Most customer success strategies miss the mark because they push a product instead of solving real customer pain points. So how do you keep clients engaged and drive real growth?
Alex Raymond sits down with Emilia D’Anzica, the Chief Customer Officer and founder of Growth Molecules, to discuss what makes customer success work. Emilia shares why leaders struggle to get buy-in, how silos kill momentum, and why clear roles and accountability matter more than ever. She also challenges companies to rethink their approach—are they equipping teams to drive retention, or just expecting results without the right tools?
From using AI to lighten the load on account managers to the shift in how investors view customer success, this episode has insights for leaders who want to build stronger, more sustainable client relationships.
Quotes
- “Stop trying to push your whole product on a client. No one cares about your product. They care about what the product is going to do to help alleviate their pain.” (43:31 | Emilia D’Anzica)
- “1st, what’s the company’s North star? What’s our organization doing in this grand scheme of things? And then what’s in it for the individuals who are going to make it possible? If you aren’t answering those two questions around the why, the why for the company, the why for me, then people can quickly get lost or working in silos. And I think that’s really important, understanding the big picture and then breaking it down into micro steps to success. And that’s where I would start as a leader.” (04:28 | Emilia D’Anzica)
- “I cringe when people say everyone owns customer success or everyone owns this goal that the company’s achieved. Actually, no, you need to break it down and really explain who owns the function.” (06:58 | Emilia D’Anzica)
- “The one thing you can’t automate with tech is making sure that people feel like they’re part of the mission and the change, and that you’re enabling them during change.” (10:17 | Emilia D’Anzica)
Links
Connect with Emilia D’Anzica:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emiliadanzica/
Website: https://growthmolecules.com/
Connect with Alex Raymond:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afraymond/
Website: https://amplifyam.com/
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