Revenue performance is a leadership decision

The difference between hitting your number and missing it usually comes down to who you hire, how you structure your team, and how early you get it right.

You don’t have a pipeline problem. You have a hiring and leadership problem.

Most companies wait too long, hire too safely, or bring in the wrong profile for the stage they’re in.

That’s where things break.

We help early stage and growth companies hire the leaders who build revenue engines, not just manage them, and then build the teams underneath them.

Most search firms fill roles. We help define them first.

Before going to market, we align on:

  • what success actually looks like in the role
  • the right profile for your stage and product
  • how this hire fits into your broader GTM strategy

Because when that’s unclear, hiring slows down or worse, the wrong person gets hired.

WE WORK TOP DOWN

Start with leadership.
Then build the team underneath. 

That might look like:

  • CRO or VP of Sales
  • Head of Marketing or Demand Gen
  • Founding AEs and SDRs
  • RevOps and supporting functions

The goal isn’t just to fill a role.
It’s to build a system that produces revenue.

Over the past two decades, we’ve helped build revenue teams at companies like Airbnb, Planet, Udemy and other high growth, venture backed businesses.

In many cases, we weren’t just placing one hire.
We were helping build the team that came after.

From founder-led growth to scaled organizations, leadership is the lever.

If you’re building or rebuilding your revenue team, it’s worth getting the foundation right early.

That’s where we come in.

Why BlueOutlier

23
Years of Executive Search Experience
2,500
Global Placements
98
Placement Success Rate

We don’t just run searches.

We help architect the leadership structure required for the next stage of growth.

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Most companies wait too long to upgrade leadership.
If you are questioning it, you probably need a change.

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Meet the Team

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Victoria Cole

Founder

Lance Cole

Partner

Melissa Olsen

Managing Director

Irem Caron

Managing Director

Sarah Goldie

Managing Director

Janna Vincenzes

Managing Director

Erin Braly

Managing Director

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