Amy Volas

I help SaaS startups hire executive Sales and CS leaders without the cringe ⋆ Personally closed $100MM+ ⋆ 2 Exits ⋆ LP ⋆ Strategic Advisor ⋆ Speaker ⋆ Writing My First Book

I don’t believe in guesswork hiring. And I don’t do transactional anything.

I work with founders, CEOs, and investors who are tired of wasting time, money, and trust on Sales and CS executive hires that don’t stick... or worse, do damage.

Because here's the thing:

A bad executive hire isn’t just a hiccup.
It’s a domino effect that fractures teams, tanks morale, stalls growth, and erodes boardroom credibility.

I’ve seen it all:

▸ CEOs and founders covering for a Sales leader who’s lost the room
▸ Execs spending more time firefighting than scaling
▸ Boards questioning if you can hire while the burn rate screams you can't
▸ Reacting to noise, chasing titles, and hiring before knowing what you’re actually solving for
▸ Watching progress stall, targets slip, and the trust in your decision-making fade

Sound familiar? You’re not alone. 
And, there’s a better way.

I'm Amy Volas, founder of Avenue Talent Partners (ATP).

Since 2015, I’ve helped tech founders and CEOs get executive GTM hiring right the first time, without the fluff, without the guesswork, and without the cleanup later.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗧𝗣:

𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵

Intentional, high-impact GTM hires that drive growth while sidestepping expensive missteps. 

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗦™ 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗧𝗣

When a search isn’t needed, but clarity is. Our proven hiring system that structures hiring for scale, eliminates guesswork, and arms you with the clarity, data, and process your board expects.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲? 20%
𝗔𝗧𝗣 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀? 80%+ and a 98% interview-to-hire success rate

Because it’s not just about who you hire.
It’s about why the hire is happening, how the process is run, and whether it fuels the kind of team that scales, not stalls.

I’m not for everyone, and that’s okay.
The founders, CEOs, and investors who get the best results with me:

▸ Prioritize hiring as a core strategy
▸ Embrace real, open communication
▸ Value people over transactions
▸ Think beyond the next quarter
▸ Know asking for help is a strength, not a weakness

Hiring is hard.
It’s supposed to be.

But it’s also the highest-leverage move you’ll ever make.

Let’s make people strategy your secret weapon.

We partner with focused executives who know the best products don’t always win, but the best teams do.

Ready to build one? So are we.

Founder & CEO

Great executives aren't hired on guesswork.

And starting + scaling a business is no joke.

The odds are against you and the people you hire to grow your business can make or break your ability to defy those odds.

The dynamic world of sales in early- stage startups is complex, busy, and ever-changing.

Trying to uncover, engage, and hire the cream of the crop is challenging when your plate is already full and the average tenure is 19 months for a VP of Sales.

That's why Avenue Talent Partners was built…

We help startups hire the right executive revenue leaders to defy the turnover odds to truly grow and scale.

The best part? We do it without the cringe!

With a collective sales experience of 40+ years and $100MM+ in deals closed, ATP's team knows what it takes to win at startup sales.

We're the recruiting firm you should be working with if you...

▹ Want to defy the odds of hiring the right sales leader who will stick around for more than 19 months

▹ Want to hire a high-growth sales leader who will build/lead a team to drive growth for the long haul

▹ Want a recruiting partner who speaks the sales language fluently, knows how to vet the right person for your stage of business, and has the experience to back it up

▹ Want a recruiting partner who truly cares about your success, takes the time to understand what you need, and knows exactly how to help

▹ Want a recruiting partner that celebrates candidate experience while representing your brand well throughout the recruiting process regardless of the outcome

The depth and breadth of our sales and startup experience coupled with our second to none people-centric, process-driven approach is here to help you get sales hiring right the first time to avoid the painful effects of a mishire.

Nothing you do is more important than finding and hiring the right people; we work tirelessly to help you do just that.

Wesleyne .

Sales Leadership Whisperer & Therapist | Transforming Sales Organizations By Training Sales Teams & Managers Together | Former Chemist Providing Effective, Edgy Sales Strategy | Ring My 🔔 for Sales Leadership Insights

Most CEOs don’t hire me because they need sales training.
They hire me because their sales team is underperforming and no one can explain why.

They’ve replaced leaders.
They’ve invested in tools.
They’ve tried quick wins.

But the numbers are still inconsistent.
Pipeline meetings feel like guesswork.
And only a few reps carry the weight.

That’s not a sales rep problem. It’s a leadership and system problem.

I help CEOs fix what’s actually broken.

We start with the root.
I evaluate your team across 21 core competencies.
We uncover the gaps you can’t see on a dashboard.
Then we rebuild from the inside out.

We coach your sales leaders to lead, not chase.
We align people, process, and performance.
We create a system your team believes in and can execute without micromanagement.

What does that look like in real life?
• A team stuck at 75 percent quota reached 136 percent after we restructured their strategy
• A sales manager ready to resign led an eight million dollar turnaround in sixty days
• A client closed a six-figure deal the day after one mindset session

If you don’t address the root, the cycle repeats.
More turnover. Missed numbers. Burnout at the top.
The cost is hidden, but real.

I work best with CEOs of companies where sales is complex and performance depends on leadership alignment
That includes manufacturing, industrial services, technical field sales, customer experience providers, and companies with long sales cycles and high-value deals

The sales problem won’t solve itself
But with the right system and leadership, it becomes predictable

Book a time to talk — link in the Featured section

The Transformed Sales Podcast Host

There are no comprehensive training programs for sales managers in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing fields. Their sales teams are usually composed of technical people who have trouble simplifying complex products for prospects to understand. As a former chemist that transitioned into an international sales manager leading teams of technical sales reps, I understand the challenge of that new role.

I have developed a proprietary 7-step sales leadership blueprint based on my 12 years of experience that identifies the blind spots, gaps and inefficiencies in the process, teams and management of sales in technical fields. My coach like approach allows me to work alongside managers to develop their sales leadership and teaching skills.

Building strong teams starts with hiring the right people. My methodology equips managers with a science-based approach to identify weak links and strong salespeople within the organization. By utilizing an objective sales specific assessment tool, I guarantee candidates that are recommended will be within the top 50% of the sales organization within six months. 

Many new sales managers fail because they lack the framework to coach salespeople into sales superstars. They lean on what they did to become successful at sales and focus on the top 20% of their team that is producing the majority of the revenue. In order to overcome this, sales managers must develop a proactive sales coaching culture instead of providing ad hoc advice.  Working together, we develop a systematic and actionable sales process that any salesperson can use on day one as a roadmap to success. This allows the manager to develop individualized action plans allowing every salesperson on the team to perform at to their max potential, so they hit their monthly quotas. 

If you're a Science, Technology, Engineering or Manufacturing company & want to build a killer sales teams that hits quota monthly? contact me wgreer@transformedsales.com|281-941-7272

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