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Value-First Show
We produce 16 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 to Expect
Live Conversation
Most shows are live on LinkedIn. Real conversation, not scripted. We keep it natural and value-driven.
Your Expertise
We're looking for practitioners — people doing the work, not just talking about it. Share what you've learned.
Published & Shared
Episodes are published on our media hub, archived for search, and shared across the Value-First network.
Our Show Network
16 active shows, each with its own focus and audience. Find the one that fits your expertise.
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 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 Humans
Value-First Humans explores how to build exceptional people and organizations through the Superhuman Framework—a methodology for developing the specific human characteristics that drive sustainable business success.
Value-First Humans explores how to build exceptional people and organizations through the Superhuman Framework—a methodology for developing the specific human characteristics that drive sustainable business success and personal transformation.
George B. Thomas 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 Revenue Architecture
Value-First Revenue Architecture explores revenue system architecture and operational design—how organizations build commercial infrastructure that enables natural value flow.
Value-First Revenue Architecture explores revenue system architecture and operational design—how organizations build commercial infrastructure that enables natural value flow from awareness through partnership.
Pedro Miquellasso 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 Apply to Guest
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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 — it runs in your browser, no software to install. We'll send you the guest 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.