Brent Leary

Brent Leary is the host of the Small Business Trends One-on-One interview series, a weekly series featuring key voices in companies large and small. He is co-founder of CRM Essentials LLC, an Atlanta-based CRM advisory firm covering tools and strategies for improving business relationships. Brent is a CRM industry analyst, advisor, author, speaker and award-winning blogger. He is also the chair of CRM Evolution, CRM Magazine's annual industry event.

Adam Blitzer of Salesforce: We probably crammed five years’ worth of digital acceleration into the past five months

Brent Leary is chatting with Adam Blitzer of Salesforce discussing the digital transformation taking place in the past five months.

Oct 23, 2020 Shares

Melissa Schneider of GoDaddy: Inspiration, Resiliency and Engaging with New Technology is Helping Drive Business Growth

Brent Leary interviews Melissa Schneider of GoDaddy on the adoption of technology to drive business in the midst of the pandemic.

Oct 16, 2020 Shares

Evan Goldberg of Oracle NetSuite: Businesses Today Have to be Prepared for Radical Shifts in Their Supply Chain

Brent Leary discusses how customers are adjusting to the pandemic with Evan Goldberg of Oracle Netsuite.

Oct 9, 2020 Shares

Sridhar Vembu of Zoho: Spiritual Economics Goes Beyond ROI, It’s About Balance, Symmetry and Harmony

Brent Leary hosts a Facebook event along with SBT CEO Anita Campbell about the Zoho ecosystem and its philosophy on business.

Oct 2, 2020 Shares

Mike Katz of T-Mobile: The kinds of capabilities that 5G promises to present can be transformational

Brent Leary has a one-on-one interview with Mike Katz of T-Moble talks about the great potential of 5G and what it will deliver.

Sep 25, 2020 Shares

Susan Marshall of Torchlite: Demand for Certified Salesforce Freelancers Increased During Pandemic

Brent Leary has a one-on-one interview with Susan Marshall of Torchlite talks about the recent uptick in demand for Salesforce Certified freelancers.

Sep 18, 2020 Shares

Melissa Bradley of Ureeka: African American Women are Starting Businesses 6 Times More than White Male Peers

In his latest interview, Brent Leary takes time to chat with Ureeka co-founder Melissa Bradley to discuss the rate of African American women starting businesses.

Sep 11, 2020 Shares

Kelly Jones of CVS Health: We’ve teamed up with Salesforce to Make Going Back to Work Safer, Easier

This week, Brent Leary conducts an interview with Bill Patterson - Salesforce and Kelly Jones - CVS Health on how to bring employees back safely.

Sep 4, 2020 Shares

Robin Bordoli of NextRoll: B2B Buyers Spend 83% of Their Time in Buying Journey not Engaging with Vendors

This week, Brent Leary conducts an interview with Robin Bordoli of NextRoll to discuss the impact of the pandemic on marketing.

Aug 28, 2020 Shares

Patrick Knight of Adobe: 57% of Parents Feel Closer to Coworkers Now Despite Working from Home

This week, Brent Leary conducts an interview with Patrick Knight of Adobe to discuss how the COVID pandemic is affecting work behaviors.

Aug 21, 2020 Shares

CRM Playaz on TikTok: Respect for Customer Data Trumps Huge Engagement Numbers

Paul Greenberg sits down with Brent Leary this week to talk about TikTok and the benefit of acquiring customer data over the value of big engagement numbers.

Aug 14, 2020 Shares

Francis Carden of Pega: RPA Doesn’t Automatically Mean You’re Adding Intelligence to Your Automation Efforts

Brent Leary chats with Francis Carden of Pega to discuss Robotics Process Automation, including what it is and what role it plays for business.

Aug 7, 2020 Shares