Justin Strackany

Co-Founder

Cary, North Carolina, United States19 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Founder of multiple successful startups with three exits.
  • Expert in AI-driven customer engagement solutions.
  • Proven track record in scaling go-to-market strategies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Customer Success expert with a strong focus on AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)Customer EngagementCustomer SuccessExecutive LeadershipSales LeadershipConsultative SellingProduct StrategySales ManagementDevopsTraining

Other Skills

ProcurementStrategy ImplementationExecutive VisibilitySoftware as a Service (SaaS)Customer SatisfactionPresentationsCustomer JourneysPost-Sales SupportKey Performance IndicatorsClient PresentationAutomationNegotiationProject DeliveryAccount ManagementStart-up Leadership

About

My name is Justin, waffles are awesome, and playtime just ended. I was a scrawny kid out of "watch country" when I started in software over 20 years ago. Employee #1 at a bootstrapped company. $0 to $50M. Three exits. Vista alum. VP of Sales, Chief Customer Officer, Founder. I know software. Like in my bones. Along the way I led some of the top-performing client expansion teams in the country and helped dozens of companies maximize client impact. Now I make strange & curious software. Think of me as your friendly traveling apothecary, meandering from town to town with a batch of bubbling elixirs that are mostly good for you and recommended by old-timey doctors - except it's software. In my past life, I was an entertainer - writing music, playing in local bands, even a stint on a cruise ship. I think software, in the right hands, can feel like discovering your favorite band for the first time. That's what I'm chasing. Here's what's brewing: 🎩 Fancy Robot: When's the last time you had an enjoyable google search experience? 1/3 of search requests now begin in AI, w/ 5x conversion rate. We make sure AI recognizes your brand and says nice things about you. If ChatGPT doesn't know you exist, call me maybe? (fancyrobot.ai) 🧪 Renubu — Expansion intelligence for Revenue teams. Your CSMs are managing 200 accounts and way too overwhelmed to optimize for expansion. Meanwhile growth is stalling...and churn is not. Renubu surfaces hidden expansion signals and tells you *exactly* what to do about it, distilling the chaos into One. Thing. Next. (renubu.com) Also in the cauldron - Good Hang: (MCP-native platform social network. Just go with it). - Killer Tools (interactive games & MCP productivity suite, but only for people who are extremely good-looking), and - GTM.Consulting (my coaching practice - referrals only). If you're open to the possibility of a little more magic in your life, let's connect!

Experience

19 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Good hang

Hang Man

Oct 2025 – Present · 7 mos · United States · Hybrid

  • I manage the general goings on of the coolest tech social club. Launching in Raleigh and expanding soon to you.
  • Check us out - goodhang.club

Renubu

Founder

Jul 2025 – Present · 10 mos · Cary, North Carolina, United States · Hybrid

  • Expansion Intelligence for Customer Success
  • As a CSM, I always knew the right move, but I struggled to find the NEXT right move.
  • So, I built Renubu, the tool I wish I had existed.
  • We take all the chaos (renewals, expansions, at-risk accounts, and 10,000 other things) and distill it into one thing:
  • Do. This. Next.
  • No dashboards. No busywork. Just the right play, for the ideal customer, at the perfect time.
  • Currently seeking design partners who are ready for something a little different.
  • Let's chat!
Start-up LeadershipEnterprise SoftwareArtificial Intelligence (AI)Customer SuccessCognitive Science

Decisions

Senior Director of Customer Success

Jul 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr · Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States · Hybrid

  • Led enterprise Customer Success team, owning customer journey, churn, and renewals.
Customer SuccessKey Account ManagementExecutive Leadership

Fancy robot

Founder

Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area · Hybrid

  • AI Visibility Intelligence. We measure whether AI recommends your brand and help you fix it when it doesn't.
  • One-third of search queries now start in AI, with 5x the conversion rate of traditional search. Most companies have no idea how they show up. We built a GEO platform that measures, composes, and publishes, all from one place.
  • Currently serving enterprise clients with monthly AI Visibility Reports, content recommendations, and distribution.
  • fancyrobot.ai
ProcurementStrategy ImplementationConsultative SellingExecutive VisibilitySoftware as a Service (SaaS)Customer Satisfaction+14

Cased

Head of GTM

Feb 2022 – Oct 2022 · 8 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area · Remote

  • Ran GTM for a DevOps platform startup founded by ex-Github CTO
ProcurementStrategy ImplementationConsultative SellingDevOpsPresentationsPost-Sales Support+7

Gtm consulting

Principal

Jan 2022 – May 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

  • Accepting limited new clients on a case-by-case basis ***
  • GTM Consulting helps early to growth stage technology companies optimize their go-to-market practices. Our specialties are helping early stage companies get to $1M in ARR by implementing sales best practices and growth stage companies maximize NRR through establishing a revenue-centric center of excellence in Customer Success.
ProcurementStrategy ImplementationConsultative SellingProduct StrategyCustomer EngagementClient Presentation+7

Cast.app

Investor / Advisor

Jul 2021 – Jul 2021 · 0 mo

Stylo

Investor / Advisor

Jul 2021 – Jul 2021 · 0 mo

Lean StartupClient PresentationExecutive Leadership

Guider

Executive Mentor

Apr 2021 – Apr 2021 · 0 mo

Training

Scalewise

Scale Coach

Mar 2021 – Mar 2021 · 0 mo

  • Scalewise provides unique access to world class Scale Coaches, Consulting Partners & Fractional Leaders to help accelerate the growth of tech scale-ups.

Gtmfund

Limited Partner

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

  • Our investor network consists of GTM executives who've seen zero to IPO. We're here to help exceptional founders with great products successfully scale their go-to-market and grow revenue.
Lean StartupCustomer EngagementExecutive LeadershipEarly-stage StartupsSales Leadership

Various companies

Investor / Advisor

Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 4 mos · Hybrid

  • Investor & advisor to multiple companies, notably:
  • LP @ GTMFund
  • Pavilion Executive Member
  • Investor & Advisor (ethana, testbox, stylo, cast.app, echowin, etc)
  • Mentor & Business Coach for founder-led companies
Real Estate InvestmentConsultative SellingLean StartupClient PresentationExecutive LeadershipEarly-stage Startups

Securelink

3 roles

Chief Customer Officer

Promoted

Jan 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • C-level CS officer through successful 2020 exit to Cove Hill Partners in the middle of COVID.
  • 24% NRR Rate in FY 2018
  • 13% Average NRR Rate from 2019 - 2021
  • Launched onboarding department in 2018, leading 15% increase in product adoption
  • Increased unit price 12% while maintaining <2% logo churn
Information SecurityProcurementStrategy ImplementationTrainingConsultative SellingExecutive Visibility+21

Vice President of Sales & Account Management

Promoted

Jan 2013 – Dec 2017 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Led sales & AM organization through successful PE exit to Vista Equity Partners
  • Increased ASP 221% over 3 years
  • Increased new bookings revenue 700% over 4 years
  • Created profitable professional services unit which generated significant customer value
  • Spearheaded successful Gainsight implementation along with customer tiering and lifecycle programs, along with benchmark NPS of 75
  • Formalized sales development program, generating 250 new SQLs in its first year alone
Information SecurityProcurementStrategy ImplementationTrainingConsultative SellingExecutive Visibility+18

Director of Customer Success & Strategic Accounts

Jan 2008 – Dec 2012 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Developed sales engineering motion and served principal on all sales demos
  • Launched training and onboarding templates still widely used as of 2022
  • Served as Key Account Manager to top 10 strategic accounts, comprising 80% of ARR
  • Obtained PMP certification to more effectively manage customer projects
  • Built internal applications in LAMP tech stack to manage implementations, QA, and asset tracking
Information SecurityProcurementStrategy ImplementationTrainingConsultative SellingExecutive Visibility+18

Everwise

Mentor

Sep 2016 – Jun 2021 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • I have served as a mentor to several very talented individuals mid-career technology roles including sales, program management, and customer success to help them accelerate their career trajectories and incorporate the state of mind today they'll need for the roles they want tomorrow. Everwise connects employees with the people, resources and feedback they need to be more productive and successful at every stage of their career.
Lean StartupExecutive Leadership

Royal caribbean cruises, ltd.

Entertainer

Sep 2001 – Sep 2002 · 1 yr

  • Wanted a break from the day-to-day and was lucky enough to be hired on as part of a jazz a cappella quartet to sing on cruise ships. It's a job unlike any other, and I wouldn't trade my experiences on the open sea for anything.
TrainingSales Leadership

Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

BA — Business Administration

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