| The SuccessLab Brief |
Issue 01 · August 2026 |
SuccessLab connects leaders and operators turning AI into customer value.
Leading the Customer Organization in the AI Era
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Opening Note
Welcome to the inaugural issue of The SuccessLab Brief.
The most useful ideas rarely emerge in isolation. They develop when experienced leaders compare what is working, challenge assumptions, and share what they are learning as AI reshapes how organizations serve customers.
In this issue, you’ll find upcoming SuccessLab roundtables and forums for candid peer exchange, five perspectives on support, revenue leadership, forward deployment, service recovery, and enterprise transformation, and brief video highlights from recent Silicon Valley forums.
Thank you for being part of the SuccessLab community. I’m grateful for the experience, ideas, and dialogue our members contribute.
Interested in speaking at a SuccessLab event? Share your experience and help shape the conversations ahead. Propose a topic →
Interested in hosting a SuccessLab event in your city? Bring a roundtable or executive forum to your local leadership community. Explore hosting →
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Omid · Founder, SuccessLab
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Featured upcoming event
SuccessLab Executive Roundtable · Silicon Valley
SEP 01 · BCG Digital Center · Mountain View, CA
Prevent. Guide. Resolve.
The New Architecture of AI-Powered Technical Support
A peer roundtable for customer service, support, and technical success leaders.
Why attend: See how leading organizations use AI to prevent recurring issues, guide real-time troubleshooting, and resolve complex cases safely—and take away practical ideas for your own support operation.
Request to attend →
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More on the Calendar
All events are complimentary for qualified participants · Limited seating
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SEP 03 · SAP Institute · San Ramon, CA
SuccessLab Executive Roundtable · East Bay
From Deployment to Outcomes
Turning product capability into measurable customer value.
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OCT 08 · Salesforce · Toronto, Canada
SuccessLab Executive Forum · Toronto
From Signals to Outcomes
How AI turns customer signals into action, value, and growth.
Request to attend →
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OCT 29 · ServiceNow · Santa Clara, CA
8th SuccessLab Executive Forum · Silicon Valley
Customer Workflows Reimagined
AI, orchestration, and the next customer organization.
Request to attend →
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View the full calendar →
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Articles & Perspectives
The Next Customer Organization
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Featured perspective
Rebuilding Support from the Ground Up
AI gives support leaders permission to challenge three assumptions: every case needs one owner, customers must drive the investigation, and support begins only after a problem is reported. Which would you challenge first?
Explore the three assumptions →
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Rethinking Revenue and Customer Leadership
Why acquisition, delivery, and growth require distinct leadership mandates, and what happens when one structure tries to govern all three.
See the leadership framework →
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Forward Deployment Is a Leverage Decision
Forward deployment earns its cost only when customer complexity creates reusable advantage.
Examine the leverage decision →
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Maria Martinez: Architect of the Modern Customer Success Discipline
In this CCO Online session, Maria Martinez explores how customer leadership drives transformation, growth, and enterprise value.
Read Maria’s perspective →
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From the Community
“Frontline employees see barriers to better performance.”
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Bryan Belmont Former CVP, Customer Service and Support, Microsoft |
Frontline Workers Know How to Solve Your Organization’s Biggest Problems →
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Past event highlights
Moments and ideas worth revisiting
| Three recent Silicon Valley forum clips |
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OCT 24, 2025
6th Silicon Valley Executive Forum
ServiceNow Campus · Santa Clara
▶️ Watch the clip →
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MAR 27, 2025
5th Silicon Valley Executive Forum
BCG Digital Center · Mountain View
▶️ Watch the clip →
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Ideas from London
JUN 24, 2026 · Executive Forum · London Three Decisions Shaping the AI-Enabled Service OrganizationView recap →
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JUN 25, 2026 · Roundtable · London Five Decisions That Turn AI Ambition into Business ImpactView recap → |
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Partners
This issue is supported by Kore.ai and Rocketlane.
Agentic AI Applications for the Enterprise
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Agentic Implementation & Professional Services Automation Platform
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Interested in partnering with SuccessLab? We welcome ideas for working together. Start a conversation →
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About SuccessLab
Advancing Customer Leadership
Join the conversations shaping the future of customer success, service, support, and delivery.
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