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Eric Christopher founded Zylo and, in the process, invented the category of software subscription management.
How did a marriage and family therapist move into hypnotherapy and past life regression? What happens during a past life regression? Why would you recommend past life regression to people? What is the Soul Self and how do you connect to it to help with current present life healing? What is the life-between-lives and how did you first encounter this? How are limiting beliefs and fears able to come up in a session? How has this work changed your life? Eric Christopher has a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, and is a certified hypnotherapist. His life passion has been to use hypnotherapy to help clients spiritually awaken by guiding them to connect to their inner wisdom and Higher Self, which can uncover and heal the roots of limiting fears and beliefs. He specializes in past life regression therapy, life-between-lives therapy, and also present-life deep emotional healing of the body and subconscious mind. He has a private practice in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Check out more information about Eric Christopher www.ericjchristopher.com
Join Bo Barron, CCIM & Timmy Barron, ADHD in this eye-opening episode of "Commercially Speaking." From rising costs to government policies and economic considerations, explore the factors reshaping the allure of California as a real estate investment destination. Gain valuable insights and thought-provoking perspectives that challenge the notion of automatic appreciation solely based on location. Stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing world of commercial real estate investing. We dive deep into the world of multi-family property investing and uncover the shocking truth behind California's mass exodus.
CEO Eric Christopher sits down with Inside Indiana Business's Gerry Dick to discuss winning the Scale-up of the Year.Founded in 2017, Zylo was the first company to recognize that organizations needed a better way to help manage their rapidly growing Software as a Service (SaaS) portfolios. Its groundbreaking service was a near instant success and led to the Indianapolis company's 2020 TechPoint Mira Scale-up of the Year award. Three years later, the company returned to the Mira gala stage to take home the award again. Even in 2022's uncertain economic times, Zylo secured $36.5 million in a Series C capital raise. Over the next five years, the company expects to nearly triple its employee base from 130 to nearly 400 employees in Indiana and throughout the country. The company is also on pace to more than triple its revenue. Zylo has a historical client retention rate of more than 90 percent and achieved multiple record-breaking sales quarters in 2022. It is well capitalized for future growth and led by a strong and stable executive team that has the experience to propel its continued upward trajectory.
Eric Christopher, the founder, and CEO of Zylo is sitting on top of one of the industry's largest SaaS spend data repositories and thus benchmarks, a key reason I knew I needed to have Eric as a guest on the podcast.What was the catalyst for founding Zylo? It started with Eric's experience as a revenue leader in two social media platform companies. Eric realized that by introducing new solutions directly to the Marketing department, it was becoming difficult for companies to manage and govern SaaS spend."A business idea with complexity is worth pursuing" - the words an advisor shared with Eric which was part of the motivation to founding Zylo! Since anyone in a company can be a buyer of a SaaS solution, coupled with the existence of thousands of vendors with very different features and pricing, buying a SaaS product is complex. Moreover, measuring the value is very difficult and often, ill-defined.How does Eric define SaaS Spend Management? "Helping companies manage, measure and maximize value from every SaaS application purchased". The lifecycle of a SaaS solution starts with understanding how to receive the best price, and then how to optimize the value received. Questions to ask include, are employees using the product, are they receiving value, and how does the value compare to other solutions with similar functionality? Zylo uses a "value framework" that starts with understanding every application being used through a discovery process. Next, is being able to manage adoption and usage, which may be as much about maximizing value versus reducing costs. Next, identify opportunities for cost avoidance, while considering the renewal process to know the best terms based on the current utilization rates. Finally, gaining visibility into the existence and usage of every SaaS product in a company materially increases the ability to have the governance and controls in place to purchase, utilize, renew, and purchase the right products in the future.One surprising aspect of SaaS sprawl is that many organizations do not know what SaaS solutions are being used by their employees and the associated expenses! The best SaaS Spend management programs start with the ability to conduct "discovery" to identify all the SaaS tools being used in a company....but when is it the right time to consider implementing a SaaS Spend Management solution?Eric highlighted that when you are hitting $1M - $2M in annual SaaS spend is one milestone. Another milestone is that at 500 employees if you do not have a SaaS Spend Management program in place - alarms should be sounding. ...however, Eric shared that it is never too early to introduce a more structured SaaS purchasing, management, and governance process.Zylo is sitting on a treasure trove of "SaaS Spend Management" data from over $30B in annual SaaS spending across industries including a few of the below :SaaS spend by employee has increased by 50% over the last 2 yearsSaaS spend has been increasing by over 20% per year for several yearsTotal SaaS spend is underreported by 50% due to decentralized purchasing The average company has over 300 "paid" SaaS subscriptionsThis increases to > 1,000 in Enterprise companiesInterestingly, the cost of the SaaS spend may not be the primary opportunity for many companies, it may be minimizing the risk of not managing and governing the flow of data outside of the company!Several new trends in SaaS spend will be disclosed in the Zylo Benchmark report being published on April 4th, 2023!If you are interested in the evolution of purchasing and managing SaaS spend in your company, this product with Eric is a great listen!
Eric Christopher, also known as ERock, is an innovative marketing strategist and respected business consultant who's a featured contributor on Entrepreneur.com, Business.com, Thrive Global, Huffington Post, and other major media outlets.ERock is also an accomplished business coach, having mentored thousands of entrepreneurs around the world, teaching them how to run successful businesses themselves.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the RISE UP Community today:riseuptheshow.comInstagramFacebook
Advent, Advent, der Podcast-Player brennt! Der erste Winterabend des Jahres kommt mit einer satten Laufzeit. Für alle Kämpfer:innen aus dem letzten Jahr: Hier folgt die harte Probe. Noch länger, noch mehr Diskussion und noch mehr Fan-Talk! Zusammen mit Eric Christopher Straube (Karls) und Philipp Litzke (Coasterfashion.de) werfen wir einen Blick auf das Jahr 2022.
2021 marks the 9th year of High 48s bluegrass brunches. It’s virtual, from 11 till noon every Saturday in January and February. The shows feature members of the high 48s plus weekly guests. Eric Christopher and Anthony ihrig of the 48s talked to Phil Nusbaum about the series. Turns out that despite the pandemic, they’ve been busy. Eric’s written a new waltz called the Waltz of the Hungry Ghosts.
High Notes is brought to you by Haulix.com, the music industry's leading promotional distribution platform. Join thousands of musicians, including Slipknot, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks, I Prevail, and more, in promoting your new music with the world's most trusted service. Learn more and started your free, 30-day trial by visiting http://haulix.com/signup today! A recent star of the indie punk scene, Eric Christopher of Hospital Bracelet, discusses the relapse that led them to reconnect with music and launch their career. They also share the importance of mantras, finding a supportive community, and sharing your journey. Hospital Bracelet's debut album, South Loop Summer, arrives in 2021 through Counter Intuitive Records. The show is hosted by James Shotwell and edited by Landon Defever. Our programming consultant is Laura Haggard. The theme song was written and performed by the band You, Me, And Everyone We know. The High Notes logo was created by Nick Ferran. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please seek help. The entire High Notes team is rooting for you, as are our incredible partners. Heartsupport exists to help those struggling with mental health (https://heartsupport.com/), and The Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation works with leading substance use disorder experts to support research that identifies the most urgent needs in the recovery community and raise funds to address them (https://globalrecoveryinitiatives.org/). You can learn more about the show by finding @HighNotesPod on Twitter and Instagram.
In this podcast AJ Witt from The ITAM Review is joined by Sean Robinson from License Dashboard, Matt Fisher from SHI, and Eric Christopher from Zylo. We got together ahead of our Wisdom North America conference to discuss current trends in IT Asset Management and topics for discussion include the impact of remote working on the hardware supply chain, what the rapid growth in SaaS apps means for organisations, and how the future of SAM has changed. If 2020 was about enabling remote working and controlling costs, what's next? SaaS spending has grown over 25% in the US this year, but what does that mean for software publishers without a subscription model? And with an ongoing dynamic business environment how do we make our ITAM programs flexible and agile enough to ensure we're able to govern that environment? We close out with who we should be engaging with and how to influence key stakeholders to buy in to your IT Asset Management program.
Introducing Cohost ERock Christopher This week we're pleased to announce that our podcast has a new cohost ERock Christopher! Eric Christopher, also known as ERock, is a successful marketing strategist and business consultant. He is the founder and CEO of Biz Famous Media Group, which is a business advisory group designed to promote large brands and enterprises. Erock is an accomplished writer, business strategist, inventor, and an award-winning speaker. He's a featured contributor on Entrepreneur.com, Business.com, Thrive Global, and Huffington Post among other major media outlets. He's been a successful entrepreneur for over two decades and has mentored thousands of entrepreneurs on how to run successful businesses. About this week's guest: James Dentley James Dentley is a professional speaker, trainer, author, entrepreneur, and business strategist to many notable business celebrities. He's been a successful entrepreneur for over 30 years helping over 400,000 people throughout the world learn what it takes to become high performers in their business and their personal lives. He has personally helped create over 80 millionaires using proven success strategies. Furthermore, James has also consulted many companies in the areas of trading profitability, communication, and leadership development. Author of "The 5 Frequencies of High Performance", James is a motivational speaker inspiring thousands of people to live and lead better. James believes in the power of effective communication and founded the #1 communication training platform Inspired2Speak. Key ingredients in the recipe for success James Dentley believes the key ingredients for success include: Having a vision Clarity about what you want Persistence Being prepared for challenges Perseverance Advice for Business Owners Communication Being adaptable to a shifting culture Believing in yourself Endurance and understanding that adversity comes to serve you Focusing on where you want to get instead of worrying about where you are. Spending time with people who uplift you and reading books to inspire you. Never giving up and continuing to grow gives other people permission to grow too. Staying prepared and sharpening your axe Never stop and think you've got it all. Tips for entrepreneurs to communicate their vision "Never let what you want to say get in the way of what they need to hear." –James Dentley Be clear and concise: "Don't give a person a drink of water with a firehose." Identify your core values, which will determine the energy that you create for your business. Ask the right questions. Don't try to figure everything by yourself. Find resources and people who can help. The favorite mistake that you learned the most from? James's experience with depression taught him valuable life lessons. He says his greatest mistake was beating himself up and not taking care of himself. He believes that becoming an alcoholic and giving up everything that he had achieved actually helped him get back up again and find a greater appreciation for life. It helped him build programs to help other people overcome self-defeating behaviors and breakthrough challenges. His experience taught him humility and love for himself and other people. Find out more about James Dentley here https://www.thejamesdentleyshow.com/ http://nbcuniversity.com/ https://businessaccelerator2020.com/ https://jamesdentley.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-dentley-20400616 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Introducing Co-host ERock Christopher This week we’re pleased to announce that our podcast has a new cohost ERock Christopher! Eric Christopher, also known as ERock, is a successful marketing strategist and business consultant. He is the founder and CEO of Biz Famous Media Group, which is a business advisory group designed to promote large brands and enterprises. Erock is an accomplished writer, business strategist, inventor, and an award-winning speaker. He’s a featured contributor on Entrepreneur.com, Business.com, Thrive Global, and Huffington Post among other major media outlets. He’s been a successful entrepreneur for over two decades and has mentored thousands of entrepreneurs on how to run successful businesses. About this week’s guest: James Dentley James Dentley is a professional speaker, trainer, author, entrepreneur, and business strategist to many notable business celebrities. He’s been a successful entrepreneur for over 30 years helping over 400,000 people throughout the world learn what it takes to become high performers in their business and their personal lives. He has personally helped create over 80 millionaires using proven success strategies. Furthermore, James has also consulted many companies in the areas of trading profitability, communication, and leadership development. Author of “The 5 Frequencies of High Performance”, James is a motivational speaker inspiring thousands of people to live and lead better. James believes in the power of effective communication and founded the #1 communication training platform Inspired2Speak. Overcoming challenges James Dentley overcame several personal challenges throughout his life. He rose from poverty in childhood through hard work and perseverance. Later on, after having achieved tremendous business success, he felt dissatisfied with life. Through losing his father and wife to cancer, he got a new perspective on life and committed to greater personal growth and shared his wisdom with others. After being diagnosed with cancer he found a deeper connection with his family and realized that when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change for you. Key ingredients in the recipe for success James Dentley believes the key ingredients for success include: Having a vision Clarity about what you want Persistence Being prepared for challenges Perseverance Advice for Business Owners Communication Being adaptable to a shifting culture Believing in yourself Endurance and understanding that adversity comes to serve you Focusing on where you want to get instead of worrying about where you are. Spending time with people who uplift you and reading books to inspire you. Never giving up and continuing to grow gives other people permission to grow too. Staying prepared and sharpening your axe Never stop and think you’ve got it all. Tips for entrepreneurs to communicate their vision “Never let what you want to say get in the way of what they need to hear.” –James Dentley Be clear and concise: “Don’t give a person a drink of water with a firehose.” Identify your core values, which will determine the energy that you create for your business. Ask the right questions. Don’t try to figure everything by yourself. Find resources and people who can help. The favorite mistake that you learned the most from? James’s experience with depression taught him valuable life lessons. He says his greatest mistake was beating himself up and not taking care of himself. He believes that becoming an alcoholic and giving up everything that he had achieved actually helped him get back up again and find a greater appreciation for life. It helped him build programs to help other people overcome self-defeating behaviors and breakthrough challenges. His experience taught him humility and love for himself and other people. Find out more about James Dentley here https://www.thejamesdentleyshow.com/ http://nbcuniversity.com/ Home James Dentley https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-dentley-20400616
Introducing Co-host ERock Christopher This week we're pleased to announce that our podcast has a new cohost ERock Christopher! Eric Christopher, also known as ERock, is a successful marketing strategist and business consultant. He is the founder and CEO of Biz Famous Media Group, which is a business advisory group designed to promote large brands […]
Renowned Minnesota songwriter Becky Schlegel is joining forces with the High 48s Bluegrass Band for a show at the Aster in Minneapolis, 9PM Friday December 13. It promises to be a night where the artists mix up the familiar with the unexpected. High 48s fiddler Eric Christopher told Phil Nusbaum that the group has long admired the work of Becky Schlegel.
Eric Christopher the fiddler and Anthony ihrig on the banjo, members of the High 48s for about a dozen years. You can catch the act Wed November 27 at 8PM at Café 318 is Excelsior. When Eric and Anthony talked to Phil Nusbaum, Eric was saying that duet treatments of tunes like Jean Marie, written for Erik’s wife, freshens up the tunes.
Recode's Kara Swisher and her executive producer Erica Anderson talk with a panel of entrepreneurs in Valparaiso, Indiana: Sarah Hallberg, the Medical Director of Virta Health; Eric Christopher, the co-founder and CEO of Zylo; and Robin Fleming, the CEO of Anvl. They discuss the positives and negatives of being tech entrepreneurs in an area not typically associated with the digital revolution, including hiring and retention, the impact of local success stories that went global such as ExactTarget, and the challenges of attracting venture capital funding. Plus: What changes would have the most positive impact on Indiana's entrepreneurial scene? Read a full transcript of this interview here. Featuring: Sarah Hallberg (@drsarahhallberg), Medical Director of Virta Health Eric Christopher, co-founder and CEO of Zylo (@getzylo) Robin Fleming, CEO of Anvl (@ANVLapp) Hosts: Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large Erica Anderson (@EricaAmerica), executive producer More to explore: Subscribe for free to Reset, Recode's new podcast that explores why — and how — tech is changing everything. About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode and @voxdotcom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eric Christopher is the Founder and CEO @ Zylo, the software management system built for the cloud pioneering a new standard in software management. To date, Eric has raised over $12m for Zylo from some of the best in the business including Byron @ Bessemer, Salesforce, GGV, Semil @ Haystack and the team at High Alpha. Prior to founding Zylo, Eric was the VP of Sales @ Sprout Social leading the revenue operations for over 11,000 customers. Before Sprout Social he was VP of Sales at Shoutlet, responsible for global direct and channel sales teams and developing and managing strategic relationships. Finally, prior to Shoutlet, Eric spent over 7 years at ExactTarget as a Senior Business Development Manager which is where he met High Alpha’s Scott Dorsey. In Today’s Episode We Discuss: How Eric made his way into the world of startups and SaaS? What were his biggest takeaways from working with Scott Dorsey @ ExactTarget? What was the founding moment with Zylo? What have been Eric’s biggest lessons when it comes to making the transition from founder led sales to sales team? What would we have done differently with the benefit of hindsight? What were the biggest challenges in the process? How does Eric think about the importance of quantity vs quality of logos when acquiring your first few customers? Do big logo brand names really provide social validity or is it over-hyped? How does Eric think about discounting in the early days? What can founders do to really extract the most value from the discount they are giving away? Why does Eric believe that hitting the employee 50 mark is a huge moment for founders and the scaling of the company? What fundamentally changes? What gets harder? What gets easier? How has Eric seen his role evolve with the scaling of the team? How does Eric think about goal and KPI setting with a much larger team? What needs to change? How does one create and retain accountability and ownership at scale? Why does Eric believe that the bar for execution in SaaS in 2019 is so much higher than in 2009? What has changed? How does this make Eric change the way he approaches benchmarking, capital allocation and growth? How did Eric find raising the Series A as a non-Bay area company? Eric’s 60 Second SaaStr: What does Eric know now that he wishes he had known at the beginning? What is the toughest role to hire for today? If the money is on the table, take it. Agree or not? Why? Read the full transcript on our blog. If you would like to find out more about the show and the guests presented, you can follow us on Twitter here: Jason Lemkin Harry Stebbings SaaStr Eric Christopher
This week on #Insights, we’re diving into employee engagement - how it’s evolved [especially in the past couple of years] and how this evolution has impacted the relationship between human resources leaders and the C-Suite. Listen in as Emplify CEO and Co-founder Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara) takes us on a journey into the past - because before we can talk about where things are today, we need to understand where we’ve been. Data from workplace review sites such as GlassDoor now tell us that the first six reasons people leave [or stay] at companies have nothing to do with compensation and benefits. Surprising, right? Or is it? You’ll hear Santiago discuss company purpose - and how you can create systems and cultures to engage the full heart and mind of a person. Yes, it’s important to hit company goals and objectives, but it’s equally as important to provide employees new and increased opportunities to grow. Also featured is Eric Christopher, CEO, and Founder, and Julie Barker, VP of Talent at SaaS company Zylo, who early on aligned together to establish a culture with values in mind. You’ll also hear the duo’s advice on how to foster trust between HR leaders and CEOs. How can a CEO create organizations that are sustainable, profitable endeavors while also delivering meaning and fulfillment to the people who are giving so much time and energy? Find out on this week’s #Insights, a series by Emplify. Connect with Santiago Connect with Nicole Connect with Julie Barker Connect with Eric Christopher Learn more about Zylo Learn more about Emplify
The high 48s plays in Zumbrota at Crossings at Carnegie, Saturday May 4. The group is a long-lasting one and has several CDs to its credit. Phil Nusbaum talked with High 48s fiddler and vocalist Eric Christopher about finding songs that hard core bluegrass fans and newcomers to the style can all find appealing.
This week on #Insights, we’re diving into employee engagement - how it’s evolved [especially in the past couple of years] and how this evolution has impacted the relationship between human resources leaders and the C-Suite. Listen in as Emplify CEO and Co-founder Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara) takes us on a journey into the past - because before we can talk about where things are today, we need to understand where we’ve been. Data from workplace review sites such as GlassDoor now tell us that the first six reasons people leave [or stay] at companies have nothing to do with compensation and benefits. Surprising, right? Or is it? You’ll hear Santiago discuss company purpose - and how you can create systems and cultures to engage the full heart and mind of a person. Yes, it’s important to hit company goals and objectives, but it’s equally as important to provide employees new and increased opportunities to grow. Also featured is Eric Christopher, CEO, and Founder, and Julie Barker, VP of Talent at SaaS company Zylo, who early on aligned together to establish a culture with values in mind. You’ll also hear the duo’s advice on how to foster trust between HR leaders and CEOs. How can a CEO create organizations that are sustainable, profitable endeavors while also delivering meaning and fulfillment to the people who are giving so much time and energy? Find out on this week’s #Insights, a series by Emplify. Connect with Santiago Connect with Nicole Connect with Julie Barker Connect with Eric Christopher Learn more about Zylo Learn more about Emplify
Eric Christopher is an innovative business consultant and media expert who helps business owners position themselves as authority figures and assists them in gaining exposure through major media channels. Throughout this episode, Eric brings up some key questions every business owner should ask themselves about what the ultimate endgame is for your business and what the end game is for your membership site. Eric shares his advice on how you can better position yourself and your brand as a respected authority figure for the long term that matches up with the goals and core values that you have for your business. In this episode you’ll learn how to go about positioning yourself as an expert (and how to stand out from the pack), marketing your membership site, how to get media attention from major media outlets, the importance of building relationships the right way and much more... As a membership site owner, want to learn how to get attention of journalists and learn how to develop those relationships to get consistent media coverage? Eric is offering a free module from his membership site called “Free Media & Publicity Tips” that will help show you how you can go about getting major media exposure for yourself and your membership site. To get the free module, just text the word Memberium21, to the number 21777.