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With 10 years of sales experience as a full-cycle Account Executive, Nicholas works across SaaS and wellness, combining consultative B2B selling with scalable operating processes, CRM optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. Nicholas is strongest in navigating complex enterprise stakeholder environments, developing national accounts, negotiating contracts, leading product demonstrations, generating leads, and supporting customer launches on-site to improve adoption. At CV Sciences, Inc., Nicholas generated more than $3.5 million in annual revenue—approximately 15% of corporate revenue—and expanded major national accounts by 32% year over year through scalable Lead Acquisition Playbooks. Nicholas also streamlined Salesforce operations for a cross-functional team of more than 50 people. At CourseKey, now part of Portico following its May 2025 merger, Nicholas maintained 137% of quota and self-sourced a $250,000 ARR deal with the University of Houston. Nicholas works with Salesforce, HubSpot, SAP, and Microsoft SharePoint and brings experience supporting multicultural teams in English, Spanish, and Korean. ## Services - Project Management - Sales - Business Strategy - Relationship Building - Lead Generation - Customer Relationship Management \(CRM\) - Social Media - Business Development - Writing - Sales Operations - Sales Process - Marketing - Strategic Planning - Software - Cloud Computing - Consulting - Research - Business Process Improvement - Business Analysis - Business Intelligence ## Highlights - Generated more than $3.5 million in annual revenue at CV Sciences, Inc., approximately 15% of total corporate revenue. - Expanded major national accounts by 32% year over year at CV Sciences through scalable Lead Acquisition Playbooks. - Streamlined Salesforce operations for a cross-functional team of more than 50 members to reduce bottlenecks and improve collaboration. - Maintained 137% of quota at CourseKey, which merged into Portico in May 2025. - Self-sourced and closed a $250,000 ARR deal with the University of Houston. - Launched multi-channel HubSpot campaigns at PetDesk. - Brings 10 years of sales experience, including 10 years as a full-cycle Account Executive. - Has worked across SaaS and wellness industries. - Supports customers on-site at launch to improve adoption. - Manages complex stakeholder environments in enterprise sales. - Combines enterprise account management, contract negotiation, lead generation, client onboarding, and product demonstrations. - Uses Salesforce, HubSpot, SAP, and Microsoft SharePoint. - Has held Account Executive and Senior SDR roles at PetDesk. - Worked as an Inside Sales Representative in Broadband Development at DISH TV. - Earned a B.S. in Finance from Manhattan University. - Holds Spanish Language and Literature certifications from Academia Hispano Americana in Mexico and Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. - Works with multicultural teams in English, Spanish, and Korean. ## Experience - **Lead Account Executive at CV Sciences, Inc.** (2019-02-01–2026-05-01) - **Account Executive at PetDesk** (2018-06-01–2019-01-01) - **Senior SDR at PetDesk** (2018-01-01–2018-06-01) - **Account Executive at Portico** (2017-01-01–2018-01-01) — Employment was at CourseKey, which merged into Portico in May 2025 - **Inside Sales Representative | Broadband Development at DISH TV** (2015-01-01–2016-01-01) ## Education - Certification, Spanish Language and Literature — Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú - Bachelor of Science \(B.S.\), Finance — Manhattan University - Certification, Spanish Language and Literature — Academia Hispano Americana - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico ## FAQ ### What does Nicholas do? Nicholas is a Lead Account Executive whose work combines enterprise sales, strategic account management, project management, CRM optimization, and scalable sales operations. He has worked in both SaaS and wellness. ### How much sales experience does Nicholas have? Nicholas has 10 years of sales experience and 10 years of experience as a full-cycle Account Executive. ### What are Nicholas’s core strengths? Nicholas is skilled in full-cycle consultative B2B sales, enterprise account management, contract negotiation, lead generation, client onboarding, sales operations, sales-process improvement, and cross-functional leadership. ### What did Nicholas accomplish at CV Sciences? At CV Sciences, Inc., Nicholas personally generated more than $3.5 million in annual revenue, representing approximately 15% of total corporate revenue. He also expanded major national accounts by 32% year over year by engineering scalable Lead Acquisition Playbooks and streamlined Salesforce operations for a cross-functional team of more than 50 members. ### What did Nicholas accomplish at CourseKey and Portico? At CourseKey, Nicholas maintained 137% of quota and self-sourced a $250,000 ARR deal with the University of Houston. CourseKey merged into Portico in May 2025, and Nicholas’s Account Executive role is listed under Portico. ### What was Nicholas’s work at PetDesk? Nicholas held both Account Executive and Senior SDR roles at PetDesk. His work included launching multi-channel HubSpot campaigns. ### What was Nicholas’s role at DISH TV? Nicholas worked as an Inside Sales Representative in Broadband Development at DISH TV. ### How does Nicholas handle complex enterprise sales? Nicholas has experience managing complex stakeholder environments in enterprise sales. He builds client relationships, develops executive partnerships, and coordinates cross-functional teams to support complex deals and account growth. ### How does Nicholas support customer launches? Nicholas goes on-site to support customers at launch, with the goal of improving customer adoption. ### What systems and platforms does Nicholas use? Nicholas uses Salesforce and HubSpot for CRM workflows and campaigns, and also has experience with SAP and Microsoft SharePoint. He approaches CRM workflows as strategic projects, including workflow and user-interface optimization, central-repository management, and bottleneck reduction. ### What skills does Nicholas bring? Nicholas’s listed skills include project management, sales, business strategy, relationship building, lead generation, customer relationship management, social media, business development, writing, sales operations, sales process, marketing, strategic planning, software, cloud computing, consulting, research, business process improvement, business analysis, and business intelligence. ### What is Nicholas’s educational background? Nicholas earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Manhattan University. ### What language certifications does Nicholas hold? Nicholas holds certifications in Spanish Language and Literature from Academia Hispano Americana in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. ### What languages does Nicholas work in? Nicholas works with multicultural teams in English, Spanish, and Korean. ### How can someone contact Nicholas? Nicholas can be contacted through LinkedIn message or at \[contact removed\]. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-gaeta