Brett Keirstead

About Brett

An accomplished B2B SaaS sales leader, Brett expertly leads client retention, engagement, and growth initiatives, and works with C-level executives to scope and secure complex, profitable projects. With a proven track record of building and scaling professional go-to-market revenue growth functions in growth-oriented companies, he helps private equity and venture capital investors build out go-to-market strategies for their portfolio companies. A trained sales technician with a detailed understanding of sales compensation and operations, he brings a passion for mentoring and developing new sales leaders and promoting Women in Sales Excellence.

How Brett has Helped Businesses Grow

• Drove a 100% increase in new-sell revenue within the first year as GVL’s first CRO developing and executing a comprehensive go-to-market strategy.
• Achieved 60% year-over-year ACV growth along with a 50% increase in partner and add-on services overseeing the sales and marketing function at Avionte.
• Achieved 250% revenue growth in 4 years with 300% growth in recurring SaaS revenue and 95% retention of top clients at Knowledge Marketing. Increased average annual contract size by 90% and per man-month sales production by 80%.
• Increased ASP from $34,000 to $125,000 selling to Fortune 100 HR organizations at Jobs2Web. Led 800% growth with new business contributions that powered 3 years on the Inc 500. Enabled a successful PE company sale.
• Increased average order size and improved rep per man-month productivity while scaling the business leading expansion of Sense's Mid-Market Staffing Division.
• Won national awards for sales and sales leadership at Ceridian.
• Actively serves the community with his Salespeople are People Too podcast, and book: We Are All Sales, People: 5 Steps to Fulfilling Relationships and Improved Communication at Home, School, and Work.

Client Resources

• The CEO Mindset: Resolving Sales Performance Challenges
• Four Ways that Fractional Leadership is Transforming a Resource-Starved World

Executive Experience

• VP Sales, Sense
• Interim Chief Revenue Officer, LandrumHR
• Chief Revenue Officer, GVL (GlobalVetLink)
• Vice President, Client Acquisition, Avionte
• SVP Sales and Operations, Knowledge Marketing
• Vice President Sales, Jobs2Web/Successfactors
• Vice President, Ceridian

Education

• BS, Accounting & Finance, Clemson University

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