Passionate about helping SaaS companies and startups build and scale. 

Experienced Chief Sales Officer (CSO) / Sales Director, I lead and support successful Enterprise and SMB SaaS sales teams to constantly deliver month-over-month growth, while increasing average deal sizes and minimising deal cycles and customer acquisition costs, even in the most challenging of environments. 

I help not only the business, but the teams I work with to grow and become better every day.

My specialities include;

Compliance Tech nerd, Business development, Sales Team development, Accelerating new brands, New logo sales growth, Delivering beyond expectations, Start-ups, Corporate development, Closing Strategies, Creative brand development, Product development, Content Marketing, Social Marketing, Responsible data use, SaaS, CyberSecurity, Data Protection, Privacy, IAPP Member, Cloud Computing, Channel sales, GRC, Storage, Communications, Big Data, GDPR, PCI, ISO, Data Security, AI Governance, risk management and compliance

Simon Neal

If you are operating in Germany, big NIS2 news today 💥 

If anyone would like help, guidance or just a quick chat to see how NIS2 or the upcoming UK CSR bill potentially impacts them, let me know 🙂 

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📣 News just in from Germany: The Bundestag has voted to implement NIS2

A major step for cybersecurity across the country’s essential and important industries. Below are the key takeaways you need to know.  

If your company falls within the expanded scope, you may only have a few months to become compliant, potentially as early as January 2026.

Guiding more than 4,000 customers through their compliance and security journeys, our experts can guide you on how to tackle this new timeline. 

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NIS2 law voted on in Germany

Denodo

Responsible for direct sales of Denodo Data Virtualization solutions to Enterprise accounts in Western Canada. Denodo is the leader in data virtualization providing agile, high performance data integration and data abstraction across the broadest range of enterprise, cloud, big data and unstructured data sources, and real-time data services at half the cost of traditional approaches. Denodo’s customers across every major industry have gained significant business agility and ROI.

Sales Director, Western Canada

KPO Search & Staffing Partners

Specializing in the recruitment and placement of top mid-to-upper level (including C-Suite) Data Privacy, Data Governance, Data Management and Data Analytics Professionals across North America.

Business Development Partner

Nomadic Data Management Consulting

As a Principal Consultant, I lead and support the development of new business opportunities for various clients within Data Privacy, Data Governance, Data Quality, Content Integration, and Business Process Automation. My role involves providing guidance and solution evolution strategy for existing customers, managing existing vendor relationships, and helping establish new partnership opportunities. I also help establish specific plans and strategies for increased market capture to support the overall organizational revenue and profitability objectives.

Principal Consultant

Data Sentinel Inc.

Develop specific plans and strategies for market capture to achieve revenue and profit objectives. Hire, train, organize and effectively deploy a high performing sales organization. Implement enhanced sales processes. Maintain and create senior level relationships with new and existing customers. Contributor at all levels of our organization.

Vice President of Sales

Collabware

I support the development and acquisition of new customers and strategic partners across the globe. Coach and mentor to our Sales team and a contributor at all levels of our sales cycles and marketing initiatives as we support and sustain the rapid growth of our future forward organization.

As a leader in the Information Management industry, I support and enable my team of successful Account Executives across British Columbia, Southern Alberta and Southern Ontario to help uncover, develop and deliver meaningful and measurable Information Management solutions. Provide Strategic market analysis and sales direction. Foster established business relationships and develop lasting new partnerships. Uncover new revenue streams and vertical sectors. Help design unique and compelling Information Management solutions for our clients.

Regional Director, Western/GTA Region

Habanero Consulting Group

Uncover and develop new opportunities to enhance organizational culture, collaboration and business efficiency through thoughtful SharePoint portal design and system integrations.

Business Development - Account Manager

Coach and Mentor to a successful team of Regional Account Executives across the province of Alberta who consistently achieve monthly and quarterly sales quotas. Provide Strategic market analysis and sales direction. Maintain corporate standards and sales processes. Foster established business relationships and develop lasting new partnerships. Uncover new revenue streams and vertical sectors. Design unique and compelling Information Management solutions using our exclusive Records Tracking Software complimented by our industry leading Professional Services Team.

Regional Sales Manager, Alberta

Assist the Sales Team in scope development and project deliverable. Manage project implementation. Hire, Train and Develop new project Supervisors and Resources. Negotiate deals with project suppliers and external resource providers.  Margin and cost analysis. Develop and execute project schedules and action plans. Report on post project performance metrics. Maintain high level of corporate standards and work processes. Assist in the development and implementation of new corporate safety program.

Manager, Professional Services

Work directly with client project sponsor. Manage overall project implementation.  Manage all internal and external project communications. Manage project resource allocation. Develop and execute project schedules and action plans.  Report on project milestones. Provide creative problem solving skills. Report on post project performance metrics. Ensure both TAB's and Client's on site safety protocols are being followed by project team.  Provide daily stats and updates to all vested parties.

Project Manager

DMA Canada

Responsible for delivering Full-Cycle employee selection services.   Developing new business and expanding our offering within existing relationships. Recruit and interview candidates. Manage a database of past candidates and new applicants. Managed a large group of Contract/Temporary resources working at multiple client sites. Established a unique specialization within the Information Management Industry. Provide other HR Services such as Payroll, Reference and Back Ground Checking, Facilitating Client Specific Candidate Testing.

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