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What It Really Takes to Grow a Startup with Joe Grover, Former CMO of Homie

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli engages with Joe Grover, a seasoned entrepreneur and […]

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Building Your Strategic Finance Team: A Guide for Growth-Stage Companies

We recently hosted a live webinar featuring Kevin Williams and Julian Castelli on how to structure a modern finance function as your company scales. Whether

Having AI FOMO? Practical Tips for Logging Real AI Wins in Your Business for 2025

Insights from Kevin Williams of Ascend AI Labs and Shawn Miele, CEO of MyAdvice We recently hosted an exclusive webinar […]

Having AI FOMO? Practical Tips for Logging Real AI Wins in Your Business for 2025

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli is joined by AI expert Kevin Williams and […]

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From Founder-Led Sales to Scalable Systems: Building a Sales Team That Works

Many startups begin with founder-led sales. Founders know their product best and passionately communicate its value to early customers. However, […]

Eli Portnoy, CEO of BackEngine.ai, on the Simple Tools Powering Big Ideas

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli interviews Eli Portnoy, CEO and co-founder of Back […]

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Nate Randle – CEO of Gabb

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli converses with Nate Randle, CEO of Gabb, a […]

Nate Randle - CEO of Gabb
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The Struggle

Ben Horrowitz’s book The Hard Thing About Hard Things, is the most recommended book on our Leadership Podcast. The most […]

Ken Gavranovic – CEO of Product Genius Corporation

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli converses with Ken Gavranovic, a seasoned entrepreneur and […]

Ken Gavranovic - CEO of Product Genius Corporation
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Tom Lineen – Founder & President, West Town Payments

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli converses with Tom Lineen, a seasoned leader in […]

Tom Lineen - Founder & President, West Town Payments
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Rob Seolas – Co Founder and CEO of ObservePoint

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli interviews Rob Seolas, co-founder and CEO of ObservePoint. […]

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Trail Marker: How to Hire Slow and Hire Well

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli unpacks the 2nd half of the old adage […]

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Rob Castaneda – Founder & CEO of ServiceRocket

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli interviews Rob Castaneda, founder of ServiceRocket. They discuss […]

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Blake Harber – VP Sales of Workstream

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli interviews Blake Harber, a seasoned sales executive with […]

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Davis Bell – CEO of Canopy

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, we interview Davis Bell, CEO of Canopy, a SaaS platform for […]

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Amelia Wilcox – Founder & CEO of Nivati

In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli interviews Amelia Wilcox, founder and CEO of Nivati. […]

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Nobody Wants To Buy Your Product

This solution to specific pain points was far more effective than showcasing the features of our wonderful product. In fact, as time went on we

The Birthday Cake of Complexity

In the end we had six layers which, when stacked on top of each other, resembled a killer birthday cake.

Hiring Salespeople? … That’s The Last Thing You Should Do!

Adding salespeople to your team must be a delicate and calculated process to ensure you get the most out of them.

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Session 3 — AI Product Transformation

Thursday,
07/23/2026

AI Transformation Playbook - Stage 3 - AI Product Functionality

Stage 3: Embedded AI product functionality.

Nick Olsen - Building AI Into Your Product

Building the platform of the future — lessons and examples from the field.

Session 2 — Internal Process AI Transformation

Thursday,
06/25/2026

GE & Zaigo - Practical Internal AI Use Cases

Practical ways to use AI right now.

AI Transformation Playbook - Stage 2 - AI Process Transformation

AI Transformation Playbook

Session 1 — Knowledge Worker AI Enablement

Wednesday,
05/26/2026

Claude Skills Training Session

Build it. Save it. Use it today.

AI Charter - Quick Start Guide

Complete this form to establish your Al governance framework

Skills vs. Project vs. Prompt - 1 Pager

Claude prompt vs project vs skills

AI Transformation Playbook - Stage 1 - Knowledge Worker AI Enablement

AI Transformation Playbook

2026 Ski + Tech Summit Professional Program Presentations

Wednesday,
01/14/2026
- Friday,
01/16/2026

Ashley Heather - Growth Elevated 2026 - Longevity For Busy Execs

Longevity For Busy Execs

Victor Cheng - Growth Elevated 2026 - SaaS AI Playbook

How SaaS Companies Can Deliver Better Results For Customers and Run Faster Internally Using AI

2025 Using AI to Drive Revenue Workshop

Wednesday,
08/27/2025

AI Powered GTM - Transformation Workshop

From Failure to AI-Native GTM Success

2025 Ski + Tech Summit Professional Program Presentations

Wednesday,
01/29/2025
- Friday,
01/31/2025

Aaron Ross - Growth Elevated 2025 - Predictable Revenue in An Unpredictable World

Predictable Revenue in an Unpredictable World

Revenue Reimagined - Growth Elevated 2025 - The Great GTM Shift

The Great GTM Shift

Revenue Reimagined - Growth Elevated 2025 - AI Powered GTM

The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Go-To-Market

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