Expert Marketing and Sales Alignment Consultants

Jeremy Barker is the co-founder of VIDA Marketing and author of Aligned & Unstoppable: The Small Business System for Predictable Growth Without the Chaos. With more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing operations and business development, Jeremy has spent his career studying why businesses struggle to grow despite hard work and good intentions. His answer is always the same: misalignment. After two decades inside manufacturing plants watching companies chase output while ignoring broken foundations, Jeremy transitioned into business operations and marketing, where he now helps small business owners build the clarity, systems, and structure needed for consistent, predictable growth. His expertise spans business operations, marketing strategy, sales alignment, and organizational systems. He has worked with small business owners across industries to identify the bottlenecks holding their growth back and replace chaos with a repeatable, unified approach. Jeremy is available to speak to topics including small business growth, operational alignment, marketing strategy, why more leads don't fix broken systems, and building a business that runs with intention rather than reaction.

I’m Brian Carroll, a B2B go-to-market strategist who helps companies fix the hidden breakdowns that stall pipeline, slow deals, and weaken the buyer experience. My work sits at the intersection of marketing, sales, and buyer psychology. I diagnose where go-to-market systems lose momentum – unclear positioning, weak lead handoffs, stage movement without real buyer commitment, misalignment between teams, and messaging that sounds good on paper but breaks down in real conversations. Then I help companies rebuild those systems so trust increases, conversion improves, and revenue teams operate with more clarity. I’m best known for work in complex B2B sales environments, where long sales cycles, multiple stakeholders, and messy internal handoffs make growth harder than most dashboards suggest. My background includes demand generation, lead management, messaging, buyer journey analysis, sales and marketing alignment, and pipeline architecture. I’m also the author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale, published by McGraw-Hill, and I’ve spent years helping organizations rethink how they create demand and move buyers forward. What makes my perspective useful to the media is that I do not look at growth problems as isolated campaign issues. I look at the full system. I often assess companies by experiencing the buyer journey the way a real prospect would – from first touch through follow-up and sales engagement – which reveals friction that standard reporting often misses. I comment most often on B2B marketing, pipeline quality, sales and marketing alignment, buyer-centered messaging, lead management, demand generation, trust in the buying process, and the operational realities of growing revenue in complex markets. If you want an expert who can speak plainly about why pipeline often looks healthier than it is – and what companies need to change to fix it – that’s my lane.

Senior Marketing Technologist and Fractional MarTech Consultant with 18+ years of experience in digital marketing, including over a decade specializing in marketing automation and analytics. Worked with leading companies such as AutoScout24, ALSO International, Lucanet, PlusDental, and DCMN, helping them streamline workflows, improve customer journeys, and drive measurable growth. My expertise spans GA4, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot, Marketo, ActiveCampaign, Zapier, Make, OpenAI and BigQuery—bridging marketing, data, and technology to solve complex challenges. I have founded and scaled multiple ventures, and delivered growth through CRM strategies, advanced tracking, and automation frameworks. A frequent speaker on data-driven marketing, I also share insights through my blog, YouTube channel, and LinkedIn community. Known for blending strategic vision with hands-on execution, I help B2B and B2C businesses unlock efficiency, scalability, and growth in today’s fast-changing MarTech landscape.

I lead marketing and growth initiatives focused on market positioning, go-to-market strategy, and revenue growth across B2B and SaaS environments. Over the past 15+ years, I’ve worked across digital businesses, SaaS platforms, consulting environments, and higher education, leading initiatives that connect strategic direction with measurable business outcomes. My experience includes growth strategy, demand generation, market positioning, customer acquisition, and cross-functional leadership, with a strong focus on aligning marketing initiatives with broader commercial objectives. Throughout my career, I’ve worked on building stronger market positioning, improving go-to-market effectiveness, and helping organizations structure growth initiatives in increasingly competitive and technology-driven markets.

Currently serving as Associate Director at Marcitors and Knowledge Excel, I specialize in driving strategic initiatives in digital marketing, market research, and analytics. My role encompasses leading cross-functional teams to execute performance-driven marketing strategies, leveraging tools like Google Analytics 4 (GA4), customer data platforms (CDPs), and marketing automation systems to optimize campaign effectiveness and ROI. At Marcitors, I focus on developing integrated SEO strategies, PPC advertising campaigns, and social media management frameworks, ensuring data-backed decision-making and impactful client results. In my Knowledge Excel role, I spearhead market research projects and cross-platform tracking solutions, utilizing advanced methodologies to deliver actionable consumer insights and enhance digital transformation efforts. With expertise in marketing technology, analytics platforms, and operational optimization, I align marketing and data-driven processes to deliver measurable growth and value for diverse industries.

Throughout my marketing career, I've mastered the art of combining marketing technology, strategic automation, and funnel optimization to create seamless, high-converting customer journeys. By integrating digital tools with smart strategies, I transform the way businesses attract, nurture, and retain clients—maximizing efficiency while driving revenue growth.I focus on building tailored, full-funnel marketing systems that move prospects effortlessly through every stage, from awareness to loyalty. Whether it's through sophisticated email campaigns, automated workflows, or dynamic lead generation strategies, my approach ensures businesses can scale without sacrificing personalization or quality.With a deep understanding of how to harmonize technology and creativity, I’ve helped small and mid-sized businesses streamline their marketing processes, empowering them to focus on what they do best. My goal is to craft strategies that not only optimize conversions but also foster long-term customer relationships and sustainable growth.

Mark Newsome is the owner of You Can Market Online Now and a marketing consultant focused on helping small businesses improve revenue through more effective use of their existing resources. His work centers on practical marketing strategies that prioritize customer retention, repeat business, and more efficient conversion rather than increased advertising spend. With experience working with small business owners and service providers, Newsome has developed a clear understanding of the constraints these organizations face, including limited budgets and time. He focuses on identifying gaps in current marketing efforts and implementing structured approaches to improve performance using channels and assets already in place. His approach emphasizes fundamentals such as messaging, offer structure, follow-up processes, and customer relationship management. By refining these areas, he helps businesses generate more consistent results without relying on constant acquisition of new customers. Newsome is a credible source for commentary on small business marketing, customer retention strategies, revenue optimization, and practical approaches to improving marketing performance. He provides clear, experience-based insights grounded in real-world application and measurable outcomes.

DealsInsight is a leading B2B sales company in India specializing in B2B sales, inside sales, and comprehensive sales outsourcing services. Based in Chennai, our expert team drives high-quality lead generation, builds robust sales pipelines, and delivers tailored inside sales solutions that help businesses accelerate revenue. With deep experience in creating effective B2B sales strategies and outsourced sales operations, DealsInsight supports companies across industries to improve conversion rates, engage key decision-makers, and scale growth efficiently.

I've spent 20+ years helping organizations build and refine marketing programs, focusing on content strategy, growth marketing, product marketing, GTM, and thought leadership. I've had roles across SaaS, MarTech, ecommerce, and high-growth tech at every stage from startup to enterprise. That experience translates well beyond those industries, including biotech, legal, and emerging tech. I’m regularly quoted in the press and publish articles on topics including growth strategy, consumer behavior, ecommerce, retail, email marketing, and customer lifecycle strategy. A good chunk of my career has been about making complicated products and ideas feel approachable. That means working closely with Product, Sales, and Executive teams to solidify positioning and build content programs that increase revenue. I've managed and grown marketing teams, and ensured my teams were challenged and had the tools and resources they needed to do their jobs well and grow as professionals.

Brand Partnerships & Influencer Marketing:I partner with companies to promote their products to my 332k followers across LinkedIn, X/Twitter & Email Newsletter. I've previously partnered with Notion, HubSpot, Upwork, ClickUp, Miro, Semrush, Instantly, Clay, Lemlist & Gamma. DM me "COLLAB" to learn more!--- AI & Marketing Consulting:I help companies leverage AI to optimize their marketing and sales. ● Generate more qualified leads and sales opportunities● Close more deals and shorten your sales cycle● Grow your revenue while cutting costs DM me "AI" to learn more!Visit my website (at top of my profile) for free resources.--- My Career Highlights: ● 15 yrs of marketing leadership experience (Mngr/Dir/CMO)● Drove revenue growth from Series A to E stages at startups● Built & led global teams of up to 20 people across NA & EU● Managed global expansions (NA, EU, LATAM) & acquisitions● Established product as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant● Focus: Demand Gen, Digital Mktg, Content Mktg, Sales Dev● Verticals: SaaS, MarTech, EdTech, Supply Chain & Logistics

Elliot Padfield is a growth marketing strategist and founder of SevenThirtyTwo, a fractional GTM studio supporting early-stage SaaS, AI, and e-commerce startups. He specializes in performance marketing, funnel optimization, and data-driven customer acquisition. Elliot has led campaigns that significantly reduced CAC and improved lead quality for VC-backed companies, making him well-equipped to comment on startup growth strategy, GTM execution, performance marketing, and early-stage customer acquisition.

I run SERPninja.io, a white label link building agecy proudly rated 5 stars on Clutch and TrustPilot. Trusted by over 300 agencies, we specialize in helping businesses achieve their own or their clients' link-building goals effectively. SERPninja.io has been featured on major publications like HubSpot, Backlinko, Forbes, G2 blog and Entrepreneur. Drop us a message if you want to crush your link building goals. Check out our YT channel at https://www.youtube.com/@serpninjasupport

Throughout my marketing career, I've mastered the art of combining marketing technology, strategic automation, and funnel optimization to create seamless, high-converting customer journeys. By integrating digital tools with smart strategies, I transform the way businesses attract, nurture, and retain clients—maximizing efficiency while driving revenue growth.I focus on building tailored, full-funnel marketing systems that move prospects effortlessly through every stage, from awareness to loyalty. Whether it's through sophisticated email campaigns, automated workflows, or dynamic lead generation strategies, my approach ensures businesses can scale without sacrificing personalization or quality.With a deep understanding of how to harmonize technology and creativity, I’ve helped small and mid-sized businesses streamline their marketing processes, empowering them to focus on what they do best. My goal is to craft strategies that not only optimize conversions but also foster long-term customer relationships and sustainable growth.

I’m a B2B marketing expert specializing in Social Selling and Go-To-Market strategies for technology and enterprise companies operating in global markets. I’m an entrepreneur and the founder of ModumUp — a B2B GTM and Social Selling agency focused on building scalable, trust-based growth systems for B2B companies. My professional background was shaped at Microsoft, where I worked as Social Media Marketing Lead, overseeing digital initiatives as well as Social Selling and Employee Advocacy programs across 33 countries. Working in complex, multi-market environments gave me deep hands-on experience in long-cycle B2B sales, trust-driven communication, and building executive-level visibility at scale. After leaving Microsoft, I founded ModumUp — a GTM agency specializing in Social Selling, Account-Based Marketing, executive and expert personal branding, and community-led growth as a strategic ABM channel. Today, I lead a team of over 30 professionals delivering projects for international technology companies across Tech, AI, IT infrastructure, logistics, finance, and digital services in the United States, Europe, LATAM, and MENA. We work with Microsoft and AWS partners, as well as large enterprise organizations and educational institutions. I’m a frequent speaker at industry conferences, a jury member of the Effie Awards, and a member of the American Marketing Association. I’m also a speaker at the Stanford Me2We conference. My expert commentary and authored materials have been published in leading business and industry media. I’m regularly invited to provide independent analysis on B2B marketing transformation, the impact of AI on professional communication, and the evolving role of LinkedIn as a core business channel.

Data-First SEO Growth Partner. I find the growth opportunities your competitors missed.

I have been in marketing for nearly two decades after watching the movie "What Women Want" and telling myself I wanted to work in marketing. Starting at the age of 16 as a telemarketer, I managed to work up the different levels and now specialize in demand generation, content marketing, and marketing automation, working with a variety of tools such as HubSpot, Wistia, PartnerStack, Pendo, Riverside, StoryLane, Google Adwords, and WebFlow. Over the years, I have been fascinated by all things marketing and technology. Even though my career started with telemarketing, trade show demonstrations, and graphic design, it quickly transitioned into web design, digital marketing, and content marketing in 2009. The reason I love digital marketing is that it is always changing. Although businesses should stay true to their brand, values, and strengths, they always have new ways of sharing their stories, values, and advice through different channels. I am continuously excited to discover and implement these new strategies in the companies I work for. Having experience with small businesses and startups as well as working for marketing agencies and Fortune 500 companies, I understand the benefits of creating processes and structure so that all members of the team can engage and collaborate and create a positive experience for customers. I truly believe that if you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together. By working together and building off the strengths of everyone on the team, the sky truly is the limit.

Sinan Isoglu is a senior commercial and growth leader specialising in AI-enabled revenue, go-to-market strategy, and digital marketing across the DACH and EMEA regions. As Senior Manager, Growth at Neil Patel Digital, he built the German territory from the ground up. He architected a production AI outbound engine that improved lead-to-opportunity conversion fivefold versus the European average. He pairs this operating record with academic depth: an MBA with Honours (top 10%) from Quantic, an in-progress DBA researching cross-border M&A and sales–marketing integration, and a lectureship at IU Internationale Hochschule teaching marketing, pricing, growth hacking, and AI in e-commerce. Trilingual in German, Turkish, and English, he comments on practical AI adoption in sales and marketing, B2B growth, pricing strategy, and commercial leadership.

SEO consultant helping B2B and SaaS companies grow from 6 to 8 figures with strategic SEO, AI optimization and content marketing. I specialize in driving qualified traffic, building authority, and turning organic search into a scalable growth channel.

I am the founder of BeastBI GmbH, a data-driven marketing agency. Whether it’s performance marketing or marketing automation, we help companies make smarter marketing decisions by optimizing budgets and improving ROI. We are also certified partners of HubSpot, Google Ads, ZeroBounce, and Apollo. With more than 14 years of experience in CRM, paid advertising, and marketing analytics, I combine strong data and analytical expertise with a deep understanding of marketing and business strategy. I lead a remote team and manage international campaigns at scale.

Providing expert advice to small businesses that can least afford to hire the best. Why me? Read my LinkedIn Profile or find out more on my GrowMap blog at http://GrowMap.com. Need a top writer? Ask me - we collaborate all the time. For an example of one of our portfolios, see mine at http://gailgardner.contently.com/ Community Manager of the BizSugar Small Business Mastermind Community. Admin of the dozens of niche Mastermind Groups within it and the BizSugar blog. Grew this community from 0 members to 43k and mailing list from 0 to 65,742. (Achieved with ZERO advertising budget; stats as of August 2022.) Regularly collaborate with agencies, startups and freelancers to connect talent with opportunities. Always interested in new opportunities and collaborations. GrowMap is listed as a Cision Top 100 Site for Marketers and has received three Small Business Influencer Awards from Small Business Trends. Named by D&B a Top 50 SMB Influencer on Twitter.