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Sherise Beeson

Sherise Beeson

Austin,TX

Summary

My Leadership saying: "Put the people first and the numbers will follow."


You're investing in a:

  • Sales and Marketing Leader, who doesn't fail, w. two decades of IP in the hyper-growth tech world building, scaling, and optimizing all aspects of the GTM funnel.

Who is an expert at:

  • Sourcing quality pipeline by: creating innovative outbound programs, converting inbound campaigns, designing customer growth programs, and optimizing demand gen/ABM initiatives.

And drives results through a:

  • Passion for mentoring and developing my people who then drive profitable, measurable, record-breaking results, while still loving their job.

Overview

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Work History

Head of Sales Development, Americas

Tanium
Austin, Texas
2021 - Current
  • Inherited a disjointed program, and rebuilt it top to bottom for both Inbound and Outbound optimization; immediately made an impact growing SALs 236%, SQLs 139%, and Pipeline 166% in my first 6 months after taking over.
  • Built the blueprints to restructure the global SDR program for FY'23 to mimic my NAM FY'22 growth, including: new career pathing (role, comp, and quota build-out), lead prioritization, enablement, and creating a people first culture that prioritizes rep and manager development.
  • Drove Global SDR strategy during a decentralization re-shuffle while leading a growing team of 60+ reps across 3 functions: Business Development, Sales Development, and Marketing Development.

Head of Global Sales Development

Khoros
Austin, TX
2019 - 2021
  • During COVID, increased Stage 1 (SAL) qualified Opportunities 14% MoM; which converted to Stage 2 (SQL) pipeline creating $56.8M in ARR pipeline (target was $40M Stage 2 ARR over 12 months.)
  • Doubled/scaled a global program as a 3rd line leader building to 55+ reps, 6 managers, and a global trainer across Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
  • Started two new SDR programs top-to-bottom: a global chat team supporting inbound demand and a global Customer SDR division supporting cross-sells, upsells, and expansions within the Install Base.

Head of Sales Development, Americas

WP Engine
Austin, TX
2018 - 2019
  • Drove 40% of total sales revenue, by sourcing monthly SQLs at >100% attainment consistently, while simultaneously creating programs to replicate this growth in EMEA and APAC.
  • Saved $100,000+/annually by creating the first successful global outbound sales/nurture program and building career pathing for our global teams.

Go-To-Market Advisor/Side Consultant

True Ability
San Antonio, TX
2018 - 2018
  • Increased funnel conversion rates with the C-suite to further develop their GTM strategy by:
    - Driving Enterprise level outreach and ABM optimization, w/in their TAM.
    - Creating a scalable, automated nurture process for funnel velocity.

Head of Marketing

360 Connect
Austin, TX
2017 - 2018
  • Consistently and successfully delivered CEO's only goal, to maintain a target of 50% profit margins.
  • Created and owned the new integrated revenue model that ELT utilized to aggregate all revenue sources, churn, and spend.
  • Oversaw and created strategic FY programs and financial growth models for all seven divisions of Marketing: PPC, SEO, Content Strategy, Email/Digital Marketing, CRO, Website Development and Design, and the Affiliate team.

Sr Sales Mgr, Demand Gen Mgr, & Interim Mkting Dir

Rackspace
San Antonio, TX
2005 - 2012

Sales

  • Led inbound and outbound Biz Dev divisions, who created revenue-generating opportunities and closed transactional sales deals, consistently delivered 100%+ attainment over 3 years, attained Presidents Club each quarter.
  • Increased qualified outbound Opps by 300% and lowered a major KPI: cost per Opportunity QoQ.

Marketing

  • Drove all major demand gen efforts, including: Marketing Operations, forecasting, analyzing, sales headcount planning, sales engagement, and budget preparation, which led to growing qualified Opportunities 43% from Q4 2005 to Q2 2008 averaging 24% growth YoY.
  • Owned the creation, from inception to launch, of 48 original Marketing initiatives/campaigns over 33 months that drove a 100% inbound sales pipeline model and were the driving force in all media and lead gen efforts in the 3 years leading up to the IPO.
  • Developed the financial model that optimized ROI of all Marketing spend and initiatives controlling every step of the funnel.

Marketing Manager

Permeo Technologies/Blue Coat
Austin, TX
2004 - 2005
  • Owned Marketing, PR, Marketing/Sales Operations, and at one point during the hiring for the re-build was the only Sales person on staff, for an SSL VPN start-up/re-brand.
  • Salesforce Admin: Drove migration to and adoption of SFDC, while building the entire deal cycle in the CRM.

Marketing

AlterPoint Inc.
Austin, TX
2002 - 2003
  • Marketing for a brand new, under 15 employees, Network Change Management Software start-up.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Corporate Communications

University Of Texas At Austin

Business Minor - Red McCombs School of Business

University of Texas At Austin

Executive Leadership Program - Red McCombs School of Business

University Of Texas At Austin

Skills

  • Top 4 things I bring to the table:

1 Results Driven: Successfully built and scaled 4 SDR/BDR programs and 4 Marketing GTM teams, at 7 different tech companies

2 Engaging Leader: Ranked #1 for eNPS as a People Leader for global sales and large teams, respectively, at two separate global tech companies (Rackspace and Khoros), while delivering at or over on my KPIs

3 Innovative Thinker: After 20 years working on funnel optimization and pipeline creation, I can quickly and successfully dive in and tell you: where all of the gaps are, how to fix them, and in what order of priority they should be fixed to have the highest revenue impact the fastest

4 Transferable Skillsets: While scaling the Sales outbound program at Rackspace, during the peak of hyper-growth mode, our C-level approached me to take on Cloud Marketing, our largest, fastest-growing market, to optimize this program as well

Certification

CERTIFICATION

Conflict Resolution from University of Texas

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VOLUNTEER

Founding Member for a 501(c)3 non-profit,

Board of Directors, and CMO for 4 years

ACRA

  • Volunteered to get a non-profit community initiative on its feet with official 501(c)3 status, as well as: fundraising, owning marketing and promotion for all events, and building membership numbers
  • Collaborated on the year-long submission process to file and be approved for the 501(c)3 non-profit status with the government
  • ACRA is a non-profit focused on providing a healthy outlet for the community. Specifically, a focus on youth racquetball and offering scholarships to encourage children to exercise and educate them on the benefits of racquetball and sports, from camaraderie and teamwork to a healthy lifestyle

Timeline

Head of Sales Development, Americas

Tanium
2021 - Current

Head of Global Sales Development

Khoros
2019 - 2021

Head of Sales Development, Americas

WP Engine
2018 - 2019

Go-To-Market Advisor/Side Consultant

True Ability
2018 - 2018

Head of Marketing

360 Connect
2017 - 2018

Sr Sales Mgr, Demand Gen Mgr, & Interim Mkting Dir

Rackspace
2005 - 2012

Marketing Manager

Permeo Technologies/Blue Coat
2004 - 2005

Marketing

AlterPoint Inc.
2002 - 2003

Bachelor of Science - Corporate Communications

University Of Texas At Austin

Business Minor - Red McCombs School of Business

University of Texas At Austin

Executive Leadership Program - Red McCombs School of Business

University Of Texas At Austin
Sherise Beeson