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Matt Peloso

Sales Leadership

Summary

Dynamic Sales Executive 16 years of Leadership experience providing high level of customer service while building teams and increasing revenues. Successful at leveraging sales technologies, software and CRM data to identify, analyze and act upon leads, opportunities and sales funnels. Personable communicator focused on exceeding client expectations.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

SVP - Head of Sales

Medallion
02.2024 - 05.2024
  • Lead a team of 35 in Sales and took ARR from $20M to $25.5M
  • Up-leveled Sales team and also recruited/hired VP of SE, SE's, and Head of Business Development
  • Improved and created many new pre and post-sales processes to ensure better NPS, Retention, Internal Cohesiveness, and Overall Moral in the organization
  • Implemented and enabled the teams on Meddpicc, Value-Messaging Framework, Champion building and other key enablement topics
  • Implemented new comp plans and other incentives to drive business outcomes
  • Optimized and reconfigured MM, Enterprise and Strategic teams to gain more efficiency and production


SVP - Head of Sales

Level AI
03.2023 - 02.2024
  • Lead a team of 22 in Sales and took ARR from $3M to $8.8M in 11 months
  • Implemented a Sales Playbook and methodology to enable the organization from an average deal size of $55k to over $250k
  • Utilized data-led approach to analyze leading and lagging indicators in order to drive 4x pipeline and improved deal stage conversion by 15%
  • Improved average number of deals sold per quarter from 1.5 to >15 with the same number of AE's(Q4 - 22 Logos for $2.2M)
  • Up-leveled the AE and SE team and hired Head of BDR, Head of Ops, VP of CS
  • Improved Rep Productivity by 73% - 8 out of 8 AE's closed deals in last 2 quarters
  • Led the Channel org and helped secure major partnership with Five9
  • Implemented and enabled the teams on Meddpicc, Value-Messaging Framework, Champion building and other key enablement topics
  • Optimized budgeting processes for greater transparency and control over financial resources, resulting in more informed decision-making
  • Restructured segments and teams for increased efficiency, optimizing resource allocation and improving communication between BU's
  • Influenced organizational change initiatives that resulted in significant improvements in workplace efficiency and employee satisfaction


Sales Leadership

BigPanda
06.2018 - 02.2023

Helped grow sales from $2.9M ARR to $55M ARR in the 4.5 years at BigPanda

VP of Sales

BigPanda
11.2018 - 02.2023
  • Led the entire global sales team and acted as interim CRO until April '22
  • Participated in E-Staff and BOD meetings to represent the Sales Org and also led Weekly Friday Sales Calls
  • Led SKO in FY'22
  • Managed through a major transitional period for BigPanda successfully with a 10% turnover rate
  • Grew sales by 74% in FY '21 and 58% in FY '22
  • Worked through orientation and transition of new CRO and new land and expand selling motion
  • Managed Mid-Size Enterprise, Enterprise, EMEA, Channel, and Business Generation teams until Q4 '22
  • Staffed to 41 AE's with 9 RVP's and 4 AVP's


Area Vice President UK and Eastern NA

BigPanda
07.2021 - 11.2021
  • Founded BigPanda's UK business entity while still running the Eastern US
  • Hired an AVP, SE and 3 Enterprise AE's
  • Helped established the London office, policies, business plan, and territories
  • Partnered with Services organization on support and services modeling/structure


Area Vice President

BigPanda
07.2018 - 11.2021
  • Helped grow customer base from 6 to 125 over the time as well
  • Staffed and managed an entirely new enterprise sales team in the eastern US
  • Hired 15 AE's and two RVP's
  • Promoted 2 AE's and two RVP's to AVP
  • Established performance goals and helped train and implement Command of the Message and Meddpicc sales methodology
  • Presidents Club FY'20 and FY'21

Regional Director

Medallia
07.2015 - 06.2018
  • Staffed a team of 5 Enterprise AE's in the NY Metro Market
  • Implemented efficiencies and productivity improvements with sales process and focused on Meddicc and Command of the Message methodology
  • President's Club 2015 and 2016

Various Sales Roles

EMC
08.2012 - 07.2015

District Manager

EMC
10.2014 - 07.2015
  • Staffed and optimized team performance with newly implemented sales process and territory management.
  • Led team to 110% of goal for FY'14
  • Coordinated with other district managers to actualize performance improvement strategies.


Mid-Market Account Manager

EMC
08.2012 - 10.2014
  • Generated over $7.2 million in sales during first fiscal year
  • Achieved President’s Club and 149% of goal in first year at EMC
  • Chosen as a Mentor for two EMC Account Managers

Various Leadership Roles in Sales and Operations

Cintas
06.2002 - 08.2012

General Manager

Cintas Document Management
05.2010 - 08.2012
  • Managed three separate Document Management Facilities throughout CT and NY
  • Locations managed grossed $8 million in sales and had 60 employees
  • Successfully integrated a $7 million acquisition in the NY market to Cintas
  • Defective Lost Business rate lowered to 3.2%


General Manager

Cintas Document Management
06.2008 - 05.2010
  • Managed territory throughout VA, MD, PA, DC, and DE
  • Location managed grossed $6.9 million in sales and had 61 employees
  • Managed Cintas’ 2nd largest DM location to first ever Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Reduced location turnover from 44% to 18%
  • Increased growth rate by 9% over previous fiscal years
  • Increased location profitability by 15% over previous fiscal years
  • Decreased locations AR% from 9.3% to 2.9%

General Manager

Cintas Document Management
06.2007 - 06.2008
  • Managed territory throughout NY, NJ, PA, and DE based out of two operations
  • Locations managed grossed $4.3 million in sales and had 43 employees
  • Managed both locations to their first ever Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Reduced location turnover from 28% to 16%
  • Increased growth rate by 11% over previous fiscal year
  • Increased location profitability by 6% over previous fiscal year
  • Decreased location’s AR score from 7.5% to 1.73

Service Manager

Cintas Corporation
05.2005 - 06.2007
  • Managed one of two FS Service teams, including 13 Sales Service Representatives
  • Management Trainee Mentor for 2 employees
  • Took the team from last to first ranked team at Philadelphia location out of 7 teams
  • Improved lost business percentage from 9% to 5%
  • Lowered turnover by 18.84%
  • Personally staffed 6 Sales Service Representatives
  • Became top Service Manager in region for September FY ‘07, October FY ’07
  • Service Team finished 3rd out of 16 teams in the NE Region in FY ‘07

Sales Representative

Cintas Corporation
06.2002 - 05.2005
  • Sold over $13,500 of weekly revenue on 60 month contracts
  • Top performer at location while in first year of sales
  • Ranked 22nd of 844 sales representatives nationwide FY ‘04
  • Ranked 2nd of 225 first year sales representatives FY ‘04
  • Achieved highest sales honor, Diamond Level FY ‘04
  • Ranked 43 of 922 sales representatives nationwide FY ‘05
  • Achieved President’s Club FY ‘05


Education

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism; Minor in Marketing

LaSalle University
Philadelphia, PA
09.1998 - 05.2002

Skills

Building and managing performance for a world-class Sales organization

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent customer relationship, problem solving and leadership skills

Six-Sigma Green Belt Certified

MEDDPICC/Command of the Message Trained and Trainer

Timeline

SVP - Head of Sales

Medallion
02.2024 - 05.2024

SVP - Head of Sales

Level AI
03.2023 - 02.2024

Area Vice President UK and Eastern NA

BigPanda
07.2021 - 11.2021

VP of Sales

BigPanda
11.2018 - 02.2023

Area Vice President

BigPanda
07.2018 - 11.2021

Sales Leadership

BigPanda
06.2018 - 02.2023

Regional Director

Medallia
07.2015 - 06.2018

District Manager

EMC
10.2014 - 07.2015

Various Sales Roles

EMC
08.2012 - 07.2015

Mid-Market Account Manager

EMC
08.2012 - 10.2014

General Manager

Cintas Document Management
05.2010 - 08.2012

General Manager

Cintas Document Management
06.2008 - 05.2010

General Manager

Cintas Document Management
06.2007 - 06.2008

Service Manager

Cintas Corporation
05.2005 - 06.2007

Various Leadership Roles in Sales and Operations

Cintas
06.2002 - 08.2012

Sales Representative

Cintas Corporation
06.2002 - 05.2005

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism; Minor in Marketing

LaSalle University
09.1998 - 05.2002
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