Introducing Captivate Talent - expert recruiters for SaaS companies landing in the US
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It’s time to meet another new Sales Confidence partner. Let’s welcome Captivate Talent to the community. Let’s find out more about them.
One of the best things about running Sales Confidence is partnering with world-class businesses in and around the SaaS industry. We’ve got partnerships with some fantastic organisations, including Hally Solutions and MySalesCoach. Today, there’s a new name to add to the list: Captivate Talent.
I’m pleased to announce our new partnership with Captivate Talent through the founder, Chris Gannon. After getting to know Chris, it’s clear that there’s a massive synergy between Captivate Talent and Sales Confidence, which is sure to benefit the entire community. In this article, I’ll tell you more about them.
Who is Captivate Talent?
The US is the biggest market in the world for SaaS companies. However, even for organisations that have exceeded every milestone in EMEA, expanding to the US can be a minefield. Everyone wants to crack America, but no one wants to be the next casualty.
That’s where Captivate Talent comes in.
Captivate Talent helps companies from outside the US land with confidence, helping them avoid the traps so many have fallen into before.
It begins with hiring. Captivate Talent will find the leaders that will formulate and execute your expansion strategy. They’ll also find you the go-to-market talent you need, including the AE teams that will bring in those all-important first deals.
But it doesn’t end there. Captivate also helps you navigate the unique US SaaS market, such as where the best place to launch is, compensation structures and data, or setting up healthcare for your team. That kind of help can be truly invaluable.
Captivate Talent has worked with some of the biggest names in the SaaS industry as they launch in the US, including Cognism and Paddle (take a look at their case studies). Currently, Chris and his team are assisting several trailblazing organisations, mainly from the UK, Israel, and EU.
Meet Chris
Chris Gannon is the founder of Captivate Talent, and it’s been great getting to know him better as we work out our partnership.
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Based in New York, Chris has always been in recruitment. Much of his work in SaaS was on the client side, as Head of Talent at Signpost and Global Director of Talent at Reward Gateway. During this time, he identified that too many potentially world-beating SaaS companies were failing when they tried to launch in the US - and Captivate Talent was born.
What makes Chris and Captivate Talent great is that you can see their values in everything they do. Those values are:
Why Sales Confidence?
I was introduced to Chris by James Isilay, founder of Cognism, which has been a Sales Confidence partner for many years. We hit it off immediately, and working together was the natural next step.
For Chris, partnering with Sales Confidence was a simple choice. His target clients are European SaaS companies looking for growth opportunities, so there is a perfect overlap with the Sales Confidence community.
But it’s much more than that. Together, we can help ensure that European companies can land in the US successfully, so they can grow, get their great products into more hands, and elevate the sales profession.
Here’s to a long and successful partnership!
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To find out more about Captivate Talent, visit captivatetalent.com.