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About Clear Direction Sales Development

Transformative sales leadership for organizations seeking strategic growth, disciplined execution, and improved performance. Founded in 2019 in Austin, Texas, serving clients across North America with a servant’s heart: focused on making others successful through clarity, structure, and results.
Austin, Texas skyline at dusk
Founded
2019, Austin, Texas
Serving
Clients across North America
Founder background
U.S. Air Force officer, GE and other global enterprises
Typical client
Founder-led, PE-backed and family-owned B2B companies

Our foundation

Built for companies that need a seasoned sales leader before they are ready for a full-time one

Clear Direction was built to meet a growing need in the market: many companies in transition or growth mode need seasoned sales leadership but aren’t ready for a full-time executive. Our founder, an award-winning U.S. Air Force officer and former corporate leader at GE and other global enterprises, launched the firm after three decades of leading commercial teams and managing hundred-million-dollar revenue streams.

This deep and diverse experience, across public companies, PE-backed firms, and family-owned businesses, shapes how we lead: with humility, discipline, and a relentless focus on outcomes. We step in when there’s no VP of Sales, or when the current structure isn’t working, and take ownership until you’re ready for a permanent solution.

Our approach

Evaluate people, process and performance, then lead the implementation

Our structured methodology evaluates people, processes, and performance with speed and precision, followed by hands-on leadership to implement what works.
  • Transitioning from loyalty-based to performance-driven cultures
  • Building and rebuilding sales teams and go-to-market strategies
  • Installing accountability systems built on metrics and transparency
  • Embedding scalable, repeatable systems that sustain growth
  • Leading with a servant’s heart and an operator’s mindset

Who we serve

CEOs, founders, portfolio companies, family offices and M&A advisors

We partner with leaders facing sales inconsistency, underperformance, or critical leadership gaps. Our clients often have one thing in common: they know it’s time for change, but don’t yet have the right leader in place. That’s where we come in.

Our promise

Lead from within, and build a foundation that lasts after we are gone

Our mission is clear: to deliver the strategic guidance and frontline leadership needed to drive measurable revenue growth, delivered with the care, humility, and commitment that define a servant’s heart approach. We embed in your team, lead from within, and build a foundation that lasts long after we’re gone.

If you’re ready to move from uncertainty to clarity, and from stalled growth to real performance, Clear Direction Sales Development brings the leadership and discipline to get you there.

Community and recognition

Leadership beyond client work

John serves as President of ACG Austin San Antonio, leads a ProVisors group, and is President of redM Austin. The firm is a Sales Xceleration advisory practice.

Certifications and partners

Certified in the methodologies behind the work

  • The Predictive Index certified partner
  • TTI Success Insights DISC certified
  • TTI Success Insights Driving Forces certified
  • RAIN Group sales training
  • Objective Management Group sales assessments

Not sure which stage fits? Start with a 30-minute conversation.

Tell John what revenue looks like today. You will leave the call knowing whether a diagnostic, advisory support, or embedded leadership is the right next step.