Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Training
Timeline
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Bruce Crain

Bruce Crain

Raleigh

Summary

Accomplished revenue creation leader with 15+ years of experience designing and executing go-to-market strategies for technology services and SaaS solutions. Industries of expertise include AI, Financial Services, Technology, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and SMB. Demonstrated ability to analyze and implement effective partner and channel sales programs. Skilled in cultivating profitable business relationships and partnerships.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification

Work History

Senior Strategic Account Executive

GOLGIX Inc.
01.2022 - Current
  • Created entire Sales Playbook including strategy, targeting, prospecting, all initial talk tracks / value proposition, sales tech stack, reseller partner identification & recruitment
  • Closed ~$650k in AI SaaS license sales into US-based Manufacturers
  • Helped to secure 2 rounds of funding ($600k & $1.4 million)

Director of Business Development

BLDG-25 Inc.
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Sold $280k software development contract DURING COVID to Xylem Inc
  • Discovered & hired GOLGIX technical founder and established incubation Partnership and created “Data as a Service” practice resulting in new annual revenue stream of $635k

Senior Account Executive

2MI Software Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Tactically determined that a direct sales model was not scalable so strategically repackaged core technology as an integrated solution resulting in a $1.1 million company sale.

Founder & CRO

Agile Archives Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2017
  • Agile Archives provided Reseller or fractional CSO services to 6 Archiving Solutions companies resulting in over 400 sales to Corporations & Organizations. Examples of success that I delivered as fractional CSO or independent reseller include:

PageFreezer - 83% revenue growth into green-field Financial Industry market.

MobileGuard - Managed a 3-person Sales Team during Smarsh acquisition transition without losing a single team member.

Reed Technology (div of LexisNexis) - Organized lead-gen execution at 5 large Industry conferences generating +2500 leads and implemented HubSpot Inbound marketing solution resulting in ~670+ additional inbound leads resulting in $843k in sales in 12 months.

Smarsh Inc. - Led integration of "Perpetually" SaaS website & social media archiving solution into National Sales & Marketing Team including training on value proposition and “sales playbook” creation.

Hanzo Archives Ltd. - Drove revenue from $0 to $1.2 million in new SaaS sales with Fortune 500 companies including Coca-Cola, The Capital Group, Wells Fargo, MFS, United Health Care, Abbott Labs, Allianz, and PIMCO.

Major Accounts Sales Manager

Acresso Software
01.2006 - 01.2009
  • Created ~$5 million pipeline in “green field territory” with major software publishers including Symantec, McAfee, PGP, ALLDATA and Embarcadero Technologies
  • Developed partnership with Deloitte Consulting resulting in3 lead generation events with Deloitte which produced27 active sales cycles
  • Negotiated multi-year service contracts valued at $2.2 million and oversaw five account managers

Director Business Development/Director Channel Sales

Zantaz Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Targeted and established strategic alliances/partnerships with companies including EMC, Oracle, and Computer Associates resulting in $3.5 million pipeline & $1.2 million closed in ~18 months
  • Created “President of the Patch” channel sales program and engagement model that increased efficiency and effectiveness of the direct & channel sales Teams
  • Utilized “President of the Patch” engagement model to sell through IBM channel partners

Corporate Manager/IT Sales Support/National Account Manager

Harland Company
01.1987 - 01.2003
  • Created the first tech-sales support department resulting in $0 to ~$3.8 million in new sales over3 years
  • Successfully managed and grew the Intuit, First Interstate Bank, Bank of the West, and Bank of America accounts (BofA account was a $10 million annual value)
  • Integrion Financial Network Team Director. Led a12-person account management team in charge of technology deliverables, contract renewals, new logo sales, and multi-party customer contracts including VISA, Comerica, Wells Fargo, US Bank, and Washington Mutual

Education

B.B.A., Double Degree - Computer Science / Business Administration

Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA

Skills

  • Client relationship building
  • Account management
  • Direct Sales Closed
  • Pipeline management
  • Channel Sales Leadership
  • Strategic selling

Certification

Acclivus Negotiator, Customer Centric Selling

Accomplishments

  • DIRECT SALES - Closed $1.2 million in new business in21 months selling a green-field SaaS application (website & social media archiving technology) into Coca-Cola, The Capital Group, Wells Fargo, John Hancock, United Health Care, Abbott Labs, Allianz, Omaha Steaks, EDMC and PIMCO.
  • CHANNEL SALES - Created a new revenue stream with a ~$20M pipeline in ~18 months through successfully recruiting and training12 IBM VAR channel partners. Also, increased revenue from zero to $800K at a start-up in a declining market by partnering with EDS and BearingPoint. Pioneered “President of the Patch” direct sales / channel sales management methodology.
  • ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - Increased SaaS renewals revenue by68% month over month by developing and executing an account management process that matched customer budget cycles with bi-annual customer service reviews.
  • ENTREPRENEURIAL - Delivered ~$2.3 million in green-field sales as first Account Executive at3 start-ups - Agile Archives (sold to Aleph Archives for $600k cash),2MI Software (sold core SaaS application to C3HealthCareRx for $1.2 million cash & stock), and GOLGIX Inc (just completed2nd round of funding at $1.6 million) These successful positions required all phases of business development and sales expertise including strategy, targeting, collateral development, sales tech stack creation & partner recruitment = Complete Sales Playbook creation.
  • STRATEGIC ACCOUNT LEADERSHIP - Spearheaded the acquisition of a $10M annual contract with Bank of America and oversaw an account management team to secure two biennial contract renewals that enhanced market share and revenue growth for my company.

Training

Accelerated Selling, Beacon-Worldwide; Miller/Heiman, Large Account Sales; Sandler Sales Training, Get Real Selling, Getting to Close

Timeline

Senior Strategic Account Executive

GOLGIX Inc.
01.2022 - Current

Director of Business Development

BLDG-25 Inc.
01.2020 - 01.2022

Senior Account Executive

2MI Software Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2019

Founder & CRO

Agile Archives Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2017

Major Accounts Sales Manager

Acresso Software
01.2006 - 01.2009

Director Business Development/Director Channel Sales

Zantaz Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2006

Corporate Manager/IT Sales Support/National Account Manager

Harland Company
01.1987 - 01.2003

B.B.A., Double Degree - Computer Science / Business Administration

Oglethorpe University
Bruce Crain