Sean Burke

From 1990-1994 – I was a salesperson and loved every minute of it (I broke records, built amazing client relationships, and put hundreds of thousands of miles on my Honda Accord).

From 1994 to 2018, I co-founded and helped grow nine early-stage companies.  Seven of these nine companies successfully exited for over $600M.

During these years, I learned about mergers & acquisitions, product-market fit, managing cash flow, evangelical sales, raising funds, making & losing millions, how to creatively accomplish much with very little $, and much more.

In 2018, I said to myself, “Ok, it’s time for something completely new.” 

Since then, I have consulted for or led, large teams within Private Equity backed or Public Companies. The companies that I have helped over this time have experienced value increases of over $2B.

In 2022, I made the decision that I want to continue to lead teams and assist companies and their clients in obtaining breakthrough results.

But my passion has always been focused on answering one question:

“How can companies build a revenue generation system that can forecast and achieve its goals, year after year?” 

It’s taken me 25 years of grinding, experimenting, failing, and retrying to finally be able to answer this question and now I am sharing it with others.

I help:

➡️ CEOs – who are looking to solve 8-figure revenue problems

➡️ C-Level Commercial Leaders – my blueprint will help you call your shots and make them

➡️ VP of Sales – Put you on the fast track to C-Level Commercial Roles

➡️ Salespeople – Teach you how to identify a winning sales team to join

➡️ Private Equity and VC Firms – use a consistent sales system across your portfolios

My content sharing:

✅  Daily LinkedIn posts AM EST

✅ Sign Up for The Levers Newsletter - https://sean-burke.com/levers/ (Every other Saturday Morning AM EST)

✅ My website - https://sean-burke.com

✅ More options to come

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Chief Operating Officer

Brandon Fluharty 🐝

I help strategic SaaS sellers become millionaires without sacrificing their well-being using design & systems thinking. Get started w/ the links in my featured section ↓

I help elite tech sellers turn sales performance into leverage and leverage into long-term autonomy.

This isn’t about hustling harder. It’s about redesigning how you operate so success compounds without costing your health, inflating your lifestyle, or sacrificing long-term freedom.

Most sales advice focuses on techniques and tactics.

My work centers on installing a purposeful operating system that transforms your tech sales performance into optionality. This is called 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞™.

This is done by turning your most finite resources—time, energy, attention, and money—into leverage. When done right, the calendar stops being a source of stress and becomes more like a game console—a tool for intentional focus, strategy, and play (instead of work as a grind).

My journey?

In less than 4 years, from 2018–2022, I closed over $50M in enterprise tech sales, leading AI-enabled transformation deals with companies such as Delta, Chipotle, and UnitedHealthcare.

I entered the 7-figure annual earnings club in 2019 and averaged $1M+ for 3 consecutive years before stepping away from corporate sales at age 42.

That type of success wasn't always the case.

Like many competitive, high performers, I bought into hustle culture earlier in my career. The constant pressure eventually led to severe burnout, including a hospital visit in my early 30s, from overworking. Despite my increased efforts, my earnings stalled around ~$200K per year.

Everything changed when I adopted a Human First, Seller Second philosophy. I combined systems thinking and intentional performance design.

Instead of pushing harder, I redesigned my approach. The result wasn’t just higher income. It was sustainability—and more importantly, authentic autonomy.

The outcomes:

→ High performance while averaging ~7 hours of sleep
→ $27.3M+ in ARR generated with a 78% close rate
→ $3.8M+ in personal income in under 4 years
→ Corporate retirement 10 years ahead of plan

Today, through The Purposeful Performer, I write, advise, and work with enterprise and strategic revenue generators who want to turn tech sales into a noble craft and a funding vehicle for long-term autonomy.

If you’re ready to think differently about performance, leverage, and freedom, explore what I’m building below. 

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