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Tony J. Hughes

CEO

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia34 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 35 years of sales leadership experience
  • Recognized as a top sales thought leader globally
  • Authored multiple best-selling sales books
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B Sales Leader with expertise in Sales Enablement and Management Consulting.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales ManagementLeadership DevelopmentConsultingManagement ConsultingSales StrategyLeadershipBusiness Development

Other Skills

Sales EnablementB2B SalesCoachingeLearningSales MethodologiesB2B Sales StrategyMentoringTrainingCustomer Relationship ManagementSales LeadershipEnterprise Content ManagementDirect SalesEnterprise SoftwareOEM BusinessPublic Speaking

About

My website is www.TonyHughes.com.au and my latest book is SENTIENT — Meet Your Maker (www.SENTIENTbook.com). I am a tech-sector insider and my previous books include Tech-Powered Sales, published by HarperCollins New York. I speak, write, consult and train on B2B selling and sales leadership, and have more than 35 years of proven performance as an individual contributor, sales leader and CEO. I help people and businesses create more opportunity pipeline, improve win rates, retain more loyal customers, and become next level leaders. Technology and automation is changing all professions, yet there is a timeless truth that guides everyone in sales and leadership – we must create value in every interaction while making a positive difference in the lives of others, personally and professionally. Whether your sales issues stem from problems with strategy or execution, process or methodology, skills or discipline, mindset or values; I help drive transformation by leveraging proven unique concepts for sustained improved results at scale. I specialise in the technology and professional services sectors and have helped clients earn individual contracts in excess of $100 million. My clients include leading brands globally such as Salesforce, IBM, SAP, Adobe, Grant Thornton and Flight Centre Travel Group. My first best-selling book is in its 10th printing with my more recents books are published by the American Management Association and HarperCollins New York. LinkedIn have awarded me as ‘Top 3 Sales Thought Leader’ globally and I have also been recognised independently on two occasions as the #1 sales blogger globally, and the most influential person for professional selling in Asia-pacific (Top Sales Magazine). For more information visit www.TonyHughes.com.au or www.salesIQglobal.com or www.RSVPselling.com. Follow my LinkedIn blog with more than 500 articles: http://www.linkedin.com/today/posts/hughestony

Experience

34 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
13 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Livepreso

Board Chair

Feb 2023Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Hybrid

  • Board Chair woking with CEO, investors and leadership team for accelerated growth globally. LivePreso is a market leader in enabling improved productivity and revenue growth for large sales and account management teams. The business empowers enterprise teams with a unique cloud platform that delivers insightful content at scale to radically improve the quality and effectiveness of customer interactions. The results are stronger growth, improved retention, and higher productivity. Customers include some of the biggest brands globally in FMCG manufacturing, corporate travel management, technology, and wealth management.

Sales iq global

CEO and co-founder

Nov 2019Present · 6 yrs 5 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Sales IQ is the world's leading sales enablement partner for B2B sales teams. The business offers a unique bended delivery model incorporating proven methodologies, eLearning, and a global network of consultants for blended online and face-to-face learning and coaching). All of my intellectual property including courses, tools, methodologies and frameworks are embedded in the Sales IQ platform. This includes the RSVPselling and COMBO Prospecting frameworks. Other best practice IP from global leaders is also incorporated within Sales IQ. The result is a flexible delivery model with best practice adult learning that changes sales behaviour and improve results across four key domains: Creating pipeline, winning opportunities, growing and retaining customers, and leading teams.
Sales EnablementB2B SalesConsultingCoachingeLearningSales Management+1

Rsvpselling pty ltd

Managing Director

Sep 2012Present · 13 yrs 7 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • RSVPselling is a management consultancy specialising in B2B sales strategy and execution for direct and channel models. I utilise a holistic approach that includes mentoring and coaching services along with training courses, workshops, pragmatic tools and my widely acclaimed books. I can work with your existing tools and methodologies to assist in building pipeline and winning complex or strategic opportunities. I am experienced in CRM and Social Selling (LinkedIn) tools, formulating go-to-market strategy, understanding cloud business models, and segmenting market offerings and sales channels. I offer the very latest thinking and am a proven speaker delivering quality keynotes for kick-offs and conferences.
B2B Sales StrategyMentoringCoachingTrainingManagement ConsultingSales Strategy

Sugarcrm

Managing Director, ANZ

Jun 2011Sep 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos · Sydney

  • SugarCRM is a leading global Customer Relationship Management software company and Tony established the Australian office, generated substantial positive press coverage, doubled the number of partners in the region, won the largest enterprise license account globally in the university sector and achieved record revenue and growth.
Customer Relationship ManagementSales LeadershipSales ManagementLeadership

Objective corporation

Sales Director, Asia-Pacific

Jan 2007May 2011 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Asia-Pacific Sales Director leading a direct sales team selling Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software solutions from eight offices in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
Enterprise Content ManagementDirect SalesSales ManagementBusiness Development

Opentext

Managing Director, ANZ (Hummingbird)

May 2003Jan 2007 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Tony was leader of the ANZ operation of Hummingbird Software up until the acquisition by OpenText Corporation, at which time he was appointed as Regional VP for the larger combined entity. The Australian operation of Hummingbird was the most successful and profitable office globally, delivering three of the four biggest contracts in the world for the company in 2005 and 2006.
Sales LeadershipEnterprise SoftwareSales ManagementLeadership

Ixos software ag

General Manager, ANZ (acquired by OpenText)

Apr 2002Jan 2003 · 9 mos

  • IXOS was an enterprise software provider of imaging and archiving solutions for SAP, Siebel, Microsoft and Lotus Notes. The company was acquired by OpenText Corporation

Digital equipment corporation

Senior Business Development Manager

Jan 1995Jul 1998 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Initially responsible for $60 million per annum revenue via Digital’s largest channel partners and then promoted into enterprise solutions business unit selling UNIX hardware, software and services. Exceeded quota every year and won Digital’s 1995 Rookie of the Year award and two individual excellence awards. Won 1997 Account Manager of the Year award and number one performer in NSW within Enterprise Solution Sales Division. Finished FY97 at 193% of quota and qualified for DEC100 and nominated for Decathlon (top 10% of over-achievers). Winner of inaugural Customer First award in 1998.

Fujitsu

Senior Business Development Manager

Aug 1991Dec 1994 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Responsible for large OEM and channel business. Exceeded quota every year. Achieved quota and qualified for Fujitsu Forum in first fiscal year with only 8 months of selling. Highest profit margin results in sales group in 1993. Won the largest ever contract for printers in Asia-pacific.
Business DevelopmentSales Management

Link telecommunications

Sales Manager

Oct 1987Aug 1991 · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Link was a BellSouth company employing over 140 sales executives nationally with over 40 based in Sydney. Link offered oursource call centre services and pioneered alpha-numeric radio paging services. Joined as a Sales Executive and was the most successful sales person in the company’s history and exceeded quota every year. First person to achieve four consecutive months with above 200% Performance. Set new national monthly sales record of 624%. Won the largest contract in the company's history selling alpha-numeric paging to IBM at rates 70% higher than competition. Number one nationally and winner of the BellSouth President's Club award in 1989 reocognising the top 1% sales professionals globally. Promoted to Key Account Sales Manager and lifted unit performance from 89.3% YTD to finish the year at 110.6%. Left the company with year to date Performance 175% and to pursue career in the IT industry.
Sales ManagementOEM BusinessBusiness Development

Education

DBH and Australian Marketing Institute

Australian Institute of Marketing — Sales and Marketing

Jan 1975Jan 1978

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