{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why AI Sales Should Make Selling More Human with Swetha Puvvada","description":"AI sales is often framed as replacement. Swetha Puvvada sees it differently: the real opportunity is using AI to remove the busy work so sellers can get back to listening, understanding pain, and having better conversations. Swetha is Head of Product & Growth at Teameight, an AI SaaS company building an augmentation platform for sales teams. We talk about product, GTM, customer feedback, career growth, mountaineering, and how she went from early-career intern to owning product and go-to-market inside a startup.  We also discuss: \u2022 Why AI should augment sales instead of replacing sellers  \u2022 How Teameight helps ramp new sellers faster \u2022 Why negative customer feedback is useful when it is specific \u2022 What makes someone a good salesperson \u2022 How Swetha moved from internship to Head of Product and GTM \u2022 Why younger talent needs broader product and systems thinking \u2022 How mountaineering teaches trust, risk, and preparation  \u2022 Being one of the few women in tech and mountaineering \u2022 Why taking opportunities matters more than waiting for permission  Swetha links LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/swetha-puvvada\/ Teameight: https:\/\/www.teameight.ai\/ Jason links https:\/\/linktr.ee\/admin ","author_name":"The Jason Cavness Experience","author_url":"https:\/\/thejasoncavnessexperience.com","html":"