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With more than 25 years in sales, sales leadership, and revenue building, John is strongest in moving companies beyond founder-led selling, hiring and developing early sales teams, and creating repeatable direct-sales motions. He has worked primarily with technology startups across SaaS, PropTech, consumer-facing businesses, FinTech, healthcare, and commercial real estate. John helped CrowdStreet grow from roughly $2 million to $30 million in ARR, including scaling its sales team from three or four representatives to 15 in his first six months. He also was part of the team that helped grow LoopNet to roughly $100 million in annual recurring revenue. Outside of commercial work, John serves as President of Cleveland Youth Baseball & Softball in Portland, overseeing a six-figure annual budget, board leadership, facilities, programs, sponsorships, fundraising, and community partnerships. ## Services - Fundraising - Community Partnership Development - Corporate Fundraising - Youth Development - Budget Management - Youth Leadership - Sponsorship Sales - Strategic Planning - P&L Management - Sports Management - Nonprofit Board Development - Non-profit Management - Sports Leagues - Go-to-Market Strategy - Strategic Hiring - Direct Sales - Team Leadership - Tactical Sales Planning - Property and Casualty Insurance - Real Estate Development - Land Development - Residential Communities - Subdivision Land Analysis - Subdivision Analysis - New Home Building - Single Family Homes - New Home Construction - Revenue Generation - Communication ## Highlights - Serves as Principal and Revenue & Go-To-Market Advisor at Piersol Sales Consulting. - Partners with venture-backed startups and growth-stage technology companies to build and scale revenue engines, refine go-to-market strategy, and accelerate customer acquisition. - Has more than 25 years of experience in sales, sales leadership, and revenue building. - Has spent the last five years running a sales consulting business for early-stage startups. - Helps companies move from founder-led sales to repeatable direct-sales motions and first sales teams. - Helped CrowdStreet grow from roughly $2 million to roughly $30 million in ARR. - Scaled CrowdStreet’s sales team from three or four representatives to 15 people in his first six months. - Served as Director of Sales at CrowdStreet, whose investment software SaaS platform and online fundraising marketplace support commercial real estate investment firms. - Was part of the team that helped grow LoopNet to roughly $100 million in annual recurring revenue. - Advanced through LoopNet sales roles including Outside Sales Representative, Regional Sales Manager, Sales Manager, Director of Sales, and Senior Director of Sales. - Served as VP of Sales at HealthSherpa, selling and licensing its Affordable Care Act Platform SaaS technology to national insurance carriers, health-insurance general agencies, and independent agents. - Transforms reactive inbound sales organizations into proactive outbound teams with structured roles and territories. - Applies challenger sales methodology, emphasizing tenacious closing and high activity levels. - Serves as President of Cleveland Youth Baseball & Softball in Portland. - Oversees a six-figure annual budget for Cleveland Youth Baseball & Softball. - Leads the Cleveland Youth Baseball & Softball board and manages facilities and programs. - Develops corporate sponsorships, fundraising partnerships, and community relationships for Cleveland Youth Baseball & Softball. - Works with hundreds of coaches, volunteers, players, families, schools, and community partners through Cleveland Youth Baseball & Softball. - Earned a Bachelor of Arts & Sciences in Italian Studies from the University of Arizona in 1997. ## Experience - **Principal — Revenue & Go-To-Market Advisor at Piersol Sales Consulting** (2021-01-01–present) — Piersol Sales Consulting Partner with venture-backed startups and growth-stage technology companies to build and scale revenue engines, refine go-to-market strategy, and accelerate customer acquisition. Work closely with founders and executive teams to turn early traction into repeatable sales motion across SaaS, PropTech, and consumer-facing businesses. - **Director of Sales at CrowdStreet** (2017-01-01–2020-12-01) — CrowdStreet’s Investment Software \(SaaS\) + Marketplace \(Online Fundraising\) products empower Commercial Real Estate Investment firms to raise capital and grow their business. - **VP of Sales at HealthSherpa** (2015-01-01–2016-12-01) — Sold \(licensed\) HealthSherpa’s “Affordable Care Act Platform” SaaS technology to large national insurance carriers, health insurance general agencies and independent agents. - **Senior Director of Sales at LoopNet** (2009-01-01–2012-12-01) — Senior Director of Sales in the LoopNet sales organization. - **Director of Sales at LoopNet** (2007-01-01–2008-12-01) — Director of Sales in the LoopNet sales organization. - **Sales Manager at LoopNet** (2005-01-01–2006-12-01) — Sales Manager in the LoopNet sales organization. - **Regional Sales Manager at LoopNet** (2000-01-01–2003-12-01) - **Outside Sales Representative at LoopNet** (1999-01-01–1999-12-01) ## Education - Bachelor of Arts & Sciences, Italian Studies — University of Arizona ## FAQ ### What does John do? John is a go-to-market and revenue-growth advisor. Through Piersol Sales Consulting, he works with founders, executive teams, venture-backed startups, and growth-stage technology companies to build and scale revenue engines, refine go-to-market strategy, accelerate customer acquisition, and turn early traction into repeatable sales motions. ### What is John’s professional background? John has more than 25 years of experience in sales, sales leadership, and revenue building. His background is primarily in technology and startup organizations, including SaaS, PropTech, consumer-facing businesses, FinTech, healthcare, health insurance, and commercial real estate. ### How does John help early-stage companies? John helps startups transition from founder-led sales by developing direct-sales approaches, building first sales teams, establishing structured roles and territories, and creating proactive outbound motions. He has spent the last five years running a sales consulting business for early-stage startups. ### What are John’s core go-to-market strengths? John works with venture-backed startups and growth-stage technology companies across SaaS, PropTech, and consumer-facing businesses. ### What did John accomplish at CrowdStreet? John joined CrowdStreet when it was at roughly $2 million in ARR and helped build and scale its sales organization to roughly $30 million in ARR. In his first six months, he ramped the sales team from three or four representatives to 15 people. ### What was John’s role at CrowdStreet? John served as Director of Sales at CrowdStreet. CrowdStreet’s investment software SaaS platform and online fundraising marketplace support commercial real estate investment firms in raising capital and growing their businesses. ### What did John do at LoopNet? John held several sales leadership and sales roles at LoopNet: Senior Director of Sales, Director of Sales, Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, and Outside Sales Representative. He was part of the team that helped grow LoopNet to roughly $100 million in annual recurring revenue. ### What was John’s role at HealthSherpa? John was VP of Sales at HealthSherpa, where he sold and licensed HealthSherpa’s Affordable Care Act Platform SaaS technology to large national insurance carriers, health-insurance general agencies, and independent agents. ### What sales approach does John value? John emphasizes a challenger sales methodology combined with tenacity, high activity levels, and strong closing ability. He identifies top account executives as tenacious closers with challenger-sales DNA who sustain high activity. ### What are John’s sales-leadership strengths? John is experienced in recruiting and hiring sales talent, building high-performing sales teams, and converting reactive inbound sales organizations into proactive outbound teams with structured roles and territories. ### What type of role is John pursuing? John is interested in returning from consulting to a full-time sales-leadership role or a founding account executive role. ### What does John do with Cleveland Youth Baseball & Softball? John serves as President of Cleveland Youth Baseball & Softball in Portland. He leads a board, oversees a six-figure annual budget, manages facilities and programs, develops corporate sponsorships and fundraising partnerships, and works with coaches, volunteers, players, families, schools, and community partners. ### What is John’s interest in sports business? John’s work with Cleveland Youth Baseball & Softball has deepened his interest in the business of sports, particularly revenue, partnerships, community, and creating strong experiences for athletes and families. ### What community, fundraising, and sports-management skills does John bring? John’s community and nonprofit capabilities include fundraising, corporate fundraising, sponsorship sales, community partnership development, youth development, youth leadership, sports management, sports leagues, nonprofit board development, nonprofit management, budget management, P&L management, and strategic planning. ### What sales execution skills does John have? John’s sales and revenue capabilities include direct sales, field sales management, sales management, sales strategy, tactical sales planning, sales target management, sales development, outbound sales, cold calling, lead generation, sales process, deal closure, market penetration, key performance indicators, account-executive leadership, business relationship management, complex transactions, and sales acumen. ### What additional business skills does John have? John’s broader commercial and operating experience includes strategic partnerships, communication, consulting, management consulting, strategy, product management, product development, marketing strategy, digital marketing, advertising, social media, web development, e-commerce, Google Analytics, Salesforce.com, B2B, and small-business and franchise-sales work. ### What real estate expertise does John have? John’s real-estate-related knowledge includes commercial real estate, real estate, real estate development, land development, residential communities, subdivision land analysis, subdivision analysis, new-home building, single-family homes, and new-home construction. ### What industries and communities has John worked with? John has experience and knowledge spanning property and casualty insurance, health insurance, healthcare, education, K–12 education, high school students, early-stage companies, early-stage startups, and FinTech. ### Where did John study? John earned a Bachelor of Arts & Sciences in Italian Studies from the University of Arizona in 1997. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpiersol