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Why Sales Leaders Must Re-Earn the Role as Companies Scale featuring Chris Degnan

Why Sales Leaders Must Re-Earn the Role as Companies Scale featuring Chris Degnan

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Today’s minisode features Chris Degnan, former CRO of Snowflake.
In this clip, Chris explains what it really takes to grow with a
company as it scales, and why earning your role does not stop
once the title changes. He shares how treating every quarter like
a 90-day contract, staying open to feedback, and knowing when to
shift from grinding in the business to building leaders helped
him navigate board pressure and scale through hypergrowth.

If you’re a sales leader navigating rapid growth, or questioning
how to evolve without losing your edge, this is a perspective
worth hearing.

Chris Degnan is the former Chief Revenue Officer of Snowflake,
where he helped build the company from zero to more than $1B in
consumption revenue. He is known for his expertise in scaling
go-to-market organizations through early-stage ambiguity,
enterprise expansion, and consumption-based selling models.

Connect with Chris:

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From Zero to Billions: How Snowflake Scaled its Go-to-Market
Organization by Denise Persson & Chris Degnan

Resources mentioned:

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

Hosted by five-time CRO John McMahon and Force Management
Co-Founder John Kaplan, the Revenue Builders podcast goes behind
the scenes with the sales leaders who have been there, done that,
and seen the results.

This show is brought to you by Force Management. We help
companies improve sales performance, executing their growth
strategy at the point of sale.

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