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Customer Success Talks

Real Challenges, Experts Advice
Customer Success
Customer Success Management
Customer Experience
Personal Branding
Change Management
Retention
Customer Retention
Customer Satisfaction
Customer Engagement
Leadership
Communication Skills
Cialdini's Principles Of Persuasion
Scarcity
AI In Customer Success
Community Building
Consistency
Authority
Customer Loyalty
Storytelling
Ethical Persuasion

Welcome to Customer Success Talks: Real Challenges, Expert Advice – the podcast for everyone passionate about CS! Whether you're transitioning into CS or a CSM with around three years of experience, this podcast is here for you. Our discussions tackle day-to-day CSM challenges in a practical way, ensuring value for everyone. Hosted by Bayron Toruno, a true CS enthusiast, each episode features in-d... more

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Are your feature requests and customer feedback piling up in the backlog, with no movement, no ETA, and frustrated customers asking you for answers you don't have?

You're not alone. One of the most common pain points for Customer Success Managers is... more

How should Customer Success Managers actually use data?

In this episode, Denny Burda, Chief Customer Officer at River Consultancy Group, to break down a simple framework for turning customer data into insights, conversations, and actions that drive... more

In this episode we have the honor of having two of the most respected leaders in CS, Jan Young and Ralphie White, to unpack how the shifting global market, AI, and new pricing models are changing Customer Success, and what you can actually do about i... more

What if your Quarterly Business Review didn’t need 30 slides and an hour-long meeting to deliver value?

And to discover how to change this, I sat down with Customer Success leader Andrea Bumstead to break down her powerful 15-Minute QBR framework, a... more

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Recent Guests

Margo Barysheva
Head of Customer Success and Support at a cybersecurity startup, first CSM hire
Episode: The CS Secret to Getting Feature Requests Prioritized Now
Denny Burda
Chief Customer Officer at River Consultancy Group; former global head of Customer Success
River Consultancy Group
Episode: Your Customer Data Isn't Actionable Yet: Here's Why
Jan Young
Award-winning customer success leader with over 20 years in tech, former VP of Client Services
Episode: How the shifting global market, AI, and new pricing models are reshaping Customer Success right now
Ralphie White
Award-winning CS leader with 16+ years building post-sales teams across AI, developer platforms, and digital identity
Episode: How the shifting global market, AI, and new pricing models are reshaping Customer Success right now
Andrea Bumstead
Founder and CEO of CS Impact
CS Impact
Episode: Why Most QBRs Fail And the 15-Minute QBR That Fixes Them
David Allen
Author of Getting Things Done; founder of GTD methodology
Getting Things Done (GTD)
Episode: Getting Things Done with David Allen: Master Productivity
Leslie Venetz
Top 1% B2B sales expert, speaker, founder of the Sales-Led GTM Agency
Sales-Led GTM Agency
Episode: The Productivity Shift Every Customer Success Manager Needs to Make
Maranda Dyskonski
Chief Customer Officer with 25+ years of experience scaling operations and teams across startups; led CS at multiple companies and known for exits including unicorns
Episode: The Hidden Reason Clients Aren't Getting Results - Maranda Dziekonski
Laura Kightlinger
Founder of MindFuel; former CS leader with financial background
MindFuel; former Director/VP of Customer Success
Episode: Financial Acumen: How to Drive Revenue & Prevent Churn

Hosts

Bayron Toruno
Host of Customer Success Talks — appears as primary host across episodes; central figure in interviews and conversations.
Bhumika Arora
Guest on the show in several episodes; noted for leadership and GTM expertise; sometimes appears as a primary guest.
Marija
Co-host on the show; contributes to interviews and discussions.

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Balanced mix of strategy and practical tactics; useful for listeners aiming to lead teams.
Informative and actionable tips you can apply right away.
Great real-world examples from leaders in CS.

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The CS Secret to Getting Feature Requests Prioritized Now
Q: What practices help ensure customers feel involved rather than ignored when their requests are not immediately prioritized?
Share progress updates, invite customers to participate in beta tests, and if possible, provide previews or quotes showing how their feedback influenced upcoming features, so they feel part of the product's future.
The CS Secret to Getting Feature Requests Prioritized Now
Q: How should a CS team approach backlog management and setting timelines with product?
CS should negotiate realistic timeframes with product, use defined SLAs for backlog items, and bring potential escalations to management when needed, while maintaining transparency with customers about prioritization and ETA.
The CS Secret to Getting Feature Requests Prioritized Now
Q: What is the product team's expectation from the customer success team when it comes to feedback and feature requests?
The product team expects CS to gather comprehensive context, translate feedback into business value, and present well-structured tickets in Jira with clear priorities, so requests can be moved into the roadmap and understood by stakeholders.
Your Customer Data Isn't Actionable Yet: Here's Why
Q: How should a CSM begin building a data-driven conversation with a customer?
Start by collecting a single, well-understood data point, frame it with observation, provide context, validate with the customer, and finish with a concrete next step; focus on one area to avoid overload and gradually expand as confidence and dashboards improve.
Your Customer Data Isn't Actionable Yet: Here's Why
Q: What are the biggest issues that you're encountering with data in post-sales and CS?
The main problems are garbage in, garbage out due to poor data governance, and a lack of a guided source of truth; even when data is clean, teams often lack the skills to translate it into useful insights and actions, making dashboards and signals feel hollow.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Customer Success Talks

What is Customer Success Talks about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show concentrates on real-world customer success challenges and practical frameworks for CS leaders, managers, and transitioning professionals. Episodes frequently explore how AI, metrics, and cross-functional collaboration reshape CS strategy, with hands-on approaches to QBRs, revenue attribution, boundary setting, and leadership without formal titles. Guests range from seasoned CS executives to GTM and product-aligned experts, offering actionable playbooks, templates, and stories from both startups and enterprise environments. A standout trait is its focus on tangible impact—renewals, expansions, and organizational influence—delivered through candid conversations and repeatable methodologies that listeners can apply immediately. The ... more

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1. Margo Barysheva
2. Denny Burda
3. Jan Young
4. Ralphie White
5. Andrea Bumstead
6. David Allen
7. Leslie Venetz
8. Maranda Dyskonski

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