Building a Customer Success Team from Scratch!

11/04/2025 39 min Temporada 5 Episodio 15
Building a Customer Success Team from Scratch!

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Send us a textCan you build a customer success team from scratch in just 12 months?In this interview of the CSM Practice Podcast, Irit Eizips and Mariana Nikolova reveal the secrets behind transforming a legacy tech organization by establishing a best-in-class customer success team.๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’ย The foundational steps that ensured success, including the critical role of a CS charterHow a structured, phased approach turned challenges into growth opportunitiesReal-world results: millions in incremental revenue and improved customer satisfaction๐€๐๐Ž๐”๐“ ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐†๐”๐„๐’๐“Mariana is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in management consulting and strategy execution, focusing on business transformation to drive scale, profitable growth and enhanced customer experience. She has a strong track record of improving performance for Fortune 500 companies in the technology and services sectors, bringing expertise in organizational design, strategic initiatives, and post-sales transformation. Mariana holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and has held key roles with Kearney, Dell, and HERE Technologies. ๐Ÿ”— You may connect with Mariana via LinkedIn๐”๐’๐„๐…๐”๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐Š๐’๐Ÿ“‘ Read: The Magic of Cross-Functional Communication in CS๐ŸŽฅ Watch: Is Customer Success a Function or a Strategy?โฌ Download: CSM Profiles Infographic ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Whenever youโ€™re ready...If you're an ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜Š๐˜š๐˜” ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:1๏ธโƒฃ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™–๐™ก ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐˜พ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ง ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™†๐™‹๐™„ ๐˜พ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matterโ€”scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download. 2๏ธโƒฃ ๐™…๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ 11,000+ ๐˜ฝ2๐˜ฝ ๐™€๐™ญ๐™š๐™˜๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Donโ€™t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join. 3๏ธโƒฃ ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™– ๐˜พ๐™Ž๐™ˆ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ข ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™๐™ž๐™ข๐™š?Building a CS practice for the first time doesnโ€™t have to feel like an uphill battle. With the right frameworks, you can achieve results faster than you think. I help experienced executives build a proactive, high-performing CS teamโ€”without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more. ๐Ÿ“Œ Visit our Website - CSM Practice

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