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Zack Kilgore and Gabe Petersen
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Welcome to Buffering - Powered by Success! Join Gabe Petersen and Zack Kilgore from the Calix Success Team each week as we dive into the latest marketing strategies, tools, and insights that drive business results. Views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the original creators, and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of external affiliates.

  1. -5 DIAS

    The 1000 Mbps Big Mac: When the Product Isn’t the Experience

    This week on Buffering, we are unpacking an unlikely lesson from McDonalds’s and their attempt to market the “Most McDonald’s burger ever”. If you’re talking about your products and services like a SKU, you may be creating a gap between product management and customer experience that’s impossible to ignore. Join Zack and Gabe as we discuss how your customers aren’t buying architecture, but the experience of a connected, modern home.

    35 min

  2. 3/03

    The AI Revolution: The Rise of Marketing Intelligence

    This week on Buffering, we are exploring how marketing has entered it’s post-experimental AI era and how the true winners of 2026 are no longer prompt engineers, but system architects. Join Zack and Gabe as we discuss how the early-AI advantage is fading as true differentiation now comes from designing intelligent, integrated ecosystems that turn insight into action in real time.

    40 min

  3. 24/02

    The Perpetual Innovation Machine: AI Lessons with Vele Galovski

    This week on Buffering, we are joined by Vele Galovski, Regional Vice President of business Transformation and AI Engagements at Calix to unpack what AI transformation really takes, and why so many efforts fail to scale. With more than two decades of experience leading large-scale transformations, Vele brings real-world examples from his book, The Perpetual Innovation Machine, to discuss how organizations can turn AI strategy into measurable business outcomes.

    48 min

  4. 10/02

    Beyond Speed & Price: Lessons from Australia’s Open‑Access Market with Anthony Bortolotto

    What happens when Broadband Providers can’t compete on speed or technology, when everyone sells the same plans? This week on Buffering, we are joined by Anthony Bortolotto, Managing Director of Infinite Networks to explore what competition looks like inside Australia’s open-access broadband market. Join Anthony, Gabe, and Zack as we share lessons from Australia, where hundreds of providers share the same plans, and how BSPs can avoid becoming a commodity with real-world differentiation.

    49 min

  5. 3/02

    Workforce by Design: Preparing the Next Generation Workforce with Jeannine Lyons

    This week on Buffering, we are joined by Jeannine Lyons, RVP of Success Education at Calix to explore how the broadband industry is evolving, and what it takes to build the workforce of tomorrow. Join Jeannine, Gabe, and Zack as we discuss how education, innovation, and community impact intersect in the world of broadband, and dive into the human side of transformation, the skills the next generation needs, and how technology is becoming the ultimate apprentice.

    34 min

  6. 27/01

    The Human Premium: Redefining the Broadband Workforce in the AI Era

    This week on Buffering, we are exploring how AI is transforming, not replacing, the broadband workforce by reshaping roles from the front lines to the back office. Join Zack and Gabe as we break down how AI can be used as a tool to elevate your organization, allowing humans to focus on empathy and meaningful moments with customers, all in a world where the broadband pipe is a commodity, and your people, are your ultimate differentiator.

    36 min

  7. 20/01

    Stuck in the Past: The High Cost of Outdated Positioning

    This week on Buffering, we are unpacking the hidden crisis of positioning debt, the 18+ month narrative lag that’s quietly eroding your growth. From the shift towards reliability and AI as the new digital gatekeeper, this week we are exploring how outdated messaging and legacy value propositions are failing your subscribers and prospects. Join Zack and Gabe as we break down how BSPs are talking to a customer that no longer exists, and what broadband leaders must do now to realign your narrative with the 2026 market reality.

    34 min

  8. 13/01

    The New Digital Divide: Where Rural Operators Win with Jeff Johnston

    This week on Buffering, we are joined by Jeff Johnston, Lead Economist at CoBank, to explore the seismic shifts happening across rural America as AI, data centers, and broadband innovation collide. Join Jeff, Gabe, and Zack as we discuss the rise of edge computing and trends reshaping digital infrastructure.

    38 min
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Welcome to Buffering - Powered by Success! Join Gabe Petersen and Zack Kilgore from the Calix Success Team each week as we dive into the latest marketing strategies, tools, and insights that drive business results. Views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the original creators, and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of external affiliates.

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  • Autoria
    Zack Kilgore and Gabe Petersen
  • Anos em atividade
    2022 - 2026
  • Episódios
    122
  • Classificação
    Para todos
  • Copyright
    © Zack Kilgore and Gabe Petersen
  • Site do programa
    Buffering