Kevin Hopp

CEO

San Diego, California, United States11 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founder of Smartbound with 750K+ cold calls.
  • Expert in B2B outbound sales strategies.
  • Delivered 500+ executive meetings booked.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B SaaS sales expert with a focus on outbound strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales DevelopmentOutbound SalesBusiness DevelopmentSalesPublic SpeakingPodcastingLeadershipMarketingArtificial Intelligence (ai)

Other Skills

Cold CallingConsultingGTM playbook developmentSignal-based targetingSaaSEarly-stage StartupsSocial MediaPodcastSales OperationsTrainingCoachingDialersGenerative AI for SalesGenerative AI for ManagementObjection Handling (Sales)

About

Your sales team needs more at-bats. Your outbound isn't telling you what your market thinks. And your last agency just counted dials. We fix that. I'm Kevin Hopp. I've made 750,000+ cold calls and worked with 50+ B2B companies on outbound. I built Smartbound to do outbound differently. Here's how it works: 1. We build your GTM playbook ICP mapping, signal-based targeting, multi-source list building, messaging frameworks. Not a generic script. A system designed around your buyers. 2. We cold call your market Native English speakers trained on 600K+ calls. They sound like your team, not a vendor. Every call recorded. 3. You get meetings + market intelligence Qualified meetings on your calendar. Plus structured intelligence from every conversation: why prospects said no, what competitors they mentioned, which signals converted. Most agencies throw away 90% of call data. We turn it into a feedback loop. The results: - 15-20% conversion from qualified conversation to meeting - 500+ B2B executive meetings booked - Every call recorded and analyzed We work with B2B companies who sell $30K+ contracts and who have strong closers but not enough pipeline. If that's you, DM me or book a call at smartbound.ai

Experience

11 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
5 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

Smartbound

CEO

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 5 mos · San Diego Metropolitan Area · Remote

  • Smartbound is a B2B outbound agency that delivers qualified meetings and market intelligence from every conversation.
  • We build custom GTM playbooks, cold call using signal-based targeting, and analyze every conversation for buyer insights.
  • WHAT WE DELIVER:
  • Custom GTM playbook (ICP, signals, lists, messaging, outbound plays)
  • Signal-targeted cold calling by native English speakers
  • Qualified meetings on your closers' calendars
  • Market intelligence from every conversation (including the ones that don't book)
  • RESULTS:
  • 600,000+ cold calls made by the team
  • 50+ B2B companies served
  • 15-20% qualified conversation to meeting conversion
  • 500+ executive meetings booked
  • We work with B2B companies ($30K+ ACV) whose closers can sell but don't have enough pipeline.
Cold CallingSales DevelopmentConsultingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Outbound Sales

Aichamp

Advisor

Oct 2024Sep 2025 · 11 mos · San Diego, California, United States · Remote

Callblitz

Advisor

Oct 2022Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · San Diego, CA

Calling culture

CEO

Sep 2022Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos · San Diego, California, United States · Remote

  • Calling Culture is an outbound sales training and consulting firm. We focus on helping teams of sales professionals build confidence, deliver better results, and hit their quota - at SCALE.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Hopp consulting group

4 roles

Cold Calling 101 Course Creator

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Get better at making outbound sales calls. Check out Cold Calling 101!

Podcast Host

Jan 2022Jan 2024 · 2 yrs

  • I hosted a podcast for awhile.
Social MediaPublic SpeakingPodcastingPodcast

Podcaster

Sep 2021Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • I guest podcast on many different shows, discussing things like: leadership, outbound sales, sales techniques, hiring tips, sales leadership, process development and much more.
Social MediaPublic Speaking

Founder

Jun 2018Present · 8 yrs

  • Phones.
SaaSLeadershipEarly-stage StartupsBusiness DevelopmentCold CallingSales

Revenue collective

Marketing School

Feb 2022May 2022 · 3 mos

Marketing

Revenue collective

3 roles

SDR School Cohort Leader

Sep 2021Nov 2021 · 2 mos

Rising Executive Program

May 2021Apr 2022 · 11 mos

Member

Mar 2021Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

  • The Revenue Collective is a private, invitation-only community of sales and marketing executives at growth-focused companies.
MarketingLeadership

Modern sales pros

Member

Sep 2020Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

  • MSP is the nation's largest peer education community for sales operations, enablement, and leadership.

Salesgig

VP Sales Development

Jun 2020May 2021 · 11 mos · San Diego, California, United States

  • First hire, but it was my second time building and running an outbound-as-a-service business. Took the business from 0 SDRs to 12 full-time SDRs running 50+ active campaigns.
  • Hired, trained, and managed over 20 salespeople.
Sales DevelopmentOutbound SalesSalesCold CallingSales OperationsTraining+3

The sales developers

VP Sales Development

Jun 2018Aug 2018 · 2 mos · San Diego, California, United States

  • First hire, wore many hats. I was not ready to be a VP - To be continued...
  • Outbound-as-a-service.

Vonage business

Sr. Cloud Solutions Sales Executive

Jun 2017Jun 2018 · 1 yr · Greater San Diego Area

  • First hire under 30 years old in California. Was recruited to help Vonage "sell like a startup". Attained 120% of ramp quota.

Coursekey, inc.

Enterprise Account Executive

Oct 2016Jun 2017 · 8 mos · Greater San Diego Area

  • First sales hire in the enterprise sales division of the company. Signed up 8 enterprise pilots from cold outreach. Was recruited away to corporate America after 9 months.

Mindtouch

2 roles

Enterprise Account Executive

Jul 2016Oct 2016 · 3 mos · Greater San Diego Area

  • Full-cycle sales.

Enterprise Sales Development

Jan 2016Jul 2016 · 6 mos · Greater San Diego Area

  • One of the first Sales Development hires. (2nd cohort)
  • I was a leading member of the SDR team at MindTouch, creating 4-5 outbound cold meetings a week with Directors, VP's and Executives at SaaS companies by utilizing LinkedIn, emails, referrals, Twitter, and the phone. My use of creativity led to much success, and I brought in over 25 qualified outbound opportunities in my time as an SDR.

Inman news

Contributor

Jan 2015Oct 2015 · 9 mos · San Diego

  • The youngest contributor for the leading real estate tech blog in the country. My articles get pushed out to Inman News's 100K+ followers on social media and all subscribers.

Dizzle

Director of Customer Success and Operations

Sep 2014Nov 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · San Diego California

  • First hire at a seed-stage startup. Wore every hat, was able to identify my natural skill for sales.

Invoca

Customer Success Intern

Mar 2014Jul 2014 · 4 mos · Santa Barbara, California

  • My 4th professional internship in just 2 years at UCSB. You can't say I didn't try hard to figure out what I was gonna do after graduation!
  • This was my first time working in a true "Silicon Valley-like" VC-backed startup. Free beer on tap in the break room, everyone got a new mac book air, comfy chairs and branded Patagonia's everywhere. What fun!
  • I couldn't help but get distracted by the noise that the Sales side of the office made. The seed of a sales career was planted.

Target

Store Management Intern

Jun 2013Aug 2013 · 2 mos · Oxnard, California

  • Most kids partied hard and surfed all summer in Santa Barbara. I woke up every morning and drove 1 hour from Isla Vista to Oxnard CA to rock a red polo and khaki pants while working 12- hour shifts managing a staff of 30 workers at Target all summer.
  • This was an important experience. I learned that retail is not for me. I also tried hard, as hard as I could, and I did not get offered a full-time role after graduation. You learn more from failure than success.

Ontraport

Business Development Intern

Apr 2013Jun 2013 · 2 mos · Santa Barbara, California Area

  • My first "office job" was an unpaid internship at a startup.
  • I couldn't help but wonder if it would be fun to get a full-time role at a tech startup... I would try again the next year!

Uc santa barbara

Psychological and Brain Sciences Intern

Oct 2012Jun 2013 · 8 mos · Santa Barbara, California Area

  • As the Department Intern, I assisted the Chair of the Department and the Undergrad Advisors with assorted admin tasks. I got to see behind the scenes of a world-class educational institution.
  • This taught me that although I was a Psychology major, Psychology as a career was not for me.
  • You could say this internship propelled my entire career, it drove that curiosity to go take classes in the Technology Management Program at UCSB and learn all about tech and SaaS Startups.

Mira costa high school

Freshman Football Coach

Aug 2010Jan 2011 · 5 mos · Manhattan Beach, Caifornia

  • After being part of a championship winning team my senior year, my former position coach recognized my comprehensive knowledge of offensive strategy, and my leadership skills, and invited me back to coach the next generation of Mustang Football players. I was an assistant offensive line coach and I was in charge of special teams.

Education

UC Santa Barbara

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — Psychology

Jan 2012Jan 2014

El Camino College

Associate of Arts (A.A.) — Social and Behavioral Sciences

Jan 2010Jan 2012

Mira Costa High School

High School Diploma

Jan 2006Jan 2010

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