Episodes

  • How World-Class Presidents Club Events Empower Top Performers: Executive Interview with Jeremy Whiteman of Resideo
    Nov 11 2025

    Discover what it takes to design and deliver a President's Club program that truly moves the needle—for your people and for your business. In this exclusive interview, Jeremy Whiteman, senior director of Sales Operations and Commercial Excellence at Resideo, shares practical guidance on turning incentive events into strategic growth engines that reward, retain and inspire the best in your sales organization.​

    Learn about:

    • Building the business case: How to justify, budget and insulate President's Club programs for maximum impact

    • Crafting simple, transparent and motivating eligibility criteria that reinforce company values and drive extraordinary performance

    • Engineering an inclusive, seamless attendee experience for winners and their guests

    • Leveraging executive involvement, planning best practices and communications strategies that amplify engagement and keep momentum high post-event

    Listen to the discussion to gain actionable insights, avoid common pitfalls and spark lasting sales motivation—so your leaders and top talent never want to compete anywhere else.​

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    44 mins
  • Navigating Customer Journeys and Growth Strategies: Executive Interview with Dan Juckniess, Chief Revenue Officer, SPS Commerce
    Jul 29 2025

    Dan Juckniess, CRO of SPS Commerce, and Mitch Edwards, principal at Alexander Group, explore the complexities of driving revenue and customer satisfaction in today's dynamic business environment. This conversation explores the challenges of balancing volume-based and revenue-based approaches when working with retailers and their suppliers, emphasizing the importance of not only pursuing the largest opportunities but also engaging a diverse supplier base to meet retailer commitments.

    Dan highlights the importance of educating suppliers—not just enforcing compliance—to ensure they understand the value provided. The conversation examines how tracking the customer journey, utilizing customer data to predict retention and identify upsell opportunities, and responding to market uncertainty are crucial for driving growth. Throughout, they emphasize partnership, transparency and adaptability as drivers of customer satisfaction and business success.

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    18 mins
  • 2025 Manufacturing & Distribution Industry Predictions
    Jan 24 2025

    Will you make changes for better growth in the new year? See how your company is aligned.

    Alexander Group Principals Kyle Uebelhor, Andrew Horvath and Arshad Carim share their top five predictions for manufacturing and distribution organizations in 2025.

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    13 mins
  • Best Practices and Latest Trends for Renewals for XaaS Companies
    Nov 18 2024

    Profitable growth companies have 12% higher net revenue retention than their peers. Better customer data allowing companies to predict churn, which can drive churn rates below 10%.

    Renewals are the conduit to profitable revenue growth. Alexander Group sees the leaky bucket syndrome, where companies have a lot of new bookings, but the revenue growth they see is not where they expect it to be because they have a churn problem.

    Luke Mraz and Elena Ryan of the Alexander Group share the latest trends and best practices from our recent research on renewals for XaaS organizations.

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    11 mins
  • Latest Technology Trends and Best Practices in Revenue Operations
    Jun 20 2024

    Mitch Edwards and Ann Marie Verhamme from the Alexander Group discuss the benefits of Revenue Operations from our recent research findings.

    In a recent survey of revenue executives, about 61% are either in the process of completing or are actively piloting multiple AI use cases. But with so many opportunities, where are executives focusing their efforts and investments?

    Learn four emerging themes from the RevOps research and growth plays that high-performing organizations use to achieve commercial excellence with their go-to-market strategy.

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    14 mins
  • Artificial Intelligence for Marketing with Armin Kakas from Revology Analytics
    Jun 14 2024

    As AI continues to evolve, its impact on sales processes and strategies is becoming more evident. Kevan Savage of Alexander Group is joined by Armin Kakas from Revology Analytics to share insights on how AI is utilized in the Marketing function.

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    21 mins
  • Artificial Intelligence for B2B Sales with Armin Kakas from Revology Analytics
    Feb 13 2024

    As AI continues to evolve, its impact on sales processes and strategies is becoming more evident. Davis Giedt and Mitch Edwards of Alexander Group are joined by Armin Kakas from Revology Analytics to share insights on how AI is utilized in commercial organizations and predictions for its future developments.

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    24 mins
  • 2024 Manufacturing & Distribution Industry Predictions
    Jan 12 2024

    Alexander Group's Kyle Uebelhor, Arshad Carim and Andrew Horvath share insights and seven bold 2024 predictions for the manufacturing and distribution industry. See how these predictions align with your organization's goals. Any that might need to added to your strategy?

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    20 mins