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Cory Ayres is an esteemed sales executive whose professional journey boasts twenty years of experience in advancing technology solutions for business acceleration. A renowned Senior Vice President of Sales at ActivTrak, a front-runner in workforce analytics, Cory has a commendable record of assembling sales teams that consistently surpass goals and enhance customer capacities to navigate the complexities of remote, hybrid, and office work environments. With 3,710 LinkedIn connections, Cory's extensive network is testament to their ability to foster relationships across the industry.
Cory holds the instrumental role of propelling global sales, formulating sales strategies, and steering revenue growth and customer loyalty at ActivTrak. By combining their expertise in workforce analytics, cloud applications, business development, and sales across channels and large enterprises, Cory delivers high-value solutions to both partners and clients. Their firm belief in team development is evident in their commitment to recruiting and nurturing talent, optimizing sales programs, and facilitating cross-departmental collaboration which is aligned with their personal mantra inspired by John Wooden: "Success is a peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."
Located in Austin, Texas, Cory has held high-profile roles in various companies before their tenure at ActivTrak, including Experian Partner Solutions as a VP of Market Development & New Business Sales and Pendo.io as a Vice President of Sales. These roles, along with advisory positions at Waypoint and Lucid Design Group, highlight Cory's diverse knowledge and successful track record in tech market engagement, enterprise growth, and strategic advising. Educated at California State University, Chico, and Golden Gate University, School of Law, Cory brings a unique blend of practical business acumen and theoretical knowledge, underpinned by expertise in SaaS and salesforce.com, to the technology and software development industry.
More about this expert
- Full name
- Cory Ayres
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Title
- Senior Vice President of Sales
- Company
- ActivTrak
- Industry
- Software Development
- LinkedIn profile
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-ayres-2347a81/
- LinkedIn Connections
- 3710
- Summary
- With over 20 years of experience in selling technology solutions to help businesses drive their top line sales, I am the Senior Vice President of Sales at ActivTrak, the leader in workforce analytics. I am passionate about building a sales engine that continually exceeds expectations, and empowering our customers to work wiser in the ever-changing work environments of remote, hybrid, and in-office settings. As the SVP of Sales, I am responsible for leading and growing our global sales team, developing and executing our sales strategy, and driving revenue growth and customer retention. I leverage my expertise in workforce analytics, cloud applications, business development, and channel and enterprise sales to deliver value-added solutions to our partners and customers. I also focus on hiring, cultivating, and training talent, creating and optimizing a sales development program, and partnering with marketing, demand generation, and other functions to ensure alignment and collaboration. My motto is: "Success is a peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable." - John Wooden
- Skills
- SaaS Salesforce.com
Education
- California State University, Chico
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BA
Attended in 1994 - 1998
Field of study: Political Science - Golden Gate University, School of Law
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Attended in 2003
- 2004
Positions
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ActivTrak
Austin, Texas, United States · Hybrid
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Senior Vice President of Sales
Feb 2023 - Present
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ActivTrak
Feb 2023 - Present · 1 yr
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VP of Sales
Aug 2021 - Feb 2023
Excited to work with our CEO and solve a tough problem. At ActivTrak, we are leading the charge to educate employees, managers, leaders, executives and companies worldwide on how to apply workforce analytics to gather the insights in order for all of us to work wiser in this ever changing working world of remote, hybrid and/or in office work environments.
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Experian Partner Solutions
Austin, Texas Area
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VP, Market Development & New Business Sales, Experian Partner Solutions
Apr 2019 - Aug 2021
I first met Experian as a customer to which I was asked to join and help merge an acquired startup into their overall business. My purpose was to lead market development and new business sales for Experian Partner Solutions. Our purpose was to deliver solutions for our partners, enabling them to customize services that engage, retain and monetize customers. Our primary focus was powering opportunities by enabling our partners to have a meaningful engagement with their customers by providing customized, valuable credit, identity protection, and lead generation services tailored to each customer.
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Waypoint
San Francisco, California
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Advisor
Sep 2018 - Aug 2021
Staying connected to the real estate tech market. Waypoint maximized the performance of your real estate assets, operations and teams.
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Pendo.io
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
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Vice President of Sales
May 2017 - Apr 2019
I was introduced to Pendo by my former leader at Zendesk to help scale a growing organization and to introduce a Southern company to the world. We went to 400+ professionals with the help of some excellent Sales Executives, Sales Engineers, Customer Success Managers and a supporting cast filled with southern hospitality, Pendo and it's employees brought on some wonderful clients such as Okta, Zendesk, Marketo, OpenTable and many, many more named brand companies.
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Lucid Design Group
Oakland, CA
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Advisor
Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
Lucid has become part of Acuity Brands, Inc. Acuity Brands is a world leading provider of intelligent lighting, building automation systems, and IoT solutions with a focus on reducing energy consumption and maximize productivity of the people who live and work in them. Lucid’s mission to bring advanced analytics to all aspects of building management aligns perfectly with Acuity’s products, business focus, and mission. We are looking forward to tremendous synergies and broader reach as we work together.
https://lnkd.in/dxv4Aap
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Lucid Design Group
Oakland, CA
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VP Sales
Jun 2016 - May 2017
I joined Lucid to make a difference in real estate. Lucid made building management simple. Helping organizations make data-driven decisions so buildings work better for operations and occupants. BuildingOS is the leading data and analytics platform that centralizes, integrates and provides insights into portfolio-wide building information for better collaboration across energy, sustainability, planning, asset management finance and operations teams. Lucid is headquartered in Oakland, California.