What I offer
The Assessment
Pitch me! How a company pitches themselves has proved to be one of the key ways to isolate where any problems may exist. External eyes that have seen 100's of pitches over the years, assess your content, delivery and narrative to give guidance on what is good, bad and ugly with practical next steps.
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Mentoring
Having mentored with Techstars for the last 7 years, I have had the privilege to help over 30 Founders on their journey, from how to setup, to how to grow, looking at the challenges they face with a fresh set of eyes, that enable them to get dispassionate practical guidance.
Fractional CRO/CMO
Sometimes an outside view can help clear the clouds. Sometimes we just need operational support. From the basics of targeting your customer, to the practical deployment of integrated Sales and Marketing operations, I can support you whether setting up, or looking to grow.
Pitch Deck
The Pitch Deck is the single most important tool in your business. It sets out the narrative of the problem you solve, how big that problem is, why you are the solution. Be you looking to raise funding, or refining your story for customer, let me help you get it right.
Experiences
Case Study - Maya Zlatanova, CEO, Findmecure
"Martyn has a knack for identifying potential, motivating individuals, and steering teams towards success. More than just a sales expert, his strategic approach and leadership acumen have been invaluable to me."
Fun "Martyn" Facts 1
I live on a farm in West Sussex which allows my wife and I to host "offsite"... scratch that... "completely off the grid" coaching and mentoring sessions where you can completely let go of the day to day. I can confirm, Sheep are way more annoying than Horses.
Fun "Martyn" Facts 2
My first job was bringing Burton Snowboards to the UK market. Straight out of my Economics degree I spent 4 years of my life helping to bring this new sport to the masses... and boy... that worked... still love it to this day, if a little less adventurous, now I'm older and a father!
Case Study - Dean Murr, Founder & Chairman, P.ai
"Martyn was a great mentor of mine; he took time to connect with me and share his knowledge, advice and experience within Sales before joining us. Martyn was a breath of fresh air; he single-handedly defined and implemented a solution selling strategy that changed the way we sold to prospects."
Experience
From employee no.2 in EMEA, part of the Senior Management team that drove growth and team across 8 countries, opened up the partner channel, to eventual sale to Adobe for $1.8B
Experience
Working with a former A16Z partner, we at Akalaid have helped over 14 Start-ups to grow their GTM function with resultant revenue lifts across sectors from Green Energy, AI to Property Asset Management.
Experience - Customer Side
Global responsibility for the launch of a series of Companion digital products for our unique customer base. Going client side really allows you to see the complexity of selling into large corporate environments.
Experience - Mentoring
Having mentored since 2017 for Techstars, I have been involved with over 80 companies, with my focus being upon GTM, Execution and Investment. To this day I have day to day involvement with companies I met back in 2017.
