Announcing the 2026 GameChangers: The Teams Charting a New Path to Retention

A congratulatory graphic titled "GameChangers 2026," presented by Gainsight, celebrates the teams behind top companies like Sendoso, Payscale, Cloudera, and more—honoring innovation and retention across the industry.

Each year, we look for standout achievements in our community, and every year, you deliver. The 2026 GameChanger Award winners are teams that used Gainsight creatively to help their organizations better understand customers, identify risks, drive growth and demonstrate value. Here are the 2026 GameChangers. The Hyper Scaler: Anthropic The Retention Champion: CCC Intelligent Solutions

Pulse 2026 Day One Recap: The Map Has Changed and We’re Owning the Outcome

A person stands on stage in front of a large screen displaying "Retention as a Service: Build. Buy. Hire." with a cartoon scene of a woman looking at a golden temple and winding path—perfect for the Day One Recap at Pulse 2026.

Pulse 2026 started today in Las Vegas, where we pulled back the vines to reveal an undiscovered treasure trove of retention. Post-sales professionals from around the globe gathered at the keynote stage to hear from Gainsight leaders and customers from world-class companies, including Okta, Zendesk, and IBM. Together, we charted a new path forward where

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3 Mindful Tips for Surviving AI Acceleration

Three people with microphones and headphones are shown under the title “[Un]Churned,” part of the Gainsight Podcast Network, hosted by CS leader Josh Schachter. Vertical light bars shine in the background as mindful tips for success are shared.

Scott Barker helped scale Outreach from $20 million to $250 million ARR, raised $100 million for his own venture fund, and then had a panic attack. He sold everything he owned, put what was left in a backpack, and spent four months in Indian ashrams before writing an article that went viral. On a recent

Staircase MCP Connector Is Now Live on the Anthropic Claude Store

A screenshot of a blog post on the Claude platform, featuring the Gainsight (Staircase MCP Connector), described as powering AI workflows with customer context. Various navigation and Anthropic Claude Store category options are visible.

Your AI tools act smarter when they know your customers. And AI tools like Claude are becoming the daily working environment for more revenue and post-sales teams. Teams using Claude’s native integrations can now find and leverage Gainsight’s Staircase AI, live on the Anthropic Claude store, to bring the full depth of their customer relationship