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Elizabeth dives into how she built & sold a hotel in Costa Rica from scratch and then pivoted dramatically to lead an AI startup from seed through sale and what her philosophy for success is.
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A useful conversation, not a rehearsed pitch.
Elizabeth brings an operator’s perspective to conversations about growth, leadership, commercialization, unconventional careers, and making progress when there is no playbook.
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From Costa Rican hospitality to emerging AI.
Elizabeth Arnold is a speaker, business growth strategist, consultant, and fractional executive who helps founders and leadership teams see what is holding their business back and turn strategy into action.
She helped build and operate an oceanfront hotel in Costa Rica, then built a career across technology, AI, commercialization, partnerships, and customer-led growth. Most recently, she led growth and commercialization at ViralMoment through its acquisition by Sprinklr.
Elizabeth connects an unconventional builder’s story with practical lessons about customers, resourcefulness, cross-functional leadership, and choosing the next move when the larger path is unclear.
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Podcast conversation topics
01From the jungle to the boardroom: building an unconventional career.
02Why growth problems are not always marketing problems.
03What founders need from their first growth leader.
04Commercializing a category customers do not yet know how to buy.
05Connecting product, marketing, sales, and customer success.
06Scaling without becoming the bottleneck.
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- 1What did running a hotel in Costa Rica teach you that you still use in technology?
- 2What do you look at first when a business says it needs more growth?
- 3How do you help customers understand a new category?
- 4How can founders tell whether they need marketing support or broader growth leadership?
- 5How do leaders create momentum when they do not have the whole plan?
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