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50 Sales Leaders to Learn From in 2022

Sales leaders who are making an impact and that you should follow

August 9, 2022 | 3 minute read


Justin Levy

Justin Levy
Former Senior Director, Influencer Marketing & Head of Community, Demandbase

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Vahbiz Cooper
Digital Marketing Manager, Demandbase

Whether you’re an AE, SDR, SDR leader, sales leader, or in RevOps/SalesOps, there are always opportunities to learn from other industry leaders. To help you, we’ve curated a list of sales leaders who are making an impact and that you should follow (like, immediately!).

Not only do these sales leaders publish helpful content on a regular basis but they’re also actively engaged in the broader sales community.

Without further ado, and in no particular order, here are the top 50 Sales Leaders to Learn From in 2022:

Allison Metcalfe

Allison Metcalfe

CRO, Demandbase

Kevin Rooney

Kevin Rooney

Sr. Director, Sales Development, Demandbase

Shari Levitin

Shari Levitin

Passionate Global Sales Leader| Empowering Businesses with the Tools to Increase Profit & Grow | CEO, Levitin Group

Lindsey Boggs

Lindsey Boggs

Global Director of Sales Development, Quantum Metric

Andrew Mewborn

Andrew Mewborn

Enterprise Sales & Growth, Outreach

Phil Vella

Phil Vella

Vice President of Sales, Instabase

Blake J. Harber

Blake J. Harber

Head Of Sales, Workstream

Armand Farrokh

Armand Farrokh

VP of Sales, Pave

Bryan Elsesser

Bryan Elsesser

VP Sales, SaaStr

Hilary Headlee

Hilary Headlee

EVP, Sales + Customer Success, Insight Partners

Rosalyn Santa Elena

Rosalyn Santa Elena

CRO, Carabiner Group

Richard Smith

Richard Smith

VP of Sales EMEA, Allego

Alex Alleyne

Alex Alleyne

Director, Sales EMEA, Sales Impact Academy

Eric Rogers

Eric Rogers

Regional Vice President, Sales – West, Transmit Security

Benjamin Goldman

Benjamin Goldman

SVP of Business Development and Digital Partnerships, Anteriad

Josh Roth

Josh Roth

Vice President, Commercial Sales, Lob

Mark Ackers

Mark Ackers

Sales Director, Allego

Tom Slocum

Tom Slocum

VP of Sales, TrainYo

Rakhi Voria

Rakhi Voria

Vice President of Sales, Procore Technologies

Catie Ivey

Catie Ivey

VP of Sales, Pendo.io

Galem Girmay

Galem Girmay

Revenue Enablement Manager EMEA, UserTesting

Donald C Kelly

Donald C Kelly

Founder and Chief Sales Evangelist, The Sales Evangelist

Ryan Scalera

Ryan Scalera

Head Of Business Development, Addepar

David Weiss

David Weiss

Head Of Sales, LeaseUp

Kristin (Anderson) O'Donoghu

Kristin (Anderson) O’Donoghue

Head Of Sales – Telco, Media & Entertainment, Google

Morgan T Kirkland

Morgan T Kirkland

Global Vice President of Strategic Inside Sales and Sales Development, Alteryx

Kyle Petersen

Kyle Petersen

Head of Sales, Catalyst Software

Thimaya Subaiya

Thimaya Subaiya

SVP/GM, Global CX & Services BE, Cisco

Lars Nilsson

Lars Nilsson

VP, Global Sales Development, Snowflake

Rodney Williams

Rodney Williams

Vice President of Sales, Industry Solutions, Microsoft

Nick Sproul

Nick Sproul

Sales Development Leader, Second Nature

Brian Marzo

Brian Marzo

Head Of Sales, RTM Business Group

Joshua Pope

Joshua Pope

Director of Sales Development, Postal.io

Charlie Locke

Charlie Locke

Head Of Sales, Circle

Scott Salkin

Scott Salkin

SVP and GM, Gainsight Essentials, Gainsight

Jake Wolpert

Jake Wolpert

Head Of Sales, Acquco

Ralph Barsi

Ralph Barsi

VP, Global Inside SalesVP, Global Inside Sales, tray.io

Jeremiah Griffin

Jeremiah Griffin

Head Of Sales, The Sales Rebellion

Jack Ryan

Jack Ryan

Sales Manager – New Partnerships, SaaStr

Scott Colontonio

Scott Colontonio

Head of Sales – Consumer Electronics (Amazon Ads), Amazon

Kyle Robinson

Kyle Robinson

SVP Sales, Americas, mParticle

Michael A. Rosenberg

Michael A. Rosenberg

VP of Sales, RocketReach.co

Colin Specter

Colin Specter

VP of Sales, Orum

David Rubinstein

David Rubinstein

Vice President, Commercial Sales, Outreach

Ayal Steinberg

Ayal Steinberg

Vice President of Global Sales for IBM’s Data, AI, and Automation, IBM

Sam Nelson

Sam Nelson

SDR Leader, Outreach

Holly Signore

Holly Signore

Director, Sales Development, Plate IQ

Lisa Keeler

Lisa Keeler

Head of Sales Development, Productiv

Max Mitcham

Max Mitcham

VP of Sales, Selligence

Bob Spina

Bob Spina

VP Sales, Strategic Accounts, Gong.io

Stay tuned for our Top 50 AEs/SDRs to Watch in 2022 and, in case you missed it, make sure you check out our 100 Most Powerful Women in Sales (1-50 / 51-100). You might even catch a few of the powerful women recognized here.


Justin Levy

Justin Levy
Former Senior Director, Influencer Marketing & Head of Community, Demandbase

Jess Tucker Headshot

Vahbiz Cooper
Digital Marketing Manager, Demandbase