Between2Bs

B2SMB Institute

Big ideas & blunt assessments mingle with a bias towards Small Biz - the Between2Bs podcast grinds on what needs fixing in B2SMB.

  1. The Smart Money Is on Data: Equifax’s Erik Trusler & Michael Marino

    29/10/2025

    The Smart Money Is on Data: Equifax’s Erik Trusler & Michael Marino

    Equifax experts Erik Trusler & Michael Marino reveal how AI + alternative data is leveling the playing field for SMBs. Learn how "thin file" businesses are becoming visible through utility, telco & merchant data beyond traditional credit scores.

    23 min
  2. The AI2SMB Playbook You’ve Been Waiting For

    15/10/2025

    The AI2SMB Playbook You’ve Been Waiting For

    B2SMB partnership experts Kelly Benish & Bernhard Friedrichs break down the shift from transactional to strategic partnerships. Learn why the future is about education, implementation, and treating AI as a collaborator.

    43 min
  3. Is AI Still in Diapers?

    08/10/2025

    Is AI Still in Diapers?

    Top SMB Tech Influencer John Lawson has thoughts on AI2SMB. From his early days showing how to tie bandanas on YouTube, to today’s bestseller, The Ultimate AI Marketing Manager, John’s surfed every major tech wave since 2000, and he's talking why 77% of SMBs are still in their AI infancy.

    50 min
  4. A Hard Conversation About AI2SMB

    24/09/2025

    A Hard Conversation About AI2SMB

    Tech Pros from Vcita & AWeber reveal why 70% of small businesses feel "completely unprepared" for AI, but are they simply unprepared for the AI Big Enterprises are building for and selling to them? What if those same builders and sellers did the hard work for SMBs? Buckle up for the answers!

    52 min
  5. Escaping Death Valley: Filling the Gap Between Marketing & Sales

    17/09/2025

    Escaping Death Valley: Filling the Gap Between Marketing & Sales

    In this episode, Dave Walker speaks with Steve Prestidge from Centerfield about the evolving $2.5T B2SMB marketplace, the ever-growing challenge of winning, keeping and growing Small Business Customers at scale, and the ever-present “Death Valley” between enterprise marketing and sales. The conversation also touches on the importance of trust, the future of buying through comparison and deals, and how businesses can navigate the complexities of AI2SMB go-to-market.

    35 min
  6. Erik Day, SVP of SMB, on How Dell is Solving AI Tech for Small Business

    10/09/2025

    Erik Day, SVP of SMB, on How Dell is Solving AI Tech for Small Business

    90% of SMBs want AI, but only 15% implement it. Dell's Erik Day reveals why most companies get AI go-to-market wrong and shares battle-tested strategies for moving prospects from experimentation to scale. Essential listening for tech sales pros.

    39 min
  7. Verizon Business’ AI2SMB Product Team on Keeping It Simple

    10/07/2025

    Verizon Business’ AI2SMB Product Team on Keeping It Simple

    We’re back with this week’s Summer of AI edition of the Between2Bs podcast. I’m your host, Dave Walker of the B2SMB Institute. On this week's Between2Bs podcast, Randy Rector and Derek Peabody - Senior Directors of Product Development for Verizon Business - discuss their first AI offering for millions of Small Businesses: answering customer’s FAQs 24-7 via AI-enabled text. LISTEN NOW!

    37 min
  8. There’s an AI in Commerce

    27/06/2025

    There’s an AI in Commerce

    PayPal’s new SVP of Product and Technology, Raj Mukherjee, joins us to talk the transformative impact of AI on commerce. From his years at Microsoft, Google, GoDaddy and Indeed, his perspective is a rich one, as he talks challenges and opportunities of AI2SMB, and the importance of leadership in navigating these changes. Buckle up!

    41 min
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Big ideas & blunt assessments mingle with a bias towards Small Biz - the Between2Bs podcast grinds on what needs fixing in B2SMB.

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  • Création
    B2SMB Institute
  • Années d’activité
    2023 - 2025
  • Épisodes
    45
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