CEO at Peak Sales Recruiting
Before Peak, Eliot spent more than 20 years building and leading companies, where he took the lead in recruiting and managing high performance sales teams. He co-founded Ventrada Systems (mobile applications) and GlobalX (e-commerce software). He was also Vice President of Sales for PointShot Wireless. Eliot received his B. Comm. from Carleton University and has been honored as a Top 40 Under 40 Award winner. He co-authored Sales Recruiting 2.0, How to Find Top Performing Sales People, Fast and provides regular insights on sales team management and hiring on the Peak Sales Recruiting Blog.
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - December 21, 2020
The vice-president of sales role is critical to the health and well-being of every organization. The right hire can take you to new heights, while a mis-hire can cripple revenues and growth for years. At Peak Sales Recruiting, we’ve successfully matched hundreds of organizations with new VP of Sales. That experience has shown us the
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - August 5, 2020
London’s sales recruitment market has undergone significant changes in the past 5 years. With London’s growth as an international tech hub, both employers and candidates alike have been flooding the market. They are looking for sales recruiters who can help them capitalise on an uptick in demand; demand for rapid revenue growth and demand for
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - May 27, 2020
COVID-19 has disrupted economies, altered businesses operations, and drastically changed norms. The strength of a company’s online capabilities, remote work flexibility, and ability to scale operations virtually has forced companies to revaluate their approach to business in a post-COVID environment. Specifically, corporate and HR leaders have taken a hard look at their human capital and
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - April 17, 2020
The economic impact of COVID-19 is undeniable. Around the world, stock markets lost approximately one-third of their values between February 20 and the end of March, with more than 20 million Americans and 1.5 million Canadians being laid off. In the face of shifting consumer behavior, businesses in North America and across the world have
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - March 29, 2020
There has been a definitive change to the structure and organization of today’s sales team – they are now virtual. While COVD-19 has accelerated the adoption of virtual sales teams, companies have long leveraged the underlying benefits of this workforce design. Virtual teams and teleworking scenarios offer a scalable mechanism through which organizations can broaden
