In this part 1 of 2 with Teresa Allan, we explore the necessity of integrating marketing, sales and customer success functions to enhance your customer’s experiences and drive growth. Teresa is the Managing Partner at Magnus Consulting and she highlights the shared objectives across these potential siloes and discusses the barriers caused by misaligned goals and misunderstood roles. Teresa shares the importance of collaborative strategies, leadership alignment, and a holistic approach to business metrics to build a unified growth engine.

In Part 2, Charlotte Smith shares how her business, Trilogy International, cultivates a customer-focused culture through strategic hiring, hands-on client collaboration, and aligning leadership with long-term goals. Charlotte talks about the importance of clear market boundaries, leveraging data-driven insights, and maintaining focus on core strengths to foster trust and deliver consistent results. Charlotte’s experiences highlight the pitfalls of short-term thinking and the power of intentional leadership to achieve sustainable growth while building a cohesive, client-aligned team.

In Part 1, Charlotte Smith draws from her 2 decades of experience, and talks about how you can mobilise your leadership team, aligning KPIs with customer-centric goals, and fostering a culture of expertise and value. Charlotte’s practical frameworks demonstrate how leadership can effectively scale customer-centric initiatives, turning individual contributions into sustainable business growth.