Ian Koniak

I help tech sales AEs perform to their full potential in sales and life with coaching, courses, and community | Sales Coach | Former #1 Enterprise AE at Salesforce | $100M+ in career sales

I help B2B Account Executives perform to their full potential by mastering their  mindset, habits, and selling skills. 

As the former #1 Enterprise AE at Salesforce globally, I teach you what works. I've sold over 100M in my career, hit quota 16 of 19 years, and broken 7 figures 3 times. 

My coaching programs help sales professionals achieve the results they know they are capable of, while also finding joy and fulfillment outside of just their work. This program is built specifically for SaaS AE's and provides the training which you likely aren't getting from your company or manager. 

Prior to starting my own business, I worked in B2B technology sales for 19 years at F500 tech companies as an individual contributor, Sales Manager, and Director of Sales, with over 100M in career sales and numerous finishes at #1 nationally, including finishing #1 in the US Enterprise Select Division of Salesforce.

Most recently I worked as a Strategic Account Director for the Enterprise West Sales team at Salesforce, where I partnered with our largest customers to help them drive growth, innovation, and success on the Salesforce Platform. At Ricoh, I led a team of 10 Sales Managers and 70 reps responsible for 60M Annual Revenue across hardware, software, and services. 

After a near death experience, I started a coaching business to serve others and help them achieve incredible success by mastering the mindset, habits, and skills needed to perform at the highest level. I've also had to overcome numerous hardships in my personal life, including nearly losing my family to addiction. 

My mission is to share my learnings over 20 years in tech sales to help AE's perform their best without sacrificing their personal time, families, or health. To hear my full story, visit www.iankoniak.com or visit https://untapyoursalespotential.com

When I'm not coaching, I enjoy spending quality time with my wonderful family, running, and traveling.

Founder & CEO

We help Account Executives perform at their full potential by mastering the mindset, habits, and skills needed to perform at the highest level in sales with our sales coaching programs and online courses.

We offer private, group, and online sales coaching programs. We teach the exact playbook Ian Koniak used to become the #1 Enterprise AE at Salesforce and close over 100M in his career. 

Through a combination of live coaching calls, online training videos, live events, and a vibrate community, we help sellers perform reach the top 1% and change their lives and their families lives forever by maximizing their impact and impact. 

To learn how to get started, book a free coaching strategy call here https://calendly.com/tanveermostafa/30min-1

What’s the difference between how a consultant sells, and how a typical software AE sells?

In one word: EVERYTHING!

My first four years at Salesforce, I spoke to customers like many AE’s do.

I was friendly, charismatic, and asked a lot of questions about their current situation.

If I thought we could help the client, I shared our value proposition, overview of the software, and asked for next steps, such as a demo or deeper discovery.

I worked hard and considered myself a good “closer,” who could reel in any fish I had on the line using discounts, incentives, and old-fashioned persistence.

Overall, this approach worked okay, and allowed me to make 200K-300K/year on average.

Pretty good living, right?

I thought so too.

But I never BLEW IT OUT of the water.

While my income was decent, I felt like a failure compared to many reps selling over 200% of quota and making BIG money at Salesforce!

I wanted to know what they were doing differently.

One thing I consistently heard is that the top performers were using a “consultative selling” approach, and many of them engaged a group at Salesforce called “Ignite.”

This group only worked with the most strategic accounts who wanted to transform their business, and their approach centered around design thinking to drive digital transformations.

I was determined to run an Ignite in one of my largest new logos: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services.

I engaged my Ignite Partner, a man named Noah Flower

I was fortunate to book a meeting with the COO of BHHS, and invited Noah to join me.

When I saw how Noah interacted with him, my mind was blown.

He asked strategic questions focused on the COO’s highest priorities, biggest challenges, and long term vision for the company.

He listened attentively, dug deeper to understand everything the COO shared, and was deeply curious and interested in the clients business.

Not once did he mention anything about our Salesforce or our solutions.

At the very end of the meeting, he said that he believed we could help, and shared more about Ignite.

For this to work, we would first need to gain consensus from the C-suite, and Noah offered to help our COO prepare for an internal stakeholder meeting.

Within a month, we had 1:1 interviews with their CEO, CFO, and CIO.

Within 6 months, we had closed the largest deal of my career after running an Ignite.

That year I finished #1 at Salesforce, and made club every year thereafter.

Noah changed my life by showing me a much better way to sell.

The reason Noah was so effective in front of customers is because he was not a “seller.”

He was a consultant, who spent 7 years at Deloitte prior to joining Salesforce.

And now, I’m thrilled to share Noah’s wisdom with you in a Fireside Chat. 

For AE’s looking to shift from transactional selling to consultative selling, this interview is worth its weight in gold.

You can find the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gqESPGgK

I help tech sales AEs perform to their full potential in sales and life by mastering their mindset, habits, and selling skills | Sales Coach | Former #1 Enterprise AE at Salesforce | $100M+ in career sales

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I help strategic SaaS sellers become millionaires without sacrificing their well-being using design & systems thinking. Get started w/ the links in my featured section ↓

I help elite tech sellers turn sales performance into leverage and leverage into long-term autonomy.

This isn’t about hustling harder. It’s about redesigning how you operate so success compounds without costing your health, inflating your lifestyle, or sacrificing long-term freedom.

Most sales advice focuses on techniques and tactics.

My work centers on installing a purposeful operating system that transforms your tech sales performance into optionality. This is called 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞™.

This is done by turning your most finite resources—time, energy, attention, and money—into leverage. When done right, the calendar stops being a source of stress and becomes more like a game console—a tool for intentional focus, strategy, and play (instead of work as a grind).

My journey?

In less than 4 years, from 2018–2022, I closed over $50M in enterprise tech sales, leading AI-enabled transformation deals with companies such as Delta, Chipotle, and UnitedHealthcare.

I entered the 7-figure annual earnings club in 2019 and averaged $1M+ for 3 consecutive years before stepping away from corporate sales at age 42.

That type of success wasn't always the case.

Like many competitive, high performers, I bought into hustle culture earlier in my career. The constant pressure eventually led to severe burnout, including a hospital visit in my early 30s, from overworking. Despite my increased efforts, my earnings stalled around ~$200K per year.

Everything changed when I adopted a Human First, Seller Second philosophy. I combined systems thinking and intentional performance design.

Instead of pushing harder, I redesigned my approach. The result wasn’t just higher income. It was sustainability—and more importantly, authentic autonomy.

The outcomes:

→ High performance while averaging ~7 hours of sleep
→ $27.3M+ in ARR generated with a 78% close rate
→ $3.8M+ in personal income in under 4 years
→ Corporate retirement 10 years ahead of plan

Today, through The Purposeful Performer, I write, advise, and work with enterprise and strategic revenue generators who want to turn tech sales into a noble craft and a funding vehicle for long-term autonomy.

If you’re ready to think differently about performance, leverage, and freedom, explore what I’m building below. 

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