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Diego Montoya

Sales Leader/Leader of Leaders/Leader of Others
Aurora,CO

Summary

People-first sales leader with 15+ years building high-performing teams across real estate, mortgage, SaaS, and digital advertising. Known for developing salespeople and sales leaders through accountability systems, clear expectations, and operational excellence. Highly skilled in strengthening recruiting engines, elevating culture, coaching fundamentals, and scaling revenue through disciplined execution. Currently serving as a Fractional Sales & Recruiting Leader supporting Navigate Realty and Citywide Home Mortgage while exploring the right long-term senior leadership role where team development and performance culture are central to success.
Elevate the person. Accelerate the results.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner and Principle Consultant

Elevate Sales Consulting LLC
Denver, CO
06.2025 - Current

Partner with real estate and mortgage organizations to strengthen sales leadership, recruiting operations, and performance culture. Focus on coaching leaders, tightening accountability, improving sales processes, and aligning teams around consistent execution. Consulting emphasizes culture, fundamentals, and scalable systems that support long-term team and revenue growth.

  • Support leadership teams at Navigate Realty and Citywide Home Mortgage in optimizing recruiting, onboarding, and agent/LO performance.
  • Lead operational improvements and communication loops to increase consistency in execution and production.
  • Coach leaders on team development, sales management, and performance expectations.

Director of Sales (Consultant)

Navigate Realty
Westminster, CO
11.2025 - Current

Support leadership in driving agent production through coaching, sharpening fundamentals, and implementing systems that create consistent performance.

  • Partner with the executive team to strengthen recruiting processes, onboarding, and team development.
  • Enhance operational consistency through improved communication, structured expectations, and clear performance rhythms.
  • Elevate culture by introducing frameworks that help agents build sustainable habits, accountability, and production momentum.

Head of Recruiting (Consultant)

Citywide Home Mortgage
Denver, CO
11.2025 - Current

Partner with executive leadership to strengthen loan officer recruiting, onboarding, and performance systems.

  • Build and optimize recruiting engines designed to scale LO hiring across production tiers.
  • Improve accountability processes and fundamentals to strengthen production consistency across the branch.
  • Enhance communication rhythms, cultural alignment, and operations to support long-term organizational growth.

Senior Regional Sales Manager

Zillow Group
Remote/Denver
02.2014 - 03.2025

Promoted through multiple roles over 11+ years: Account Executive → Business Consultant → Senior Business Consultant → Team Lead → Regional Sales Manager → Senior Sales Manager.

Led multi-region sales teams responsible for revenue growth, retention strategy, and customer success.

Led teams of 20+ direct and indirect reports across the Southeast region, improving agent production and strengthening forecasting accuracy.

Coached managers and high-performing salespeople to exceed quota and execute against clearly defined performance expectations.

Partnered cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Operations to enhance client experience, adoption, and long-term retention.

Improved retention, tightened accountability systems, and delivered high-impact cultural and onboarding improvements across multiple markets.

Owner/Operator

All Star Processing
Aurora, CO
01.2007 - 01.2011

Built and scaled a national mortgage processing operation focused on accuracy, compliance integrity, and multi-state account management.

Account Executive/Loan Officer

Pinnacle Financial/Abacus Mortgage
Denver, CO
01.2002 - 01.2007

Originated and managed a high-volume residential mortgage pipeline, consistently producing $5M+/mo in closed loans across nine states.

Skills

  • Sales Leadership
  • Strategic Sales Leadership
  • People Development
  • Performance Management
  • GTM Strategy
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Change Management

Leadership Philosophy

I lead from one simple belief: Elevate the person. Accelerate the results.


Great performance follows strong fundamentals, clear expectations, consistent accountability, and a culture where people feel supported, coached, and developed. My role as a leader is to remove friction, sharpen systems, and help people win.

Timeline

Director of Sales (Consultant)

Navigate Realty
11.2025 - Current

Head of Recruiting (Consultant)

Citywide Home Mortgage
11.2025 - Current

Owner and Principle Consultant

Elevate Sales Consulting LLC
06.2025 - Current

Senior Regional Sales Manager

Zillow Group
02.2014 - 03.2025

Owner/Operator

All Star Processing
01.2007 - 01.2011

Account Executive/Loan Officer

Pinnacle Financial/Abacus Mortgage
01.2002 - 01.2007
Diego MontoyaSales Leader/Leader of Leaders/Leader of Others