Show Notes:

In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Alex Atkins, VP of Growth and Operations at Sturdy, the world’s first business intelligence platform powered by customer conversations.

Alex shares how Sturdy is revolutionizing the way companies understand and retain customers—by transforming billions of unstructured data points (emails, chats, tickets, and more) into clear, actionable insights.

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

• How Sturdy’s AI works: The difference between generative AI and synthesis (multimodal) AI—and why the latter is the future of business intelligence.
  
• Why churn isn’t a customer success problem: Data from 2.4 billion+ words analyzed shows that churn often starts in product, billing, or sales misalignment—not just CS.
  
• Turning dark data into proactive retention: How Sturdy helps businesses uncover early churn signals and fix issues before customers leave.
  
• Messaging, growth, and scrappy marketing: Alex’s lessons from scaling Sturdy—constant testing, clear differentiation, and why being scrappy is a superpower for startups.
  
• The power of thought leadership: Why consistent, value-driven LinkedIn content can outperform paid ads for visibility and trust.
  
• What’s next for Sturdy: Moving beyond dashboards toward automation and action—AI that triggers alerts and workflows without logging into another tool.
  

To connect with our guest, click on the links below:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-n-atkins/

Website: https://www.sturdy.ai/

Connect with me:

🎁Spotlight to Scale: Spotlight to Scale Blueprint

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidischalkcoaching/