Not everyone can afford—or wants—a coach. But they still want guidance and answers. That’s why so many people turn to ChatGPT. The problem? Raw ChatGPT is trained on "high-authority," publicly available content, not necessarily high-quality content. And it’s definitely not trained on LTV:Max—my private library of proven methodologies, playbooks, frameworks, and strategies for maximizing Customer Lifetime Value (LTV). Until now. With LTVMax.ai, you get a ChatGPT AI model trained on everything...
19 days ago • 1 min read
Whoops. If you tried to access the LTVMax.ai Sales Assist chatbot today you probably got a 403 Forbidden error. It was a DNS masking issue. This didn't affect provisioned LTVMax.ai chatbots, only the sales agent. If you'd like to chat with the Sales Assist bot - which a couple thousand people attempted to do earlier - then you can access it here. It's never smooth getting something like this off the ground... especially when I mess with DNS settings in the middle of the night. ~ Lincoln BTW:...
20 days ago • 1 min read
Yesterday, I introduced you to LTVMax.ai—a 24/7 Growth Coach powered by my latest methods, frameworks, strategies, and insights. On Day 1, the Sales Assist chatbot saw incredible engagement. People asked about: Making meetings more effective Saving at-risk customers Orchestrating upsell opportunities Scaling CS teams Improving email outreach What stood out? How clearly the chatbot showed how LTVMax.ai will help tackle those challenges and turn opportunities into outcomes. If you didn’t know...
20 days ago • 1 min read
Introducing LTVMax.ai: Your new CS & Growth Coach! I'll let the LTVMax.ai Sales Assist Agent answer your questions. You can watch an overview video and subscribe from there, too. Look, the reality is as we go into 2025, is that everyone goes to ChatGPT for answers. The problem is that ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude are all trained on publicly available sources. And, at least when it comes to CS, Revenue Growth, Customer Engagement, Upselling, and so many other things we need help with, the...
21 days ago • 1 min read
Our Expansion (customer-centric upselling) training and certificate program starts next Monday, December 2, 2024. This is my favorite of the programs we offer at Impact Academy because we share with you the real "secrets" of exponential growth from World-class CS orgs, like: How to do Expansion Forecasting Leveraging the power of Orchestration Why CSQLs and Quotas hurt growth The true role of CS in Expansion Why Sales should stay in its lane And so much more! Whether you're a Head of CS...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Want to make sure you hit your KPIs in 2025? Or that you make the right moves to boost your career next year? I can help you! I've helped professionals - Revenue Leaders, CS Leaders, CSMs, AMs, etc. - from Canva to Workday - hit and exceed their goals, both in their roles and in their careers. And I can do the same for you. To make working together the easiest decision you'll make, I've created my most generous coaching offer ever, specifically designed to help you achieve your goals in 2025....
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Maximizing LTV means getting customers to stay longer and / or spend more, more often. Ideally all of that. With my LTV:Max Framework, we’ll pull the right levers—like Org Design, Operations, and the 3 Pillars of Growth: Acquire, Engage, Expand—to unlock scalable growth and maximize customer lifetime value. Here’s how we can work together: < $2.5M Revenue: Flat-rate coaching to help you implement LTV:Max. > $2.5M Revenue: Performance-based consulting—where I work with you and your team to...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Our 2-week Lifecycle Success & Retention Planning training and certificate program starts this Monday, November 11, 2024. Learn more and sign-up here. This program for CSMs is all about engaging customers across lifecycle stages to ensure success and drive retention. This program will cover: Ongoing Goal Discovery Meeting Prep and Brainstorming How to use Progress Milestones Objection Handling Joint Accountability Retention Strategies and Tactics And so much more! Our Impact Academy programs...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
TL;DR: I just launched my newest course Powerful Meetings: From Routine to Results. The first 50 sign-ups get it for 50% off (save $100!). Learn more and claim that discount here. Code: 50FOR50 Meetings are the most expensive thing we do in Customer Success—both in actual and opportunity cost—yet most of them are a waste of those resources. If you’ve mastered meetings—getting attendees interested, setting up agendas, using async carve outs, self-service deflection, and ensuring proper...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read