Amy Volas

I help SaaS startups hire executive Sales and CS leaders without the cringe ⋆ Personally closed $100MM+ ⋆ 2 Exits ⋆ LP ⋆ Strategic Advisor ⋆ Speaker ⋆ Writing My First Book

I don’t believe in guesswork hiring. And I don’t do transactional anything.

I work with founders, CEOs, and investors who are tired of wasting time, money, and trust on Sales and CS executive hires that don’t stick... or worse, do damage.

Because here's the thing:

A bad executive hire isn’t just a hiccup.
It’s a domino effect that fractures teams, tanks morale, stalls growth, and erodes boardroom credibility.

I’ve seen it all:

▸ CEOs and founders covering for a Sales leader who’s lost the room
▸ Execs spending more time firefighting than scaling
▸ Boards questioning if you can hire while the burn rate screams you can't
▸ Reacting to noise, chasing titles, and hiring before knowing what you’re actually solving for
▸ Watching progress stall, targets slip, and the trust in your decision-making fade

Sound familiar? You’re not alone. 
And, there’s a better way.

I'm Amy Volas, founder of Avenue Talent Partners (ATP).

Since 2015, I’ve helped tech founders and CEOs get executive GTM hiring right the first time, without the fluff, without the guesswork, and without the cleanup later.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗧𝗣:

𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵

Intentional, high-impact GTM hires that drive growth while sidestepping expensive missteps. 

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗦™ 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗧𝗣

When a search isn’t needed, but clarity is. Our proven hiring system that structures hiring for scale, eliminates guesswork, and arms you with the clarity, data, and process your board expects.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲? 20%
𝗔𝗧𝗣 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀? 80%+ and a 98% interview-to-hire success rate

Because it’s not just about who you hire.
It’s about why the hire is happening, how the process is run, and whether it fuels the kind of team that scales, not stalls.

I’m not for everyone, and that’s okay.
The founders, CEOs, and investors who get the best results with me:

▸ Prioritize hiring as a core strategy
▸ Embrace real, open communication
▸ Value people over transactions
▸ Think beyond the next quarter
▸ Know asking for help is a strength, not a weakness

Hiring is hard.
It’s supposed to be.

But it’s also the highest-leverage move you’ll ever make.

Let’s make people strategy your secret weapon.

We partner with focused executives who know the best products don’t always win, but the best teams do.

Ready to build one? So are we.

Founder & CEO

Great executives aren't hired on guesswork.

And starting + scaling a business is no joke.

The odds are against you and the people you hire to grow your business can make or break your ability to defy those odds.

The dynamic world of sales in early- stage startups is complex, busy, and ever-changing.

Trying to uncover, engage, and hire the cream of the crop is challenging when your plate is already full and the average tenure is 19 months for a VP of Sales.

That's why Avenue Talent Partners was built…

We help startups hire the right executive revenue leaders to defy the turnover odds to truly grow and scale.

The best part? We do it without the cringe!

With a collective sales experience of 40+ years and $100MM+ in deals closed, ATP's team knows what it takes to win at startup sales.

We're the recruiting firm you should be working with if you...

▹ Want to defy the odds of hiring the right sales leader who will stick around for more than 19 months

▹ Want to hire a high-growth sales leader who will build/lead a team to drive growth for the long haul

▹ Want a recruiting partner who speaks the sales language fluently, knows how to vet the right person for your stage of business, and has the experience to back it up

▹ Want a recruiting partner who truly cares about your success, takes the time to understand what you need, and knows exactly how to help

▹ Want a recruiting partner that celebrates candidate experience while representing your brand well throughout the recruiting process regardless of the outcome

The depth and breadth of our sales and startup experience coupled with our second to none people-centric, process-driven approach is here to help you get sales hiring right the first time to avoid the painful effects of a mishire.

Nothing you do is more important than finding and hiring the right people; we work tirelessly to help you do just that.

Riley Blaisdell 🦏

Welcome to my community. I call it the Cul-de-sac.Because instead of followers, I like to think of us as digital neighbors.A little about me.I used to think insurance was boring, like most of the world. And maybe that is why only 12–14% of people actually understand it, even though far more of us need to use it.As a parent of a child on the spectrum, navigating healthcare became very real, very fast.Before Titan was diagnosed, we took him to doctors and specialists. We were told he was regressing or that nothing was wrong.Then we met one specialist who, within the first five minutes, told us Titan was autistic and non-verbal.As a parent, it felt like my world collapsed. I cried at the thought of never hearing my son say, “I love you.”But that diagnosis gave us access to early intervention and a path forward.Fast forward eight years, and Titan is thriving.He is doing things they once said were impossible.Titan taught me that the word “impossible” is really “I’m possible.”And yes, he does say “I love you.”He is also a Play-Doh fanatic. We probably own more inventory than some stores.We also have a daughter named Mina Mae. It is often mispronounced. Think My-nah, not Me-nah.Her name was picked out before Titan’s, and they have a six-year, four-month, and twenty-seven-day age difference.Mina Mae is a collector of people. She loves our dog, Waffles, and is always willing to help. Even when she is in the way. Dishes and cooking sometimes take longer, but those moments matter.I met Megan while dressed as Cookie Monster at a Halloween going-away party for a mutual friend.She is the definition of resilience. After being laid off from Fred Meyer in 2020, she returned to school, earned her degree in Speech-Language Pathology, and was recently accepted into graduate school.As for me, I have been in sales my entire life.My first cold call was at sixteen. I have 7-figure deals under my belt, building them from scratch and maintaining relationships to help those clients grow their bottom line. Today, I help employers design benefit strategies that actually work for both the business and the people using them. I focus on understanding today’s challenges, planning for what is ahead, and solving them together.TogetherEveryoneAchievesMoreMy goal is to improve healthcare literacy and design plans that support real employee needs.Engage is the rage.Mahalo nui loa 🤙

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