Norton: Owner is hiring a dedicated GTM AI lead in RevOps
Kyle Norton · AI, Sales + GTM in 2026: This Changes Everything with Jason Lemkin and Owner CRO Kyle Norton · May 28, 2025 · at 8:12
Kyle Norton, CRO of Owner, explains why frontline SMB sales reps do not need to configure AI tools themselves because AI operations are centralized.
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“I'm now hiring for a GTMAI lead, so somebody who will do nothing but this within the rev ops organization.”
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