61: The Path to CMO: Networking & Building Meaningful Connections - with Sydney Sloan, CMO at Drata Women in B2B Marketing

In this episode of "Women in B2B Marketing," host Jane Serra chats with B2B rockstar Sydney Sloan, CMO of Drata, about the power of personal branding and networking for career advancement. Sydney also shares her B2B marketing journey, emphasizing the need to understand the market and be passionate about solving customer problems. She advises listeners on building networks, engaging with industry influencers, and the steps to transition into advisory and board roles.
Sydney walks us through:
the importance of personal branding and its impact on career growthher journey in B2B marketing and transitioning into techbuilding a strong professional network and engaging with industry influencerstips for effective networking, making relevant connections, and the importance of being prepared for mentoring sessionsexploring career goals and the value of seeking advice from multiple sourcesovercoming discomfort in networking situations and the importance of putting oneself out theretransitioning into advisory and board rolesnavigating the competitive job-seeking landscapeasking the right questions when looking for a new role to ensure the fit is right, and the value of regularly assessing if the role still feels rightunderstanding one's worth and leveraging networks for job opportunities
Key Links:
Guest: Sydney Sloan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydsloan/
Host: Jane Serra - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janeserra/

Women in Revenue - https://womeninrevenue.org/
Breaking the Tech Ceiling - https://www.breakingthetechceiling.com/