Experience

Two and a half decades of building pipeline, teams, and companies.

I've spent my career at the front edge of how B2B selling changes — virtual sales teams in the WebEx era, inside sales at scale, sales acceleration, and now AI-powered business development. I build teams that hit numbers and people who become leaders.

2024 – 2026

Sr Manager/Director, Business Development

Informatica — a Salesforce company

Led multiple BDR teams — Enterprise, Industry, Commercial, Specialist, and Inbound — and architected a global BDM framework managing a $440M annual pipeline engine against a $21M bookings target. Deployed AI-for-sales technology including Nooks.ai and Buzz.ai, driving 300% more meetings scheduled by phone. Following the Salesforce acquisition, drove integration into the Data Foundations / MuleSoft organization — delivering 2x opportunity creation against a $21M annual Closed/Won bookings target — and re-organized the BDR teams around Regulated Industries, ACC+PACE, Specialist, and PubSec.

2017 – 2024

Founder & CEO

BDR.ai (formerly ScaleX.ai)

Took the company from idea to $1.4M ARR with 80%+ margins, delivering AI-driven prospecting, Sales-as-a-Service, and managed LinkedIn programs — years before "AI SDR" became a category. Named a Forbes Next 1000 honoree (2021) for this work.

2015 – 2017

Sr. Director, Worldwide Sales & Business Development

RingCentral

Built and led global BDR and sales teams for one of the fastest-growing cloud communications companies, scaling outbound motions and opening new offices from scratch.

2013 – 2015

Vice President, Sales & Marketing

ConnectAndSell

Ran sales and marketing for the sales-acceleration pioneer, living at the intersection of conversation technology and pipeline generation.

2011 – 2013

Director, Corporate Sales

ON24

Led corporate sales for the leader in webinar and virtual event technology, helping define how B2B companies engage buyers digitally.

Earlier

Sales & Inside Sales Leadership

Cisco-WebEx · Riverbed Technology · IronKey

Launched and scaled world-class virtual and inside sales teams — consistently exceeding quota and growing teams from dozens to hundreds of sellers.

Recognition & Community

Recognized by the industry, ten years running.

Forbes Next 1000

Honoree, 2021 — recognizing America's most inspiring entrepreneurs.

Top Inside Sales Leader

Voted a top inside sales leader 10 years in a row (AA-ISP / industry).

AA-ISP Chapter Founder ×3

Founding Chapter President — Silicon Valley, Charlotte, and Denver.

Regular speaker at leading sales conferences including Salesforce Dreamforce, Sales Hacker, and AA-ISP events.

What Others Say

From the people I've worked with.

"My definition of a successful sales professional is someone who possesses great communication skills… consistently energetic, knowledgeable of the product and industry, and able to adapt to customers. Chad has these qualities and motivates his team to achieve the same level of professionalism."
— Yandrick Paraison, former team member
"The best way that I can describe Chad and his passion is that Chad is just selfless."
— Jessica De La Cruz, Principal, Alternative High School

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