James Crisp

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Lemax

Lemax is revolutionising the multi-day tour operator industry by replacing outdated, manual workflows with an integrated, automated platform designed to scale businesses globally.

What We Do: We help mid-sized to large tour operators optimise operations, increase profitability, and improve supplier connectivity through our end-to-end automation platform.

🔹How We Do It:

✔ Seven-Phase Implementation Methodology – A structured approach that ensures smooth digital transformation.
✔ Real-Time Supplier Connectivity – Automates bookings, pricing updates, and availability checks.
✔ Business Intelligence & Profitability Tracking – Helps operators make data-driven decisions.
✔ Multi-Brand & Multi-Entity Support – Ideal for businesses managing multiple tour brands.
✔ Dedicated Customer Success Team – Ensuring continuous optimization and measurable ROI.

🔹 Industry Recognition & Success Stories:

🏆 Trusted by Emirates, Asian Trails, ExpedExpo, Singita, Hotelplan and GJ Travel.
📈 Supporting market expansion in the UK, Europe, Canada, South Africa, and Australia.
💡 Helping tour operators scale without increasing overhead through automation.

💬 Looking to future-proof your tour business? 

Let’s connect to discuss how Lemax can help you optimise your operations and maximise revenue.

📩 Message me today or visit www.lemax.net for more information.

Senior Account Executive

Fifth Dimension AI

Fifth Dimension AI provides "Ellie," an AI-powered assistant that automates document-based tasks for real estate professionals, enhancing productivity.

OpenDialog AI Ltd

Spearheaded the go-to-market strategy for OpenDialog's Insurtech division, navigating a highly regulated and competitive insurance market.

• Built and managed a robust sales pipeline by creating Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) and persona-based 
   playbooks, mapping out a comprehensive UK territory and executing a strategic GTM plan.
• Leveraged MEDDPICC to map decision-making units and anticipate obstacles, ensuring strategic deal 
   progression.
• Customised AI-driven solutions to comply with stringent industry regulations, enhancing customer 
   engagement and operational efficiency.
• Implemented conversational AI technology to streamline quote-to-buy journeys and claims processing, 
  delivering measurable ROI and boosting customer satisfaction.

Turtl

Turtl is a SaaS content platform proven to boost reader engagement by 10x, empowering data-driven companies to deliver consistent, impactful content.

• Exceeded annual sales targets, closing multi-year six-figure deals and securing the largest net-new 
   SaaS contract in company history, outmanoeuvring top competitors.
• Led strategic enterprise engagements, acting as the deal quarterback to win multi-year agreements 
   with clients like Kelly Services, Citrix, MongoDB, Chewy, Jabra, and Verizon.
• Optimised pipeline management with data-driven insights, improving forecast accuracy and 
   accelerating deal velocity.
• Top performer: Ranked No. 1 in FY 2021 and No. 2 in FY 2022 while driving SDR team improvements 
   that elevated sales productivity.

Senior Enterprise Account Executive

Verint

I effectively worked for Telligent since 2010, as in 2013, Telligent acquired Zimbra, and then extracted themselves. Verint then acquired Telligent in August 2015.

I had overall responsibility for growing the Europe, Middle East and Africa pipeline and converting opportunities into new customers for Telligent. Working directly with customers to help validate their purchasing decision towards Telligent, I was also responsible for growing the partner channel through new partner acquisition and co-selling Telligent to our mutual customers. 

Founded in 2004, Telligent is a leading provider of social community software for the enterprise. 

Companies use Telligent Community to improve their online customer service, engage customers and prospective buyers more meaningfully, and learn how consumers, partners, and businesses use their products and services. 

In my time with Telligent/Verint I held various roles and promotions, including: 

- Regional Sales Lead - ISS - Social Communities (Verint)
- Sales & Channel Manager, EMEA (Telligent a Verint Company)
- Senior Account Executive, EMEA (Telligent/Zimbra) 
- Senior Territory Manager (Zimbra)
- Account Executive (Telligent)

Regional Sales Lead, EMEA, Verint Community (formally Telligent)

Endava

My division focused on Digital Media B2B and B2C specifically around sports, entertainment and other digital online services.

Endava delivers and operates information technology based business solutions in banking and finance, telecom, and media sectors. It offers consulting, project management and delivery, managed services, extended teams, transformational support, IT outsourcing, market entry, and software testing services.

Business Development Specialist

Hays

Managed full recruitment process from client sourcing to candidate placement.

Senior IT Recruitment Consultant

Lorien Plc

IT Recruitment Consultant

Transforming The Insurance Industry with Generative AI I Conversational AI I Regulated Industries | Boosting Revenue, Cutting Costs & Improving Customer Experience | Insurtech | Automation | No Code | NLP | LLMs

Are outdated processes limiting your multi-day tour business growth? 🤔



❌ Struggling with disconnected supplier systems and manual bookings?
❌ Spending hours managing spreadsheets instead of focusing on sales?
❌ Missing out on revenue due to pricing inefficiencies and slow responses?

If any of these sound familiar, you’re not alone. Multi-day tour operators worldwide face these challenges, preventing them from scaling efficiently.

👇 That’s Where Lemax Comes In 👇

As a Global Account Executive at Lemax, I help multi-day outbound tour operators, inbound tour operators, and destination management companies (DMCs) transform their operations by implementing a powerful, all-in-one platform that:

✅ Integrates Supplier Connectivity – Automates pricing updates, availability checks, and bookings.
✅ Optimises Operations – Eliminates data silos with a centralized booking and itinerary system.
✅ Drives Scalability – Enables tour operators to expand without additional overhead.
✅ Boosts Profitability – Provides real-time financial insights and dynamic pricing tools.

💡 Why Lemax?

Trusted by 40+ Tour Operators and DMC’s across all continents – Supporting companies like Emirates, Asian Trails, ExpedExpo, Singita, Hotelplan and GJ Travel.
End-to-End Automation – Unlike competitors, we eliminate manual workflows with seamless integration.
Customer Success Focus – Dedicated team ensuring smooth implementation and long-term ROI.

We prioritise helping our customers to fulfil their mission by providing unique travel experiences to their passengers. We aim to transform the multi-day tour industry by enabling tour operators to efficiently create, sell and operate multi-day tours while ensuring end-to-end integration with suppliers and customers.

🚀 Ready to Transform Your Tour Business? Let’s talk about how Lemax can help you scale efficiently, increase revenue, and stay ahead of the competition.

📩 Message me or visit www.lemax.net to learn more.

Senior Account Executive - Conversational AI, Insurance

🦾 The Specialist No Code Conversational AI Solution for the Insurance Industry 🚀

OpenDialog for Insurance is the leading enterprise-grade No Code Conversational AI solution designed
specifically for the insurance sector that can be rapidly deployed to supercharge business performance, productivity, and customer experience. 

Drive ROI from the get-go by automating the quote-to-buy journey, claims assistance, mid-term adjustments, proactive support and more. OpenDialog amplifies customer engagement, radically transforms operational efficiency, and ensures compliance with industry regulations while harnessing deep data insights for competitive advantage.

Applying groundbreaking AI research and fundamental principles of human conversation, we help enterprises overcome the current challenges in developing great conversational interfaces to their systems and processes, helping our clients create better conversational experiences in a fraction of the time - with much lower effort and cost than traditional approaches.

Key Insurance Use Cases: 

✔️ Lead Conversion & Enquiries:
Swiftly handle enquiries 24/7 on any channel with multilingual AI chatbots and advanced virtual assistants.

✔️ Policy Renewals:
Unlock missed revenue opportunities with timely reminders and a seamless user experience.

✔️ Claims:
Be there when your policyholders need you and swiftly process claims.

✔️ Risk Assessment:
OpenDialog streamlines information gathering, risk evaluation, and underwriting, enabling faster and more efficient policy issuance.

✔️ Quote to Buy & Onboarding:
Drive conversions and upsell cover. OpenDialog guides customers through the process of quoting, taking payment, and issuing policy documents in one seamless conversation.

✔️ Mid-Term Adjustments:
Increase convenience and satisfaction, enabling customers to easily modify their policies to meet changing needs.

✔️ Trusted by:
Davies Group, Peppercorn, ActiveQuote, Claims Technology, Idrive, and Zego

Wiser Elite

FY 24/25 (Q4): 
FY 24/25 (Q3): 
FY 24/25 (Q2): 263.58% TD
FY 24/25 (Q1): 184.44%

Senior Consultant

FY 22/23 (Total): 108.675%

FY 23/24 (Q4): 85.1%
FY 23/24 (Q3): 173%
FY 23/24 (Q2): 76.6%
FY 23/24 (Q1): 100%

FY 22/23 (Total): 114%

FY 22/23 (Q4): 74%
FY 22/23 (Q3): 111%
FY 22/23 (Q2): 179%
FY 22/23 (Q1): 100%

🏆 Achievements: 
Wiser Performance Team (FY 23/24)

Consultant

I work with hyper-growth software and tech sales companies that are looking to hire the best in the sales leadership space across EMEA. 

I specialise in Commercial sales leader (C-Suite/Head of Sales/Customer Success/Director/Manager/Team Lead).

Always interested in talking about hiring, software, Tech and the world of work. I love learning about new solutions to old problems!

Feel free to drop me an email: Jay@wiserelite.com

Associate Consultant

GTM Leaders

Helping to drive the GTM Leaders Community forward.

It's a place for Sales Leaders and Founders to share ideas, network and get better. 

We host Panel Events, Webinars and Roundtables to help change the way people think about sales.

Community Host 

anzuk Education

- 360-degree recruitment specialist for both temporary and permanent placements
- Successfully onboarded new schools and sourced talented educators
- Liaised with international talent globally, resulting in successful placements
- Averaged over 100 days per week, generating £150,000+ in the first 12 months
- Efficiently managed compliance and resourcing team interactions
- Cultivated long-term relationships with senior staff in the education sector, driving repeat business
- Acted as a liaison for finance-related matters and promptly resolved pay disputes
- Exceptional time management skills in overseeing day-to-day supply, ensuring reliable and capable staffing for all schools in my network

Education Recruitment consultant 

Physical Education Teacher

Heat Tech Australia Pty Ltd

Heat Treatment

Hey there! 👋 

I'm Jay, a former Health & Physical Education Teacher turned SaaS Executive Recruiter.  I'm passionate about connecting exceptional talent with SaaS companies. As the founder of GTM Leaders, I lead a community of 150+ of London's best sales leaders and founders, providing invaluable insights on all things commercial.

Currently, I'm actively recruiting for the following: 
 
General Manager | PE | £400,000
Customer Success | HealthTech | Series A | £240,000
Enterprise AE | Series C | AI CX Platform | £240,000

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