Stephen Hakami is the Founder and CEO of Wiza - the most accurate way to find verified contact information for B2B prospects. Stephen started the company in 2019 after a sales career of being frustrated with bad data, and set out to build a prospecting tool that's powered by live LinkedIn data.
Discussed in this Episode:
Highlights:
(3:27) Strategies for email deliverability.
(08:01) The journey from sales to entrepreneurship.
(11:06) Sales technology and the consolidation.
(20:41) Strategies for effective cold emails.
(25:49) Understanding your competitors.
(27:38) The importance of being a true consultant.
(28:32) Redefining your competitors.
(31:55) One thing revenue leaders believe to be true that Stephen thinks is bull$***.
(34:26) One thing that is working for Stephen/Wiza in go-to-market right now.
Guest Speaker Links (Stephen Hakami):
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-hakami-5babb21b0/
Website: www.wiza.co/
Host Speaker Links (Scott Barker):
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ssbarker/
Newsletter: thegtmnewsletter.substack.com/
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