How Agentic CRM Is Changing the Way Sales Teams Sell with Ryan Braastad
About this episode
John Barrows interviews Ryan Braastad about the evolution of CRM systems and the impact of AI on sales teams.
CRM is finally moving closer to where sellers actually work. In this episode, John sits down with Ryan Braastad from Microsoft to talk about agentic CRM, AI adoption, productivity tools, and why the old system-of-record model has created so much friction for sales teams. Ryan shares lessons from Forrester, Yammer, Salesforce, his own startup, and Microsoft as he explains how the next wave of CRM can move closer to the flow of work. If you are in sales leadership, RevOps, enablement, or go-to-market strategy, this conversation gives you a practical look at what AI should actually do for reps: reduce admin, improve data quality, support better habits, help leaders coach more effectively, and give sellers more time to focus on customers and revenue. Want to prepare your sales team for the next version of CRM before the market moves again? Visit www.jbarrows.com and learn how you can Make It Happen . What You’ll Learn Why CRM is shifting from a system of record to a system of action How AI can support sellers inside the tools they already use every day Why CRM adoption has often failed to give reps a clear benefit How sales leaders can think about revenue per seller as AI becomes…
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