The Growth Signal
The Growth Signal
Podcast Description
Customer Success, Renewals, and Expansion teams are told to own revenue, but they’re stuck on defense. They’re chasing lagging indicators, reacting to churn, and fighting for budget while leadership questions their impact.The old playbook isn’t working. If you’re waiting until customers raise their hand, you’ve already lost.It’s time to go on offense.The Growth Signal is the podcast for customer-facing leaders who aren’t here to play defense. We cut through the noise and focus on the signals that matter: the data, insights, and strategies that drive expansion, renewals, and long-term growth.Each episode, we bring in operators and industry leaders to break down:→ How to predict churn and expansion before it’s obvious→ The key signals that separate growth teams from churn managers→ Why CS should be a revenue engine...not just a retention team→ How automation and AI can scale CS without losing the human touchListen to The Growth Signal and start playing to win.
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The podcast focuses on topics related to proactive revenue strategies, customer success, and team dynamics with episodes covering critical insights like predicting churn, differentiating growth teams from retention teams, and leveraging automation and AI in customer success roles.
Customer relationships are changing. In a world where trust is earned (not assumed) and expectations evolve overnight, revenue leaders can’t afford to rely on old playbooks. The Growth Signal is your front-row seat to the conversations shaping the future of customer relationships.
Hosted by Alyssa Nolte, each episode features honest, unscripted conversations with leaders in sales, customer success, marketing, and growth.
No slides.
No buzzwords.
Just smart people wrestling with how to build trust, drive impact, and stay one step ahead.
Whether you’re trying to scale post-sale strategy, drive proactive engagement, or rethink what customer success really means – this podcast will help you lead the way.
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Connect with Alyssa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssanolte/
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Most leaders say the right things. Few actually live them. If your team feels confused, stressed, or unsure what’s expected… this is why.
Alyssa Nolte sits down with Adriana Vaccaro to challenge a simple but uncomfortable idea: we don’t know how to lead. Not because we lack tools, but because our actions don’t match our words. This conversation pushes on what leadership really looks like in practice, especially in a world shaped by remote work and AI.
If you care about building trust, leading teams, or rethinking the future of customer relationships, this one is worth your time.
Why listen: This isn’t theory. It’s a real look at how leadership breaks down in everyday moments… and what to do about it.
3 key takeaways:
- Your behavior is louder than your words You can say “work-life balance matters,” but if you send emails at midnight, your team hears something else.
- AI should support thinking, not replace it Use AI to refine ideas, not create them. Leaders still need to think, question, and explain their decisions.
- Predictability builds trust When leaders say one thing and do another, teams feel unsafe. Clear, consistent actions create stronger teams.
Alyssa and Adriana also explore how remote work is changing how we learn, why younger teams may be missing key experiences, and how small leadership habits shape culture more than big statements.
People and resources mentioned:
- Adriana Vaccaro – LinkedIn and redesign.com
- Stephen Covey
- Margaret Mead
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