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

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We help sales and marketing professionals thrive in a world dominated by outdated playbooks and old-school tactics.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

Riley Blaisdell 🦏

Leavitt Group Northwest

Business Development Specialist

West Sound Human Resource Management Association (WSHRMA)

Working in a voluntary position on the board as Secretary for the WSHRMA. My job is to take minutes of chapter meetings and provide notice of meetings and general correspondence. 

For our monthly luncheons, I am responsible for keeping attendance and providing food for the event.

Secretary

Paycor

Major Market Account Executive

AMMEX Corporation

Oversaw and managed end-to-end B2B wholesale account ownership to achieve sales quota and assigned strategic account objectives a thorough deep understanding of the customer base, organizational structure, and knowledge of the influencers within those organizations. 

•	Grew a book of business from $1.3M+ in 2014 to $35.6M+ in 2021 by establishing and fostering customer relationships and leading solution development efforts that best address customer needs.
•	Achieved a 38% average margin by building and scaling product sales within the defined business segment to drive exponential channel growth.
•	Increased market share in the automotive industry from 3-4% to 16% by networking with existing and new clients to provide new products and upsell product gaps.
•	Earned numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2021 Supplier of the Year for a Buying Group, 2021 Sales Rep of Q3, and 2015 Core Value Legend.

Enterprise Sales Specialist

National Sales Representative

Receivables Performance Management

Maintained a complete debt collection portfolio per contracting agreements and FDCPA rules and regulations.

•	Reached and exceeded company quotas, achieving numerous recognitions as the top monthly grosser and building a large book of business with accounts on a payment plan.
•	Improved team performance by collaborating with management to train and supervise new or underperforming employees on industry best practices.
•	Increased debt collection revenue by selling services and educating the consumers on how to pay their debts in full within a timely manner.
•	Provided exceptional communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills to resolve issues.

Debt Collector

In 2013, I entered B2B sales, building my book of business by cold calling 📞. This is a full-cycle role. My first deal closed a month outside of training for a whopping 345.00! The days of 90-100 cold calls a day paid off 💵.

We had a bell 🔔 you would ring for new business orders. After that first ring, I set a goal not to ring it unless the start-up order exceeded 10k. It took me seven months to earn it with an order of 29k 💵.

Eventually, I was closing high 6-figure to low 7-figure deals 💰.  

August 4th, 2022, a meeting popped up on my calendar to connect. Once HR appeared on the screen, I racked my brain to try and piece together what I did that could cause this. I happened to get laid off 🤔.

As a father of two kids on a single income, I felt like a failure. I went downstairs and apologized to Megan because I felt like I let her down 😔.

I took the time to grieve and heal. I wanted to land in tech sales, but I had no experience or college degree backing me. 

I started to lurk 👀 on LinkedIn with my 217 connections in September of 2022. I began to hand out connection requests like Oprah handed out keys 🔑. That method didn't work. 

On October 7th, 2022, I made my first post. It didn't go well. Shortly after, I created a post about myself seeking employment 🆘, and I went from 3-4 interviews a week. To 10-15 per week 📈. Thanks to the community.  

A quick stint at Paycor opened doors to the Employee Benefits space and landed at Leavitt Group NW.  
 
It's time to serve.

We have two kids. Titan, our son, was diagnosed as autistic, high-functioning, and non-verbal. He has proven experts wrong by how far he has come. I am so proud and admire your grit and determination. 

Our daughter Mine Mae was born six years after Titan. She is obsessed with her brother Titan and knows Jen Allen's voice because Winning The Challenger Sales was part of her bath time routine. 

Megan is my better half. She is strong, squats more than your boyfriend 🤣, and is a huge advocate for our children. 

I miss a heavy barbell but fell in love with golf on 12-7-2019 ⛳. I played my first round in the rain and shot a 132. Don't worry. I have gotten better and love it. I am Hawaiian but from the big island of California! 🤣🤣

You can find me on LinkedIn cheering 📣 and sharing LinkedIn's VIP list.  

Welcome to my community. Engage is the rage. The party is in the comments. 

Mahalo Nui Loa. 

Let's connect!

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