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Tendril News: June 2025 Highlights & Team Wins

  • Writer: Jon Elhardt
    Jon Elhardt
  • Jul 8
  • 3 min read

June was an action-packed month at Tendril, filled with inspiring conferences, exciting team milestones, engaging product discussions, and valuable insights. Here's your monthly recap of what's been happening.


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Connecting at Conferences


ISTELive 2025 – San Antonio, TX

Jon Elhardt and Danna had a fantastic experience connecting with edtech innovators and leaders. They explored new strategies, shared valuable insights, and strengthened our connections within the education technology community.

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Outreach Unleash 2025

Our CEO, Jon Elhardt, attended Outreach's Unleash 2025, joining global sales and GTM leaders. The conference was an eye-opener, featuring cutting-edge discussions on leveraging AI for outbound strategies. Jon brought back fresh perspectives to make our sales approach even smarter and more human-centric.


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Team Milestones Worth Celebrating


Andrea Lara’s Promotion to Account Executive

Andrea Lara stepped into her role as a full-time Account Executive after demonstrating outstanding performance juggling SDR and AE responsibilities.

 

Her exceptional commitment made this promotion a natural next step. 

Congratulations, Andrea—we're excited to see your continued success!


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Kimberly Téllez Ramírez – June's Agent of the Month

Kimberly stands out for her impressive growth mindset. She continuously seeks opportunities to improve, asks insightful questions, and converts feedback into tangible outcomes. 


As her Pod Leader, Mintzi Santos, warmly noted: “Kim’s enthusiasm to constantly grow and improve genuinely inspires everyone around her. She truly makes a difference.” 


Congratulations, Kim!


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Tendril Dev Meetup: Strategy, Speed & Fun


Our development team recently enjoyed an engaging meetup combining strategic planning and competitive fun. 


Whiteboard sessions mixed seamlessly with high-energy go-kart races, reinforcing our collaborative culture. 


A huge thank you to everyone involved for bringing such energy and enthusiasm!


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Featured Case Study: BrainPOP’s EdTech Growth


We’re thrilled to showcase our partnership with BrainPOP, an educational platform helping K–8 students learn through animated videos and interactive activities. 


With Tendril’s support, BrainPOP successfully reactivated its outbound sales process, boosted rep productivity, and transformed its sales culture from inbound dependence to confident outbound excellence.


Key wins included:

  • Sales Growth: Achieved consistent weekly engagement and reliable pipeline growth.

  • Efficiency: Reps regained hours each day by leveraging Tendril’s agent-assisted dialing.

  • Strategic Shift: Transitioned from inbound dependency to confident, KPI-driven outbound sales.



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Sneak Peek: What's Next for Tendril Connect


This month, we also had an insightful internal product meeting about our flagship platform, Tendril Connect. Here's a sneak peek at what we're working on:


  • Exploring personalized caller IDs and improved spam-call protection.

  • Enhancing user interface responsiveness and design for smoother navigation.

  • Building more integrations (Zoho, Apollo, Pipedrive—yes, we hear you!)


Client feedback continues to drive our growth. Our partners, like BrainPOP and WeVideo, frequently remind us how much Tendril Connect improves their workflow—and they're helping us shape the product for the future. 

Stay tuned—exciting things are coming!


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Recommended Reads

With Apple's latest update, outbound sales teams are facing big questions. Will AI-powered call screening end cold calls as we know them? Not if you're using smarter solutions like agent-assisted dialing. Learn more about the future of cold calling in the age of iOS 26.


Companies with structured sales pipelines grow revenue 18% faster. Discover the proven strategies that help you build, nurture, and sustain your B2B pipeline for long-term success.


Struggling to close deals efficiently? Over 40% of businesses miss revenue targets due to poorly managed pipelines. Get practical steps to turn your pipeline from a bottleneck into a revenue generator.


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Wrapping Up


That's a wrap on June 2025—a month full of growth, team wins, and innovation. As always, thanks for being part of our journey at Tendril. 


Stay connected for more updates, success stories, and insights as we move forward!


Here’s to a great second half of 2025! 🚀


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