Professional Summary
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Grant Nelson

Blanchard
Denver,CO
1
Certification
5
years of professional experience

Enterprise solution sales professional with experience managing increasing quotas from $400K to $1.6M across national accounts. Dedicated new business hunter, driving self-sourced pipeline and closing complex, multi-stakeholder platform deals. Proven ability to lead executive and technical buyers through discovery, live demonstrations, and implementation aligned to measurable business outcomes.

Work History

Sales Director, Enterprise New Business

8 Months
Blanchard | 01.2026 - Current
  • Dedicated new business hunter owning full-cycle net-new enterprise acquisition.
  • Achieved 100% of Q1 quota within first two months; independently generated ~40% of pipeline through outbound prospecting.
  • Lead complex sales cycles (8+ stakeholders) across executive and technical buyers (CIO, CTO, CEO, CHRO, VP's).
  • Sell subscription-based platform solutions through live demos and proof-of-concept engagements.
  • Navigate competitive evaluations, multi-layer procurement, and value-based negotiation to close five/six-figure agreements.
  • Maintain disciplined forecasting within ±10% accuracy using Salesforce.

Director of Client Solutions

3 Years 11 Months
Blanchard | 01.2022 - 12.2025
  • Managed enterprise quotas scaling from $400K to $1.6M; achieved 90%, 104%, and 85% attainment as targets increased.
  • Closed $1.25M in FY24 and drove $800K YoY portfolio growth.
  • Led 3+ month complex sales cycles involving 8+ executive and technical stakeholders (CIO, CTO, CEO, CHRO).
  • Sold subscription-based platform solutions ranging from $20K to $600K+.
  • Ran live demonstrations and proof-of-concept engagements to secure buy-in and reduce buying risk.
  • Maintained disciplined forecasting within ±10% accuracy using Salesforce and NetSuite.

Senior SMB/Enterprise Sales Development Representative

7 Months
Agility PR Solutions | 06.2021 - 01.2022
  • Averaged 150% of monthly meeting quota through hypothesis-driven outbound prospecting.
  • Influenced $200K+ in closed-won revenue.
  • Achieved 100% of outreach KPIs.

Skills

New Logo Acquisition & Pipeline Development
Complex Multi-Stakeholder Sales (Executive & Technical Buyers)
Subscription & Platform Solution Selling
Executive Discovery & Business Impact
Competitive Deal Navigation & Negotiation
Command of the Message
MEDDPICC
SPICED methodologies

Certification

30 Minutes to President's Club:

  • Discovery, Cold Call, Cold Email courses

Timeline

Sales Director, Enterprise New Business

Blanchard
01.2026 - CurrentRead More

Director of Client Solutions

Blanchard
01.2022 - 12.2025Read More

Senior SMB/Enterprise Sales Development Representative

Agility PR Solutions
06.2021 - 01.2022Read More

Education

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

University of Colorado Boulder, Leeds School of Business

Grant Nelson