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Alyson Welch

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Ryan O'Hara

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Alyson Welch is the VP of Enterprise Sales at Twilio.  Prior to Twilio, Alyson was the Head of Sales at Zignal Labs, an early stage startup specializing in real time media intelligence, and also spent 15 year at Akamai Technologies.  She has been an advisor at First Round Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners.  She currently sits on the Board of Directors for Girls in Tech, and also founded Poppy, a financial wellness organization for women.In this episode we discuss Alyson’s timing of joining Akamai a month before the dotcom bubble burst, starting and building a sales team from day one, and the evolution of onboarding at high growth startups.  She also shares about why she prefers slightly more mature companies, how crucial it is to be passionate when in sales, and her decision to be an advisor to VC’s.I hope you enjoy the show.Full transcript available here. Get full access to Operators at delian.substack.com/subscribe

Alyson Welch is the VP of Enterprise Sales at Twilio.  Prior to Twilio, Alyson was the Head of Sales at Zignal Labs, an early stage startup specializing in real time media intelligence, and also spent 15 year at Akamai Technologies.  She has been an advisor at First Round Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners.  She currently sits on the Board of Directors for Girls in Tech, and also founded Poppy, a financial wellness organization for women.In this episode we discuss Alyson’s timing of joining Akamai a month before the dotcom bubble burst, starting and building a sales team from day one, and the evolution of onboarding at high growth startups. She also shares about why she prefers slightly more mature companies, how crucial it is to be passionate when in sales, and her decision to be an advisor to VC’s.I hope you enjoy the show.<a href="https://delian.substack.com/p/operators-ep-32-transcript?justPublished=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Full transcript available here.</a> Get full access to Operators at <a href="https://delian.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">delian.substack.com/subscribe</a>

Operators Ep 32: Alyson Welch (Twilio)

This week's guest is Alyson Welch.  Alyson is the VP of Sales for Twilio. Her number one priority is wearing her customer's shoes and understanding the customer's voice. She also believes that as a leader, you have to have performed as a salesperson. You have to have the cadence and operational discipline, but you also need the personality. empathy and energy for your team and your customers. By doing so, you can be in charge of your own destiny. Join Rob and Alyson for this insightful look at what it takes to be a sales leader.

This week's guest is Alyson Welch. Alyson is the VP of Sales for Twilio. Her number one priority is wearing her customer's shoes and understanding the customer's voice. She also believes that as a leader, you have to have performed as a salesperson. You have to have the cadence and operational discipline, but you also need the personality. empathy and energy for your team and your customers. By doing so, you can be in charge of your own destiny. Join Rob and Alyson for this insightful look at what it takes to be a sales leader.

Episode 34: #34: Alyson Welch of Twilio—Key Components to World-Class Sales Leadership

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Alyson Welch | Best Practices of a Silicon Valley Sales Veteran