Gerard Teahon

Gerard founded SalesSense in 2006 and is Chief Executive Officer. A leader with a strong belief in people development, he has cultivated a strong culture in SalesSense with people at the heart of its success. Having held senior Field Sales and Contact Centre roles in the telecoms and outsourcing through his time with eir, CPM and Smart Telecom, he has worked and delivered across all Consumer, B2B and Enterprise Channels with consistent success. He has led SalesSense from a small field sales operation to an omni-channel business delivering sales and service through Customer Engagement Centre and field operations. The business now operates successfully within telecoms, energy, media, transport, logistics and technology industries internationally. SalesSense became a Deloitte Best Managed Gold Partner in 2019. Gerard was chairman of the consortia steering group for the Apprenticeship in Sales which he believes will greatly advance the sales industry in Ireland. He has held external advisor roles for both Munster Technological University (MTU) and Carlow IT in developing their respective business degree courses. He holds an honours degree in Business from GMIT and successfully completed the Leadership4Growth program through IESE in Barcelona.