Karl Goldfield

Current

• CEO at messageSlinger.com
• Chief Evangelist Educator - karl@karlgoldfield.com at startup sales mentor - Karl Goldfield Consulting (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Director of Sales at Demandforce
• Director Of Business Development at USJade Corp
• Inside Director of Sales at WorkMetro

• Sr Enterprise Sales at SurfControl
• Corporate Account Manager at GN Netcom
• Eastern Regional Sales Director at Photoflex

see less...

3 more...

Recommended

31 people have recommended Karl

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer Software

Karl Goldfield ’s Summary

I am an open networker, but by joining my network you are opting into my startup sales mentor newsletter. To read more check out the blog.

http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com

In the new global community, there are advantages and challenges never before fathomed by the entrepreneur. The modern day startup is faced with new concepts in financing, new challenges in competitive landscapes, and real time needs and abilities. What is consistent and will always remain so, is that the startup must deliver on expectations by selling their offering.

Karl Goldfield is passionate about developing teams for emerging companies. For the past fifteen years, he has shown the ability to deliver beyond expectations through continual innovation. By establishing a plan then testing the boundaries of that plan, Karl provides methodologies that help to address particular challenges. He delivers strategies that allow startups to mold sales teams from the clay of their own attributes.

Karl’s philosophies stem from planning before execution, sound processes, and educating the evangelists. A company that reacts to problems as they arise is not a fluid as one that builds a plan, trains to that plan, and retools the development of their organization to define success. In today’s business world we need to coach and be mentored, not tracked and managed.

Sales strategy is an evolving part of society. Every day the manner in which people respond to stimuli is changing. Old practices continually have to give way to new principles and personalities. Karl believes the paradigm must always adapt to the masses.

Karl Goldfield ’s Experience

• CEO

  messageSlinger.com

  (Computer Software industry)

  May 2008 — Present (5 months)

  Message Slinger is currently accepting trial customers for our Beta Program. We offer a full-featured, extremely reliable, and easy-to-use email marketing tool. The purpose of the Beta Program is to get feedback from you, our first customers, to help improve the system before we make a public launch.
  
  
  You will be able to test-drive the fully funtional email marketing system, and send out all your e-mail campaigns at up to 25% off our already low prices until August 1, 2008. Afterwards, you can continue utilizing our services at our regular competitive prices.

• Chief Evangelist Educator - karl@karlgoldfield.com

  startup sales mentor - Karl Goldfield Consulting (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)

  June 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  Bringing ideas to market for emerging companies in new technology sectors. Get to revenue generation efficiently with a scalable plan that integrates Web 2.0 and Sales 2.0 methodologies with age old Sales wisdom. startup sales mentor is a company designed to educate the entrepreneur and their evangelists.

• Director of Sales

  Demandforce

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  August 2007 — April 2008 (9 months)

  Demandforce is the market leader in Customer Demand Management (CDM). Our sofware as a service (SAAS) allows for our clients to deliver relevent online communications to their customers/patients. We pride ourselves in added value to every layer of the relationship. Our sevice helps our clients and their clients, our clients partners, and our partners.
  
  I have been tasked with growing the sales team for Demandforce. Through education, mentoring, and new strategies, my goal is to make a world class sales team for a world class organization.
  
  Please contact me if you are interested in joining a high energy and fun loving team.

• Director Of Business Development

  USJade Corp

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  November 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 1 month)

• Inside Director of Sales

  WorkMetro

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

  February 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 10 months)

• Sr Enterprise Sales

  SurfControl

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

  August 2002 — February 2005 (2 years 7 months)

• Corporate Account Manager

  GN Netcom

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years)

• Eastern Regional Sales Director

  Photoflex

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Photography industry)

  June 1996 — October 2000 (4 years 5 months)