Pre-Sales Pathways
Chris ClarkPre-Sales Pathways is a podcast that showcases highly successful pre-sales professionals and the career paths they've taken. Find out how they got into pre-sales, what their roles involve and what's driven their career success so far. Pre-Sales Pathways is hosted by Chris Clark. Having had a successful career as a Solutions Engineer at companies like Slack, Salesforce and Glean, Chris now helps ot... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 11 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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One of the earliest pieces of advice you'll get as a Solutions Engineer is to focus on value, not on features. The Value Consulting role takes that to another level. These individuals think day-in-day-out about how to communicate and quantify the val... more
Field CTO is generally considered the top role for pre-sales ICs. But what it involves and how to get to it remain something of a mystery.
In this episode, Will Savage joins Chris Clark to discuss his role as Field CTO at Omni.
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Many SEs feel strongly about strategy but don’t want to become people managers. But what if you could shape strategy whilst remaining an IC?
In this episode, Saskia van Daal joins Chris Clark to discuss her role as Solutions Engineering (SE) Strateg... more
Being an overlay is fun but you need credibility. Kevin’s “Show Me How” Slack channel (with 1000+ members) demonstrates how to establish it.
In this episode, Kevin Luptowski joins Chris Clark to discuss his role as Principal Solutions Engineer at Sl... more
Partner SEs don’t just support deals; they onboard, enable and activate partners at scale so that they can act as an extension of the team.
In this episode, Hannah Hawken joins Chris Clark to discuss her role as Senior Partner SE (and founding Partn... more
Many Solutions Engineers (SEs) consider a move into sales but relatively few follow through.
In this episode, Julien Simiand joins Chris Clark to discuss his role as an Account Director at OpenAI.
We cover:
* How Julien got into pre-sales and the... more
Delivering keynote presentations. Facilitating executive engagements. Publishing thought leadership content. Could this be your dream role?
In this episode, Derek Laney joins Chris Clark to discuss his role as Technology Evangelist at Salesforce.
W... more
What does it take to be a Principal Solutions Engineer (SE) at not one, but three iconic software companies: HubSpot, Slack, and Atlassian?
In this episode, Lotta Mikkonen, Principal SE at Atlassian, joins Chris Clark to discuss what the Principal S... more
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What is Pre-Sales Pathways about and what kind of topics does it cover?
This series centers on high-level pre-sales careers, leadership, and practical paths into and within technical sales roles. Episodes feature senior SE leaders, field CTOs, and enablement experts sharing how they navigated non-linear career moves, built scalable programs, and created lasting business impact. Common threads include transitioning between pre-sales, sales, and GTM leadership; crafting repeatable demos and content; cross-functional collaboration across sales, product, and marketing; and how AI, automation, and partner ecosystems are shaping modern pre-sales. Noteworthy strengths include real-world anecdotes about career pivots, building playbooks and accelerator programs, and the emphasis on delivering customer value and strateg... more
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Recent guests on Pre-Sales Pathways include:
1. Alex King
2. Will Savage
3. Saskia van Daal
4. Kevin Luptowski
5. Hannah Hawken
6. Julien Simiand
7. Derek Laney
8. Lotta Mikkonen
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