I build enablement systems that compress ramp time, eliminate GTM waste, and scale revenue impact...without adding headcount.

Here's what that looks like in action:
→ 261% increase in new-hire revenue contribution 
→ 48% ramp reduction through competency-based onboarding
→ 376% pipeline growth through daily coaching, refined ICP and operational excellence
→ $2M ARR saved via AI-augmented manager coaching frameworks  

Most enablement leaders deliver training. I architect systems:

I DON'T build programs that create dependency on me.  
I DO build systems that scale through managers, workflow tools, and AI.  

I DON'T treat symptoms ("we need better sequences").  
I DO diagnose root causes (targeting, messaging, process gaps).  

I DON'T create content libraries reps ignore.  
I DO integrate content into workflow so the right asset surfaces at the right moment. 

I DON'T ask managers to "coach more."  
I DO give them diagnostic frameworks, scorecards, and AI-powered tools that make coaching scalable.  

Core capabilities:
- Buyer-first onboarding design that stands to beat the "Forgetting Curve" 
- Manager training for first-time coaches  
- AI-powered enablement (custom GPTs, conversation intelligence, workflow automation)  
- Process optimization and root-cause analysis  - Lean Six Sigma 

Technology: 
Highspot, SalesHood, Outreach, Salesloft, Salesforce, HubSpot, Gong, Revenue.io, Chorus, LeanData, Clay, Chilipiper, Asana, Apollo.io, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Vidyard, Loom, Bombbomb, Wistia

Methodologies: 
Challenger Sales, SPIN, MEDDICC, MEDDPICC, GAP

LinkedIn Top Sales Voice
Advisor + Community Training: Apollo.io, JB Sales 
Content Creation: Aligned, Apollo.io, Influ2, Winn.ai, Revenue.io, Inside Real Estate, BoomTown

If you're hiring for Director+ enablement roles where AI adoption, operational excellence, and measurable revenue impact matter, I'm a DM away.  

📩 mariacodwyer@gmail.com

Maria Bross

Over the last 22 years I have been fortunate to have started, managed, invested, failed, and even sometimes succeeded in building some great companies.

In 2000 I was part of the founding team of Thrive Networks, which grew to become one of the leading providers of managed IT services in the New England area.  Since it's sale to Staples in 2006 I have been a founder, investor or advisor to 20+ companies including DesignerAdvantage, Web-O-Matic, J. Barrows Sales Training, and WhatArmy.

In an effort to contain my craziness - in 2016 along with my friend of 35 years - John Barrows - founded Playground Partners as a vehicle to ideate and develop new concepts mostly focused on the Sales Enablement / Development space.



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