The "Dear Future CRO" Podcast by GrowthQ

The "Dear Future CRO" Podcast is made for ambitious sales professionals with their eye on the C-Suite. The show uncovers the secrets of leadership and career success through the journeys of Sales Executives, Sales Leaders, and Sales High Performers who have navigated being the "only" in the room. Each episode dives into personal stories that give listeners the career navigation blueprint on the journey to the top sales job.

With each episode, host and CEO of GrowthQ, Esther Iyamu brings listeners enlightening conversations with trailblazing B2B Enterprise Sales leaders across various sectors, examining the transformative power of mentorship, the importance of fostering passions, and the leadership qualities essential for navigating a successful career in this field.

Whether you're starting your career, aiming for the C-Suite, or simply seeking to sharpen your leadership skills, the “Dear Future CRO” Podcast promises to inspire, educate, and empower you to realize your potential and lead with intention.

Contributors

Host

Esther Ayorinde-Iyamu

Esther Ayorinde-Iyamu is a Founder and CEO, Board member, and serial intra-epreneur with over 17 years of Technology Go-to-Market Leadership Experience.

GrowthQ, of which Esther currently serves as CEO, is a Talent Marketplace and Community that matches underrepresented Quota Carriers to jobs, communities, and resources for their unique skills while removing pedigree bias.

Esther is also a former professional dancer in the National Football League (NFL) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for 7 seasons, 5 of which while working in tech sales. She has been recognized by The Network Journal's 40 under Forty Awards, Diversity Women's Magazine Power 100 Executives List, and retired from the NFL as the first Black Dance Captain in New York Jets franchise history.

Guests

Guest

Tony Colon

Tony Colon serves as SVP of Customer Success at ServiceNow, where he leads the global Customer Success Organization. In this role, Tony oversees ServiceNow Impact, the company’s flagship value acceleration product.

Tony has more than two decades of experience in customer success and technology, and has built four $100M+ businesses at places like Salesforce and Cisco.

He is a champion for life-long learning, with his signature motto, "Always be learning, always be coachable." He serves on the advisory boards of the Covenant House, the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC), NPower, and is a member of the Forbes Technology Council. In 2019, Tony was named to the HITEC 100 list and selected as a Gender Equality Superhero by Fairygodboss.

Tony holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in Computer Science from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonycolon/