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Charlie Gore

Charlie Gore

Austin,TX

Summary

Customer Success Leader with a proven ability to manage and scale high-performing teams, driving successful renewals and enhancing customer engagement strategies. Expertise in overseeing multi-million dollar portfolios, implementing automation tools for operational efficiency, and fostering collaboration across functions to boost customer retention. Committed to developing impactful training programs and executing strategic initiatives that ensure long-term customer success.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager, Customer Success

Demandbase
Austin, TX
01.2022 - Current
  • Leading CSM teams from 4 to 8 individuals by driving customer success strategies to secure renewals for a $10M ARR customer base
  • Achieved a company objective of $2.5M ARR per CSM by taking ownership and enabling the team on 3 new products in 1.5 years
  • Achieved 72% renewal rate in 2024 (Goal of 71%), generating $3.5M in revenue
  • Owning forecasting processes, identifying risks, and executing mitigation strategies with cross functional teams
  • Spearheaded onboarding and enablement for 7 products, developing training programs and documentation
  • Implemented automation through ChurnZero and Outreach, enhancing efficiency to focus on meaningful customer interactions
  • Fostered cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Product, and Support Engineering to improve account health by conducting Quarterly Account Health Checks and bi-weekly Churn Risk meetings
  • Managed hiring and onboarding of 6 CSMs, with multiple team promotions and longevity
  • Designed and led 5 on-site Work Weeks focused on CS skill development, product enablement and team building. Hosted team specific CS Roadshows to evangelize our team and strengthen global alignment.
  • Achieved 100% Employee Engagement Score twice and routinely hit 90% and above (4 out of 6 cycles)

Customer Success and Sales Development

InsideView
Austin, TX
10.2015 - 01.2022

Enterprise Customer Success Manager and Team Lead (2018 - 2022)

(Acquired by Demandbase)

  • Managed a portfolio of 30+ Enterprise customers, owning $3M in ARR
  • Managed accounts from onboarding to renewal period, with focus on adoption
    and satisfaction while helping to identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities
  • Achieved MBO Attainment of 95% (2018), 90% (2019), 95% (2020), 98% (2021)
  • Enabled successful integration during acquisition of InsideView by Demandbase by spearheading cross team enablement

Sales Development (2015 - 2018)

  • Team Lead - Enterprise Sales Development (Oct 2017 - Jan 2018)
  • Outbound Enterprise Sales Development (May 2016 - Sept 2017)
  • Inbound Small/Medium Business Sales Development (Nov 2015 - Apr 2016)

Internet Manager and Social Media Coordinator

Jaguar Land Rover Austin
Austin, TX
09.2013 - 10.2015
  • Acted as first point of contact for all online customers, creating lead records and managing lead flow to Sales Staff and Sales Managers
  • Created, managed and scheduled content for social media and demand generation programs to engage interest in our dealership
  • Managed all Used and New vehicle inventory within our website and various inventory platforms

Ad Review Specialist Via ZeroChaos

Facebook
Austin, TX
02.2013 - 09.2013
  • Ensured policy adherence for thousands of advertisements on Facebook daily
  • Routinely collaborated with team members to streamline processes, recognize trends and increase consistency

Musician

Charlie Gore
Austin, TX
01.2010 - 01.2013
  • Writing, recording, playing live shows and managed day to day operations
  • Permanent Substitute Teacher at McCallum High School

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sports Management

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
01-2010

Skills

  • Customer success
  • Team leadership
  • Forecasting processes
  • Risk assessment
  • Employee training
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Data analysis
  • Renewal strategies
  • Team engagement
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Analytical thinking
  • Hiring and training

Technologies

  • Salesforce and Dynamics CRM
  • Slack
  • Google Suite
  • Zoom Video
  • Outreach
  • Gainsight
  • ChurnZero
  • Grafana
  • JIRA
  • Gong
  • Lattice

Timeline

Manager, Customer Success

Demandbase
01.2022 - Current

Customer Success and Sales Development

InsideView
10.2015 - 01.2022

Internet Manager and Social Media Coordinator

Jaguar Land Rover Austin
09.2013 - 10.2015

Ad Review Specialist Via ZeroChaos

Facebook
02.2013 - 09.2013

Musician

Charlie Gore
01.2010 - 01.2013

Bachelor of Arts - Sports Management

Texas A&M University
Charlie Gore