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.

Some of you know this.
Some of you don’t.

The reason ATP works the way it does is because of Taryn Lanaghan.

Full stop. 

For ten years we’ve built this thing side by side. Not from a distance. Not from a boardroom. Sleeves rolled up… In the trenches. Late nights, hard conversations, wild candidate stories, founders in the middle of big moments, and a lot of laughter in between.

While I’ve been out front waving the ATP flag, Taryn has been doing what she does best:
quietly, relentlessly delivering the work.

Clients know her.
Candidates know her.
The people who’ve built companies with us know exactly how good she is.

Now she’s stepping forward in a bigger way.

And here’s the thing about real partnership.

It’s not measured when everything is easy.
It’s measured when life gets complicated and you trust the person next to you to grab the wheel without hesitation.

That’s Taryn.

Sharp as hell.
Deeply trusted by the people she works with.
And someone who cares about getting this work right at a level that’s rare.

If you’re hiring across GTM or thinking about your next move, you’re in very good hands.

Always have been.

Proud to ride shotgun with this one.
And watch how she ditches her comfort zone a bit to bask in the light she has worked so hard to earn and deserve.

To say I’m proud and grateful would be an understatement.

Thank you, Mang 🙏♥️

Building a great product isn’t enough.
If you don’t build the right team, it won’t matter.

Hiring without an operating system is just guessing.
And guesswork costs time, credibility, and millions in lost growth.

At ATP, we help CEOs, founders, and investors stay ahead of painful hiring pitfalls:

𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡:
Hire the GTM executive who builds, delivers, and drives growth. Not someone who just looks good on paper.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐒™ 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐓𝐏:
Our proven system built on 10+ years of expertise that structures hiring for scale, not stall. Eliminating guesswork with a clear framework so you scale with confidence, not scramble over failed hires.

You can have the right role, a strong brand, and a deep network.
But if your process is clunky or disconnected, the best candidates walk. And they tell others.

Exceptional teams aren’t built on shiny statements and surface-level promises.

They are built with context, competence, proof, execution, and an experience that earns trust.

In the AI era, exceptional teams are your only competitive edge.

You don't rise to your goals, you fall to the level of your systems.

Most companies still rely on guesswork, with hiring success rates hovering around 20%.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦:

→ Increase hiring success to 80%+
→ 98% interview-to-hire success rate
→ 60% fewer hiring mistakes

"We learned so much from the process that it influenced all of our hiring since." — Josh Farray, CEO, FieldClock

We have built, tested, and refined this system in the highest-stakes environments. It's the same method we use daily to turn hiring into a strategic advantage, not a gamble.

This isn’t theory. It’s delivery.

The difference between hiring chaos and strategic growth?
𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲. In what success looks like and the system that brings it to life.

If you’re ready, so are we.
Let’s get to work.

#BuildWithATP #TheHiringOSbyATP

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High-precision executive search for startups. We take the guesswork out of executive sales and CS hiring.

I'm one half of Avenue Talent Partners (ATP)

The other half? Amy Volas.

For all the reasons you know and love her, I can't match her voice, her fire, her authenticity. No one can. And because of that, I've been happy to let her carry the ATP flag here. She's been the beacon, engaging and showing up every single day. That was not my superpower.

I put myself backstage - heads down on client projects, delivery and candidate engagement. She'd call me into the spotlight more times than felt comfortable. I kept finding my way back to the shadows.

But getting to ride shotgun with your best friend while building something real? 

It's been the most important work of my life. Not all sunshine and rainbows, but the kind of meaningful, in-the-trenches work that changes you.

Life happens though. And sometimes you've got to get vulnerable and step up.

So here I am. In the driver's seat. Re-introducing myself.

Amy and I will switch seats when it makes sense or one of us needs a break. That's what real partners do.

For 10 years, ATP has helped founders make critical executive hiring decisions at the exact right stages of their business. We've built a high-precision methodology to take the guesswork out of decisions that can make or break a company.

But sometimes you need that same expertise and rigor for broader GTM roles, individual contributors, managers, and leaders across sales, customer success, operations, and marketing.

I can help with that too.

And on the candidate side: I love being someone's first call when it's time to make a move. Please, keep them coming. Nothing brings me more joy than helping place someone in a role that changes their life. That might sound grandiose, but it happens.

If you're hiring across GTM or ready for your next move, drop me a DM. Let's talk.

AWAY FROM LINKEDIN · High-Precision Sales & CS Exec Search · The Hiring OS™: A Proven System for Hiring in the AI Era · 98% Interview-to-Hire Success · Writing my first book about how to hire · Windex-obsessed

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