Ep. 604 - FAN FAVORITE | Former ActiveCampaign President Sameer Kazi - The Financial Skill Most Leaders Skip

How do you walk into a company of nearly 800 people as its first-ever president and win over the ones who wanted your job?

We are bringing this one back because it keeps landing with second-in-command leaders. Cameron sits down with Sameer Kazi, the first president in ActiveCampaign's history, who joined a fast-growing company of nearly 800 people and had to earn trust from day one.

Sameer traces his path from employee 200 at ExactTarget through the Salesforce acquisition, KKR, Bessemer, and running Cheetah Digital, then unpacks how he split responsibilities with the CEO, why he brings non-finance leaders close to the numbers, and how he decides with incomplete information.

If you are stepping into a senior seat or scaling a business without losing its edge, this one is worth the revisit. Listen now.

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Timestamped Highlights02:35 Employee 200 at a "tiny little company" called ExactTarget

03:15 Filing an S-1 in 2008, right as the markets fell apart

03:50 Why the growth never actually slowed down