How Sales and Customer Success alignment drives SaaS growth
- E3
- 1:03:04
- January 25th 2019
Sales and Customer Success alignment is one of the biggest drivers of post-sale growth.
When the two teams are misaligned, customers feel it quickly. Expectations drift, handovers weaken and the customer journey starts with avoidable confusion.
In this episode of Breakthrough SaaS Growth, Jason Noble and Jason Whitehead explore why Sales and Customer Success alignment matters and what SaaS companies can do to improve it.
We cover:
- Why Sales and Customer Success alignment matters
- How poor handovers damage customer outcomes
- Why customer expectations need to be set before the sale closes
- How Sales and CS can collaborate across the customer lifecycle
- Why shared ownership improves retention and expansion
- What leaders can do to create better alignment
This is a practical episode for SaaS CEOs, CROs, CCOs, Sales leaders and Customer Success leaders who want customers to succeed from the first conversation through to renewal and expansion.
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SaaS growth isn’t owned by a single team - it’s a cross-functional sport. Each week, hosts Jason Noble (UK) and Jason Whitehead (US) dig into what actually drives sustainable growth across product, pricing, onboarding & adoption, customer success, sales, marketing, finance, and leadership. Expect candid conversations, practical playbooks, and board-level perspectives on topics like AI (beyond the hype), data quality & trust, in-product guidance, value realization, renewals, expansion, and customer experience. You’ll hear from founders, investors, product and revenue leaders who’ve built real results - not just slideware.
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