Host: Anne-Marie Coughlin Episodes

When companies feel the pressure to hit revenue growth goals, leadership often finds itself at a crossroads: deliver short-term results or focus on building long-term team trust and accountability. But what if the two aren’t at odds? In today’s world of hybrid work, top talent has endless opportunities—and keeping them engaged, productive, and motivated requires more than quotas and KPIs. It requires leadership that blends accountability with empathy. Consistent, empathetic leadership isn’t a...

Season one of Growth Driver took listeners behind the scenes of B2B growth, where industry leaders candidly shared their experiences, wisdom, and human moments that shaped their journeys. In this special trailer, we’re revisiting some of the most impactful insights on leadership, mentorship, and the real-life challenges that come with driving growth. From the weight that senior leaders carry on their shoulders to the unexpected, relatable "toothbrush moments" of self-reflection, these episode...

Season 1 of Growth Driver was packed with insightful conversations with some of the brightest minds in B2B, and we’re just getting started. Starting in season 2, we're launching an all new type of Growth Driver episode featuring Expert Deep Dives with Aaron Owens, head of Growth Consulting at Intelligent Demand. Aaron is a growth expert with over 20 years starting companies, leading sales and marketing teams, and advising the fastest-growing companies across industries. Every episode of Exper...

People and culture are the bedrock of any successful growth strategy. But it’s easy to lose sight of this amidst the technological tools, trends, and best practices that bombard growth leaders daily. No matter how brilliant your strategy, if you get the people part wrong, it's hard to get the growth part right. From the evolution of leadership fundamentals over the last decade to top mistakes that hold senior executives from being more effective leaders, we’re diving deep into what makes grea...

Conflict can have a positive impact on your organization when it’s handled with the right approach and language. When leaders leverage purposeful actions early on and establish a strong foundation of trust, they’re able to leverage difficult situations as growth opportunities for their organizations. It starts by prioritizing deliberate leadership, and equipping yourself with the right tools to ensure intention matches the impact of our actions and sets our teams up for success. From self-awa...

Meet Anne-Marie Coughlin, co-host of Growth Driver! Director of People Operations at Intelligent Demand, Anne-Marie has years of experience in talent management, talent acquisition, and organizational development across a wide range of industries and companies. In her episodes, Anne-Marie speaks with an exciting variety of people ops experts about many of the most important and interesting topics of the day: finding purpose in work, leadership training, DEI practices, and aligning business goa...