If you’re a sales professional, then you know one hard truth about sales that needs to be talked about.
The better your sales leader, the better your job.
Great sales leaders push you and encourage you. They make you better. They coach you up, keep your emotions in check,
and help you close more deals than you originally thought possible for your company.
The best sales leaders on the planet create armies of loyalists who will follow them to whatever job they go to next.
They crush quotas at any job they take.
They instill the right people, processes, and platforms in place and get the maximum value out of those assets.
And today at Sales Collective, we’re introducing the very best.
Meet the top 120 sales leaders you should know in 2024.
The Top 120 Sales Leaders
The below list is organized alphabetically by last name. We’re also linking to each sales leader’s LinkedIn profile so
you can go follow and connect with them as you see fit.
Without further ado, let’s get to the list.
Will Aitken
CEO at Trust Me I’m a Salesperson
The CEO of Trust Me I’m a Salesperson has been putting out entertaining and insightful sales coaching content for years, dating back to his stints with Vidyard, Sales Feed, and Lavender.
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Will Allred
Cofounder & COO
Lavender is doing more to teach sales pros how to write effective sales emails than any company in history, and CEO Will Allred is leading the revolution.
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Max Altschuler
GFounder at GTMFund
It’s hard to overstate Max’s impact on the sales world over the past decade. His Sales Hacker growth story was the home base for the new digital-powered sales world that so many now live in. At Outreach, he continued that legacy. And now as the Founder of GTMFund, Max is investing in the next great wave of sales and marketing companies. A true legend of the sales game.
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Elizabeth Andrew
Co-Founder and CEO at SalesCompete
Elizabeth went from being a sales leader at some of the world’s best high-growth tech companies (Dropbox, Skillsoft, Netomi) to building her own tech company to service sales leaders – SalesCompete. Check out her insights on the SalesCompete blog and follow her on LinkedIn.
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Jaclyn Balben
SVP Operations at Bamboo Health
Sales ops leaders are critical to the health of any sales organization and Jaclyn is one of the most trusted ones in the massive field of healthcare sales.
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Ralph Barsi
VP of Sales at Kahua
Ralph Barsi has been coaching reps how to sell since you were using Nokia brick cell phones to make follow up calls. Love him and respect him.
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Lee Bartlett
Managing Partner at Bartlett, Schenk, and Company
The Number One Best Seller author has the unique brand of hard-won wisdom that only comes from being a former top sales performer himself.
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Belal Batrawy
Founder at Learntosell.io
Belal is one of the most entertaining, practical maestros of sales coaching and training on the planet. Follow his lead.
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Matt Bauman
VP Commercial Sales at ClickUp
Matt Bauman has presided over the rise of 3 consecutive high-growth tech juggernauts, the former BYU football team captain cut his teeth at Pinterest before joining juggernaut Snowflake and spending the last 4 years launching ClickUp into the stratosphere.
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Sarah Bennett
VP Sales at Birdeye
In her 10th year at Birdeye, Sarah led the company to the $100M ARR mark in 2023, capping an incredible run for this grizzled sales legend.
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Tonni Bennett
VP of Sales at Daily
A pillar of the Atlanta sales and technology community, Tonni has held down quota-carrying roles and also spearheaded teams at Pardot, SalesLoft, Terminus, Twilio, and now Daily – a veritable trophy room of sales dominance.
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Anis Bennaceur
Co-Founder and CEO at Attention
The Attention Co-Founder and CEO is helping sales reps offload the work they hate such as updating the CRM, etc (who can hate that?) while championing the next generation of AI-powered sales helped by generative AI. Follow Anis for a peek at what’s ahead in the new frontier of sales.
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Christian Borrelli
SVP Revenue at Jetty
Fresh off a 5 year run at CaptivateIQ, the newest team member of Jetty is one of Boston’s most accomplished sales leaders.
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Christina Brady
CEO & Founder – Stealth Startup
Talented, experienced, and prolific, Christina combines over 10 years of sales leadership positions at B2B tech companies with an outgoing personality and touch of creativity that has helped her launch the Taking the Lead podcast, and serve in leadership roles for both Sales Assembly and Women in Sales.
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Josh Braun
Founder at Braun Training
Had one of the greatest runs at a tech company in the 2010s, taking Jellyvision to dizzying heights before becoming one of the most well-known and respected sales trainers on the planet.
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Beau Brooks
VP Worldwide Sales at Teamwork
A force to be reckoned with in the Denver sales community, seasoned and adept at both leading sales and customer experience teams.
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Steve Bryerton
SVP of Sales at ZoomInfo
Steven Bryerton’s epic 13 year run at DiscoverOrg/ZoomInfo is the stuff of legend. The former Miami Hurricane spent 8 years rising the ranks to lead DiscoverOrg’s sales organization, before taking over the same role at acquirer ZoomInfo. A daunting resume.
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Deb Calvert
CEO at People First Productivity Solutions
Beloved sales trainer and coach who bridges the gap between tactical sales coaching and professional development.
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Amyra de Carion
Sr. Vice-President of Global Sales at Accurate
With decades of sales leadership experience under her belt, Amyra is a fixture in the Dallas sales community. Follow her to learn more.
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Cameron Christoffers
VP Sales Development at Salesforce
In 8 years with the world’s leading CRM company, Cameron has ascended the ranks to lead all sales development efforts for SFDC.
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Brandon Cohen
US Head of Sales at SuperMetrics
Leading sales for one of the most exciting tech startups in the world is one great way to make this list. Follow Brandon and see where he takes SuperMetrics.
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Kyle Coleman
CMO at Copy.ai
The recently-departed CMO at Clari had one of the most epic 5 year runs at any company in tech. In his next role he is leading marketing for Copy.AI a leading AI copywriting solution. We’re excited to see what he will do for them.
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Jessica Condupa
Leader SMB Sales at G2
Growing into a leadership role at G2, Jessica is a rising star in the sales leadership world and a must-follow.
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Seth Dallaire
EVP and Chief Revenue Officer at Walmart
The CRO for Walmart has decades of high-level sales leadership experience at the world’s biggest companies, including Instacart, Amazon, and Yahoo!
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Matthew Davitian
Sr. Director of Inside Sales at FreightRight
Freight sales is a grueling grind, which is why it’s important to recognize studs like Davitian, who is helping the rising stars of the industry.
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Sean Day
Sr. Director Revenue Operations at SourceDay
Another RevOps hero who deserves credit for helping leaders crush their goals at multiple companies.
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Jesse DeMund
Chief Revenue Officer at Signix
A Nashville-area sales leader with tremendous passion for coaching and mentoring young sales pros.
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Joseph DeSilva
President, Global Sales at ADP
The Global Sales leader for America’s #1 HCM software is a force to be reckoned with in the midst of an amazing 20 year sales career at ADP.
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Sunny Dhillon
VP Sales and Business Development at Flexport
Leading sales and business development for one of the world’s most exciting companies is no small challenge, but Sunny is all over it. After cutting her teeth in the notoriously tough PepsiCo sales world, Sunny joined Flexport in 2019 and has rapidly risen to the top of senior leadership.
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Gaetano DiNardi
Growth Advisor at Cognism
A fiercely intelligent and creative veteran of Sales Hacker and Nextiva, Gaetano is an expert in all things B2B sales and marketing. His consulting services for high-growth businesses are some of the most sought after in the world today.
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Jeremey Donovan
EVP, Revenue Operations and Strategy, Insight Partners
Donovan has to be a true revenue ops jack of all trades in his role at Insight Partners, where he consistently helps the VC firm’s portfolio companies build and scale their go-to-market motions with systems and technology. Preceding this role were epic sales enablement stints with SalesLoft (an Inception-style role, one could say) and CB Insights.
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Kevin Dorsey
SVP of Sales and Partnerships at Bench Accounting
A fan favorite of the sales leadership world, the veteran of PatientPop, Service Titan, and SnackNation has built a massive online following via his simple, straightforward sales wisdom.
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Dale Dupree
CEO at The Sales Rebellion
Listening to Dale Dupree feels like witnessing a Federalist Paper against sales malpractice. Dupree is one of the most creative, gifted thinkers in the sales world. Follow him in the Sales Rebellion for some unorthodox insights.
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Ashleigh Early
Sales and Growth Advisor at Worklyfe
A veteran of MatterMark and Okta, Ashleigh is brimming with fun, whip-smart takes on the sales profession and the interchange between sales and marketing.
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Mark Ebert
SVP Sales at 6Sense
Nearly 7 years into an amazing sales leadership run at 6Sense, where he has presided over the growth of one of the hottest tech startups in martech.
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Parker Eide
Sr. Manager Sales Development at Talkdesk
The fearless SDR leader at respected SaaS stalwart Talkdesk, Parker has over 7 years of experience leading and coaching sales development teams.
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Nick Feeney
VP Revenue at Loom
The Oregon Duck has mounted a heralded career across a variety of elite sales organizations, included Brightfunnel (acquired by Terminus), MURAL, and now Loom. Passionate, professional, and positive – Feeney is a great sales leader to know in 2024.
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Emma Ferrara
Chief Business Development Officer at Viral Nation
The Head of Business Development for one of the world’s leading marketing agencies is a tour de force. Fearless and experienced, Emma is poised to continue leading Viral Nation to Corinthian heights in 2024.
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Leandra Fishman
CRO at Apollo
The CRO of Apollo has had a flawless sales leadership run over the last decade, including successful stints at Twilio, Intercom, and Jive Software.
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Tiffany Garry
Sr. Director of Sales at Paro.ai
Tiffany is a rising star in the sales world, fresh off epic runs with Jellyvision and Upwork. The Scottsdale fresh face is worth following in her new role with Paro.ai.
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Justin Geller
VP of Corporate Sales at Gong
Running sales at the most respected sales technology company on the planet earns you a spot on this list. Follow Justin for great insights on conversational intelligence.
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Laura Guerra
VP of Growth at Pavilion
“LG” as she is called is one of the biggest names in revenue growth right now, thanks to her high profile role with Pavilion. Laura is helping reshape Pavilion membership continue to soar while serving as an advocate for the modern revenue professional.
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Cynthia Handal
Head of Global Sales & Evangelism at Simera
Cynthia has built a strong social following over the past few years with her unfiltered insights on a day in the life as a global sales leader for renowned talent marketplace Simera.
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Blake Harber
Full-Time Fractional VP Sales at Blake Harber Consulting
The pride of Salt Lake City, Blake Harber is a veteran SaaS startup sales leader with a massive following on LinkedIn. Follow Blake in 2024 if you’re in the SaaS sales field and catch some of his hard-earned wisdom.
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Katie Harkins
VP of Sales at UserTesting
In 5+ years with UserTesting, Katie has helped the company hit insane growth targets year after year. The high-performing sales leader had previously crushed it for Yelp, making her a two-time legend in the sales world.
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Travis Henry
Sales Strategy, Ops, and Enablement at Snowflake
The Head of Sales Strategy, Ops, and Enablement for the ultimate tech unicorn is the wingman to one of the hottest sales teams on earth right now. Follow Travis for insights on how to dominate sales ops in 2024.
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Dave Howe
VP of Sales at Osso VR
Some sales leaders have all the fun. Dave has spent the last 5 years selling VR software to help surgeons and medical staff prepare for surgery. The Austin-based sales leader is a worthy one to follow in 2024.
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Jeff Ignacio
Head of GTM Operations and Growth at Regrow Ag
A LinkedIn Top Voice for Sales Operations, Jeff is chock full of powerful insights about the best practices for building systems, processes, and platforms to scale your sales force in 2024.
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Morgan Ingram
Founder at AMP
An overnight sensation in the sales world due to his ahead-of-its-time SDR Chronicles podcast and forward-thinking sales practices, the Terminus and JBarrows Training veteran is still making the world safe for sales innovation in 2024.
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Sam Jacobs
CEO at Pavilion
The Pavilion CEO has single-handedly reshaped the sales leadership community into a unified, organized collective by establishing the powerful world of Pavilion, a membership group for the world’s best sales and revenue leadership minds to share insights and best practices.
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Adam Jay
CEO Revenue Reimagined
The LinkedIn Top Startups Voice has held a VP Sales / CRO role 7 times already in his storied career. Jay has seen it all and has a knack for sharing those insights on LinkedIn and elsewhere.
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Scott Johnson
Head of Revenue Operations at Ubiquitous
An emerging star in the sales ops world who is quietly leading a star-making turn at influencer marketing agency, Ubiquitous, fresh off a great run with Close. Look for Scott’s clout to continue to rise in the new year.
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Andrew Johnston
Head of Sales at Superhuman
Currently leading the sales ship at Superhuman, one of the most interesting tech companies in the world right now. Johnston has a stellar background at companies such as Twilio, Sendgrid, and StackCommerce.
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Miles Kane
VP Sales at Tenderly
A veritable sales wizard who has hit home run after home run, first at Smart Bear, then AltoCloud, then Drift, and now blockchain startup Tenderly. Miles. Doesn’t. Miss.
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Peter Kazanjy
Co-Founder at Atrium
A legend in the B2B sales game for a minute and former founder of the Technology Sales Pros email group, Peter has forgotten more about modern sales leadership than most people know. An important person to follow in 2024.
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Scott Keane
VP Global Sales Development at Databricks
The VP Global Sales Development at sensation Databricks has worked at every major tech giant over the last decade, including Salesforce and Google. Follow Scott to see what veteran tech sales wisdom looks like.
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Ian Koniak
CEO at Untap Your Potential
Ian is an amazing story, having led a storied 20 year career as a top sales performer at places like Salesforce (where he was the #1 overall AE in 2017). Now a full-time sales coach, Ian is truly someone who has “walked the walk” and can help you take your sales career to dizzying new heights.
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Mark Kosoglow
Chief Revenue Officer at Catalyst
Mark’s legendary run with Outreach, where he went from 1st sales hire (on a commission-only basis, no less) to VP Sales for the company once it attained full-growth unicorn mode, still boggles the mind. Now the CRO at Catalyst, Kosoglow is continuing to share his GTM insights and experiences with the fresh, bold, honest perspective he always has.
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Aaron Leeder
VP Partnerships and Alliances at Pavilion
Pavilion’s VP Partnerships and Alliances knows more badass sales leaders than just about anyone else out there. Follow Aaron and join Pavilion to meet like-minded sales leaders.
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Scott Leese
CEO at Scott Leese Consulting
Surf’s up. When he’s not hanging ten, Scott is coaching the next generation of sales leaders on how to crush their quotas.
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Jason Lemkin
CEO at SaaStr
The effervescent SaaS founder and sales guru has been publishing brilliant insights on all things SaaS and startup sales to the internet before just about anyone else on this list. Lemkin has a way of distilling years of experience into a pithy 50 word bolt of wisdom. Follow him (regardless of industry) and grow as fast as one of his portfolio companies.
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Taft Love
Commercial Strategy and Operations Leader at Dropbox
Taft has had a tremendous career so far with prestigious runs at PandaDoc, SmartRecruiters, and DocSend. At Dropbox, he has gone from managing the DocSend GTM operations to taking over all DocSend, HelloSign, and Dropbox strategic vendor sales. Taft also frequently publishes great insights on GTM strategy and all things sales operations.
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Sahil Mansuri
CEO at Bravado
Over 400,000 sales professionals use Sahil’s Bravado platform to get discovered for on-demand sales needs. Follow Sahil for hilarious memes and insights.
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Erroin Martin
VP Sales at Dusty Robotics
Erroin is making the world safe for our robot overlords by helping sell them to the general public. Kidding aside, he is one of the more remarkable sales leaders in robotics and AI, having led sales for Conversica, Wire, and other bleeding edge companies before joining Dusty.
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Darren McKee
VP of Sales at Skye
The VP Sales for Skye, aka Match.com for coaches and mentees, is one of the bright young stars in the sales leadership world. Connect with Darren check out Skye.
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Samantha McKenna
Founder at @SamSales
Sam’s tenures at On24 and LinkedIn are the stuff of legend, and she remains one of the most popular sales coaches around with her SamSales consulting firm.
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Trey McCall
VP Growth Sales at Ping Identity
Trey is making the world safe to do business without getting your identity stolen, so give this Austin-based sales leader a follow to learn from this ex-Avaya, ex-MobileIron quota crushing leader.
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Caroline McCloskey
Revenue Operations at Rippling
Rippling is one of the hottest startups in the world and CEO Parker Conrad has a reputation for hiring world-class revenue leaders. Caroline is no exception.
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Molly McKinstry
VP Sales at Udemy
Leading sales for for the company that can upskill you in anything is no small feat, and Molly is someone you should definitely know (if you don’t already) in 2024!
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Mark McWatters
VP of Sales at Ambition
All class. All grit. Mark McWatters is the cornerstone of Ambition, one of the most popular sales gamification platforms on the planet. Connect with Mark and experience his southern flavor of sales leadership and hospitality.
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Alyssa Merwin Henderson
VP Global Sales Solutions at LinkedIn
The job of overseeing the sales of LinkedIn Sales Navigator to the masses is not for the faint of heart. Alyssa is up to the challenge though, with over 19 years of selling experience and over 13 years of experience at LinkedIn – quite a run!
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Caroline Miller
VP Sales at Popl
Popl’s rapid acceleration in the digital business card space has been aided in no small part by Caroline, herself a rising young star fresh out of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Ayub Mohammed
SVP Global Sales and Customer Success at Bitly
Ayub was a fixture in the UCaaS sales space for many years, leading teams at RingCentral and Nextiva before switching over to Bitly in 2023. Follow Ayub for stellar sales leadership insights in 2024.
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Tom Murdock
VP Global Sales at SurveyMonkey
It’s not up for debate – Tom belongs on this list thanks to an incredible series of tours of duties at Boston’s finest tech companies, including Fuze and Hubspot.
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James Murphy
Sr. Vice-President of Sales at Nextiva
One of the legends who built Nextiva into the behemoth that it is returned to his old post in 2023 to resume sales leadership. You don’t want to miss what James and Nextiva do next.
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Sam Nelson
Founder at SDRLeader.com
The blue hair is as distinguishing as the results. Sam was the quota-crushing sales development leader for Outreach during its glory days of growth. Now a lone wolf, Sam is offering his consulting for SDR teams around the world via SDRLeader.com.
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Julia Nimchinski
Co-Founder and CEO at Hard Skill Exchange
The HYPCCCYCL founder is a master community builder for growth-minded revenue leaders, having scaled the latter to over 15,000 members before launching Hard Skill Exchange.
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Brian O’Reilly
VP Sales, CS and Ops at Melio
Payments solution Melio is lucky to have Brian O’Reilly, a seasoned veteran of the high-growth sales world and master at unifying cross-functional teams across revenue generating organizations.
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Alex Olley
Co-Founder and CRO at ReachDesk
Making the world safe for personalization-at-scale (for real this time), Alex is always spinning fun yarns on LinkedIn showcasing the latest tips and tricks his company is using to reach more buyers in these noisy times. A worthwhile follow for those looking to stand out from the crowd.
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David Osborne
Chief Sales Officer at Insightly
The twelve year run at Qualtrics and current impressive 2.5 year stint at Insightly say it all. Osborne has helped scale the world’s best sales organizations. The pride of the Silicon Slopes is also the host of a video series aptly titled “Closing Time” (cue the Semisonic song) where he relates his top insights for GTM leaders.
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Andy Paul
Host at The Win Rate Podcast
The venerable Andy Paul has been teaching the world about the art of sales for decades via various podcasts and shows. Connect with him on LinkedIn to learn from one of the most trusted minds of the sales world.
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Kyle Petersen
VP Sales: PEO, Insurance, Talent Products at Rippling
You’d be hard-pressed to find a hotter sales leader right now than the Rippling VP who has been making it rain at places like Gusto, ADP, Catalyst Software and Dandy prior to joining the emerging unicorn.
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Ross Pomerantz
Founder at Corporate Bro
It’s borderline impossible to do Corporate Bro justice. The artist formerly known as Ross Pomerantz was once a humble sales bro just like so many others, hunting leads and stressing about quota. Now? He’s a force to be reckoned with – the sales world’s very own one man SNL.
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Pete Prowitt
Head of Revenue at Stytch
Pete has worked in sales for 3 SaaS unicorns and a fourth company that was acquired by Salesforce. His tenures with Box, Loom, and Intercom speak for themselves.
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Sanjana Reddy
Head of Sales Strategy, Operations & Enablement at AWS
Running all thing sales operations for the massive juggernaut that is AWS requires the type of guile and sales savvy that gets you on this list. Sanjana is also a veteran of Crowdstrike and Hewlett-Packard, where she had incredible runs in the same field. A person you must know if you work in sales ops.
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Devin Reed
Head of Content at Clari
Everyone knows Devin Reed. The witty, savvy former Gongster is now the Head of Content at Clari, where he’s continuing to educate the world on sales in his own unique way.
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Amir Reiter
CEO at Cloudtask
The OG sales guru is a force of personality and a tremendous wealth of knowledge on how to grow and scale your sales teams, not just in the U.S. but around the world.
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Jeffrey Rice
Sr. Vice President of New Business Sales at Insider Intelligence
The former Global Direct Head of Sales at Crunchbase is making big moves in his new role with Insider Intelligence. Follow Jeffrey for profound insights on how to make it in sales.
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Steve Richard
SVP Revenue Enablement at MediaFly
The former ExecVision and Vorsight founder is now leading all things revenue enablement at MediaFly. Steve has been delivering insanely valuable nuggets of wisdom to the sales world for years, so don’t miss out on following him.
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Michelle Richardson
VP Sales Performance Research at The Brooks Group
Michelle has been studying and empowering high-performing sales teams with the Brooks Group for the better part of a decade. Follow her for epic insights on how today’s top sales teams crush their goals.
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Jared Robin
CEO at RevGenius
The flowing locks of hair. The thoughtful, windy monologues. The obsession with community and improving the sales profession. It can only be one person we are talking about here. That’s the one and only Jared Robin, a must follow in 2024.
Tom Rowe
SVP of Sales at ChiliPiper
ChiliPiper has been on a tear the last few years in no small part because SVP Sales Tom Rowe has been at the helm heating up the pipeline for his teams. A GroupOn and SnackNation veteran, Rowe is a master at high-growth SaaS sales.
Rosalyn Santa Elena
Founder at The RevOps Collective
One of the true geniuses when it comes to revenue operations, Rosalyn has published a treasure trove of insights on the topic of RevOps via her podcast, consulting group, and community.
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Bryan Santee
SVP Sales & Commercial at PepsiCo
PepsiCo is where the big dogs roam in sales. Bryan Santee is the biggest of them all, running sales for Pepsi’s legendary sales organization, the equivalent of batting cleanup for the New York Yankees.
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Ben Schafer
Manager of Global Sales Operations at Udemy
Udemy is a beloved company in the course software space, and sales operations leader Ben Schafer has been making it a great place to sell for the last 4 years as the go-to-guy for all things sales ops.
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Peter Schirripa
VP Inside Sales at ZipRecruiter
The AA-ISP Phoenix Chapter President and tenured VP Sales at ZipRecruiter is an all-around class act who thrives at leading massive sales teams and presided over the sales organization that got Zip to an IPO.
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Matt Schweiger
Director of Sales Strategy and Operations at Okta
A long-term DocuSign veteran turned GTM ops leader at Okta, Scheigert is one of the top sales ops minds in the world today and a worthy addition to this list.
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Phillip Sciro
Vice-President of Sales Strategy and Transformation at Accenture
It takes massive sales acumen to be the VP of Sales Strategy and Transformation for one of the world’s foremost consulting firms. The Atlanta-based Sciro is a person to know in 2024.
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Rebekah Scudder
Head of Revenue Operations at Patch
When the previous 3 companies you served as Sales Ops consigliere at were Stripe, Twitter, and Airtable, you know you’re doing something right. Scudder is a sales ops wizard with a love of scaling high-growth teams.
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Jason Serota
Director, Sales Development at Deel
Epic runs at Adobe and Gainsight precede Serota’s current role leading the sale development teams at Deel. The Texas Longhorn is active in every sales community that matters, so be sure to get to know him!
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Brett Shirk
Chief Sales Officer at Crowdstrike
CrowdStrike’s top sales architect Brett Shirk is a no-brainer addition to this list, leading the iconic sales force for one of America’s most sizzling hot tech companies.
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Mike Simmons
Principal at Catalyst
Mike is an amazing person, coach, and framework aficionado who thrives at helping sales teams reverse-engineer paths to their goals.
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Colin Specter
VP Sales at Orum
No relation to the fictional Harvey Specter, but the very non-fictional Colin Specter might be the best closer this city has ever seen. His early career at Namely saw back-to-back years where he was in the top 1% of sellers at the company, before helping scale it as a Sales Director. Now at Orum, Specter oversees the team that’s selling software designed to make getting the buyer information reps need easier than ever.
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Andrea Spellman
VP Sales and Partnerships at Social Standards
The VP Sales for the consumer insights group Social Standards is a wealth of knowledge on all things consumer trends, social media, and sales and marketing. Follow the Santa Monica-based Spellman in 2024.
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Robynn Storey
CEO at Storeyline Resumes
Even sales leaders need to polish up their resumes sometimes, and Robynn Storey is a key person to know when it comes time to give your resume a slick upgrade. Contact Robynn to learn more about how to tell your story as a sales professional.
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Erik Swenson
VP, Flywheel Planning & Analytics at Hubspot
EYou know you’re a badass when you’re the head of RevOps at the ultimate RevOps company, HubSpot. Erik formed the original sales ops team at Hubspot and now leads a team of 30 responsible for all GTM ops at the iconic SaaS company.
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Florin Tatulea
Director of Sales at Barley
Florin is a master at building sales teams and using his voice on LinkedIn to spread the sales gospel. As one of the earliest hires at Loopio, he helped grow revenue 65X over 6 years with the company. The North’s finest sales mind at the moment.
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Allie Teague
Head of Revenue Operations at OpenAI
Running revenue operations at OpenAI ranks as perhaps the most interesting singular job on this list. We’re jealous of Allie and we highly recommend you follow her in 2024.
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Kristen Twining
SVP Sales at FireMon
The 3X Hewlett-Packard sales veteran and 2X FireMon sales leader is a passionate, proud voice in the sales world. Follow the Frisco, Texas based Twining for great sales insights in 2024.
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Patrick Trumpi
Chief Sales Officer at Unique
The CSO at Unique is the Swiss darling of sales, Trumpi once famously said that “learning is the most important activity that happens in the sales profession,” which are words that can only come from hard-won growth from early failures into one of the best B2B sales careers in Europe.
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Jason Vargas
Founder at RevShoppe
The veteran SaaS sales leader turned consulting firm founder is a beloved sales leader and a trusted voice in the world of sales, especially for high-growth companies looking to optimize their processes, messaging, and enablement.
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Stephanie Valenti
COO and Head of Revenue at Vitalyc Medispa
The former SmartBug Media CRO was just rightly named one of the Top 40 CROs to Watch, thanks to over 15 years of B2B sales and operations experience. Stephanie prides herself on integrating people, processes and platforms to maximize GTM motions.
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Amy Volas
CEO at Avenue Talent Partners
The foremost expert on sales hiring, Amy is an uncompromising, intense, thoughtful, and vocal leader in the recruiting world.
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Lauren Wadsworth
VP Inside Sales & Sales Development at Twilio
There are an astonishing amount of Twilio alumni on this list so it’s only appropriate we include current VP Inside Sales and Sales Development Lauren Wadsworth as a member of this list. Follow Ms. Wadsworth for tremendous insights on how Twilio does sales development.
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Casey Waggoner
VP Revenue Operations at iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia remains one of the kingpins in all of adtech and media because of people like Casey Waggoner, who has spent all but 11 months out of her 20 year career climbing the ranks at iHeart to ultimately lead all things GTM operations.
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Mike Watschke
VP Sales Enablement at Thomson-Reuters
Thomson-Reuters are still the top dogs in the textbook world, and Mike Watschke is helping keep them there. With a stellar background serving sales planning, enablement, and effectiveness roles at ServiceNow, Adobe and SAP, Mike is a seasoned veteran of multiple world-class sales organizations.
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Michael Watson
SVP and Chief Customer Officer at Waste Management
We love Waste Management – and not just because we hate trash and love the golf tournament. Michael Watson is part of the razor sharp executive team making WM a rising star in the business world. In his 5 years leading revenue generating teams, Michael has continued to win. Don’t expect 2024 to bt the year that changes.
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Mike Weinberg
Principal at The New Business Sales Coach
Weinberg is a powerhouse sales coach and trainer, whose masterful books New Sales, Simplified and Sales Management, Simplified are the types of works that make a career. Weinberg is a joy to learn from and always honest, fluff-free fountain of sales knowledge.
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David Weiss
Founder and CRO at Sales Collective
We’d be insane to leave our own fearless leader (and MEDPICC guru) David Weiss off this list. David is a passionate, articulate, and prolific sales thought leader who has literally seen it all when it comes to sales. Follow David (and Sales Collective) to get the sales insights you need.
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Lee Zucker
Vice-President of Global Sales and Partnerships at Drift
Last but not least, it takes a tremendous amount of clout to earn the title of VP Sales at Drift, one of the most respected SaaS companies in all the land. Zucker has earned his stripes with incredible runs at a number of high-growth startups that were either acquired or IPO’ed.
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Congratulations to the Top 120 Sales Leaders
Being a sales leader is hard enough.
Making the list of the top 120 in the world requires relentless effort, tenacity, resilience, hard work, coaching, and innovation over the course of one’s career.
It’s a rare achievement and we are proud of all 120 who made this list.
Connect with these sales leaders when you can so you too can learn from the best.
Who knows? Maybe you’ll make our Top 120 Sales Leaders List for 2025? 😉
Happy selling!
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