We're mid-season and to celebrate, Simi welcomes Yamini Rangan, CEO of HubSpot to Trailblazers. HubSpot is a leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform and publicly-traded company.

Prior to becoming CEO, Yamini served as the company's first-ever Chief Customer Officer. In September 2021, she succeeded CEO Brian Halligan, the co-founder of HubSpot who had served as CEO for the 15 years since the company's inception. A tech industry veteran, Yamini has more than 25 years of experience ranging from product marketing, sales, and strategy. 

She previously served as Chief Customer Officer at Dropbox, where she was responsible for embedding a customer focus across the organization. Before Dropbox, she served as the VP of sales strategy and operations at Workday and she held several customer-facing leadership roles at SAP. Yamini holds a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering, a Master's in Computer Engineering and an MBA from Berkeley. In 2019, she was recognized as one of the most influential women in business. In this episode, she takes us on her journey through tech, sharing how she found her sweet spot in customer-facing leadership and her transition to the top job.

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