Global Director of Implementation & Onboarding at Zappi
Merlin Komenda
Rigorous by design. Joyful by default.
Global Director of Implementation & Onboarding at Zappi
Rigorous by design. Joyful by default.
/ How I think
Teams commit to outcomes when they understand what those outcomes will actually mean for them.
Before any work starts, I make sure everyone in the room understands not just where we're going, but what it's going to ask of them. That's what turns agreement into commitment.
Most teams get stuck on what they can't control. That's what stops them from moving what they can.
Teams that fight what they can't change or control burn out. I push the team to redirect that energy to what's movable, and it compounds. That's what keeps our team working instead of stalling out.
Hard problems don't go away when you minimize them. They become manageable when you give them room to be hard.
Some of my best work has been on problems we haven't solved yet. Keeping a team honest, engaged, and willing to try again. That fuels learning and progress.
/ The work
We stopped building the process around our internal rhythm and started building it around the customer's. Shifted from "customer builds, team reviews" to "team recommends, customer validates." We became the experts, and adoption followed.
Eight of eleven implementation stages now have active automation tooling in production. New capabilities are added against a defined methodology rather than as one-off fixes.
Mid-market to Fortune 500: 60+ clients a year, repeatable outcomes, NPS above 75. We stay focused on core outcomes - delivering value, scaling adoption immediately, and pushing customer confidence in our platform.
/ Proven results
/ Where I've worked
/ Connect
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Prefer email? merlin.komenda@gmail.com
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