Sales Operations

Navigating the Cambrian Explosion of Sales Tech Justin Michael is an experienced sales leader, consultant, and author with twenty years in the world of B2B sales. Justin has become passionate about streamlining sales with modern technologies such as automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He has a new book coming out next year on the […]

The Modern B2B Sales Play As a C-level sales leader and entrepreneur with more than a decade of experience, Jake Dunlap has developed and led multiple high-performing sales and operational functions. Before founding Skaled Consulting, Jake previously ran sales at Nowait (acquired by Yelp), Chartbeat, and Glassdoor.  We sat down with Jake to get his […]

The Inside Sales Approach Sherri Sklar and Janine Buis are co-founders of GrowthTera and veteran revenue executives. They have managed all aspects of revenue, from strategy to building out the teams and processes at startups and Fortune 500 market leaders. They co-founded GrowthTera to help emerging tech companies accelerate revenue and maximize their growth. Sherri […]

Leading a Team Through a Crisis Dan Dionne is currently the Director of Sales at CarGurus, where he has held numerous sales management roles over the last six years. Prior to joining CarGurus, Dan spent three years as a buyer at Brookstone in some of the company’s largest product sectors.  We sat down with Dan […]

Two Types of Sales Reps Kent Summers is a seasoned technology executive with 30 years of contributions to the Boston entrepreneurship community. Today, Kent focuses his time on helping founders navigate the startup world and teaches B2B sales classes at both Harvard and MIT. We sat down with Kent to discuss the transition from outside […]

Data and Experimentation: The Modern Sales Manager Liz Cain is an experienced leader and venture capitalist with a background in sales and sales operations. She is currently a partner at OpenView, a noted enterprise software VC fund. Before that, she held a variety of sales and management positions at NetSuite, culminating in a role as […]

Getting in the Trenches with Your Team Justin Lawson is the CEO and Co-Founder of JJELLYFISH, a global B2B sales consultancy that works with early-stage startups and new ventures. Justin has over 13 years of experience in sales and sales strategy, including roles at Apple, Intent Media, and The Muse, and has worked with over […]

Sales Manager of the Future: The Analytical Thinker Rachael is the Director of Sales Strategy and Interim Director of Sales Development at Frame.io, a review and remote collaboration SaaS tool for creatives. Prior to joining Frame.io, she spent over five years working with creative and media companies while leading media investments at venture capital firm […]

Sales Rep of the Future: Half Man, Half Machine Seth Dehart is a consultant and advisor to tech companies in Europe with 16 years of sales and sales management experience. Recently, Seth was the VP of Sales at Framer in the Netherlands and led sales teams at Revinate in both the US and Europe. We […]

Knowing the optimal structure of a sales process is hard. Today, actually running the numbers requires manual categorization and cumbersome calculations, which is why we sales leaders often leave these important decisions to anecdote and gut feeling. For example, pricing. Is it better to discuss price at the beginning of a sales process, or at […]