E130 Part 2 - Recruitment, Culture, and the Future of the Channel with Frank Rauch
In this episode of Tech Sales Insights, Randy Seidl and Frank Rauch, Global Channel Chief at Cato Networks, discuss various topics related to recruitment, culture, and the channel. Frank mentions that their company is always recruiting and highlights the
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (media.transistor.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
In this episode of Tech Sales Insights, Randy Seidl and Frank Rauch, Global Channel Chief at Cato Networks, discuss various topics related to recruitment, culture, and the channel. Frank mentions that their company is always recruiting and highlights the engineering, direct sales, channel, and SDR openings they have. He also emphasizes the unbeatable culture at Kato, where high-performing individuals are the norm. They talk about the flexibility of remote work and the importance of being present in a territory for sales roles. Frank also mentions the support they receive from investors like Lightspeed and Greylock.
Randy and Frank discuss the recruitment strategy at Frank's company, highlighting the various job openings available. They also emphasize the importance of company culture and the value of having high-performing individuals on the team. The conversation touches on the flexibility of remote work and the significance of being present in a territory for sales roles. They mention the support received from investors and the challenges faced by startups in securing funding. Frank shares some advice for individuals interested in a career in the channel and the qualities that he looks for when promoting people.
INSIGHTS OF THE DAY
The Importance of Channel Partnerships - Frank Rauch: “Because, you know, oftentimes it's just too late and basically, hey, here's pricing, here's product, here's the strategy, how do we fit it into the channel? It doesn't work that way. It doesn't work that way... You need to be able to give partners services opportunities... We want to give the partners the opportunity to be able to be trained on a product, but trained in a way, not just to operate the product, but to be able to make the customer environment better... You need to be able to give the partner the opportunity to be able to upsell along with that too. It's really the multiplier effect.”
Find out more about Frank Rauch in the link below:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankrauch/
This episode of Tech Sales Insights is brought to you by:
- Sales Community: https://www.salescommunity.com/
- Sandler: https://www.sandler.com/
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.