Blake Johnston
OutboundView
Blake Johnston is CEO at OutboundView, where they help organizations design, develop, and implement successful outbound sales and B2B lead generation strategies. OutboundView has also recently launched a SaaS data platform called TalentView, which focuses on helping sales and marketing teams be more effective with outbound marketing. Everything B2B sales and marketing is where Blake specializes. He lives in Franklin with his wife Kelly and three kids Klaire, Alex, and Jake.
What is a personal piece of advice (business advice/saying/quote) that you lean on and could pass on to others?
Bad news doesn't get better with time.
Best business book you’ve ever read?
The one minute manager meets the monkey.
One misstep you took in your business that you could caution others about?
Chasing shiny objects (not staying focused)
How to you de-stress after a particularly hard day?
Doing anything outdoors (golf, walk, hiking, etc.) and/or Bourbon.
What’s something about you that would surprise everyone reading this?
I love starting businesses, I don't love running them.
What part of EO are you most looking forward to?
Definitely the Forums, I got so much value out of the Catalyst Forums.
Any exciting plans for 2022?
My kiddos finally got their passports so we're looking to do our first trip with them to Europe later this year.