marketing strategies, improving engagement and efficiency.

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About The Host

Jamie Shanks, Founder & CEO of Pipeline Signals and Get Levrg, specializes in optimizing offshoring for profit growth. With a background in leading “Sales for Life,” he's trained over 250,000 professionals globally for industry giants like Microsoft and Oracle.

Name: Erik Huberman

Company: Hawke Media

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikhuberman/

Episode Summary:

Jamie shares his own experience from running his first agency, Sales for Life, where mismanagement of CAC to LTV ratios led to a complex sales cycle and stagnation in top-line revenue despite winning larger deals. Erik echoes these sentiments, emphasizing the necessity of knowing your sales cycle and measuring marketing outcomes over appropriate time frames rather than short periods. He discusses how many businesses fail to account for the time it takes to convert a lead into a customer, resulting in misleading assessments of marketing effectiveness.

Erik explains how Hawk Media’s AI-driven benchmarking tool helps clients understand and optimize their marketing performance by providing accurate KPIs across various channels.

Towards the end, Jamie and Erik discuss the benefits and rationale behind Hawk Media's inorganic growth strategy through acquisitions. Erik explains how acquiring smaller agencies allows Hawk Media to leverage the strengths of talented entrepreneurs while providing them with the infrastructure and support to thrive. Jamie relates to this from his own entrepreneurial journey, discussing the financial and operational struggles that many small agency owners face.

Erik concludes by sharing how listeners can connect with him and Hawk Media for further insights and potential collaboration.

Key Points Discussed:

• The significance of CAC to LTV ratios in marketing strategies.

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Performance marketing, customer acquisition cost, lifetime value, digital agency growth, AI in marketing, business acquisition strategies, sales cycle optimization, marketing ROI metrics.

About The Host:

Jamie Shanks, Founder & CEO of Pipeline Signals and Get Levrg, specializes in optimizing offshoring for profit growth. With a background in leading “Sales for Life”, he's trained 250,000+ professionals globally for industry giants like Microsoft and Oracle.

In this engaging episode of Outsource to Profits, join Jamie and Patrick as they go deeply into the financial techniques that might help founders avoid common traps and save millions of dollars in sales in this fascinating episode of Outsource to Profits. They talk about the value of zero-based budgeting, the unstated expenses associated with employee severance, and the potential cost and flexibility benefits of outsourcing. Patrick discusses his stance on holding onto stock, the true consequences of distributing shares too soon, and the essential components that determine whether a founder is fundable.

Key points discussed:

• The importance of financial acumen in entrepreneurship

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Jamie Shanks, Founder & CEO of Pipeline Signals and Get Levrg, specializes in optimizing offshoring for profit growth. With a background in leading “Sales for Life”, he's trained 250,000+ professionals globally for industry giants like Microsoft and Oracle.

Benjamin Schleider is an expert in geospatial artificial intelligence with over eight years of experience in the field. He has authored several books on AI and is deeply involved in cutting-edge technologies. Currently, Ben works at geobit.ai and is actively engaged in leveraging AI for geospatial applications.

In this engaging episode of Outsource to Profits, Jamie Shanks and Benjamin Schleider delve into the future of AI and its impact on sales, marketing, and revenue operations. They discuss the evolving role of AI in streamlining tasks, creating efficiencies, and enhancing customer interactions. Ben provides valuable insights into the practical applications of AI in revenue generation and how it can revolutionize business operations by 2026 and beyond.

Key points discussed:

• The potential of AI in sales and marketing teams by improving efficiency and personalized customer interactions.

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In this episode of "Outsource to Profits," host Jamie Shanks welcomes Scott Howard, the founder of Think Tank AI, a startup dedicated to helping companies leverage artificial intelligence. 

Scott discusses his extensive background in enterprise-level software development and his previous role at Apptera, where he helped grow the company significantly. He contrasts his old approach of building a team organically with his new strategy of utilizing an outsourced network of over 500 developers from around the globe. Scott elaborates on the benefits of this approach, highlighting the cost-efficiency and speed of offshoring. He also emphasizes the importance of building strong client relationships and having a solid communication framework. 

Scott's key insights include the need for companies to invest in AI to stay competitive and his strategy of focusing on client acquisition and relationship building rather than solely on technical talent. The conversation provides valuable perspectives on the advantages of offshoring and strategic AI implementation.

#AI #TechStartup #Outsourcing #BusinessGrowth #SoftwareDevelopment #Entrepreneurship #Innovation

In this episode, Jamie Shanks and Nazmul Ahmed interview Alejandra Teran, the founder of 10x Cloud Value. They discuss the role of AI and automation in optimizing business processes and how it can be used to superpower sales and marketing teams. 

Jamie shares his personal opinion on the potential drawbacks of AI tools, highlighting how they can sometimes slow down sellers and marketers who spend too much time trying to master multiple tools. Alejandra counters this by emphasizing the importance of selecting the right AI tools and models to superpower specific aspects of a role or business. 

She provides an example of using AI and automation to automate social media content generation, freeing up time for sales teams to focus on building relationships with clients. The conversation also touches on the need for human judgment and empathy in certain tasks that AI cannot effectively replicate.

#AI #Automation #BusinessGrowth #Productivity #SocialMedia #ContentGeneration #PromptEngineering

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In this episode, Jamie Shanks and Nazmul Ahmed interview Danny Gal, a Fractional CRO and co-founder of ProTeams. They discuss the core reasons why lead generation is suffering globally and how companies can fix this problem. 

Danny highlights the importance of clear messaging and value proposition, as well as understanding the ideal customer profile (ICP) and buyer personas. He emphasizes the need to focus on the three main reasons why people buy: saving money, making money, and ensuring compliance. 

Additionally, Danny shares insights on adding value to potential customers and the importance of personalized outreach.

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