John Gladden

John Gladden is a board member at Albertville City Schools and the former national sales training manager at Exagen Inc. John has also held the position of regional sales director and sales force field trainer at CardioDx.

Gladden has been in the business of developing programs to enhance the individual and organization for over 20 years. In their role as national sales training manager, they partnered with senior sales leadership to assess training needs and develop programs that would enable the national sales team to reach their goals. John was also responsible for analyzing and evolving training as the landscape of business changed.

At CardioDx, Gladden was promoted to a dual role as regional sales director and outside sales representative. John was in charge of overseeing and managing a team of seven reps across six states. John was also responsible for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and ongoing training of the team. Under their leadership, the team closed over $4M in combined sales in the AL territory.

Gladden has also conceptualized, developed, and assumed the additional new role as a Sales Force Field Trainer to help maximize individual Sales Rep potential and streamline the sales process. As a result of their efforts, the region ranked #1 and #2 (out of five) in total sales for two consecutive years.

In addition to their work in sales, Gladden has also helped coordinate and lead regional sales meetings that included discussions on future rep quotas. John has also developed and implemented a key

John Gladden's educational career began with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from Harding University. John then went on to obtain a Master of Science in Biology / Biology Education from Jacksonville State University. John is also certified in Field Sales Management, J.T. O'Donnell on Making Recruiters Come to You, and Transitioning to Management for Salespeople from LinkedIn.