Season 1, Episode 11

Top Priorities for Sales Leaders

[Survey Results]

Kyle and Mark (CEO, Atlantic Growth Solutions) discuss the results from their most recent survey. Sales Leaders are hyper-focused on their sales growth. During the Pandemic, managing customer churn and ensuring pipeline is still being generated are the two top priorities. 

Meet The Guest

Mark Haines-Lacey

Mark Haines-Lacey

Guest

Mark Haines-Lacey is the CEO of Atlantic Growth Solutions. He thrives on working with others to develop and execute innovative solutions.

In his Senior Executive positions, Mark has provided leadership to and supported successful teams through focusing on: relationship development with key stakeholders (both private and public sector); strategy development with hands-on execution; market analysis; implementing benchmarking and KPI’s; and introducing innovative HR policies.

In 2013, Mark completed a Senior Executive Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University in Cambridge Mass. In 2009, he was nominated for Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 and completed an MBA from Queen’s University in 2003. He also competed as a member of the CIS Carleton Ravens basketball team.

Mark is driven by achieving identified targets and solving problems in a methodical, engaging, motivating manner.

Meet The Host

Kyle Holder

Kyle Holder

Host

For someone that likes to talk as much as Kyle does, talking about himself doesn’t come easy.

Here are the Top 3 Things to know about Kyle:

  • He loves to learn. Kyle knows a little bit about a lot of things. Just enough to make him dangerous.
  • Curiosity is what drives him. Filled with tons of nearly useless facts, because “you never know when that information may become useful”
  • A true Do-It-Yourselfer. He loves to tackle a challenge and try to figure it out himself, stumbling and learning along the way. 

Kyle believes the world of sales is one of the most interesting topics to discuss. It is fundamentally the same as it was 100’s of years ago, yet it evolves every day. 

You can talk to him about Sales –  Marketing – Raptors Basketball or Star Wars – all topics he loves to dive into.

Sales Organizations are now required to partially or fully reinvent the way they approach B2B sales.

In April 2020, AGS conducted a Business Leader Sales Survey. This survey was designed to understand the major issues facing Business Leaders caused by the Pandemic.

The Survey had 4 Major Sections:

  • Areas Sales Managers Need Help
  • Urgent Priorities vs. Top Priorities
  • Main Area of Focus for Business Leaders Moving Forward
  • Areas Business Leaders Recognize they need Help

Mark joins Kyle to discuss the survey results, what mindset Business Leaders and Sales Leaders may find themselves in currently, and their challenges and focus moving forward.

Full Survey Results can be found on Atlantic Growth Solutions.

Hosts & Guests

Kyle Holder

Mark Haines-Lacey

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