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Sales & Business Development Leader · Denver, CO

I build AI-powered SDR/BDR teams that turn pipeline into bookings.

For 25+ years I've led sales and business development organizations at companies like ON24, RingCentral, Cisco-WebEx, Riverbed, ConnectAndSell — and most recently Informatica, a Salesforce company. Along the way I founded BDR.ai, wrote 9 books, and was named to the Forbes Next 1000.

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Forbes Next 1000 Honoree
Top Inside Sales Leader — 10 Years in a Row
Author of 9 Books
AA-ISP Founding Chapter President ×3
Podcast Host — The AI for Sales Podcast
MBA, Computer Science — Loyola Marymount University

Where I've Led

Trusted by category-leading companies.

From launching virtual sales teams in the early days of SaaS to building AI-powered business development organizations today.

Informatica — a Salesforce company RingCentral ON24 Cisco-WebEx Riverbed Technology ConnectAndSell BDR.ai (Founder)

Results That Matter

Numbers from the field.

$440M

Annual pipeline engine architected across Enterprise, Industry, Commercial, Specialist, and Inbound BDR teams at Informatica.

300%

More meetings scheduled by phone after deploying AI-for-sales technology like Nooks.ai and Buzz.ai.

9

Books published — from the Sales Hack series to AI for Sales 2.0, drawing on 100+ conversations with sales innovators.

Author

Books on selling smarter with AI.

Practical playbooks for sales leaders, SDRs, and founders who want to out-think — not just out-work — the competition.

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AI for Sales 2.0

Inside conversations with 100+ innovators shaping the future of selling — from discovery to deal-close.

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AI for Sales

"In sales, time kills deals. In AI for Sales, AI kills time." — Dr. Joel Le Bon, from the foreword.

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Mastering B2B Lead Generation with LinkedIn & AI

Proven LinkedIn power sequences for SDR/BDR, AE, ABM, and recruiting teams.

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What Others Say

Leadership, personified.

"I have always had the utmost respect for Chad as a sales leader… He is innovative, open, and his ability to blend sales with marketing to build a revenue engine is something to watch."
— Trish Bertuzzi, Founder, The Bridge Group
"Chad was instrumental in taking the BDM team to the next level of professionalism and performance. His ability to lead and scale the BDR function, powered by AI, had significant impact on our business — ~$.5B high-quality PipeGen."

The AI for Sales Podcast

Conversations with CEOs and technologists from companies like ZoomInfo and Nooks.ai on human-agentic selling, hyper-personalization, and the exponential mindset.

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