Partnership Mastermind
In Collaboration with Crossbeam

World-class training for partnership operators.

An 8-week live certificate program for quota-carrying partner managers and ecosystem leaders who want stronger systems, sharper execution, and more commercial impact.

If you're seeing this page, Crossbeam has invited you to join — and covered your tuition.

$1,000 tuition covered
paid in full by Crossbeam
8 live sessions
practical frameworks, weekly
20-person cohort
curated, modern partner operators
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No payment required · Limited to 20 seats

Invited by Crossbeam?

Your seat in this $1,000 program is already covered. No payment required — just claim your spot and we'll handle the rest.

Next Cohort
Now Enrolling
Jul 9 – Sep 3, 2026
Thursdays · 12–1 PM ET · Live
Format
8-Week Certificate
Level
Advanced
Cohort size
20 seats
Instructor
Chris Lavoie, PhD
Founder/CEO Partnership Mastermind
Your tuition
FREE$1,000
Covered by
Crossbeam
Built for you, if you're a…

Made for operators who already own the work.

Not for the partner-curious. For the people running real motions, carrying real numbers, and tired of figuring it out alone.

Partner Managers
Quota-carrying
Strategic Partnerships
Quota-carrying
Ecosystem Managers
Quota-carrying
Alliances Managers
Quota-carrying
Partner Leaders
Quota-carrying

Trusted by Partnership Teams At

Google
Amazon
Shopify
HubSpot
Klaviyo
Workday
Crossbeam
UKG
Apollo
Gorgias
Auctane
Greenhouse
HiBob
Brex
Storyblok
Ramp
Loop
Lightspeed
Clearco
Trustpilot
Attentive
Proof

From winging it to running it.

In 8 weeks, partner operators stop reacting to their book and start running it — with the authority the title is supposed to carry.

Before
Week 0

Reacting to the pipeline.

  • QBRs feel like book reports, not business reviews.
  • Sales treats you as a coordinator, not a revenue peer.
  • You're not sure which partners actually deserve your time.
  • You ask, every week: "what should I even be doing?"
After
Week 8

Operating with authority.

  • You walk into QBRs with a number nobody can argue with.
  • Sales asks you for help. Leadership asks you for the forecast.
  • You run your partner book like an AE runs a territory.
  • You stop justifying your role — you start defining it.
Account Mapping for Revenue · 3 yrs · 102 teams

+45% lift in Account Mapping skill — the move that turns partners into pipeline.

Account mapping is the single highest-leverage motion a partner manager owns — the one skill that converts an ecosystem into sourced and influenced revenue. Operators arrive at 2.30 / 5 — exporting CSVs, guessing at overlap, hoping for intros. They leave at 3.33 / 5: running Crossbeam like an AE runs a territory, walking into sales with named accounts and a number.

Before
2.3
Exporting CSVs
After
3.33
Sourcing pipeline
Self-reported Account Mapping skill · 5-pt scale
73.5%
of operators leave measurably more capable than when they started.
97.1%
improve or hold their level — almost nobody walks away worse off.
8 wks
is all it takes to go from "winging it" to "running it" — one live session a week.
Curriculum

8 Weeks. 8 Operator Capabilities.

Click any week to see the topics covered, learning outcomes, and the artifact you'll walk away with.

The Room

Real operators. Cameras on. Every week.

This isn't a Loom library or a Slack group with a course attached. Every Thursday, your cohort shows up live — partner managers, alliance leads, and ecosystem operators from the modern partner orgs you already follow.

Led by industry leader Chris Lavoie, PhD — Founder & CEO of Partnership Mastermind.

You learn the frameworks, then immediately work them through with the people wrestling with the same deals, the same QBRs, the same internal politics — in real time, with their cameras on and their guard down.

  • 20-person cohort, hand-curated for fit and seniority
  • Live workshops — not pre-recorded lectures
  • A private Slack and peer network you'll still be using a year later
Live · Cohort Workshop
Partnership Mastermind cohort on a live workshop call — partner managers and ecosystem leaders from across the industry
A recent live session — operators from Box, Storyblok, ZayZoon, ClearCompany and more, working the playbook together.
Graduate Outcomes

500+ alumni. Measurable lift. Across the board.

Self-reported growth from graduates of the Partner Manager Mastermind — the exact skills and outcomes that compound into a stronger career.

500+
Alumni measured
+42%
Top skill lift (Crossbeam fluency)
+24%
Overall operator confidence
Skill Lift

The skills that move the needle.

Average % growth, intake → exit, across the cohort.

  • Crossbeam Skill
    +42.5%
  • Data Savviness
    +36.5%
  • Driving Revenue
    +34.0%
  • Overall Confidence
    +24.0%
  • Co-selling Skill
    +21.5%
  • Playbook Building
    +21.0%
  • Sales Skills
    +19.5%
  • Negotiation Skill
    +19.5%
  • Leadership Skill
    +17.0%
  • Public Speaking
    +16.5%
Lift intensityStronger
Career & Standing

The lift you'll actually feel.

Beyond the playbook — what changes inside the org and inside you.

  • Ability to Articulate Value Internally

    Defending the partner function — and getting heard.

    +23%
    self-reported
  • Relationship with Manager

    Sharper alignment, fewer surprises, more trust.

    +19%
    self-reported
  • Sense of Job Security

    Knowing your role is undeniable, not optional.

    +18%
    self-reported
  • Access to a Relevant Network

    Peers across modern partner orgs you'll rely on for years.

    +17%
    self-reported
  • Confidence in Career Path

    A real next chapter — not a guessing game.

    +14%
    self-reported
Self-reported intake → exit deltas, aggregated across Partner Manager Mastermind cohorts (500+ graduates to date). Representative slice shown from cohort 26.1.
Enrollment

Simple Enrollment. Fully Managed.

Signing up is simple. Once you reserve your seat, Partnership Mastermind handles the onboarding, communication, live session access, and post-program follow-through.

1
Step 1

Reserve your seat

Click the CTA, complete the short registration flow, and secure your place in the next live cohort.

2
Step 2

Get fully onboarded

Partnership Mastermind handles the rest — calendar invites, cohort communication, Slack access, LMS setup, and pre-program instructions.

3
Step 3

Join live and complete the program

Attend the weekly live sessions, receive recaps and resources after each lecture, and finish with your certificate and complete asset package.

One click to enroll. Partnership Mastermind handles the operational lift.

Post-signup experience

What happens after you sign up

Everything is set up for you. You focus on the learning — we handle the operational details, end to end.

Fully managed onboarding
  • Added to the recurring calendar invite for all live sessions
  • Added to the private Slack channel for your cohort
  • Access to the LMS and full course environment
  • All onboarding instructions delivered before the cohort begins
  • A recap with key takeaways and links after every live lecture
  • Direct updates from the instructor throughout the program
  • Your certificate of completion at the end of the program
  • A complete asset package with frameworks and shared cohort resources
Invited by Crossbeam
Your tuition has already been covered.

If you were invited here by Crossbeam, simply complete the enrollment flow to reserve your seat. Partnership Mastermind handles the rest — no payment required.

Designed to make joining simple for both individual learners and team-based enrollments.

One form. No payment. We handle the rest.

Questions before signing up? Reply to your Crossbeam contact.

Social proof

What Alumni Say

Operators from leading partner organizations on what changed for them.

"This was not just another course. The frameworks changed how I think about partnerships, from who to sign to how to actually activate them."

Chelsea Thorton
Chelsea Thorton
Partner Manager · ZayZoon

"One of the most valuable professional development experiences I've had. Strategic, practical, and highly applicable across partnership models."

Christie Hickman
Christie Hickman
Partnerships Leader · ClearCompany

"I thought this would mainly be networking. I was not prepared for how much it would change how I approach the business and my partners."

Justin Paquin
Justin Paquin
Strategic Partnerships · Storyblok

"Invaluable for improving how I operate as a Partner Manager. The real value was practical experience, honest peer learning, and stronger confidence."

Omer Sheikh
Omer Sheikh
Partner Manager · Box
Audience

Built for Modern Partnership Operators

Designed for people who already own real partner motions and want stronger systems, sharper judgment, and more commercial impact.

Partner Managers

Owning day-to-day partner relationships and execution.

Strategic Partnerships Managers

Driving high-leverage partnerships with commercial weight.

Ecosystem Managers

Orchestrating tech, channel, and integration partners at scale.

Alliances Managers

Running co-sell, joint GTM, and global alliance motions.

Partner Leaders

Building, scaling, and defending the partner function.

High-potential ICs

Rising operators in modern partner orgs ready to level up.

Why Crossbeam Is Supporting This

A powerful tool is only part of the equation.

Crossbeam believes great software works best in the hands of strong operators. That's why they're supporting access to Partnership Mastermind for invited users.

If you're seeing this page, your seat has already been covered.

Stronger practical skills

Applied frameworks for the workflows that drive ecosystem revenue.

More confident execution

Move from theory to repeatable, day-to-day operator fluency.

Better community and peer learning

A trusted network of partner operators from leading companies.

Tuition value
8-week live certificate program
$1,000$0
Covered by Crossbeam
Course goal

What This Program Is Designed To Do

Help partner professionals become more effective, influential, and commercially impactful in their day-to-day role.

  • Build practical systems that improve execution, not just knowledge
  • Increase confidence across partner strategy, internal influence, and revenue-driving motions
  • Turn modern partnership work into more repeatable, measurable, and scalable outcomes

This is not a product certification course. It is applied operator enablement for real partnership work.

Outcomes

What Participants Actually Gain

Core Outcomes

Capabilities developed

  • Drive partner-led revenue and build repeatable go-to-market plays
  • Win executive and cross-functional buy-in that accelerates visibility
  • Build systems that scale partnerships and career growth
  • Improve confidence in account mapping, co-selling, activation, and execution
  • Walk away with practical frameworks, not abstract theory
Tangible deliverables

What they walk away with

  • A personalized Partnership Strategy Blueprint
  • Clarity on sourcing, influencing, and revenue attribution
  • Plug-and-play frameworks for multiple GTM motions
  • Greater confidence influencing executives and cross-functional teams
  • A lifelong peer network of strong partnership operators and leaders
Why it matters

Why Modern Partner Teams Need More Than Tool Access

Operators need confidence in the workflows that drive ecosystem revenue.

Better operator readiness

Strengthen practical confidence across account mapping, partner activation, co-sell motions, and strategic execution.

Stronger value realization

Ecosystem tooling delivers more impact when the humans using it are confident, consistent, and fluent in real partner work.

From knowing to doing

A structured layer beyond product education that closes the gap between strategy decks and real day-to-day execution.

Stronger internal champions

Capable operators become better internal advocates, sharper collaborators, and more credible drivers of partner-led outcomes.

Ecosystem tools deliver the most value when the operators using them are confident, consistent, and fluent in the flow of real partner work.

The format

Why Teams Choose This Program

Designed for immediate application — built around the way modern partner work actually happens.

Live weekly learning with a small, focused cohort

Practical frameworks and exercises, not passive theory

Real-world application to your current partner motions

Strong peer learning, accountability, and lasting network

Tuition Covered by Crossbeam

Your Spot Is Covered by Crossbeam.

You've been invited to join a live 8-week certificate program designed to help modern partner operators build stronger systems, sharper execution, and more commercial impact.

No payment required for invited Crossbeam users.