One Up Club

It's 2023, it's no longer acceptable to suffer in silence.

If you're not getting the support you need from your company, manager, team, friends or family, we're here for you. It's not easy winning in the sales profession today, but let's make it easier by answering those tough questions / scenarios that will make your quarter.

This is the resource I WISH I had

Get a sales expert to answer your question by calling Sales Support at +1 (303) 578-8581

Team of Ten

Alignd

“Pipeline is down 40-80% YoY”

So what do you do about it?

If you don’t fix it… you’ll have to cut headcount, reduce techstack, push off growth initiatives or give up your bonus.

OR 

you could re-align your sales & marketing teams to earn buyers

Experimenting to find your competitive advantage in the way you build lists + prioritize accounts, deliver prospect experiences & enable champions to get back that pipeline you lost

We start with an assessment to find the quick wins to fuel the change & workshop solutions together to find the best way to make that 2 year strategy a reality.

Ready to win back pipeline?

Shoot me a DM or visit our website to learn more

We offer:
1 Assessments - Align your team, buyers and shareholders to create consistent growth
2 Workshop series - ABSD & Social selling
3 Multi-year GTM services

We start with a strategy call to see if it's a smart investment (ROI + Risk)

Managing Partner

B2B Power Hour

We help sales and marketing professionals thrive in a world dominated by outdated playbooks and old-school tactics.

Learn new skills & strategies

Each Friday, we go live at 9AM PST / 12pm EST

Co Host

HYPCCCYCL

HYPCCCYCL is an invite-only, professional community where top B2B revenue leaders cross-train their GTM skills with VCs.

Brand Ambassador

KO Advantage Group

Marketing & Partnerships Manager

Community Engagement Manager

Sales Unicorn

I want children to tell their parents they want to be salespeople and for them to be proud!

I see a day when Sales Unicorn makes sales a highly sought after profession by:

1) Educating salespeople to a higher industry standard
2) Providing consistent & above average income to support their growth
3) Partner with great companies for them to work with
4) Nurture their ongoing develop to create highly sought after sales unicorns

That's something I feel is worth fighting for!

Co-Founder + COO

GROE Business Development

At GROE, I lead the business development and growth of service companies with $1M+ revenue.

-Structuring innovative and creative solutions to complex business issues
-Originating, developing, validating, qualifying, and closing sales opportunities
-Conduct analysis to address critical business issues and generate insights about client and industry business performance improvement
-Build a team and provide leadership and support including performance management and coaching.
-Engaging and influencing key stakeholders to ensuring initiatives are implemented
-Responsible for overall account management, account growth, and leadership of cross-functional teams

Chief of Growth | Innovation + Strategy

JCI (Junior Chamber International)

I built relationships with engineers, accountants, lawyers, bankers, IT, financial advisers, architects, and other young professionals (18-40) in Calgary looking to advance their career and have a positive impact on the community.

My specialty was working with each individual to align them with the right resources and help them get the most of what JCI has to offer.

Director of Membership | Community Builder

Prairie Advisory Corp.

At Prairie, I Built long-standing relationships with oil and gas, environmental, industrial, and construction companies across Canada (Mid-market $10M - 100M revenue) which cultivated a strong sales pipeline of Qualified Mergers & Acquisition leads of $10,000,000+ revenue and $1,000,000+ EBITDA

I was leading the business development activities of the team including prospecting activities, preparation of teasers and proposals, building relationships with existing and target clients, and establishing a network of professional colleagues.

Coordinating and executing buy-side and sell-side due diligence process in order to ensure timely completion of financial models, valuations, and integration planning.

Preparing and reviewing detailed financial analysis to illustrate key business drivers and performance indicators;

Assisting in executing all aspects of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, turnarounds, and financing from inception through due diligence, valuation, negation, closing, and integration. Leading and facilitating post-integration analysis.

📍 It was at Prairie that I first started developing my sales + customer service methodology. 

I was required to make 100+ cold calls a day to earn my salary but it was highly ineffective and mentally draining... I started a combination approach of researching on LinkedIn and approaching with specific proposals (email, warm call, and LinkedIn personalized connection requests) which opened the door to long-lasting relationships.

Companies struggled to build a diverse and loyal customer base which created the opportunity to work with GROE Business Development

Associate | Mid-Market M&A Advisory

HD Energy and Investments

At HD, I worked with and supported portfolio companies, including attending board meetings and monitoring performance to ensure returns and strategic objectives were achieved

📍 We built profitable startups by thorough go-to-market strategy, leveraging a collaborative work style, creative problem-solving ability, and the lean startup methodology.

We could validate the business opportunity (in Oil and Gas, and Construction sectors), establish an investment case, and structure and negotiate terms for potential investments with limited resources.

My challenge was developing a complete understanding of an emerging company by evaluating its market opportunity, competition, product/service, sales and growth, operations, financial statements and projections, human capital, equity needs, and capital structure.

📍 Maintaining great relationships with my entrepreneurs, our technical team and the different financial institutions was key!

I had a unique experience of managing a separate portfolio that invested in public shares while building our portfolio companies. Annual reports offer a different perspective on market trends, strategic planning and operations than the Startups in our portfolio.

📍 Strategic Planning is a POWERFUL process

The different approaches to strategic planning such as SWOT Analysis, Six Sigma, Balanced Scorecard, Scaling Up (One Page Strategic Plan), PEST, and Blue Ocean created a dynamic hands on experience. Managing the execution is where most companies failed… you can’t take a static approach. You have to constantly pivot, re-evaluate and drive forward!

We created 3 profitable businesses that generated over $1M in revenue and the new relationships opened doors in Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory at Prairie Advisory ☝️

General Manager | Portfolio Management | Go-To-Market Strategy

Exploring (& challenging) the future of sales 🤖 | Social Selling & GTM Strategy | 🎙 Host @ B2B Power Hour

How do you succeed in sales & not kill yourself in the process?

This is the question that consumed me as I was fighting for my life in the hospital...

I had wore my burnout as a badge of honor until it literally almost killed me. But yet, all I could think about is how sales was the only profession that I felt appreciated (& I loved the thrill of the hunt!)

That little question turned into over 5 years of research and evolved into:

What are the most effective ways to build pipeline based on testing in the trenches?

No more theory...
I wanted to know what actually works

I started looking into which sellers at the top had a thriving life outside of work. Family, friends, hobbies & so much more than just the endless hustle…

It didn’t take long to realize top sellers were taking marketing into their own hands to:
1) create content
2) engage on social media
3) host virtual events / podcasts
4) All while earning credibility at scale!

So… it was time to learn copywriting

I joined a copywriting course through Seth Godin's Akimbo & met this dynamic marketer that wanted to learn more about sales (Morgan Smith)

I was teasing him about the misalignment between sales & marketing

Which turned into more than talk... we started running weekly experiments together to validate every process, framework & tool we could find

But now we needed a place to share!

That's where the B2B Power Hour was born

We shared our experiments on social selling, ABSD, cold email, AI, SEP's, Async video, virtual events, gifting & SO MUCH MORE in our shows to help sellers win in this digital environment.

It didn’t take long until we found clear winners

AND those new skills/frameworks/technology were in high demand due to COVID. We were getting 100's DM's a week to train sales teams what we learned

One workshop turned into a series…

Which evolved into multi-year contracts building legacy Co’s modern GTM strategies

That's when Alignd GTM was born!

AND we were working with the companies I dreamed about as a kid!
 
DM me to:
🎙️Get on the podcast (B2B Power Hour)
📅Schedule a strategy session
📢Book me to speak at your SKO
 
Outside of work:
🍻 I’m a competitive home brewer, ask me about it!
🎧 Audiophile that’s exploring the world of broadcasting & content creation
🪵 Hobby woodworker
🤖 Tech Nerd that’s beta testing the world’s cutting edge software & hardware (AI?)

nicholas thickett

Acquire BPO

Results-driven sales leader passionate about connecting businesses with Acquire BPO's innovative solutions.  We're a strategic partner committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences and operational excellence.

With 18+ years of experience and a global footprint, we offer a comprehensive suite of BPO services tailored to your unique needs. Our state-of-the-art facilities and Work from Home capabilities ensure flexible, scalable solutions.

Key Skills & Experience:

Strategic Sales Leadership
BPO/Outsourcing Industry Expertise
Client Relationship Management
Global Business Development
Team Building & Mentorship
P&L Management
Call to Action:

Connect with me to discuss how Acquire BPO can transform your operations and drive your business forward....Giddy Up!

Sr. Director of Sales 

ProspectHunter

Chairman of the Board at ProspectHunter | Strategic Visionary | Growth Catalyst

Chairman of the Board

My accomplishments Include:
•	SaaS – 3 years
o	$6,908,544 in revenue generated. 
o	9600 subscriptions sold.
o	411% to quota.
•	Managed IT – 5 years
o	$2,552,812 in business generated.
o	312 managed IT companies served.
•	Software Development – 2 years
o	$416,303.82 in sales.
o	$3,500,000 in pipelined revenue

Kingdom expansion!

Chief Executive Officer

Pavilion

Pavilion (formerly Revenue Collective) is a private members-only organization consisting of top senior commercial leaders around the world. Our community is designed to support the professional development of revenue leaders at high-growth companies.

Executive Member

Prison Entrepreneurship Program

At the Prison Entrepreneurship Program, we are servant leaders on a mission to transform inmates and executives by unlocking human potential through entrepreneurial passion, education and mentoring.

Our groundbreaking results include a return-to-prison rate of less than 5%, employment rate of 100% within 90 days and over 100 businesses launched.

Volunteer

ProHance

Prohance is a holistic workforce data solution. What we are doing differently than similar tools on the market is capturing the actuals..the  actual work patterns, performance and utilizations of teams in a fully automated manner, no manual intervention whatsoever. GAME CHANGER

Head of Sales Development

My Key Success was (278% to Quota):
◾ Streamlined operations to boost efficiency and integrate the channel sales team with the company& overall structure.
◾ Surpassed objectives and growth metrics within allocated partner accounts while defining and confirming partnership
requirements for continued professional relationship health and success.
◾ Steered efforts around B2B marketing programs while regular monitoring operations to improve the performance of
marketing campaigns

Channel Programs Manager/ Director of Business Development/

SalesStaff, LLC

As a Demand Generation Manager, (173% to Quota) I have:
 Generated multiple million dollars in revenue by spearheading worldwide demand generation initiatives in 2012, including
omnichannel digital campaigns, email and internet marketing, and webinars.
 Validated and suggested new suppliers and campaign possibilities to enhance outreach techniques, conversion, and workflow.
 Enhanced visibility for key forecast accuracy metrics by identifying error causes and establishing mitigation strategies.
 Saved $150k+ cost by negotiating yearly contracts and agreements with several suppliers leveraging interpersonal skills.

Demand Generation Manager

As a Business Development Director (75% to quota), I have:
 Successfully signed long-term deals with new customers in the designated zone, resulting in a six-figure quarter.
 Communicated market insights to firm management, including information on competitors&#39; products, customer requirements,
and areas for future innovation.
 Performed client research and identified account growth, account penetration, and market expansion prospects.
 Implemented company goals and expansion into new markets methodically and coordinately.

Business Development Director

Vendere Partners

During this tenure, I have hit 105% to quota &:
 Established qualifying appointment setting to support 25 salespeople and an inside salesperson.
 Tendered contracts for outsourcing portions of our work to assist our growth-related expansion.
 Adapted marketing materials to reflect product modifications to boost interest from consumers and sales.
 Identified and qualified sales prospects and opportunities in targeted areas utilizing external resources

This positions required strong client management lead weekly calls with client covering activity and determining direction for the campaign.  Being able to understand what the client wanted and knowing how to get the results and communicating that back to the client in a digestible form. Created lists of cold calling prospects via research and creative methods. Using a solutions sales approach, penetrated these accounts through various and multiple levels. Built solid relationships, effectively nurtured prospects, discovered and created validated potential for my client’s. I held campaigns with Smithers Quality Assessments, Red Hat, and Tipping Point.  I was relied on for situations with  clients when last minute notice was given to start and needed to see results fast.

Prospect Manager

Smart CA

Reported directly to owner and worked to help develop a team to produce:

Qualified Face to Face Appointments
Qualified Phone Appointments
Telephone Qualified Leads
Real-time Exclusive Leads 

A process for:

Assess Sales Team
Creating "Ideal Salesperson Profile (ISP)" 
Screening all Applicants against "ISP"
Doing phone interviews that fit "ISP" - then hand the TOP Producers over
Improving Sales Meetings
Improving Pipeline Accountability
Re-defining effective Sales Processes
Improving Sales Managers Capabilities

Director of Business Development

My mother taught me a strong work ethic by having me clean offices when I was 10 years old. I've spent much of my life in sales. I like resolving corporate and customer concerns using innovative marketing methods. I improve B2B and B2C sales, market share, revenue, customer happiness, and collaborations. Success requires focusing on results, building great teams, and responding quickly to new information.
I've held leadership roles in B2B & B2C branding, product marketing, sales, social media marketing and strategy, channel management, territory management, and demand generation. I've learned that concentrating on producing actual results, creating fantastic teams, and rapidly responding to new information is the key to success.

I am an expert at generating leads from $5M to $1B in annual sales.
The client is always my priority.
I am pretty good at implementing ambitious plans within strict parameters.
Though I trust my instincts, I always look at the numbers before making a call.
I can build, motivate, and inspire teams of 10 to 100 individuals to get exceptional results.

I led worldwide demand generation initiatives in 2012, including multichannel digital campaigns, email and internet marketing, and webinars.
Achieving strategic organizational goals through contract negotiation and conflict resolution.
Saved $150k+ by negotiating yearly contracts with many suppliers.

Core Competencies Include:
CRM: Hubspot, Zoho, SFDC, Microsoft Dynamics, Pipedrive, Sage
Marketing Automation: Pardot, Marketo, Hubspot, Active Campaign, Lead Fusion, Hootsuite
Sales Automation: Outreach.io, Close.io, Salesloft, Connect n Sell, Monster Connect
Data Platforms: Data.com, Zoominfo, DiscoverOrg, Hoovers, Seemless.ai, Hunter.io, Salesintel
Others: Sandler Training, ProspectHunter P10, Spin Selling, Chris Voss, Daniel Pink, Target Account Selling , Solutions Selling, 360 Degree Leader - John C. Maxwell, Developing The Leader Within You - John C. Maxwell, Gateway Business Leaders, Bob Iger – Masterclass, Start with Why - Simon Sinek, Think and Sell like a CEO secrets of VITO, Tony Robins Personal Power II 

Areas of Expertise: Sales Development - Sales Enablement - Business Development - B2B & B2C Branding Principles - Market Research & Analysis - Sales & Brand Lift Studies - Collaboration & Communication - Contract Negotiation - Cross-Functional Team Leadership - Channel Management - Territory Management - Project Risk Management - Demand Generation - Personnel Development - Customer Satisfaction & Retention

Lastly, I love God and I give Him the credit for where I am today.

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