From AI Layoffs to Digital Detox: Navigating Privacy and Culture with Eidra’s Billy Collins
In this episode of Inside Marketing with MarketSurge, Reed Hansen sits down with Billy Collins—US Commercial Lead at Eidra and a certified PMP & CSM—to tackle today’s hottest marketing and tech topics and share his blueprint for scaling customer success.
💡 What You’ll Learn:
• AI & the Future of Work: Why transparency matters when companies “restructure” with bots—and how critical thinking turns AI from threat to superpower
• Digital Detox for Teens: Surprising insights from high-end offline camps and what it means for our screen-obsessed culture
• Privacy in a Connected World: From Apple’s on-device AI to the viral “kiss-cam” scandal at an Astronomer concert—how to balance openness with personal boundaries
• Customer Success Playbook: Award-winning training programs, sales-marketing alignment, and growth-driven onboarding that transforms first-time buyers into lifelong evangelists
• AI & the Future of Work: Why transparency matters when companies “restructure” with bots—and how critical thinking turns AI from threat to superpower
• Digital Detox for Teens: Surprising insights from high-end offline camps and what it means for our screen-obsessed culture
• Privacy in a Connected World: From Apple’s on-device AI to the viral “kiss-cam” scandal at an Astronomer concert—how to balance openness with personal boundaries
• Customer Success Playbook: Award-winning training programs, sales-marketing alignment, and growth-driven onboarding that transforms first-time buyers into lifelong evangelists
👉 Key Highlights:
✅ Nordic-rooted “Nice Works” leadership—putting people first in an AI-driven era
✅ Sequential messaging and dynamic upsell strategies for Eidra’s go-to-market enablement
✅ Real talk on parenting, privacy, and public missteps in the digital age
✅ Nordic-rooted “Nice Works” leadership—putting people first in an AI-driven era
✅ Sequential messaging and dynamic upsell strategies for Eidra’s go-to-market enablement
✅ Real talk on parenting, privacy, and public missteps in the digital age
🔗 Connect with Billy Collins:
✉️ Email: billy@billycollins.me
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/billywcollins
🌐 Learn more about Eidra: eidra.com
✉️ Email: billy@billycollins.me
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/billywcollins
🌐 Learn more about Eidra: eidra.com
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Creators and Guests

Host
Reed Hansen
Reed Hansen is a seasoned digital marketing executive with a proven track record of driving business growth through innovative strategies. As the Chief Growth Officer at MarketSurge, he focuses on leveraging AI-powered marketing tools to help businesses scale efficiently. Reed's expertise spans from leading startups to Fortune 500 companies, making him a recognized authority in the digital marketing space. His unique ability to combine data-driven insights with creative solutions has been instrumental in achieving remarkable sales growth for his clients.
