Guest on a
Value-First Show
We produce 17 active shows covering HubSpot, AI, revenue operations, data strategy, and business transformation. If you have expertise to share, we want to hear from you.
What guesting on Value-First shows is like
Three different shows. Three different rhythms. One thing in common: the conversation is real.
Another Orange Morning
A live morning show running weekdays. Casey's energy sets the pace — four segments, 45 minutes, and a wheel that never repeats. Your slot is the Friend Deep Dive: 12 minutes on your lane, live, with the audience watching in real time. Casey sends a warmup note the night before with exactly what she's thinking for your segment. No surprises in the chair.
The Road to UNBOUND
Five hosts, one ensemble, one seat for you. The show runs Texas to Boston across 21 Wednesdays, entertaining first and educational second. Your moment is the Unbound Moment — one thing, one minute, your call. Rob's exuberance opens the cold, Chris steadies the frame, and you're the sixth voice in a conversation that doesn't sound like anything else in the HubSpot ecosystem.
Specialist Weekly Shows
Focused, domain-specific conversations with a practitioner host. If you're working at the edges of HubSpot architecture, AI operations, revenue strategy, or a niche no one's covered well yet, there's likely a show for you. The host prepares, the conversation goes deep, and the episode lives on the media hub for people searching your exact topic.
Our Show Network
17 active shows, each with its own focus and audience. Find the one that fits your expertise.
Daily Shows
Another Orange Morning
Where the HubSpot community starts their day
Come have coffee or tea with us. We cover what shipped yesterday, dig into one HubSpot object, and chat with a friend who knows their lane. Leave smarter than you arrived — without needing a notepad.
Casey Hawkins 
Chris Carolan The AI-Native Shift
The daily show on the operating shift every organization is making — from industrial-age workflows to AI-native operations. Hosted by Chris Carolan and the Value-First Team, weekdays live to YouTube and LinkedIn.
Chris Carolan Value-First AI Daily
Meet one of 87 agents. The wheel spins live every weekday at 6:30 Central.
Each weekday at 6:30a CT, the Value-First team spins a wheel to introduce one of 87 AI agents. Chris shows what it does — live.
Chris Carolan Weekly & Bi-Weekly Shows
Office Hours
Live Q&A with the Value-First Team
Weekly live sessions where you can ask questions about HubSpot, AI transformation, data strategy, and business operations. Bring your challenges - we'll work through them together. Office Hours runs Tuesday through Thursday at noon ET. Drop in with your questions, share what you're working on, or just listen and learn from others' challenges. No registration required. Just show up!
Chris Carolan Surviving the SaaSpocalypse
Weekly live conversations about surviving the shift to AI-native operations
Chris Carolan Tech Stack Reimagined
Each episode, we challenge conventional business technology thinking by building powerful, streamlined systems using minimal tools connected through AI.
Each episode, we challenge conventional business technology thinking by building powerful, streamlined systems using minimal tools connected through AI.
Chris Carolan 
Nico Lafakis The Road to UNBOUND
Wednesdays to Boston
Five hosts talking around HubSpot, not about it. A weekly ensemble show riding from now through UNBOUND 2026, entertaining first, educational second.
Chris Carolan 
Rob Jones 
George B. Thomas Casey Hawkins 
Kyle Jepson The Value Path
The Value Path is a comprehensive methodology series exploring the 8-stage customer progression framework—from Audience through Champion—that replaces
The Value Path is a comprehensive methodology series exploring the 8-stage customer progression framework—from Audience through Champion—that replaces traditional funnel thinking with natural human behavior recognition.
Joshua Oakes Chris Carolan Value-First Data
Value-First Data explores technical orchestration and AI-human collaborative intelligence—how organizations build systems that multiply human capability rather than replace it.
Value-First Data explores technical orchestration and AI-human collaborative intelligence—how organizations build systems that multiply human capability rather than replace it. Practical approaches for implementing AI-native infrastructure.
Klemen Hrovat Casey Hawkins Chris Carolan Value-First Delivery
Bridging AI Engineering and Business Transformation
Value-First Delivery brings together AI engineering expertise and business transformation strategy. Join Erin Wiggers (Full Stack AI Engineer at Geekeri) and Chris Carolan as they explore how to deliver real value through AI implementation—not just theory, but practical approaches that work.
Erin Wiggers Chris Carolan Value-First Leadership
Value-First Leadership explores transformation leadership philosophy—moving from command-and-control hierarchies to distributed intelligence and natural value flow.
Value-First Leadership explores transformation leadership philosophy—moving from command-and-control hierarchies to distributed intelligence and natural value flow. Creating organizations where exceptional results emerge from enabled people.
Tony Dowling Chris Carolan Value-First Measurement
Intelligence systems, analytics, and performance insights for value-driven organizations. Danielle Urban shares expert guidance on measuring what matt
Value-First Measurement is your weekly guide to building intelligence systems that actually drive decisions. Co-hosted by Danielle Urban (Cartographer Consulting) and Chris Carolan, this show cuts through vanity metrics to focus on what matters: understanding your customers, your revenue, and your team's capacity to deliver value. Each episode combines practical HubSpot expertise with strategic thinking about measurement frameworks. Whether you're building dashboards for executives, designing attribution models, or trying to prove ROI on your operations investments, Danielle and Chris bring real-world experience from dozens of implementations. **What you'll learn:** - How to design unified views that executives actually want to see - Building measurement systems that inform decisions (not just report history) - Connecting operational data to business outcomes - When to measure and when to trust your gut **Who this is for:** - RevOps leaders building reporting infrastructure - Marketing teams trying to prove attribution - Operations managers drowning in disconnected data - Executives who want visibility without the complexity
Danielle Urban Chris Carolan Value-First Partner
Exploring the HubSpot partner ecosystem through a value-first lens. Crispy Barnett brings his deep experience as a Partner User Group (PUG) Champion and community builder to help partners optimize revenue operations, scale their practices, and deliver exceptional value to their clients.
Chris Carolan Value-First Platform: AI Data Readiness
Value-First Platform explores AI-powered data strategies and platform optimization—how organizations prepare their HubSpot infrastructure to leverage AI capabilities effectively.
Value-First Platform: AI Data Readiness explores how organizations prepare their data foundations for AI — not the confidence survey version, but the reality that shows up when AI agents start making decisions based on your data. Trisha Merriam brings data strategy and governance expertise, Erin Wiggers brings full-stack AI engineering and deployment experience, and Chris Carolan connects it all to the Value-First methodology. Weekly conversations about data quality debt, governance as traction, the orchestrator role, and what AI readiness actually requires.
Trisha Merriam Chris Carolan Erin Wiggers Value-First Revenue
Value-First Revenue explores commercial operations optimization—how organizations streamline revenue processes from pipeline through collection while maintaining authentic customer relationships.
Value-First Revenue explores commercial operations optimization—how organizations streamline revenue processes from pipeline through collection while maintaining authentic customer relationships. Creating commercial processes that enable rather than obstruct value flow.
Zach Hussion Chris Carolan Value-First Scoring
Value-First Scoring explores intelligence systems and pattern recognition—moving beyond traditional lead scoring to intent-based readiness assessment that honors human agency.
Value-First Scoring explores intelligence systems and pattern recognition—moving beyond traditional lead scoring to intent-based readiness assessment that honors human agency. Building intelligence systems that support authentic partnership discovery.
Casey Hawkins 
Rylee Powell Chris Carolan Specialty Shows
What your slot looks like
Pick a show, read the slot description, and apply with the context you need to say yes confidently.
Another Orange Morning
Where the HubSpot community starts their day
Casey Hawkins Chris Carolan You land in the fourth segment — the PM Spotlight or Friend Deep Dive. Casey will name what she's thinking for your lane before the show, you'll spend 15 minutes in the green room together at 7am CT, and your 12-minute Spotlight goes live at 7:15. Come with one thing you've been paying attention to. The wheel forgets nothing; you're in fresh territory.
Let's Unbox
Unboxing new HubSpot features
Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Office Hours
Live Q&A with the Value-First Team
Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Surviving the SaaSpocalypse
Weekly live conversations about surviving the shift to AI-native operations
Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Tech Stack Reimagined
Each episode, we challenge conventional business technology thinking by building powerful, streamlined systems using minimal tools connected through AI.
Chris Carolan Nico Lafakis A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
The AI-Native Shift
Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
The Road to UNBOUND
Wednesdays to Boston
Chris Carolan Rob Jones George B. Thomas Casey Hawkins Kyle Jepson Five hosts, one bus, and a seat open for you. The Unbound Moment is yours — one thing you're paying attention to about UNBOUND or the HubSpot ecosystem, one minute, your call. Recording is Wednesdays at 10am CT on Riverside; pre-departure green room opens at 9:50. No prep deck. Show up with yourself and one honest take.
The Value Path
The Value Path is a comprehensive methodology series exploring the 8-stage customer progression framework—from Audience through Champion—that replaces
Joshua Oakes Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Value-First AI Daily
Meet one of 87 agents. The wheel spins live every weekday at 6:30 Central.
Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Value-First Data
Value-First Data explores technical orchestration and AI-human collaborative intelligence—how organizations build systems that multiply human capability rather than replace it.
Klemen Hrovat Casey Hawkins Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Value-First Delivery
Bridging AI Engineering and Business Transformation
Erin Wiggers Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Value-First Leadership
Value-First Leadership explores transformation leadership philosophy—moving from command-and-control hierarchies to distributed intelligence and natural value flow.
Tony Dowling Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Value-First Measurement
Intelligence systems, analytics, and performance insights for value-driven organizations. Danielle Urban shares expert guidance on measuring what matt
Danielle Urban Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Value-First Partner
Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Value-First Platform: AI Data Readiness
Value-First Platform explores AI-powered data strategies and platform optimization—how organizations prepare their HubSpot infrastructure to leverage AI capabilities effectively.
Trisha Merriam Chris Carolan Erin Wiggers A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Value-First Revenue
Value-First Revenue explores commercial operations optimization—how organizations streamline revenue processes from pipeline through collection while maintaining authentic customer relationships.
Zach Hussion Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
Value-First Scoring
Value-First Scoring explores intelligence systems and pattern recognition—moving beyond traditional lead scoring to intent-based readiness assessment that honors human agency.
Casey Hawkins Rylee Powell Chris Carolan A focused conversation with the host, typically 30–45 minutes on your specific domain. The host will prep with you beforehand so both of you know the terrain. Come with real experience and a willingness to go deeper than the surface take.
How the invitation usually works
Most guests come through a Friend of the show. The form is the front door for everyone else.
A Friend of the show brings you in
The Friends rotation on each show is the warmest path. If you know someone in the regular lineup — Trisha Merriam, Madelyn Donovan, any of the bus crew — and they think you're ready, they reach out first. That's the relationship-native way the shows grow.
Apply through this page
Fill in the form below. Tell us your lane, which show interests you, and what you'd bring to the conversation. Casey and the recruiting hosts review applications weekly and reach out personally when there's a fit.
Show up in the conversation
The shows reach out to people they see consistently in the HubSpot ecosystem — commenting on episodes, replying on LinkedIn, doing work in public. There are no cold calls. The best applications come from people we already know, even slightly.
No cold pitches. No automated forms. If you apply, a human reads it.
Apply to Guest
Tell us about yourself and what you'd like to discuss. We review applications weekly.
Application Received!
Thank you for your interest in guesting on a Value-First show. We review applications weekly and will reach out about next steps.
Frequently Asked Questions
What format are the shows? +
Most Value-First shows are live-streamed on LinkedIn, then published to our media hub. They're conversational — no scripts, no slides required. Just you, the host, and an engaged audience. Most episodes run 25-50 minutes.
What do I need technically? +
A stable internet connection, a webcam, and a microphone. We use StreamYard for most shows and Riverside for The Road to UNBOUND — both run in your browser, no software to install. We'll send you the room link before your episode.
How do you choose guests? +
We look for practitioners — people with hands-on experience in their domain. We value depth over breadth, real stories over theory, and genuine expertise over credentials. If you're doing interesting work in HubSpot, AI, revenue operations, data, or business transformation, we want to hear from you.
What happens after I apply? +
We review applications weekly. If there's a fit, we'll reach out to discuss which show, what topic, and when. We'll prep you before the recording so you feel ready. The whole process is designed to be easy for you.