Joining the GTM Unfiltered crew today is a hilarious comedian who actually started out in B2B working at companies like FEVO, Twillio, and Patreon. Special guest Alexis Gay is a professional funny person and Host of the Non-Technical podcast. Co-hosts Craig Rosenberg, Judd Borakove, and Matt Amundson talk with Alexis about her journey from managing GTM roles into comedy, how to make mature decisions about your future, and the absurdity of trends in business that make for such great comedy.
Also, Craig dissects the mind of travel baseball dads, Matt gawks at a $102 million funding round, and Judd shows respect to Craig’s brilliance.
Quote of the Show:
- “If you're not mortally embarrassed by your first solo show preview, then you waited too long to ship it.” - Alexis Gay
Chapters:
00:00 - Judd Praises Craig’s Brilliance
03:29 - The Journey from GTM to Standup
11:25 - Alexis Rates the Podcast
12:02 - How Alexis Approached Her Career Pivot
19:47 - The Founder-Led Approach to Selling Podcast Ads
22:13 - What Everyone Is Making Fun of
28:04 - Alexis Explains Comedy
35:15 - Alexis Gets Groceries Delivered
35:55 - Free Ad for Birkenstocks
41:08 - Craig Learns about Video Editing
46:21 - What’s Next for Alexis
48:46 - Outro
Connect with Alexis:
- LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/yayalexisgay
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yayalexisgay/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yayalexisgay/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/yayalexisgay
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/alexisgay
- Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/non-technical
- Tech CEO Laying Off Staff video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cis5NTlOu88/
- Big Tech News video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz4KDmPLF-T/?
Follow the Show:
- Judd’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juddborakove/
- Craig’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigrosenberg/
- Matt’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-amundson-91657236/
- GTM Unfiltered LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gtm-unfiltered/
- GTM Unfiltered Website: https://www.gtmunfiltered.com/
Ways to tune in:
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6n6ElND3FF2wjf11gWGjFn
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gtm-unfiltered/id1708470602
- Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/gtm-unfiltered-5480709
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcjySadNUx9DS6RsHJaEWjg
- Transistor: https://www.gtmunfiltered.com/episodes/welcome-to-gtm-unfiltered
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/pod
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.