Seeking Wisdom

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- Julie Hogan (Drift's new VP of Customer Success & Services) joins us on this episode of Seeking Wisdom to drop some knowledge on customer experience. Here we go. Don’t forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts if you haven’t already and say hey on Twitter I’m @davegerhardt and David is @dcancel.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- “If you don’t add value, you’re not going to survive today.” This is a special episode live from Shopify Plus in Waterloo during a recent trip to Canada. DG sat down with Shopify Plus VP & GM Loren Padelford to talk about growing the Shopify Plus business, why sales is really a science, what’s different about selling today, the sales pitches that actually get him to respond as an exec, hiring, and everything in between. Don’t forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts if you haven’t already and say hey on Twitter I’m @davegerhardt and David is @dcancel.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- We've talked about the importance of role models and surrounding yourself with the right people. But there can be dangerous side of role models too. Tune in. Don’t forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts if you haven’t already and say hey on Twitter I’m @davegerhardt and David is @dcancel.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- On this episode of Seeking Wisdom we sat down with Brad Stulberg (@bstulberg on Twitter). Brad is the author of a new book called Peak Performance — which Ariana Huffington called "an essential playbook for success, happiness, and getting the most out of ourselves." Brad was a consultant at McKinsey before diving into the world of personal and professional growth, and now has a business coaching top CEOs when he’s not writing. Brad caught DC’s attention when he wrote an article about Work Life Balance for the New York Times, so we tweeted at Brad about coming on the podcast, he said let’s do it — and we met up at Brad’s apartment in Oakland a few weeks ago. I think you’re going to love this episode of Seeking Wisdom and Brad’s formula — stress + rest = growth. Don’t forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts if you h

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- Before you can lead you must serve. If you're a manager or want to become a manager, this episode is for you. Two Ways To Support The Show 1. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 2. Leave us a five-star review. Connect With Us Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. Come hang out with us on Twitter @seekingwisdomio. Learn more about Drift at Drift.com.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- Ideas. Everyone has them. But do you really need more ideas? Or better execution? That's the topic of a classic DC rant today. And also a huge thank you to everyone for the support at HYPERGROWTH, some news about our Series B, and more. Two Ways To Support The Show 1. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 2. Leave us a five-star review. Here’s how to leave a review: bit.ly/5-Stars-Only Connect With Us Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. Come hang out with us on Twitter @seekingwisdomio. Learn more about Drift at Drift.com.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- Breaking down 5 of the unconventional marketing strategies we've used to grow Drift. Two Ways To Support The Show: 1. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 2. Leave us a five-star review. Here’s how to leave a review: http://bit.ly/5-Stars-Only Connect With Us Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. Come hang out with us on Twitter @seekingwisdomio. Learn more about Drift at Drift.com.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- There's something that we're doing on Fridays at Drift now: A random lunch with DC. Why a random lunch with the CEO? That's what we're talking about on this episode of Seeking Wisdom. Here’s how you can support Seeking Wisdom if you’re a fan of the podcast: 1. Get your tickets to Hypergrowth using the promo code SEEKINGWISDOM at hypergrowth.drift.com 2. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 3. Leave us a five-star review. Here's how: bit.ly/5-Stars-Only.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- It's been too long without doing this, so it's time! We're doing Seeking Wisdom LIVE on Thursday 8/10 at WeWork South Station in Boston. It's 100% free and open to everyone -- but the only catch is that there's only room for the first 100 people, so make sure to grab your tickets today. Head over to drift.com/seekingwisdomlive to grab yours and tell a friend. See you there.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- Paul English is a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist -- and you probably know him as the founder and CTO of Kayak, which was acquired by Priceline for $1.8 billion (with a B) five months after they went public in 2012. Today he is the founder of Lola, a Boston-based travel service. DC invited Paul over to Drift for a conversation with the team and we recorded it Seeking Wisdom — but it’s not the conversation that you might have expected. Instead of asking Paul about his career and story, we went deep on one topic: people. This episode of Seeking Wisdom is all about hiring. Here’s how you can support Seeking Wisdom if you’re a fan of the podcast: 1. Get your tickets to Hypergrowth using the promo code SEEKINGWISDOM at hypergrowth.drift.com 2. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 3. Leave us a five-star rev

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- It only took 81 episodes, but it finally hit DC why we started Seeking Wisdom. Here's a quick bonus episode on the why behind Seeking Wisdom.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- “You’re going to Austin to see Jocko." That’s what DC told his co-founder Elias (Drift’s CTO) a few weeks ago. They’ve started two companies together over the last 10 years, and last week, DC sent Elias to go see Jocko Willink— the same Jocko that we talked about on episode #72 Leadership Lessons From A Navy Seal. And now that Elias is back, we had to have him on Seeking Wisdom to tell the whole story, including why he’s been getting up at 4:30 AM ever since. PS. You can follow Elias on Instagram @EliasTorres Here’s how you can support Seeking Wisdom if you’re a fan of the podcast: 1. Get your tickets to Hypergrowth using the promo code SEEKINGWISDOM at hypergrowth.drift.com 2. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 3. Leave us a five-star review. Here's how: bit.ly/5-Stars-Only.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- Marc Benioff is the founder and CEO of Salesforce. You know that. But have you read his book about starting and scaling Salesforce? It's called Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry -- and today we're breaking 3 lessons from the book and spitting them back to you Seeking Wisdom style. Come say hey on Instagram.com/heydrift. Here’s how you can support Seeking Wisdom if you’re a fan of the podcast: 1. Get your tickets to Hypergrowth using the promo code SEEKINGWISDOM at hypergrowth.drift.com 2. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 3. Leave us a five-star review. Here's how: bit.ly/5-Stars-Only.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- In January DC and DG were on a flight to New York and DC said "it's time to launch our first conference" -- and DC set a goal of 1,000 attendees in the first year. Here's the whole story behind why we decided to launch a conference (and what it has to do with marketing strategy today). Here’s how you can support Seeking Wisdom if you’re a fan of the podcast: 1. Get your tickets to Hypergrowth using the promo code SEEKINGWISDOM at hypergrowth.drift.com 2. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 3. Leave us a five-star review. Here's how: bit.ly/5-Stars-Only.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- A recent Harvard Business Review study said yes — it does. If you want to be more productive at work, sit next to someone who is. And this is one of the reasons why David isn’t just passionate about where people sit at work: he has a religion about it. Why does he care some much about where people sit at work? That’s what we’re talking about on this episode of Seeking Wisdom. Here’s how you can support Seeking Wisdom if you’re a fan of the podcast: 1. Get your tickets to Hypergrowth using the promo code SEEKINGWISDOM at hypergrowth.drift.com 2. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 3. Leave us a five-star review. Here's how: bit.ly/5-Stars-Only.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- Hiring is hard. Really freaking hard. Why? Well, because it’s easy for someone to write a script and tell a story — or to let a few nice logos on their resume do all of the talking. But how do you know what someone is actually like? David has come up with two “tells” to look for over the years (and you can use them too to find your next great hire and teammate). Here’s how you can support Seeking Wisdom if you’re a fan of the show: 1. Get your tickets to Hypergrowth using the promo code SEEKINGWISDOM at hypergrowth.drift.com 2. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 3. Leave us a five-star review. Here's how: bit.ly/5-Stars-Only.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- Dave and David went through their fan mail and answered an age-old question from Seeking Wisdom listener, Ron: How do you manage your time as CEO? DC talks about his typical day, how and what to prioritize, and his CEO forum. -- Here’s how you can support Seeking Wisdom if you’re a fan of the show: 1. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 2. Leave us a five-star review. Here's how: bit.ly/5-Stars-Only. 3. Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. 4. Learn more about Drift at Drift.com.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- What motivates someone to work and grow? Their inspiration. Their why. We’re getting up close and personal with Dave and David to talk about their “whys” and how they found the things that fuel them. This week on Seeking Wisdom, you can find your “why” too. -- Here’s how you can support Seeking Wisdom if you’re a fan of the show: 1. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 2. Leave us a five-star review. Here's how: bit.ly/5-Stars-Only. 3. Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. 4. Learn more about Drift at Drift.com. PS. Get your HYPERGROWTH tickets using the promo code SEEKINGWISDOM and save $600 at hypergrowth.drift.com Yes.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- Why do some companies achieve Hypergrowth while others only seem to capture a small portion of a market? And what does that have to do with our decision to invest so much in our brand? David breaks down why we're in the third phase of SaaS and what that means for the future. -- Here’s how you can support Seeking Wisdom if you’re a fan of the show: 1. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 2. Leave us a five-star review. Here's how: bit.ly/5-Stars-Only. 3. Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. 4. Learn more about Drift at Drift.com. PS. Get your HYPERGROWTH tickets using the promo code SEEKINGWISDOM and save $600 at hypergrowth.drift.com Yes.

If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. ----- There are so many great leadership lessons to learn from Jocko Willink & Leif Babin's book Extreme Ownership, and that's what we're talking about today: leadership lessons from a Navy Seal. And remember: it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. -- Here’s how you can support Seeking Wisdom if you’re a fan of the show: 1. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app. 2. Leave us a five-star review. Here's how: bit.ly/5-Stars-Only. 3. Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. 4. Learn more about Drift at Drift.com. PS. Get your HYPERGROWTH tickets using the promo code SEEKINGWISDOM and save $600 at hypergrowth.drift.com Yes.