Richard Harris™ — Co-Founder
Do you desire customized sales training? Is your team behind on quota? Are your teams' deals pushing? Is your team struggling with qualification, discovery, negotiation, and closing deals? Are you a founder trying to figure out found-led sales? And now you’re wondering how fix the problem? You’re not alone. I’ve met countless sales leaders and founders who face these struggles every day. If you're interested in learning or teaching your reps how to Earn The Right to ask questions, which questions to ask, and when to ask them, I have good news for you. This is exactly what we do. My Journey: ► Seasoned SaaS sales leader, sales trainer and advisor with 20+ years of experience. ► 5x Top Salesforce Sales Influencer ‘21 - ‘25 ► 5x: Top 25 Influential Sales Leader AA-ISP’s ► Owner The Harris Consulting Group ► Co-Founder Surf and Sales Clients: @Google @Visa @Zoom @Salesforce, @intercom @salesloft @terminus @gainsight @pandadoc @pandora @humaninterest, @doordash, and more We focus on teaching your reps how to earn the right to ask questions, which questions to ask, and when. Whether you are an early-stage or expansion stage start-up, or a Fortune 500 company, we will increase sales funnel conversions to revenue faster. "Humanizing Sales - Training that feels good and works" - Nicholas D - Enterprise Sales Leader "Richard worked with me to create a new sales process we could call our own. He didn't try to make us fit a certain mold." Dave K - VP Sales Contact us for a free consultation. If it doesn't fit, we will be the first to tell you. https://TheHarrisConsultingGroup.com/contact-us/
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS sales expert with extensive experience in sales training and operational guidance.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 33 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Sales Management
- Sales Training
- Sales Operations
- Account Management
Career Highlights
- 20+ years of SaaS sales leadership experience.
- 5x Salesforce Sales Influencer from 2021 to 2025.
- Proven track record in increasing sales funnel conversions.
Work Experience
Pavilion
Executive (4 mos)
Salesforce
Salesforce Salesbalzer Advisor (1 yr 1 mo)
2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 Salesforce Top Sales Influencer To Follow (5 yrs 1 mo)
Atrium - Data Driven Sales Management
Strategic Advisor (3 yrs 1 mo)
Wonderway
Strategic Advisor (3 yrs 1 mo)
Humantic AI
Strategic Advisor (3 yrs 5 mos)
East Bay School for Boys
Board Member (3 yrs 9 mos)
GTMfund
GTMRamp Member (4 yrs 8 mos)
The Harris Consulting Group
Author - Owning Your Job Search: Your step by step guide from application, to salary. (5 yrs 3 mos)
Founder (13 yrs 4 mos)
regie.ai
Strategic Advisor (5 yrs 3 mos)
SetSail
Strategic Advisor (5 yrs 8 mos)
BoostUp.ai
Strategic Advisor (6 yrs 7 mos)
UNCrushed
Board Member (6 yrs 8 mos)
Surf and Sales
Co-Founder (8 yrs 6 mos)
Beck Technology Ltd
Consultant (0 mo)
FieldEdge
Consultant (0 mo)
Terminus: Account-Based Marketing
Consultant (0 mo)
PandaDoc
Consultant (0 mo)
Proofpoint
Consultant (0 mo)
Vindicia
Consultant (0 mo)
FarmLogs
Consultant (0 mo)
Vcom
Consultant (0 mo)
HyTrust
Consultant (0 mo)
Studylog Systems, Inc.
Consultant (0 mo)
Modern Sales Pros
MVP Member (9 yrs 5 mos)
Datanyze Inc.
Consultant (0 mo)
Revel Systems
Consultant (1 yr)
Litmos by CallidusCloud
Consultant (0 mo)
CallidusCloud
Consultant (0 mo)
Datahug
Consultant (0 mo)
SocialChorus
Consultant (0 mo)
Dynamic Signal
Consultant (0 mo)
Sales Hacker, Inc.
Director of Sales Training & Consulting Services (10 yrs 11 mos)
traind.net
Board of Advisors (11 yrs 4 mos)
LevelEleven
Consultant (1 mo)
TopOPPS (Acquired by Xactly
Advisor (7 yrs 2 mos)
Yozio
Consultant / VP Sales (1 yr)
Spanning Cloud Apps (An EMC Company)
Consultant (0 mo)
Gainsight
Consultant (0 mo)
OutboundEngine
Consultant (0 mo)
Mashery (Acquired by Intel)
Director of Sales Operations and Lead Generation (1 yr)
Director, Lead Generation (1 yr 6 mos)
Telecom, Inc.
Director of Sales (9 mos)
DotNext, Inc
Director, Client Sales and Support (4 mos)
Sales Manager (11 mos)
PC Guardian
VP of Sales (5 yrs 1 mo)
Riverdeep / The Learning Company
Inside Sales Team Manager - Software (2 yrs 5 mos)
Village Voice Media
Classified Sales Manager (7 yrs 7 mos)
Gap Inc.
Assistant Manager (1 yr 6 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Science at University of Arizona