Scale Your Sales Podcast · 2026-05-04 · 25 min
In this episode, we reveal why upsell and cross-sell are your secret weapons for scalable, efficient revenue growth. This conversation strips back the myths around expansion revenue as Janice B Gordon and Sandy Yu uncover practical ways CEOs can turn customer relationships into predictable, repeatable revenue. What you'll learn: a) Why acquiring new customers costs twice as much as expanding existing ones b) The biggest mistakes CEOs make when operationalizing upsell and cross-sell c) How to build a clear operating system for expansion revenue Today, Janice B Gordon is joined by Sandy Yu, a cross-sell and upsell expert who's advised CEOs across North America, Europe, and Asia after leading GTM teams at PwC, Cisco, and Oracle. Timestamps: 05:24 Challenges with cross selling and upselling 07:00 Importance of customer research 10:25 Clarifying sales metrics and goals 15:56 Investor expectations for CEOs 16:52 Building customer trust and advocacy 20:03 Focusing on key business metrics 23:14 Discussing cross-sell and upsell strategies
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