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Join host Josh Schachter, Co-Founder & CEO of UpdateAI, as he sits down with Cait Keohane, the Chief Customer Officer of Airtable, to explore the art of scaling world-class post-sale experiences. Cait shares her incredible journey from being one of the early employees at Zendesk and helping grow the company into a multibillion-dollar powerhouse, to stepping into her new leadership role at Airtable. Together, they explore what it takes to build robust customer management systems from the ground up, the importance of listening directly to customers, and how organizations can balance high-touch service with operational efficiency.
Timestamps
00:00 – Preview, Meet Cait Keohane & Learn About Airtable
01:30 – Cait's Journey at Zendesk
03:15 – Building Customer Success and Account Management at Zendesk
07:50 – Joining Airtable as CCO
08:50 – First 90 Days at Airtable: Priorities and Execution
13:10 – Feedback and Voice of Customer Mechanisms
15:00 – Renewal Management and Risk Mitigation
19:38 – Delivering Personalized Experiences at Scale
21:50 – Platform Complexity and Change Management
24:50 – The Role of MVP Users and Power Builders in Scaling
26:51 – Closing Thoughts and Future Outlook
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About UpdateAI
At 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.