Welcome to the new B2B Revenue Vitals podcast, formerly State of Demand Gen. On this podcast, you’ll learn how to build a high-growth company from Refine Labs' ...
RV227 - MUST LISTEN: Solving GTM Efficiency | Go To Market Live Episode 40
In this episode, Chris Walker shares why many companies have GTM efforts that fail to deliver the expected results, which can often result in missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars of shareholder value.
He breaks down the root causes—disconnected teams, poor data, and misaligned goals—and provides actionable steps to address them.
Key topics include:
Why the CEO—not the CFO—should be responsible for fixing GTM efficiency.
The inefficiency of traditional KPI systems and how they hinder strategic decision-making.
How to align GTM strategies across finance, marketing, sales, and RevOps.
How flawed data architecture leads to misaligned budgets and reduced pipeline efficiency.
The importance of early-warning metrics like pipeline efficiency to avoid costly performance degradation.
Practical ways to integrate financial data with CRM insights for better executive-level decisions.
Why AI, SDRs, and marketing teams must unite under a shared accountability framework.
Transforming the prospecting engine: A case for marketing-led SDR management.
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Thanks to our friends at Hatch for producing Revenue Vitals and all of Chris’s short-form video and YouTube content. Hatch is a video-first content agency that creates short-form video content, video podcasts, original video series, and YouTube videos for B2B companies. Visit www.hatch.fm to learn more.
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RV226 - How To Fix The Broken Revenue Factory
In this episode, Chris Walker talks with host Nick Flamini about practical ways to improve go-to-market strategies, strengthen the connection between finance and marketing, and make small teams more effective with AI.
Key topics include:
Why CFOs should lead the go-to-market planning model that drives how marketing operates.
The inefficiencies in traditional SDR roles and how to rethink sales processes with AI and full-cycle AEs.
Why companies must adopt a portfolio approach to marketing investments to maximize ROI.
The fallacy of blanket advice and how businesses can find the right strategies for their unique circumstances.
Why bootstrapping to $10M ARR is the new benchmark for success.
How to transform event participation into a high-ROI strategy without costly trade show booths.
The shift to AI-powered small teams and why they’re outperforming large, traditional teams.
Rethinking inbound marketing and why it no longer serves as the best practice for B2B companies.
Listen to the full episode to learn actionable strategies for building a more efficient and effective revenue engine.
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Thanks to our friends at Hatch for producing Revenue Vitals, and all of Chris’s short-form video and YouTube content. Hatch is a video-first content agency that creates short-form video content, video podcasts, original video series, and YouTube videos for B2B companies. Visit www.hatch.fm to learn more.
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RV225 - The Future of AI in GTM | Go To Market Live Episode 39
In today's episode, Chris shares how AI will completely redefine GTM strategies over the next 18 months, including its impact on RevOps, marketing efficiency, and SaaS companies overall.
Key topics include:
How AI is transforming low-level marketing, design, and ops roles.
The shift towards smaller, AI-enabled teams with higher efficiency.
Why "free advice" from platforms like LinkedIn can be costly for businesses.
The future of intellectual property and thought leadership in a world driven by AI.
The critical need for CFOs to lead go-to-market efficiency and strategy.
Restructuring RevOps for transformational growth.
How smaller, agile companies can outpace legacy SaaS giants.
Predictions for 2025 and beyond: The convergence of AI, SaaS, and results-oriented pricing.
Chris also discusses his evolving philosophy on entrepreneurship, leadership, and content creation.
Listen to today's episode to learn how you can prepare for the future of GTM, and win.
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Thanks to our friends at Hatch for producing Revenue Vitals, and all of Chris’s short-form video and YouTube content. Hatch is a video-first content agency that creates short-form video content, video podcasts, original video series, and YouTube videos for B2B companies. Visit www.hatch.fm to learn more.
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RV224 - Listen To My Coffee Meeting (Advice For Founders)
Today’s episode is possibly the most unique episode ever published on Revenue Vitals.
It's the audio from a private coffee meeting I had with an entrepreneur who is looking to start an agency.
Note - You will only be able to hear my audio, but I think you’ll get a lot of value from it.
I shared my recent learnings around topics like:
Lessons learned from building multiple businesses
Getting to $20k / month as a solo-consultant vs. scaling an agency
How to optimize pricing
Differences in business needs at various growth stages (e.g., early-stage startups vs. mature organizations)
Using financial models and unit economics to drive strategic decisions
Structuring equity and compensation to incentivize long-term employee retention
The challenges with stock options and equity in startup and growth-stage businesses
The power of creating content on LinkedIn + podcasts as a Founder
Listen to this full episode, and let me know if you’d like me to create more content around these topics for Founders and CEO’s.
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Thanks to our friends at Hatch for producing Revenue Vitals, and all of Chris’s short-form video and YouTube content. Hatch is a video-first content agency that creates short-form video content, video podcasts, original video series, and YouTube videos for B2B companies. Visit www.hatch.fm to learn more.
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RV223 - Evolving The CMO Role (Art vs. Science)
In today’s episode, I’m sharing my interview on The Long Game podcast where we covered a variety of great topics like:
Being Misunderstood on LinkedIn
Attribution is a Tool (Not the Answer)
Reimagining the Role of the CMO
Demand Creation vs. Brand Awareness
Bootstrapping vs. Venture Capital
Why SaaS + Services is a Great Model
LinkedIn's B2B Potential
And more…
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Thanks to our friends at Hatch for producing Revenue Vitals, and all of Chris’s short-form video and YouTube content. Hatch is a video-first content agency that creates short-form video content, video podcasts, original video series, and YouTube videos for B2B companies. Visit www.hatch.fm to learn more.
Welcome to the new B2B Revenue Vitals podcast, formerly State of Demand Gen. On this podcast, you’ll learn how to build a high-growth company from Refine Labs' CEO, Chris Walker. From proving new revenue programs to identifying and scaling programs that work, to training your team to operate at scale, you will understand what it takes to create a predictable pipeline of revenue innovation that drives compounding gains. Through interviews, AMAs, and invite-only events, we give you a sneak peek into the data-backed insights we are executing for the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the world.