We close the revenue gap between targets, forecast and actuals.

Operator‑led. We connect GTM design to daily sales execution so deals become repeatable, win rates increase, cycles shorten, and forecasts accuracy moves toward ±10%.

It’s not advice. It’s an installed operating rhythm.

Closing Foundry is an operator‑led GTM and sales execution consultancy for B2B software and tech‑enabled services. We help teams close the revenue gap between targets, forecast and actuals by turning uncertain deals into repeatable revenue.Most teams don’t stall because they lack effort.

They stall because GTM design and sales execution aren’t connected: ICP is fuzzy, messaging isn’t anchored to buyer problems, the sales process doesn’t reflect how deals actually progress, and managers don’t have a consistent way to inspect pipeline and forecast. That creates “busy pipeline” that doesn’t convert and a forecast no one fully trusts.

We install the Closing OS - a practical system that connects GTM strategy to daily execution in three stages:

Design - diagnose the gap, then design the GTM and sales system (ICP, motion, stages, evidence, metrics) and produce a clear 90 day plan.

Enable - turn the plan into behaviour with playbooks, stage gates, CRM workflows and coaching tools that fit how your team sells.

Run - operate the cadence with you (pipeline, deal inspection, forecast discipline) until the rhythm sticks, then hand it over cleanly.

You’ll see the same principles in every engagement: buyer evidence over opinion, stage discipline over hope, and a weekly operating rhythm that keeps deals moving and forecasts grounded.We work with founder‑sellers and scale‑up leadership teams who need results they can show internally and to investors. Closing Foundry is led by operators with experience building pipeline, closing complex deals and running GTM systems in the real world, not just advising from the sidelines.

Next step: take the 5 minute Sales Readiness Score or book a short conversation.

Charles Talbot
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Bio
Two decades building B2B revenue engines in martech, adtech and CX. Led category sales at Yahoo! and Enterprise sales at Marin Software, then founded LiveGuru to codify best sales practices and deliver frontline live deal coaching. Has taken teams from founder-led selling to > 75 % quota attainment while tightening forecast variance to ±10 %.
James Varga
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Bio
Twenty- five years scaling fintech, identity and climate tech ventures from seed to global roll out. Co-founded two open banking platforms, secured FCA approval and delivered multimillion pound partnerships with HSBC and NatWest. Now focuses on giving Series A boards forecast visibility and partner channels that accelerate ARR without ballooning burn.
Douglas Mancini
Operating Partner
Bio
Enterprise GTM turnaround lead. Experience implementing sales process, methodologies and playbooks in both startups and mature G2M organisations. Doubled Critizr MRR in 18 months and secured key wins in DACH and UKI markets. Landed first deal for Ori while building a repeatable sales process and most recently turned around Okta’s Large Enterprise business delivering 70% growth and 85% forecast accuracy.
‍Laurie Mascott
Operating Partner
Bio
Opened EMEA for two scale-ups, most recently taking ChatLingual from greenfield to 50 % of global revenue within 18 months; earlier grew Concentra Analytics from £0 to £19 m ARR in four years. Former Oracle sales head who blends rigorous data models with channel alliances to lift win rates in new markets.
Russell Palmer
Operating Partner
Bio
Thirty plus years closing complex enterprise deals across telecoms, energy and SaaS. Helped grow Pegasystems UKI ARR from $9 m to $54 m, halving sales cycle length, and doubled Virtalis revenue in two years by installing weekly commit rhythm and deal scorecards. Specialises in converting lumpy pipelines into predictable quarters.
Erlend Asker
Operating Partner
Bio
Specialist in scaling professional-services and CS organisations. Improved utilisation by 7 % at IFS, unlocking over €10 m margin, and grew a €34 m Software AG services unit in four of five years. Deploys delivery rhythms and margin dashboards that protect renewal ARR and fund expansion without extra headcount.
Marc Sabatini
US Operating Partner
Bio
US CRO and proven GTM operator. Co-founded Aqfer, serving as CEO, CRO & CSO, and previously held senior enterprise roles at Data Axle and Epsilon, bringing deep adtech/martech execution to US market entry and end to end GTM architecture.
Andy Reid
Operating Partner
Bio
Fintech GTM turnaround lead. 20+ years in payments and enterprise SaaS, including 10+ at Deutsche Bank as MD leading EMEA Corporate Cash Management (€200m P&L, 17 markets). At Tungsten Network, returned sales to +18% YoY and supported the Kofax acquisition; earlier as CRO at Bleckwen, scaled pipeline €7m→€35m.

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