2x CMO Sydney Sloan on helping Salesloft grow from $15M-$100M, Salesloft vs. Outreach vs. Clari, stunts, predictable revenue, managing the budget, managing your career in B2B marketing

Exit Five: B2B Marketing with Dave Gerhardt

Sydney Sloan (former Salesloft CMO, 2x CMO) joins Dave to talk about her time at Salesloft helping the company grow from $15-$100M+ ARR and ultimately a $2.3B valuation after Vista equity bought a majority stake in the company. They talk about how to pick the right company as CMO, how Salesloft went about category creation, going from stunts to predictable revenue, marketing in a competitive marketing (Outreach vs. Salesloft vs. Clari), why you need to spend the budget, how to hire and navigate career progression, and her career as a marketing leader.

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