The Scale Up Show

The Scale Up Show

How do you grow like a VC-backed SAAS company without taking on investors? What are the secrets that SAAS CEOs have that the rest of us don't? Do you want to create a lifestyle business, a performance business, or an empire? How do you scale to an exit without losing your freedom? Join the host Ryan Staley every Monday and Wednesday for conversations with the brightest and best SAAS Founders, CEOs, and Entrepreneurs to crack the code on repeatable revenue growth, leadership, lifestyle freedom and mindset. This show has featured Startup and Billion Dollar Founders, Best Selling Authors, and the World’s Top Sales and Marketing Experts like Terry Jones (Founder of Travelocity and Chairman of Kayak), Gina Bianchini (Founder of Mighty Networks and prior Co-Founder with Marc Andreessen) and Harpaul Sambhi (Founder of Magical with a previous exit to Linkedin). This is where Scaling and Sales are made simple in 25 minutes or less. Saas, Saas growth, Scale, Business Growth, B2b Saas, Saas Sales, Enterprise Saas, Sales, Business growth strategy, Founder, VP of Sales, CRO, Chief Revenue Officer, Technology, Leadership, CEO, Management, Hyper-Growth.

Episodes

April 28, 2025 7 mins

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In this episode, Ryan Staley discusses the silent AI revolution, highlighting how many employees are secretly leveraging AI to enhance their productivity without their organization's knowledge. He explores the conc...

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Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind.

Weekly strategies used by PE Backed and Publicly Traded Companies →https://hi.switchy.io/U6H7S


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In this episode of the Scale Up Show, Ryan Staley interviews Frederic Aouad, Chief Commercial Officer at Stay22, about the company's remarkable growth from $15 million to $30 million in just one year. They discuss ...

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Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind.

Weekly strategies used by PE Backed and Publicly Traded Companies →https://hi.switchy.io/U6H7S


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In this episode, Ryan Staley interviews Jeremey Donovan, EVP of RevOps' strategy at Insight Partners. They discuss Jeremey's extensive background in sales, tech, and marketing, and delve into the transformative...

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Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind. Weekly strategies used by PE Backed and Publicly Traded Companies →https://hi.switchy.io/U6H7S

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3 AI agents that do the work of an $84B industry... and 99% of leaders don't even know they exist. The AI Agents require ZERO coding required (and they just went public)These new no-code AI agents eliminated 10 hours of w...

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Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind. Weekly strategies used by PE Backed and Publicly Traded Companies →https://hi.switchy.io/U6H7S


In this conversation, Ryan Staley delves into his experiences with Manus, an AI agent, exploring its capabilities and limitations. He shares insights on how to effectively prompt AI for better results, analyzes the quality of the outputs generated, and discusses the importance o...

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Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind. Weekly strategies used by PE Backed and Publicly Traded Companies →https://hi.switchy.io/U6H7


In this Ryan’s guest episode on The AI Agents Podcast. He discusses the implementation of AI in business, sharing his extensive experience in the go-to-market space. He emphasizes the importance of aligning AI use cases with business KPIs and addresses the challenges of gaining b...

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April 7, 2025 30 mins

Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind. Weekly strategies used by PE Backed and Publicly Traded Companies →https://hi.switchy.io/U6H7


In this conversation, Ryan Staley discusses with Jonathan Mast and John Golden the transformative impact of AI on sales teams, emphasizing its role in improving efficiency, automating processes, and enhancing lead scoring and forecasting. They explore the importance of sales lead...

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In this episode, Ryan Staley and Shane Murphy-Reuter discuss the integration of AI in go-to-market strategies, exploring Shane's personal use of AI tools, the future of go-to-market processes, and the importance of balancing technology with emotional connection to cus...

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Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind. Weekly strategies used by PE Backed and Publicly Traded Companies →https://hi.switchy.io/U6H7


In this episode of the AI Agent Show, Ryan Staley interviews Shane Murphy-Reuter, the president and go-to-market leader at Calendly. They discuss the evolving role of go-to-market strategies, the integration of AI in business processes, and the importance of creating a seamless c...

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In this episode, Ryan Staley interviews Aytekin Tank, the founder and CEO of JotForm, about the launch and development of their AI agents. They discuss the journey of creating AI agents, the success of the launch, and the features that set JotForm's AI agents apart.

A...

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In this conversation, Ryan Staley and Sri Ganesan discuss the challenges and strategies surrounding AI adoption in professional services, emphasizing the need for organizations to integrate AI into their operations effectively. They explore the concept of AIOps, highlighting ...

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Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind.

Weekly strategies used by PE Backed and Publicly Traded Companies → https://hi.switchy.io/U6H7


In this episode, I shared the evolution of AI models and their practical applications in business, particularly in sales and marketing. I highlight the significant cost savings achieved through effective use of AI, specifically a model that saved a client $50,000 in just...

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Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind.
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In this conversation, Ryan Staley interviews Sri Ganesan, founder and CEO of Rocketlane, discussing the integration of AI in project management and customer onboarding. Sri shares insights from his previous ventures, emphasizing the importance of building a world-cl...

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Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind. Weekly strategies used by PE Backed and Publicly Traded Companies → https://hi.switchy.io/U6H7Most people using AI right now have no idea what's coming. Here's the brutal truth: GPT-4.5 can already perform better than 80% of people's level for a job that 432M people have.I’ve tested it and the results are polarizing because of 100x improvement taking plac...

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In this episode, Ryan Staley and Darryl Kelly discuss the innovative use of AI agents in personal and parenting contexts. Darryl shares his journey of leveraging AI to enhance his cognitive abilities and support his children, particularly in managing ADHD. The conversation...

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Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind. Weekly AI strategies used by PE Backed and Publicly Traded Companies →https://hi.switchy.io/U6H7In this episode, I challenged both Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Grok 3 with identical tasks that CEOs and Marketing Leaders need daily - real-time trend analysis, strategic interpretation, and data visualization. I'm revealing the results of my head-to-head comparison between the two...

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Your competitors are already using AI. Don't get left behind. Weekly AI strategies used by PE Backed and Publicly Traded Companies→https://hi.switchy.io/U6H7

In this episode of the AI Agent Show, Ryan Staley interviews Darryl Kelly, CEO of Aspect, discussing the integration of AI in workforce productivity and personal development. Darryl shares his journey with journaling and how it led him to create a custom AI model that reflects ...

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In this episode, I outlined a straightforward three-step process for creating effective AI agents, emphasizing the importance of using both free and paid versions of tools to maximize capabilities.

I've built over 100 AI agents in Copilot, and I've distilled it ...

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In this episode, Ryan Staley and Jonathan Lister discuss the evolving landscape of AI in sales, particularly focusing on video AI avatars and autonomous agents. They explore market responses to these technologies, the shift towards automation, a...

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Ryan Staley discusses the competitive landscape of AI agents, focusing on the emerging startup Convergence and its tool Proxy, which is positioned against OpenAI's offerings. He highlights the significant funding differences between the two companies and explores various use cases for AI in sales and marketing, emphasizing automation and efficiency. Staley concludes with insights on the future of AI technology and its applicati...

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