We are a recruiter with a couple of key differences: focus and subject-matter expertise.
The principals of Peak Sales Recruiting didn't start life as recruiters. We started our careers as sales people, and we have led winning sales teams at a number of technology companies. We live and breathe sales. We know what it takes to build a successful sales team, and what separates Peak Performers from under-achievers. That's why sales recruiting for technology companies is all we do.
What makes us different?
Our values
- we care about the same things that our customers care about
- we strive to be excellent in everything we do
- we know we can do anything we believe we can do
- we actively better the community in which we live
- ethics and integrity pervade our thoughts and actions
- we enjoy our journey as much as our destination
What is unique about us?
We are focused on sales recruiting for technology companies. That means we can recruit faster than other firms that recruit into all functional areas, since all of our energies are invested in networking amongst sales people, evaluating sales skills and understanding sales requirements.
We know what Peak Performers look like. Peak Sales Recruiting was founded by sales executives who have built successful sales teams. Often the best sales job is when a sales person is in an interview, selling themselves. Our knowledge of current sales methodologies and techniques, combined with our thorough screening process, ensures that we present only the best to the employer.
We have developed a unique methodology to screen ... wait for it ... our clients. We do everything in our power to truly understand our client's needs, so that we can put forward Peak Performers who will "fit" into the company culture and the team dynamics. When our clients are successful, we are successful.
We want the best for the candidates we put forward. We know that in order for a sales professional to be successful they have to be happy. We encourage our sales candidates to consider their career plans before making a leap. This ensures that they are fully committed to succeeding in their new positions.
We take care of our clients. Our goal is to build long-term relationships with our clients where we become a trusted extension of their own recruiting teams.
Our team
With more than a dozen dedicated practice managers, recruiters and researchers on staff, Peak Sales Recruiting is the pre-eminent recruiter in North America focused on assisting technology companies find exceptional sales talent. Peak was founded and is led by former technology company executives.
Eliot Burdett, Co-Managing Partner
Brent Thomson, Co-Managing Partner
Sally Boucher, Finance
Gillian Brouse, Marketing
Susan Riekki-Odle, Enterprise Solutions
Joanne Whittle, Sales Leadership Practice and Peak Human Resources
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Eliot Burdett - Co-Managing Partner
With over 17 years of experience building and leading technology companies, Eliot has co-founded two software companies, Ventrada Systems, a wireless application developer, and GlobalX, an e-commerce software developer which was acquired by OnX in the late 90's. A 40 Under 40 Award winner, Eliot also built Global sales organizations as VP Sales for PointShot Wireless, and has been an advisor and acting executive for several other companies. His community pursuits have included Junior Achievement (past Chair Eastern Ontario), Volunteer Ottawa (Director), the Ottawa Hospital and the Student Technology Venture Challenge (past Entrepreneur in Residence). Throughout his years as an entrepreneur and business builder, he has recruited and managed numerous successful sales teams. This experience is now applied at Peak Sales Recruiting, a firm which attracts high performing sales professionals for technology companies.
To find out more about Eliot, and what we care about at Peak, read the blog.
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Brent Thomson - Co-Managing Partner
Brent brings over 18 years of sales and sales leadership experience building and running high performance teams that consistently won awards and exceeded targets. Most recently Brent acted as VP of Sales for a Financial Management Consulting company and was with Borland Software as a Regional Sales Manager. Previous to that, Brent enjoyed success at Rational Software, Fastlane and EDS Systemhouse. His technology sales experience combined with his skills in identifying and developing sales talent enable him to recruit superior candidates for Peak Sales Recruiting customers.
To find out more about Brent, and what we care about at Peak, read the blog.
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Sally Boucher -- Finance
Sally Boucher is a Certified General Accountant with over 20 years of varied financial, operational and business development experience. Sally works as an advisor to the company, and is responsible for all financial management and reporting as well as relationships with the financial community. Her previous roles included Controller, VP Finance, and CFO for several software and other high growth technology businesses. She is a past member of the Board of Governors of CGA Ontario where she played an active role in promoting professional standards. Recently she received an Ontario Distinguished Service Award from the Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario. Sally is well known for her professionalism, commitment to excellence, and plays an active role in community affairs.
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Gillian Brouse -- Marketing
Gillian has more than 15 years experience in B2B marketing for technology companies. She got her start in high tech at Fulcrum Technologies, as Manager of public relations, and was the first marketing staffer to win a President's Award. At Cognos, Gillian was a senior PR counsel and headed up several successful product introductions and community PR initiatives. Most recently, she has been a marketing consultant and executive for hire with Reid Eddison, a business consulting firm specialized in assisting technology companies overcome barriers to growth. In that role, Gillian helped launch and grow several companies, including Peak Sales Recruiting.
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Susan Riekki-Odle -- Enterprise Solutions
Susan heads up the Enterprise Solutions group at Peak to help national and global companies build and re-engineer winning sales teams. She is driven to help customers solve business problems and has built her career – and earned widespread respect – because she will stop at nothing to understand and meet customer needs. With 18 years of sales experience that spans banking, retail and technology, Susan was most recently Vice President, Corporate Sales for neuroLanguage Corporation, and she held key sales management positions with Quest Software, FastLane Technologies, and OmniMark Technologies, where she grew sales teams and revenue on a consistent basis. She also successfully established a consulting firm that assisted technology investors and their portfolio companies with channel strategies.
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Joanne Whittle -- Sales Leadership Practice, Peak Human Resources
Joanne Whittle has over 10 years of senior managerial experience in both private and public companies spanning all areas of Human Resources. Before joining Peak, she was Director of HR and Corporate Secretary for Spotwave Wireless. Previously, as an employee or in-house consultant, Joanne set strategy for local and global recruiting initiatives for GlobalX, Siemen's, Nortel, and Peleton. Joanne worked to bring many of these organizations into legal compliance and developed and delivered courses on the use of behavioral interviewing, hiring policies and practices, and compliance issues. Joanne completed the U of T's Rotman School of Business Executive HR Management Program. Her professional designations include CHRP and CCR. In 2004, she was honored as the Ottawa Citizen's HR Professional of the Year. In addition to her role collaborating with Eliot Burdett to develop the Sales Leadership Recruiting Practice, Joanne will run Peak's internal HR activities and help steer the company's efforts to establish industry-leading best practices in sales recruiting.
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