Joel Wright

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SaaS sales leader driving teams to hit and exceed quota | Growing SaaS revenue 15X | 1 Acquisition/Exit @ BMO Capital Markets
Austin, TX, US
Joel Wright's Location
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
About Joel Wright

I build and lead sales teams driving revenue and exceeding quota year over year. At my core, I am a people-first sales leader with a deep focus on performance data, shaping teams into operational excellence. In my view, leaders are coaches who push reps to do their best work. Then they push a little more to full potential:) Fast Facts:> Grew Promoter topline revenue 15X.> One acquisition via Medallia.> Cut new hire ramp time 50% via framework enablement.> Built a team 0-23 in three months, with the first internal team promotion one month later.> Former direct reports still call me to celebrate success and get career advice (this is my favorite fact).You get a leader with 12+ years of experience driving predictable SaaS revenue while developing the careers of salespeople.Drop me a message on Linkedin. Happy to connect with you.

Joel Wright's Current Company Details
BMO Capital Markets

Bmo Capital Markets

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SaaS sales leader driving teams to hit and exceed quota | Growing SaaS revenue 15X | 1 Acquisition/Exit
Austin, TX, US
Website:
bmocm.com
Employees:
5256
Joel Wright Work Experience Details
  • Bmo Capital Markets
    Bmo Capital Markets
    Austin, Tx, Us
  • Bmo Capital Markets
    Director Of Growth And Strategy Bmo-Radicle
    Bmo Capital Markets Dec 2022 - Present
    Toronto, On, Ca
    Radicle was acquired by BMO
  • Radicle
    Sr. Director Global Markets And Revenue
    Radicle May 2022 - Dec 2022
    Acquired by BMO
  • Medallia
    Director Of Smb Global
    Medallia Mar 2021 - Feb 2022
    Pleasanton, California, Us
  • Medallia
    Regional Director Of Sales
    Medallia Jul 2019 - Mar 2021
    Pleasanton, California, Us
    SMB & Mid-MarketNote: Medallia acquired Promoter, July 2019
  • Promoter.Io
    Head Of Sales
    Promoter.Io Apr 2016 - Jul 2019
    > Successful exit to Medallia (NYSE: MDLA/Now Private) July 2019. See^>Developed sales playbook growing revenue 15X>Collaborated with Engineering & Product teams decreasing time to value to 30 seconds.
  • Intesolv
    Sr. Account Manager
    Intesolv Jan 2015 - Apr 2016
    Austin, Tx, Us
    Sales strategy for e-Learning products. InteSolv is an Austin-based tech company developing web based (SaaS) e-Learning applications for F100 tech companies.BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:<> Developed Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) across multiple verticals. <> Developed Go-To-Market strategy for new LMS product.<> Created ROI based approach leading to $700K Pipeline in 4 months.<> Coached sales team on cold outreach strategies and tactics.<> Developing product and pricing strategy optimizing market share growth in e-learning.Created revenue sharing deal structure for direct selling organizations optimizing topline revenue growth. <> Created automated outreach strategy across multiple channel partner inbound sources improving open rates 30% on average. <> Transitioning marketing strategy from content focus to demand generation focus achieving 22% increase in inbound leads.
  • Riskpulse
    Director Of Sales | Enterprise Sales | B2B | Services | Complex Sales | Inside Sales | Gov.
    Riskpulse Feb 2013 - Jan 2015
    Riskpulse (formerly Stormpulse) - Austin-based tech startup developing web-based risk management applications for logistic companies. Sold multiple stakeholders in complex sales at VP and Director level (F1000) across Energy, Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing and Logistics. Negotiated terms and conditions of contracts.Developed white papers / presented at industry conferences.A direct report of sales KPI weekly to CEO.Exceeded monthly quota regularly.**Accomplishments**<> Improved sales process by mapping the customer buying process and implementing a solution selling process.<> Created a meteorology service in one afternoon creating cross-selling opportunities when hurricane Iselle threatened Hawaii’s fuel reserve for electricity production.<> Resolved outbound lead generation by training an external lead generation company on value propositions doubling appointments.<> Negotiated directly with senior corporate buyers to close deals over multi-year contracts.<> Achieved an increase of 30% in Annual Contract Value (ACV) by using solution selling techniques.<> Achieved 30% increase in Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR).<> Created communications process between sales and engineering to improve capturing client feedback.<> Coached Customer Success Team on delivering product demos with value propositions and Coordinated with the team on customer support issues.<> Created dashboards and executive level reports from Salesforce CRM.<> Resolved low feature engagement by building strategic relationships with partner organizations.<> Created and managed a webinar team to launch weekly webinars to support lead generation efforts.<> Optimized inbound lead collection and assignment by creating necessary processes to score leads.<> Coached team members shifting into client facing roles.
  • Instantatlas Inc. / Geowise Ltd.
    Business Development Director, N.A. | Services | Gov. Sales | B2B | Account Management | Enterprise
    Instantatlas Inc. / Geowise Ltd. Mar 2011 - Feb 2013
    InstantAtlas Inc. is the North American operating arm of Geowise Ltd., a U.K Based technology company developing web-based dashboards for public health. I was the first employee of the US division, and my role expanded the US market for GeoWise Ltd. / InstantAtlas. <> Created Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) and mapped funding links between state / federal agencies and grant organizations.<> Reduced lead response time from 24 hours to minutes for US leads. <> Positioned InstantAtlas as a revenue generating solution. One client integrated InstantAtlas as a crucial up-sell to higher value products. <> Early stage media startup needed to drive revenue for their media sites. Advised them on how to use data to drive journalism and create revenue with our product. <> We extended our lead generation reach by including InstantAtlas training into a curriculum for state-level epidemiologists. <> Sales Cycle had grown past six months for a $10K software product on procurement issues. Used GSA listing to make it faster for prospects to buy and also 3X revenue.<> A 30% increase in cancelations for InstantAtlas Desktop software started. To counter the cancelations and build a leads pipeline, we developed a webcast series for epidemiologists using InstantAtlas.At GeoWise, I covered UK, US-non-health, and Australian territories. <>Worked through UK austerity measures building key relationships with C-suite executives. The relationships lead to strategic relationships creating more opportunities in local government. <> Handpicked demo teams to travel onsite for client demonstrations based on matching skills and presentation habits.<> Created strategy articulating ROI and respective value, which achieved a 10% increase in renewals.
  • Edinburgh International Science Festival
    Salesperson (Contract) | Gov | Services | Education
    Edinburgh International Science Festival Oct 2010 - Mar 2011
    Overview:The Science Festival sold science based educational touring shows to all primary schools in Scotland. Sales lead was assigned to other duties, leaving a leadership gap. Filling the gap, we achieved our 3rd quarter target 1 month early. The team all got additional bonuses.We achieved this target early by training team members to articulate our vision of science in the classroom as a solution for their science resource gaps. Accounted for 50% of all team sales maintaining a sales to pay ratio of 8.03:1 GBP.Halfway through our sales campaign the numbers were below forecast. To create leads, written and visual adverts were designed for a marketing campaign targeting high revenue regions.
  • Edinburgh International Science Festival
    Salesperson (Contract) | Gov | Services | Education
    Edinburgh International Science Festival Oct 2009 - Feb 2010
    Edinburgh International Science Festival’s Generation Science provides science-based performances that tour Scotland’s Primary Schools in the winter and spring months. The programmes goal is to supplement difficult classroom topics with educational and fun performances developed from the Curriculum for Excellence.Specialties:B2B salesLead GenerationCold CallingWarm CallingGeographic PlanningEmail Advert Design

Joel Wright Education Details

  • University Of Edinburgh
    University Of Edinburgh
    Creative Writing
  • University Of Glasgow
    University Of Glasgow
    Philosophy
  • Pennsylvania College Of Technology
    Pennsylvania College Of Technology

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Joel Wright works for Bmo Capital Markets

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Joel Wright's current role is SaaS sales leader driving teams to hit and exceed quota | Growing SaaS revenue 15X | 1 Acquisition/Exit.

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Joel Wright attended University Of Edinburgh, University Of Glasgow, Pennsylvania College Of Technology.

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Joel Wright's colleagues are Gordon Phillips, Graydon Benson, Tomek, Mark, John Gilroy, Michael Rosen, Hejun Lahum, Igor Faynzilbert.

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