Revenue Diaries

Revenue Diaries is a podcast and videocast hosted by Kyle Lacy, offering a raw and unfiltered look into the personal lives of the country's top revenue leaders. They discuss everything but work—no topic is off-limits, and there are no wrong questions or answers.The twist? They never see the questions in advance.

Revenue Diaries is a business podcast hosted by Kyle Lacy, with 18 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kyle Lacy hosts Revenue Diaries, a business show with 18 episodes published.

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  The Guy Who Dropped Coffee From His Ceiling on a Zoom Call with James Miller | Carrying Fire

  Aug 19, 202642 min

  What happens when a radio host, church historian, and enablement leader walk into a Zoom room with a pulley system delivering his coffee from the ceiling? You get James Miller , Senior Manager of Agent Enablement at Zillow and one of the most genuinely curious people Kyle has ever put a mic in front of. James makes the case that your competitive advantage in the AI era isn't your tech stack or your productivity tools. It's the breadth of what you've let into your brain. The inputs. The weird books. The DnD sessions that didn't work out. He also has some things to say about what AI can and can't do, and why the humans who are most replaceable are the ones who only consume what their job title tells them to.This episode is part of the Carrying Fire series, where I sit down with leaders and innovators to explore how they use continuous learning to navigate massive change and come out stronger on the other side. Jump into the action: (00:00) Intro (00:38) Meet James Miller and the AI magic show explanation (04:21) Why communication theory is the ultimate degree (08:14) What tools cost us when we stop thinking (11:26) Deletion and a historical perspective on fear (12:33) Why reading without interruption is the new gym (14:25) What it actually means to be a polymath (18:36) The pulley system, the Lumiere Brothers, and remote stagecraft (23:26) Taste as the last human advantage AI can’t replicate (26:36) Change is constant, make peace with being included in it (31:54) Freeing your team from the work they hate (36:13) Advice to church-history Jimmy from today’s Jimmy (39:25) The summer camp fun department Connect with Kyle Lacy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylelacy/ Subscribe to Revenue Diaries: https://www.therevenuediaries.com/subscribe Find James Miller on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j4messmiller/ Check out Zillow: https://www.zillow.com/ Produced in partnership with Share Your Genius: https://shareyourgenius.com/

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  You're Never Going to Feel Ready. Change Anyway with Richard Banfield & Devon McDonald | Carrying Fire

  Jul 22, 202647 min

  What does a former design agency CEO who lost his wife, his business, and his identity have in common with a high-achieving VC investor whose body was keeping score long before her brain caught up? Richard Banfield and Devon Warwick McDonald , co-founders of Second Harvest , bring the design thinking principles of MVP and experimentation to one of the most overlooked challenges in professional life: the midlife pivot. They make the case that the same logic that validates a product idea (small experiment, get evidence, build from there) is exactly what works when the thing you're testing is your own second chapter. This episode is part of the Carrying Fire series, where I sit down with leaders and innovators to explore how they use continuous learning to navigate massive change and come out stronger on the other side. Jump into the action: (00:00) Intro (00:35) Introducing Second Harvest and how it started (01:57) About OpenView, loss, and pandemic clarity (06:01) How misalignment shows up in your relationships (10:48) Why some people see misalignment and still don't act (11:50) The mantra that changes everything (17:00) The thin slice experiment: an MVP for your personal life (19:08) Why your LinkedIn profile is the number one obstacle to change (23:36) The disease of turning every passion into a business (26:34) How success is built on dysfunction (32:31) There's no generic solution and that's the whole point (36:27) Three things only humans can do that machines can't replicate (41:45) The relationships you have while you're changing are the most important ones (44:36) The loneliness nobody talks about at the C-suite level Connect with Kyle Lacy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylelacy/ Subscribe to Revenue Diaries: https://www.therevenuediaries.com/subscribe Connect with Richard Banfield: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbanfield/ Connect with Devon Warwick McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devonemcdonald/ Check out Second Harvest: https://secondharvest.co Produced in partnership with Share Your Genius: https://shareyourgenius.com/

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  Introducing the Carrying Fire Series

  Jul 21, 20262 min

  In a world where change happens faster than most people can keep up, how do you stay ahead? The answer isn’t just about being smart or lucky. It’s about learning. Conversations that delve into the journeys of leaders, operators, and innovators who embraced learning to stay relevant in the face of massive change. In a world where technology, remote work, and evolving team structures are rewriting the rules of work, this series explores how adapting and learning rather than standing still has become the key to survival. Hosted by Kyle Lacy, each episode in this series features authentic conversations with people who have navigated disruptive shifts and emerged stronger. The show highlights the power of continuous learning, whether that means upskilling, rethinking team dynamics, or tackling personal challenges. It's about real stories, real people, and how they leveraged learning to thrive in an ever-evolving work landscape. Forget about predicting the future or following trends. Carrying Fire is about staying in the game and finding ways to win amidst change. Listen in for insightful discussions with those who've confronted change head-on and emerged as survivors because the future is for learners. Subscribe and get inspired to keep adapting, evolving, and staying relevant in this fast-changing world.

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  Episode 17: Parenting, Purpose, and the Drive to Do More with Brendan Hufford

  Oct 22, 202546 minS2

  <p>Success doesn’t come from chasing comfort, it comes from confronting yourself and choosing to grow anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Brendan Hufford, former principal turned content strategist and founder of Growth Sprints. Brendan opens up about the lessons that shaped him, from growing up in a single-parent household and learning the value of drive, to finding balance between ambition, family, and self-awareness.</p><p><br /></p><p>They talk about the discipline that comes from martial arts and CrossFit, the humility of parenting four boys, and how sobriety forced Brendan to...

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  Episode 16: Free Speech, Sobriety, and Creative Discipline with Adam Singer

  Oct 9, 202536 minS2

  <p>"Being remarkable in marketing doesn’t mean playing it safe, it means standing out in a world that’s become too comfortable with bland."</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Adam Singer, VP of Marketing at AdQuick, longtime digital thinker, and the writer behind Hot Takes on Substack. Adam opens up about his path through tech and marketing: from early days on FriendFeed to leading at Google, to now challenging how brands approach creativity and culture.</p><p><br /></p><p>We talk about the dangers of marketing blandification, the balance between free spee...

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