Rachel Provan ๐Ÿง 

CEO

Brooklyn, New York, United States19 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 15 years of leadership in Customer Success
  • Proven track record of client promotions
  • Expert in building revenue-generating CS departments
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Customer Success expert with a strong focus on SaaS and B2B strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Customer SuccessLeadership DevelopmentCareer DevelopmentCustomer EngagementLeadership

Other Skills

Executive CoachingJob CoachingLeadership Development Coachingcareer coachngMotivational SpeakingResume ReviewCareer Development CoachingInterview PreparationThought LeadershipCustomer OnboardingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)People DevelopmentCustomer LoyaltyManagementChange Management

About

I spent 15 years leading Customer Success teams, and I learned this the hard way: a great CSM is terrible training for leading a revenue-generating department. Most CS leaders are stuck proving their value to executives who expect them to generate revenue the way sales does, without understanding what post-sale revenue actually requires. You're told to drive expansion, reduce churn, and prove ROI - but no one taught you how to do that without morphing into Account Management or BDRs. That's where I come in. I HELP CS LEADERS DO THREE THINGS: ๐Ÿ”น Build & Scale a Revenue-Generating CS Department ๐Ÿ”น Get Promoted ๐Ÿ”น Land Your Dream Job Here's how: ๐Ÿ”น CS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (CSLA) For anyone leading (or about to lead) a Customer Success team - from founding CSMs and team leads to managers, directors, and VPs. โœ” Build a revenue-generating CS department without turning your team into "Sales 2.0" โœ” Get promoted - over one-third of clients get promoted within 6-12 months โœ” Prove your value to executives who don't understand Customer Success โœ” Get out of reactive mode, build scalable processes, and strengthen your executive presence Built on behavioral psychology and neuroscience, not corporate management theory. ๐Ÿ”น DREAM JOB PROGRAM For CS leaders who need to land their next role. โœ” Access the 80% of roles never posted online - optimize your LinkedIn so hiring managers reach out to YOU โœ” Executive resume makeover that shows revenue impact (even without exact numbers) โœ” Figure out exactly what's holding you back in interviews โœ” Master final presentations and salary negotiation - clients average $10k-15k above initial offers ๐Ÿ”ฅ WHY I'M DIFFERENT: I don't teach theory. I teach what works in the messy, real world - the psychology that lets you influence cross-functional leaders and the executive suite, the strategy that drives retention and expansion, and the systems that let you scale without burning out. ๐Ÿ‘‰ LET'S WORK TOGETHER: ๐Ÿ“ง Apply to CSLA or Dream Job (links in Featured section) ๐Ÿ’ก Grab my free CS Leader Onboarding Checklist ๐ŸŽฏ Subscribe to The CS Psycho for weekly CS leadership insights - backed by psychology

Experience

19 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 3 mos
Current Experience

Cs angel

Founding Member

Feb 2023 โ€“ Present ยท 3 yrs 3 mos ยท Remote

  • Selected by peers and top influencers to create the worldโ€™s first syndicate of Customer Success and Customer Experience experts ready to invest in startups providing tech that improves Net Revenue Retention (NRR)

Catalyst software

Customer-Led Growth Advisor

Jan 2023 โ€“ Feb 2026 ยท 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Invited by CEO Edward Chiu and COO Kevin Chiu to participate in a private community of 100+ executives from CEOs, VPs of CS/Sales, CROs/CCOs, and more to discuss the future of revenue generation through a more cost-effective and powerful growth engine; your customers.
Job Coaching

Provan success, llc

Founder and CEO

Feb 2022 โ€“ Present ยท 4 yrs 3 mos ยท New York, New York, United States

  • Leadership and career coaching exclusively for Customer Success leaders.
  • ๐Ÿ”น CS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
  • Learn to build revenue-generating departments, prove value to executives, and lead motivated teams
  • 250+ CS leaders trained
  • Over 1/3 promoted within 6-12 months
  • ๐Ÿ”น DREAM JOB PROGRAM
  • Land roles in 3-4 months - get hiring managers to reach out to you instead of chasing posted jobs
  • 200+ CS leaders successfully hired
  • Average salary negotiation: $10K-15K above initial offer
  • Average OTE: $180K-240K
Executive CoachingJob CoachingLeadership Development CoachingCustomer SuccessLeadership Developmentcareer coachng+5

Cs insider

Contributing Writer

Aug 2021 โ€“ Feb 2026 ยท 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Monthly contributor writing a column for new CS leaders.
Customer SuccessThought LeadershipCustomer Onboarding

Doodle

Director of Customer Success

Jun 2021 โ€“ Feb 2022 ยท 8 mos ยท New York, New York, United States

  • Built and developed a global Customer Success department to increase adoption, retention, and expansion at scale.
  • Leveraged best practices through tiered engagement models, customer lifecycle practice, and playbooks.
  • Implemented Gainsight and Customer Success Operations to automate repetitive tasks over customer lifecycle.
  • Operationalized the customer health model to trigger risk and expansion plays as well as forecast renewals.
  • Developed customer enablement program to increase time to first value and depth of adoption via 1:Many programs and self-serve materials.
  • Hired and mentored and scaled a diverse global CS team and created onboarding, coaching, and professional development models with a strong team culture.
  • Created career advancement models and employee development plans to increase transparency and motivation, resulting in to promotions.
Customer EngagementCustomer SuccessBusiness-to-Business (B2B)People DevelopmentThought LeadershipCustomer Loyalty+8

Fidelus technologies

Director of Customer Success

Sep 2020 โ€“ May 2021 ยท 8 mos ยท New York, New York, United States

  • Built and scaled the Customer Success department for a white glove unified communications and networking provider.
  • Created all processes and workflows based on the customer lifecycle.
  • Recruited, and continued to develop, motivate, and scale a dynamic Customer Success team.
  • Enabled scalability of Customer Success department by automating workflows and playbooks for adoption, expansion, renewal, and advocacy through Customer Success software.
  • Increased productivity and reduced silos by refining processes across sales, support, and services to streamline communication and customer-centricity, ultimately attaining an NPS of 91 and increased NRR.
Customer EngagementCustomer SuccessBusiness-to-Business (B2B)People DevelopmentThought LeadershipCustomer Loyalty+8

Arago gmbh

Head of Customer Success

Nov 2017 โ€“ Aug 2019 ยท 1 yr 9 mos ยท Greater New York City Area

  • Built Customer Success department from scratch for machine reasoning AI product (HIRO).
  • Led department while simultaneously managing Fortune 500 clients.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to align product development with customer feedback.
  • Dramatically increased scaling, expansion and customer retention.
Customer EngagementCustomer SuccessBusiness-to-Business (B2B)People DevelopmentThought LeadershipCustomer Loyalty+7

Donnelley financial solutions

Customer Success Implementation Architect

May 2013 โ€“ Mar 2017 ยท 3 yrs 10 mos ยท New York, NY

  • Oversaw the planning and execution of the entire ActiveDisclosure SaaS implementation lifecycle. Steered the integration of client-specific best practices to maximize performance and satisfaction. Administered training and evaluation of personnel to exceed organizational standards. Leveraged creative curriculum, webinars and classroom instruction tools to provide informative instruction.
  • Created role and processes from the ground up to build an impeccable customer experience from product inception to #2 in the marketplace for financial reporting software.
  • Worked across departments as the voice of the customer to ensure customer-focused product development, services, sales, and marketing.
  • Led an organizational mentoring program to facilitate the growth and retention of talented team members.
Customer EngagementCustomer SuccessBusiness-to-Business (B2B)People DevelopmentCustomer LoyaltyCustomer Onboarding+5

Vintage filings, llc

6 roles

VP Operations - Customer Success

Jan 2010 โ€“ Apr 2013 ยท 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Grew a team from 3-6 EDGAR Specialists (Production/Customer Service) in the production of SEC compliance documents for over 600 accounts.
  • Guided clients through complete restructuring of government requirements in rapidly changing field.
  • Reduced new-hire salary costs by 40% by initiating and implementing comprehensive training program, eliminating need for 2 outsourced training and recruiting vendors.
  • Developed customer lifecycle and engagement maps to create best practices for both proactive and reactive touchpoints.
  • Decreased costs and streamlined operations by creating and maintaining in-house systems to track clientsโ€™ progress and workflow.
  • Increased revenue by cross-selling clients' full financial service package, including XBRL and IR Data Hosting.
  • Ensured accurate and timely response to clientsโ€™ needs by creating and updating course curriculum and delivering training to staff on an on-going basis, accommodating different learning styles.
  • Ensured consistent, complete information on processes and procedures by writing and updating 60-page manual as reference guide for new hires and existing staff.
LeadershipCustomer SuccessBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Customer LoyaltyCustomer OnboardingManagement+4

Director of Operations - Customer Success

Promoted

Jan 2008 โ€“ Jan 2010 ยท 2 yrs

  • Managed a team of 3 Edgar Specialists across 300 accounts
  • Developed checklists and customer lifecycle management processes that reduce filing errors by 30% leading to a 15% increase in customer retention.
  • Created upselling playbook based on previous customer buying patterns increasing overall revenue by 10% across accounts.
LeadershipCustomer SuccessBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Customer LoyaltyCustomer OnboardingManagement+4

Senior Edgar Specialist

Promoted

Jan 2006 โ€“ Jan 2008 ยท 2 yrs

  • Processed government compliance documents with the SEC for clients, handling ASCII filings with EdgarEase and HTML with Edgarizer.
  • Provided premier customer service by accurately and efficiently preparing, editing and filing documents.
  • Served as liaison with clients regarding edits and filings.
Management

Edgar Operator

Promoted

Jan 2005 โ€“ Jan 2006 ยท 1 yr

  • Promoted to Senior EDGAR Specialist within 1 year
Customer Loyalty

Business Development Specialist

Oct 2004 โ€“ May 2005 ยท 7 mos

  • Lead generation, qualification and nurturing to increase new client acquisition
Customer Loyalty

Data Entry Specialist

Jul 2004 โ€“ Sep 2004 ยท 2 mos

  • Data Entry for Lead Generation

Education

New York University

BFA โ€” Bachelor of Fine Arts

The Pingry School

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