Sam Jacobs — CEO @ Pavilion | Co-Host of Topline Podcast | WSJ Best Selling Author of “Kind Folks Finish First”
CEO @ Pavilion | Co-Host of Topline Podcast | WSJ Best Selling Author of “Kind Folks Finish First”
Sam Jacobs ranks #149 of 18,566 LinkedIn creators in Non-profit Organization Management, and is a standout voice in United States. They have 124.9K followers and published 45 posts in the last 60 days at a 0.1% average engagement rate.
- 124.9K followers
- 45 posts / 60d
- 0.1% avg engagement
- 1.5K follower growth / 30d
The roast
Sam Jacobs built a community to teach elite revenue operations, yet his 123,000 followers are currently witnessing a masterclass in how to pay for a club that even the algorithm refuses to attend. He claims "Kind Folks Finish First," which explains why he's still finishing behind 500 other people.
About Sam
I build elite, modern GTM operators - CROs, CMOs, CCOs, and Revenue Operations leaders - who drive growth at the world’s fastest-growing B2B companies, including Salesforce, Hubspot, Stripe, Oracle, Snowflake, Clay, Klaviyo, Xero, Upside, Owner.com, Otter.ai, and Square That’s the mission behind Pavilion, the leading global community of over 10,000 high-performance go-to-market executives. We exist to help ambitious professionals unlock and realize their full potential—not just as employees, but as leaders, thinkers, and builders. Pavilion is a paid membership for GTM leaders at every level. We provide tactical support, advanced education - incorporating financial literacy, advanced AI-powered GTM motions, and modern leadership tools - career acceleration, and a powerful peer network to help Members perform better in their roles and grow into the next. We operate in every major global hub and represent a new way of thinking about career development—community-powered, principle-led, and relentlessly practical. This all started with a belief: that greatness exists within all of us. Sometimes it just needs the right mechanism to bring it forth. To learn more, visit: www.joinpavilion.com I also co-host the Topline Podcast with AJ Bruno and Asad Zaman. And I wrote a bestselling book, Kind Folks Finish First, about building with kindness at the center.
Highlights
- Top 1% in Non-profit Organization Management — Ranked #1 of 266 creators
- Top 1% Audience — 124,931 followers
- Top 1% Creator — 45 posts in 30 days
- Top 5% in United States — Ranked #60 of 5851 creators
Recent posts
Tomorrow’s Sundays with Sam is titled “Sloppy Metaphors”. People don’t understand how to talk about AI and especially communicating with AI so they reach for imprecise explanations that convey status to them for understanding but are incomplete and can often obscure the deeper truth. There is no simple answer to what AI is … “like”. Anyone telling you that is selling you something or misinformed. Tomorrow at 10am et.
5 reactions · 2 comments · 0 reposts
Consequence of open weight cheaper models: Many apps that did not have PMF due to crap margins because of high token costs can now Fall into PMF Big deal. Improved margins makes more companies viable.
11 reactions · 2 comments · 0 reposts
Unpopular opinion: Financial illiteracy should be disqualifying for leadership roles. Not "something to work on." Disqualifying. I've been asking operators, founders, and GTM leaders these 10 questions: 1. If your company grows revenue 30% next year, what happens to EBITDA? 2. What's the difference between cash flow, profit, and revenue? 3. If you cut your CAC in half, how much more can you afford to spend on growth? 4. What percentage of revenue should Sales & Marketing represent at your stage? 5. If your company loses money, can it still generate positive cash flow? 6. What is the s
17 reactions · 6 comments · 0 reposts
Last updated 2026-08-01