Episode 7

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6th Aug 2025

What Sales Leaders Miss: Strategy, Scale and Internal Buy-In With Joe Stubbs

In this episode of Why Did It Fail?, Shivan is joined by Joe Stubbs, VP of UK Sales at Cognism, for a brutally honest look at what happens when a new process sounds smart, but doesn’t entirely stick.

They dig into the early months of Joe’s leadership, where the pressure was high and the ambition was huge. But a well-intentioned rollout exposed some tough truths about enablement, alignment and operational execution.

If you’re leading GTM strategy, trying to fix cross-team friction, or navigating change inside a fast-moving sales org, this episode is full of insight you’ll want to take with you.

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About the Podcast

Why Did It Fail?
A Sales Podcast
Welcome to Why Did It Fail?, a series hosted by Cognism’s Sales Coach, Shivan Pillay. Each episode digs into the real stories behind deals that fell through, strategies that didn’t land and campaigns that missed the mark. Through honest conversations with sales leaders, founders, and operators, we unpack what went wrong and more importantly, what they learned from it. No fluff, just failures that made them better.