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Our Leadership Team

Co-Founder, CEO & Expert Accelerator

Mark Petruzzi

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Mark brings deep expertise in cloud computing and SaaS, serving as an Expert Accelerator at AGS and advisor at Genpact and Boston Consulting Group.

A best-selling author of Selling the Cloud and Data and Diagnosis‑Driven Selling, his insights into market ecosystems, data science in sales, and AI‑charged GTM transformations drive real change.

CRO & Expert Accelerator

Kristin “KK” Anderson

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KK leads sales strategy and enablement at AGS.

 

She has transformed over 589 sales organizations at companies including AWS and Splunk, leveraging data‑driven assessments and predictive competency metrics to drive outsized sales outcomes.

CMO & Expert Accelerator

Isabel “Izzy” Asander

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Izzy drives marketing strategy, demand generation, and partner integrations.


Before AGS, she built a marketing consultancy serving over 200 practitioners and now ensures AGS clients align

AI-powered systems with high-performance funnels.

Our Expert Accelerators

We’re supported by a cohort of managing partners and accelerators with decades of GTM, SaaS, AI, and leadership experience:

Jim Jensen

Managing Partner

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Jim is a keynote speaker and executive coach who advises GTM leaders on people, process,

and performance.

 

At AGS, he helps teams scale with purpose aligning sales strategy with leadership development,

accountability, and trust-based team dynamics.

Paul Melchiorre

Expert Accelerator

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Paul is a veteran sales leader, advisor, and host of the Selling the Cloud podcast. With senior leadership roles at SAP, Ariba, and Anaplan, he’s helped take companies from startup to IPO.

 

At AGS, Paul supports clients with GTM advisory, board-level planning, and executive coaching for CROs and sales leaders.

Tracey Newell

Expert Accelerator

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Tracey is a board member, former CRO, and advisor with decades of experience leading high-performing sales orgs.

 

At AGS, she works with boards and revenue leaders on enterprise sales strategy, executive leadership, and building the next generation of GTM talent.

David Corso

Expert Accelerator

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David brings 25+ years of healthcare SaaS and payer operations experience to his work as an Expert Accelerator at AGS.

 

He works with healthtech clients on sales execution, strategic partnerships, and navigating complex procurement cycles in payer and provider markets.

Michael Crain

Expert Accelerator

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Michael is an Expert Accelerator at AGS with a focus on sales development and enablement strategy. He helps sales leaders structure teams, build onboarding systems, and align product value with pipeline conversion.

 

Michael is known for building scalable, high-performing SDR and BDR teams in both early-stage and enterprise environments.

Ben Pastro

Expert Accelerator

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Ben is a Professional Services advisor at AGS, with deep experience in scaling services orgs and aligning them to post-sale growth.

 

He works with services and CS leaders to improve delivery efficiency, client value, and retention metricsespecially in complex or hybrid services models.

Peter Black

Strategic Advisor

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Peter is a Strategic Advisor at AGS, where he supports founders, CROs, and investors in structuring and scaling GTM strategy.

 

With a background in both early-stage ventures and enterprise consulting, he helps leadership teams clarify value propositions, expand market coverage, and improve sales team ROI.

Ray Rike

Expert Accelerator

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Ray is a GTM metrics expert and the founder of RevOps Squared. At AGS, he helps clients build modern metrics frameworks that drive investor confidence and operational clarity.

Ray’s work spans benchmarks, forecasting systems, and growth accountability for SaaS and tech-enabled services firms.

Eddie Birchfield

Healthcare Practice Lead

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Eddie is a Healthcare Practice Lead at AGS, bringing decades of leadership experience across payers, providers, and healthtech.

 

As an Expert Accelerator, he helps clients translate complex clinical and regulatory environments into scalable GTM systems.

He specializes in aligning marketing, product, and commercial functions within healthcare ecosystems.

Michael Pistiolis

FSI (Financial Services & Insurance) Leader

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Michael leads the FSI (Financial Services & Insurance) practice at AGS, where he helps firms navigate digital transformation and revenue modernization.

 

With years of experience as an operator in financial services and fintech, Michael focuses on unifying data, strategy, and sales processes for high-growth teams.

He brings a trusted advisor’s mindset to every GTM challenge.

Alan Rudolph

Strategic Advisor

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Alan is a strategic advisor at AGS with decades of experience in growth-stage companies and enterprise-scale B2B sales.

 

He partners with leadership teams on investor readiness, revenue acceleration, and sales-team performance.

Alan’s experience across boardrooms, PE-backed operators, and enterprise deal cycles makes him a highly valued advisor across industries.

Mary Chamberlain

AI Services market Leader

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Mary leads the AI Services market at AGS and helps clients operationalize AI in their go-to-market functions.

 

Her experience spans AI consulting,

customer success strategy, and sales enablement.

 

She works at the intersection of services, automation, and revenue—enabling teams to scale smarter with AI-powered workflows.

Brian Hadley

Manufacturing Practice Leader

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Brian is the Manufacturing Practice Leader at AGS, bringing deep GTM and operational experience from the industrial and SaaS world.

 

He works with manufacturers to modernize revenue operations, improve channel performance, and align sales with field service and delivery teams.

His deep domain expertise helps clients move from manual growth to predictable scale.

Anneke Seley

Expert Accelerator

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Anneke is an Expert Accelerator focused on executive advisory and sales innovation. She’s the founding author of Sales 2.0 and an early pioneer in inside sales strategy.

At AGS, she helps clients rethink traditional selling, embed AI into sales processes, and build customer-centric revenue organizations.

Charissa Franklin

GTM Alignment Executive Advisor and Leadership coach

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Charissa is an executive advisor and leadership coach with a focus on inclusive GTM alignment.

 

At AGS, she supports senior leaders with organizational design, leadership enablement, and cross-functional collaboration.

She’s a strong advocate for coaching-based growth systems and executive team cohesion.

Our Mission

At Accelerant Growth Solutions (AGS), we help B2B companies build scalable, high-performing revenue engines by combining AI-powered insights with
hands-on operator experience.

We modernize sales, marketing, and partnership strategies without adding unnecessary complexity.

AGS also donates 10% of profits to youth empowerment, medical research, and food security.

At Accelerant Growth Solutions (AGS), we help B2B companies build scalable, high-performing revenue engines
by combining AI-powered insights with hands-on operator experience.

We modernize sales, marketing, and partnership strategies without adding unnecessary complexity.

AGS also donates 10% of profits to youth empowerment, medical research, and food security.

Our Expert Accelerators

We’re supported by a cohort of managing partners and accelerators with decades of GTM, SaaS, AI, and leadership experience:

Jim Jensen

Managing Partner, 30+ years in tech and HCM SaaS leadershipilities.

Paul Melchiorre

Expert Accelerator and enterprise GTM scaling veteran (SAP Ariba, Anaplan, DocuSign)

Cathy Minte

 Expert Accelerator and former FinTech CRO at R3

Tracey Newell

Expert Accelerator and former EVP at Proofpoint and President at Informatica; Board member at several tech firms

David Corso

Expert Accelerator; commercial leader in healthcare (UnitedHealthcare, Elevance Health, BlueCross BlueShield)

Michael Crain

Expert Accelerator and CEO of Predictive Wins, GTM strategist

Ben Pastro

Expert Accelerator focusing on SaaS/cloud growth and tech partnerships

Peter Black

Strategic Advisor and seasoned software sales leader (SAP Ariba, Anaplan, Domo)

Ray Rike

Expert Accelerator with over 30 years in SaaS and exit expertise

What Set Us Apart

Operator-Led:

We’ve been in your seat and know what drives results


AI-Enabled GTM:

We embed systems that improve consistency, speed, and data usage


Outcome-Focused:

Every project ties back to measurable wins in pipeline, velocity, and forecasts


Values-Driven:

Our 10% profit pledge reflects our commitment beyond business
 

Join the Journey

We partner with revenue leaders to solve the hardest GTM challenges—pipeline generation, AI adoption, sales structure, and partner scaling.

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