Michelle Reid from Z1

Michelle Reid is the VP of Partnerships & Growth at Z1.

Z1 is part of the Tiny Capital family and they are a product studio full of digital experts in UX research, product design, and engineering. Their ‘Zero to One’ approach is a proven process to shape, design, and deliver a minimum perfect product experience to the market. They partner with startup founders and growing companies to create new digital experiences, or to evolve a product to meet higher user expectations.

In this episode, we discuss...

• Formative experiences at Never Blue, Strutta, Hootsuite, Traction on Demand and more
• How people should think about the career and where they should work
• Meeting Andrew Wilkinson from Tiny and Héctor Giner from Z1
• What makes Z1's studio model unique and how they work with clients differently
• Balance of metric-driven and soft skills in sales
• How to build curiosity and why it is so important
• Disqualifying opportunities and revenue that may be a bad fit for your company
• Nuances of hiring sales folks
• How to create a successful partnerships team and function

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