Unchurned - The No. 1 podcast for Customer Success

Should we ease the workload of superhero customer success managers? ft. Sarah Parker (BetterUp)


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Sarah Parker, SVP, Global Customer Success at BetterUp joins the hosts ⁠⁠Kristi Faltorusso⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Jon Johnson⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Josh Schachter⁠⁠. They discuss the need for a transition from high-touch to low-touch customer interactions and the mindset shift required for CSMs for a self-service approach.
Timestamps
0:00 - Preview
1:02 - Josh's childhood bedroom & Men need pillows
2:36 - Wish Jon a Happy Birthday!
4:15 - Meet Sarah Parker & Learn about BetterUp
6:42 - How coaching equips leaders to navigate challenges
10:30 - Challenges at BetterUp
13:00 - High-touch approach for customer success
14:40 - Challenges despite a high NPS
18:18 - Services offered by BetterUp
22:04 - Mindset transition from a service provider to a partner
25:15 - Augmenting CSMs & enabling customers as platform owners
29:10 - High demand for low-touch models faces resistance.
31:45 - Articulating worth for maximizing impact
33:54 - CSMs are trained to be a superhero
35:33 - Transitioning from UiPath to BetterUp was personal
37:35 - Wrap up!
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Kristi Faltorusso: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristiserrano/⁠⁠
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