How to cultivate trust with teams to ensure alignment? | Robin Daniels, Chief Business Officer, Zensai

What if the secret to high-growth execution isn’t speed but clarity?

In this episode of Straight to Voicemail, Amanda Smith calls Robin Daniels, Chief Business Officer at Zensai. With two decades leading marketing at companies like Salesforce, LinkedIn, Box, and WeWork, Robin’s learned that fast growth without alignment is just chaos. His playbook? Nail your North Star, optimize your team, then execute like crazy, with just enough agility to pivot.

You’ll learn:

• Why clarity is the foundation for scalable execution
• How to build alignment across large, high-stakes teams
• Why Robin always leaves 30% of the roadmap open for change

Jump into the conversation:
(00:00) Amanda tees up the episode(00:35) Meet Robin Daniels
(01:35) Why everything hinges on clarity
(03:30) How WeWork aligned priorities and leadership direction
(04:45) Assessing and adjusting team to meet goals
(05:07) Execute fast while staying agile and focused
(06:03) The danger of rigid plans in growth

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