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Loren Ray

About Loren

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

Revenue leader who builds repeatable GTM engines and coaches teams to predictable outcomes across new business, expansion, and retention. Proven operator in MarTech and B2B SaaS, leading cross-functional revenue orgs (Sales, AM/CS, Marketing, Enablement) through pricing and packaging redesign, pipeline discipline, and forecasting rigor. At ApexDrop, owned P&L and rebuilt the revenue motion to move upmarket, increasing average deal size from $8K to $50K, landing the first $250K annual contract, improving forecast accuracy from 61% to 94%, and increasing profitability 15%. Known for installing operating cadence, modernizing CRM processes, and creating enablement systems that scale performance beyond the leader.

Work Experience

01/2025- Present
Director of Sales and Marketing
ApexDrop

ApexDrop (Remote) January 2025- Present

Director of Sales and Marketing 

ApexDrop is an influencer marketing agency that helps brands grow through product sampling, creator partnerships, and community engagement.

 

  • Owned P&L and the full revenue motion across BDRs, AEs, AMs, Marketing, and Content (22-person org); aligned 3 functional leaders to one operating plan and weekly execution cadence.

  • Rebuilt GTM from SMB micro-campaigns to outcome-based mid-market programs, increasing average deal size from $8K to $50K and landing the company’s first $250K annual contract.

  • Reworked packaging and pricing (tiered offers + paid pilot replacing the 90-day guarantee), increasing profitability by 15% and reducing friction on $36K+ programs.

  • Implemented SPIN-based discovery plus mutual close plans with weekly coaching, shortening time-to-close by 10 days and improving forecast accuracy from 61% to 94%.

  • Built retention and expansion motion (QBR cadence, health scoring, renewal triggers), improving retention by 10 points to 92% in 2025 and sustaining 112% NDR.

  • Modernized the revenue stack (HubSpot, Apollo, Adstra) with automated scoring and routing, doubling SQL-to-close conversion and freeing ~15% additional selling capacity.

  • Built revenue infrastructure from scratch: EOS-style Revenue L10, HubSpot forecasting tracker, lead attribution, and renewal pipeline, creating a reliable 4-week outlook and driving $272K+ quarterly bookings ($455K high-end).

  • Scaled and enabled the team: grew the revenue org to 7+ contributors supporting 90+ active accounts; authored a BDR meeting-booking system and opened a new vertical via an $18K hospitality pilot that expanded into Compass luxury real estate.

07/2023- 12/2024
Sales Manager- Account Execuitves
Visiting Media

Visiting Media (Remote) July 2023 -Dec 2024 Sales Manager- Account Executives
Sales enablement SaaS company creating virtual-tour experiences for the hospitality industry.

  • Delivered $6.06M against a $6.5M annual target (93% attainment), owning pipeline creation through close and forecasting across strategic accounts.

  • Operated a disciplined full-funnel cadence (pipeline inspection, deal reviews, next-step control) to improve forecast clarity and tighten stage progression.

  • Sold SaaS ACVs averaging $20K across a $4.2K to $55K deal range, adapting packaging and ROI narratives for mid-market through enterprise buyers.

  • Drove multi-threaded deals with economic buyers and cross-functional stakeholders, strengthening qualification and mutual action plans to reduce stalls.

  • Increased late-stage conversion by tightening discovery and decision mapping (MEDDPICC-style rigor), reducing “hope” deals and improving close reliability.

Education & Training

2018
MBA
Indiana Wesleyan University
MBA
2012
MS In Medical Science
Indiana University
MS.MS program
2010
Psychology
Ball State Universitty
BS in Psychology
Location
Los Angeles, CA