Growing Revenue & Repeatability: Sales Efficiency Model with GTM
by Amy Kohl
The rise of go-to-market automation is colliding with the vast applications of generative AI. Lucky for those of us who are in sales, this...
6 Questions to Ask for Choosing a Pipeline-Driven GTM Partner
Accelerating your sales to drive efficient growth is often easier said than done, especially when your sales and marketing are out of sync...
From Small Town Scholar to Systems Config Expert
Determination, hard work, and a willingness to dig my heels in: all three have shaped the trajectory of my career. Long before my...
HubSpot Inbound 2023: A First-Timer's Perspective
Greetings from HubSpot's Inbound event in the vibrant city of Boston! As a first-time attendee, I couldn't wait to share my insights and...
For the First Time, AK Operations Makes the Inc. 5000 at No. 731
St. Louis, August 15, 2023 – Inc. revealed today that AK Operations ranks No. 731 on the 2023 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the...
The Power of Incremental Growth: Transforming Your Pipeline 1% at a Time
by Amy Kohl
In today's fast-paced go-to-market landscape, each percentage point counts. Every savvy RevOps professional understands the constant battle...
Business Operator Tips for One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Midwest: Part II
by Andy Kohl
As a follow up to Part I of my Business Operator Tips for One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Midwest, I’m back to round...
Business Operator Tips for One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Midwest
by Andy Kohl
This year, AK Operations has emerged as a high growth private company, with it recently being named the 28th fastest-growing company in the...
10 Award-Winning GTM & Rev Ops Strategies
Are you struggling to produce demand-generation campaigns that create meaningful sales conversations? Having a hard time expanding and...
TechSTL Interview with Amy Kohl
TechSTL Executive Director Emily Hemingway recently interviewed our Founder & CEO, Amy Kohl, about our recent ranking from Inc. Magazine as...
From Synchronized Figure Skater to Go-To-Market Strategist?
by Anna Mellas
Many of us probably have childhood hobbies that we remember fondly, but never really consider how they might impact our future careers. For...
4 Reasons Why Founders & CEOs Can’t Step Away from Sales: My Coffees with Doug Wilber
by Amy Kohl
In the highly competitive B2B SaaS industry, building trust and relationships with customers is crucial for success. CEOs and founders...
AK Operations Wins Bronze Stevie® Award for Small Company of the Year
AK Operations was recently named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Small Company of the Year- Business & Professional Services...
3 Components to a Sales Efficiency Program that Actually Works
by Amy Kohl
RevOps is gaining a lot of traction lately and for good reason - we're unifying your internal operations and strategies to drive efficient...
10 Sales Plays to Live By: My Coffees with Tim Claudin
by Amy Kohl
After serving more than 150 sales teams and collaborating with some of the best (and the worst) sales leaders, I wanted to summarize ten of...
How AK Ops Moved the Revenue Needle For Three Different Companies
by Amy Kohl
Sales is a series of base hits, and the best marketing and sales teams have proven ways to test and improve every part of their revenue...
AK Operations Ranks No. 28 on Inc. Magazine's Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Midwest
With a Two-Year Revenue Growth of 540%, AK Operations Ranks No. 28 on Inc. Magazine's List of the Midwest Region's Fastest-Growing Private...
My Journey From a Career Plateau to CSO
by Sara Klaus
From the financial services world to operational auditing to… sales enablement and demand generation? It might not seem like the most...
Four Key Steps to Marketing Attribution for Growth-Stage Companies
by Sara Klaus
With so many different marketing channels these days, it can be challenging to pinpoint which marketing efforts are driving revenue for...
Why Growth-Stage Companies Need to Measure the Full Customer Journey
by Anna Mellas
As a rev ops professional, you know that every customer journey is unique. Each customer has their own set of needs, preferences, and...
SharpChicks: Ex-Gymnast Becomes Sales Enablement Expert
Our SharpChicks blog series invites you to learn more about our teammates at AK Operations. These are questions that our leadership team...
AK Operations' Under-the-Radar Growth
by Amy Kohl
Five Fast Facts about AK Operations Our team is based in St. Louis, Missouri. 🇺🇸 Since our founding in 2018, we've averaged 110% YoY...
The Power of Content Nurture: How Content Became a Valuable Meeting Source for a Commercial Cleaning Client
In an age of information overload and ChatGPT, delivering relevant and valuable content to the right audience at the right time has never...
Reporting & Insights To Rely on For Pipeline Pivots
by Sara Klaus
Without the right insights into your marketing and sales data, it’s near impossible to run an efficient revenue engine. Getting the right...