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Josh
Bean
Vice President, Product Marketing
Sprout Social
Josh Bean is VP of Product Marketing at Sprout Social, overseeing messaging, positioning, competitive intelligence, and analyst relations. Previously, he served as VP of Marketing at webAI and spent six years at Zendesk leading product marketing for emerging products, contributing to the team's Product Marketing Alliance Team of the Year award in 2021. His career began at Base CRM, which was acquired by Zendesk in 2018. Josh holds a BBA from the University of Iowa.
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19 November 2023 14:15 - 15:00
Panel - Influencing beyond authority: How PMMs build impact across teams
Product marketers often operate at the center of the action, yet rarely with formal authority over the teams they need to align: sales, product, customer success, and beyond. So how do you drive real impact? In this candid fireside chat, experienced PMMs share the real-world tactics they’ve used to build influence, inspire action, and lead cross-functional efforts, even when they’re not the ones “in charge.” You’ll leave with immediately applicable strategies for becoming the connective tissue your org depends on. You’ll learn how to: - Build trust and credibility with stakeholders across teams - Leverage data and customer insight to tell persuasive, actionable stories - Align teams with conflicting priorities by finding shared outcomes - Identify key players, navigate org dynamics, and build coalitions - Lead conversations that drive decisions, clarity, and momentum Perfect for PMMs ready to step into greater influence, lead through collaboration, and become indispensable across their organizations.