#updateai #customersuccess #saas #businessMichael Goetz, Vice President of Customer Success Strategy at GitHub, joins Josh Schachter, Co-Founder & CEO of UpdateAI, and Kristi Faltorusso, CCO at Client Success, for a candid and insightful conversation that no customer success (CS) professional will want to miss. They discuss GitHub's shift from a focus on "Customer Outcomes" to "Customer Success Strategy" and its impact on operations and goals. Goetz reveals their methods for identifying and tracking meaningful customer business outcomes at scale. The conversation delves into the practicalities of operationalizing outcome-driven work, navigating diverse customer needs, and maintaining engagement amidst rapid product innovation.Timestamps:0:00 - Preview & Intros1:30 - Intentionality Behind Role Titles at GitHub4:33 - Articulating Measurable, Business-Driven Customer Goals7:48 - Tracking and Measuring Progress Towards Outcome13:35 - Differentiation in Approach Across Customer Segments16:35 - Approaching and Managing Milestones Toward Larger Outcomes21:05 - Dynamics Between End Users & Economic Buyers23:41 - Managing Pace and Volume of Change (Especially with AI)28:20 - Organizational Structure of Michael’s Team35:00 - Creative Uses of AI Within the Organization___________________________👉 Follow the podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@updateai9697Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3dfWXmD Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3KD3Ehl👉 Connect with the guest Michael Goetz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpgoetz/👉 Connect with hostsJon Johnson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonwilliamjohnson/Kristi Faltorusso: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristiserrano/Josh Schachter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jschachter/👉 Sign up for ⁠UpdateAI⁠ 👉 Be the first to know when a new episode of Unchurned is dropped. Sign up for our newsletter at ⁠https://blog.update.ai/⁠_____________________________________Unchurned is presented by UpdateAIAbout UpdateAIAt UpdateAI our mission is to empower CS teams to build great customer relationships. We work with early & growth-stage B2B SaaS companies to help them scale CS outcomes. Everything we do is devoted to removing the overwhelm of back-to-back customer meetings so that CSMs can focus on the bigger picture: building relationships.

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