From GTM Leader to the C-Suite: Lessons From the Journey

Published on December 3, 2025
From GTM Leader to the C-Suite: Lessons From the Journey

A few weeks ago, at the Stage 2 Capital Annual Summit, I had the privilege of sitting down with three leaders whose careers I had the opportunity to be part of and have been admiring from the stands for many years. Amit Singh, former CBO of Palo Alto Networks and President of Google Cloud; Erica Ruliffson Schultz, former President and CRO, now a board director; and Doug Robinson, former Co-President of Workday and long-time operator and investor.

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