If you’re currently looking for strategies to prevent and reduce customer churn, you’re not alone. With the gloomy outlook for the world economy, companies are preparing for the effects of an economic downturn. Hence increased focus on churn and how to handle it. But how do you decrease the risk of churn? How do you show ROI daily to your customers? And how are you working on expansion during renewals?
In this episode, our host Anika Zubair chats with Jay Nathan, EVP and CCO at Higher Logic about how to manage churn in turbulent times.
Jay Nathan is a business executive best known as co-founder of the popular Gain Grow Retain customer success leadership community. He is EVP and Chief Customer Officer at Higher Logic, an online community software platform that helps companies engage, retain, and grow their customers.
Jay has over 20 years of experience in the software industry and has held leadership roles at prominent technology companies such as Blackbaud and PeopleMatter. He is a recognized thought leader in customer success and has written and spoken extensively on the topic.
Just before this podcast recording, the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed. The tech world is definitely looking a little different these days and supporting your customers is more important than ever.
Jay and his team continues to provide great support, implementation and onboarding services to their customers as well as improving their renewal strategy.
Listen now to the full conversation with Jay and Anika to learn more about how to manage churn in turbulent times.
Chief Executive Officer
Balboa Solutions
Jay is a seasoned SaaS executive and growth advisor with over two decades of experience leading product, customer, and go-to-market functions. He is the CEO of Balboa Solutions and Co-Founder of GreenShot Innovation, where he helps SaaS and AI-driven service companies scale through customer-led strategies. Previously, he served as CCO and then COO at Higher Logic, and co-founded Gain Grow Retain—the world's largest Customer Success leadership community. Across a series of senior roles spanning CS, product, and operations, Jay has developed a proven methodology for building and operating customer-centered organizations.
Founder & CEO
The Customer Success Pro
Anika is a customer success executive and founder with over 10 years of experience helping SaaS teams drive retention, revenue, and confidence at scale. She is the Founder & CEO of The Customer Success Pro, a coaching consultancy for CS professionals, and most recently served as Head of Customer Success at Griffin. Anika has held CS leadership roles at Karbon, inSided, and ZAP, and is known for her practical approach to commercial impact, strategic storytelling, and community-driven growth.