{"podcast":{"title":"Lead the Team (Top 2% of Podcasts)","slug":"lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768","podcast_index_feed_id":1064768,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/leadtheteam/","website_url":"HTTPS://benfanning.com/blog","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/10af0b95-04e6-42cc-b03d-73690ea3bb8a/QKJ4Hxs4kaKpd554m1ArvK6B.jpg","author":"Ben Fanning","episode_count":480,"summary":"Real CEOs. Real Stories. Hosted by Ben Fanning—2025 Gold Stevie Award winner for Best Business Podcast and ranked in the Top 2% globally—Lead the Team draws on over 600 CEO interviews to take you inside the minds of leaders from brands like Honeywell, HP, IBM, Dunkin’, and L’Oréal. In each episode, you’ll hear raw, unfiltered stories of leading through rapid growth, high-stakes decisions, and make-or-break moments—plus the CEO-tested tools and strategies they use to build high-performing teams. From turning around billion-dollar brands to sparking innovation at scale, these leaders share lessons you can put into action right now to lead your own team better. Subscribe now. ------------- https://www.benfanning.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfanning/","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T12:21:49.293200+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768"},"episode":{"title":"How an Underdog Beat the Market Leader | Alessio Artuffo, CEO of Docebo","slug":"how-an-underdog-beat-the-market-leader-alessio-artuffo-ceo-of-docebo","published_at":"2026-07-27T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/how-an-underdog-beat-the-market-leader-alessio-artuffo-ceo-of-docebo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768","url":"http://www.benfanning.com/theceosessions/they-grew-from-1m-to-200m-by-proving-everyone-wrong","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/396b0a06-42a6-4059-9c37-1928cb1ff218.mp3","summary":"How do you beat the industry leader when everyone says you don't belong? In this episode of Lead The Team , Ben Fanning sits down with Alessio Artuffo , CEO of Docebo, who helped transform a small Italian startup into a global SaaS leader, scaling the business from roughly $1 million to more than $200 million in ARR . Alessio shares the pivotal moments that shaped both the company and his leadership—from being underestimated because of his accent, to winning an enterprise customer that was ten times larger than Docebo's annual revenue by competing against the industry's biggest player. He also explains why authenticity beats polish, how clarity becomes a competitive advantage as organizations grow, and why the best leaders inspire rather than control. In this episode, you'll learn: How underdogs can outperform industry leaders Why proving people wrong became Alessio's greatest source of motivation The leadership principles behind scaling from startup to global SaaS company How to build teams that thrive through trust, clarity, and accountability Why AI is transforming workplace learning—and what leaders need to do differently Whether you're building a startup, leading a growing organization, or competing against companies much larger than your own, this conversation offers practical lessons on leadership, resilience, and scaling with purpose. Chapters: 00:00 – How an underdog startup challenged the market leader 02:18 – Why Alessio joined a 15-person company 06:39 – The challenges of expanding into North America 09:22 – The customer who criticized his accent 13:35 – Winning an enterprise deal against the industry's biggest competitor 20:19 – Scaling a culture built on clarity and trust 24:28 – How AI is reshaping workplace learning 33:10 – Why great leaders choose grac…","meta_description":"How do you beat the industry leader when everyone says you don't belong? In this episode of Lead The Team , Ben Fanning sits down with Alessio Artuffo , C…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2120,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/episodes/how-an-underdog-beat-the-market-leader-alessio-artuffo-ceo-of-docebo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-the-team-top-2-of-podcasts-1064768/how-an-underdog-beat-the-market-leader-alessio-artuffo-ceo-of-docebo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}