It has been a remarkable year for the Reach podcast—with incredible guests sharing stories of achievement, research, and marketing insights. Join our year-end review to reflect on how marketers can apply takeaways to their B2B and ABM practices.

Reach had 24 amazing guests this year, including the 57th submitter of Mount Everest Bob Cormack, the driver of Jamaica's Olympic bobsleigh team Dudley Tal Stokes, athlete and artist Gregory Burns, indie rocker Kishi Bashi, and entrepreneur Chris Do. Hear from each of these incredible guests and learn how to unlock the power of account-based thinking with Hiromi, Jaycen, and Garret. Listen now and join the conversation!

Mark W. Schaefer is a globally-recognized keynote speaker, marketing strategy consultant, college educator, and author. His entrepreneurial spirit has moved him to accept opportunities in uncharted territories, with varying success. In this episode, Mark contrasts two ventures—one motivated by the sale of a product, and the other based on fostering community. His story shows us why focus matters and why consistency is more important than genius.

What do people value most about your business? Is it really the goods and services you provide, or is it you yourself that clients are after? In this episode, Scott Aaron recalls a pivotal moment from his youth when an entrepreneurial father facing prison time would leave the family fitness business in his hands. His struggle to sustain the gym would leave him with the qualities needed to succeed in marketing 20 years later.

In the ever-changing landscape of B2B technology marketing the strategies employed to get traction on initiatives within an enterprise evolve with needs of buyers. How can marketers align teams across the organization to make progress on a singular goal? Lauren Madrid from AWS shares a personal story about self-doubt, prioritization, and getting everyone on the same page.

In a world built on efficiency, maintaining a routine is often our default strategy for growth. In the final episode of this series, we hear a retrospective from Chris Do on his decision to accept the risks of entrepreneurship and the value of discerning the real needs of others. We'll hear from Global Marketing Leader @ Google, Désirée Daniels about the need to challenge industry norms to provide the best experience to customers.

There are times when we need a tool to build, times when we need a tool to tear down, and others when we need to uncover what was there all along. In each of these cases, a simple question can serve the purpose. In this episode, we continue the story of Chris Do as he harnesses the power of questions to start an education platform that will rival traditional schools of learning. We'll also speak with Chief Marketing Officer Emily Foley to learn how these same principles drive decision-making at Cisco Capital/Cisco Refresh.

We like to think we speak to benefit those who listen to us. But if speaking makes us nervous, are we expending all that energy on behalf of our audience, or are we just worried about ourselves? In this episode, we continue the story of teacher and entrepreneur Chris Do as he overcomes his fear of public speaking and begins to build an education platform. Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, Ph.D. shows us how to involve introverts in the workplace.

When we can barely catch our breath. We really appreciate quick solutions and easy answers. But when a state of emergency becomes the norm we have to ask, are these easy answers the solution, or part of the problem? In this series, we'll introduce you to Chris Do, a self-described loud introvert who has used his passion for helping others to overcome personal obstacles. His story illustrates the value of involvement in education, business, and life. We’ll also speak with Professor Andrea Goldin about the neuroscience of good questions.

Outcomes are often a product of our outlook. In this final episode of our series on empathy and relevance in B2B marketing, we hear musician and filmmaker Kishi Bashi reflect on his decade-long development as an artist. We’re interested to know how listening to the stories of others has affected his approach to the creative process. We’ll also speak with Microsoft’s Keith Pranghofer about developing these same qualities in account-based marketing.

Music has the power to transport us through time by harmonizing with the way that we feel. In this episode, we continue the story of musician and filmmaker, Kishi Bashi, as he explores the past to make sense of the present. We also speak with Quacy Superville from Transmission agency about developing empathy in account-based marketing to produce more relevant messaging and business relationships.