Operator led revenue execution for teams who need the sales system to work in the week, not just on paper.

Good teams still miss the number. Usually for reasons that were visible earlier than they realised.

Deals move. Forecasts need explaining. The founder or sales leader gets pulled back into opportunities that shouldn't need rescuing.

Most of the time, the team isn't short of effort. The work is just being run with too much room for interpretation and the right underlying system isn't there.

Value isn't landing clearly enough. Next steps aren't right. Buyer commitment is assumed rather than evidenced. Sales stages mean different things to different people. The CRM doesn't show the risk early enough. That's what we focus on.

We work with founder led and scaling B2B software teams to close the gap between target, forecast and actuals.

We find what's really getting in the way, define what needs to change, and build it into how the team sells: behaviours, competencies, process, qualification, playbooks, CRM & AI workflow, coaching and the weekly rhythm. Then if you need it, we run it with the team until it becomes normal.

We don't only work on fixes. We're also focus on when the next stage will stretch the current way of selling: hiring the first team, opening a new market, moving upmarket or adding a new sales motion.

The work is the same: define the system underneath growth, then make it usable in the week.

The people here have carried quotas, hired sellers, managed teams, made the hard calls, won and lost hundreds of deals, rebuilt pipelines, opened markets, fixed forecast discipline and sat in the forecast calls where everyone knows the number is less certain than it looks.

What it means to work with Closing Foundry

Built around the work

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You get one accountable lead operator, a clear operating rhythm, and the right specialists when the work needs them.

We do not put a large team around the account to make the engagement look bigger. We build around the problem, the stage of the business, and the people needed to change the outcome.

The lead operator owns the work from diagnosis through to delivery. Specialists come in where they add something specific: CRM workflow, market expansion, enterprise selling, customer success, services, fintech, marketing or US GTM.

Most of the work can happen remotely. We come together in person when it changes the quality of the work: diagnosis, alignment, live deal work, leadership sessions or moments where the team needs to move faster.

You get outputs your team can actually use: a blueprint, stage architecture, qualification standards, scorecards, playbooks, CRM & AI workflows, coaching tools and a weekly operating cadence.

  • One lead operator owns the work.

  • Specialists come in only where they change the answer.

  • We come together in person when it changes the quality of the work.

  • Outputs are built to be used in the week.

  • No deck that gets admired and then ignored.

One accountable lead

A senior operator owns the work from diagnosis through to delivery. You are not passed from sales to a junior delivery team.

    Specialists where they matter

    We bring in extra expertise when it changes the answer, not to make the engagement look bigger.

      Built into the week

      The work shows up in pipeline reviews, deal inspection, coaching, CRM workflow and forecast calls.

        Outputs that get used

        Blueprints, scorecards, stage standards, playbooks and coaching tools that the team can actually run.

          Operators who have carried the number

          Meet the people most likely to lead the work, shape the diagnosis or run the cadence with your team.

          Charles Talbot
          Co-Founder & Managing Partner
          Charles works with founder-led teams on the shift from founder heroics to a repeatable sales motion. His focus is stage exits, qualification, deal control, guided selling and the operating rhythm behind forecast accuracy.
          Douglas Mancini
          Operating Partner
          Douglas is an enterprise GTM turnaround operator. He rebuilds teams, installs pipeline-to-forecast rigour and helps leaders win must-win deals across the UKI and EMEA.
          Russell Palmer
          Operating Partner
          Russell helps SaaS teams build clear roles, repeatable process and forecast discipline. He is strongest where growth exists, but the board still does not fully trust the number.
          ‍Laurie Mascott
          Operating Partner
          Laurie helps start-ups and scale-ups build the first repeatable motion and scale it into new markets. He brings player-coach leadership, strong pipeline discipline and practical experience across EMEA, USA and APAC.

          Specialists we draw on when the work calls for it

          Beyond the core operators, Closing Foundry draws on people with experience across US GTM, marketing, customer success, services, fintech, enterprise sales and market expansion. We don't put everyone on every engagement. We build the team around the problem, the stage of the business and what needs to change.

          Maria Scheifler
          US Operating Partner
          Marketing / GTM cadence
          James Varga
          Co-Founder & Managing Partner
          Fintech & Open Banking Expert
          Erlend Asker
          Operating Partner
          Services / CS / margin
          Marc Sabatini
          US Operating Partner
          US CRO / market entry
          Joao Pedro Moniz Barreto
          Operating Partner
          Enterprise scale-up / SI motion
          Andy Reid
          Operating Partner
          Fintech / payments / turnaround

          How the work runs

          Closing OS — Design → Enable → Run

          Closing OS is the way we fix or build the system underneath how the team sells.

          Design

          Work out what needs to change first.

          We look at the system underneath the number: ICP, value story, qualification, sales stages, buyer evidence, CRM truth and the weekly management rhythm. The output is a clear GTM blueprint and a practical 90-day plan.

          Enable

          Build the change into how the team sells.

          We turn the plan into process, qualification standards, stage gates, playbooks, CRM workflow, scorecards and coaching tools that fit how the team actually works.

          Run

          Run the week until the new way sticks.

          We work with the team through pipeline reviews, deal inspection, live coaching and forecast discipline until the change shows up in live deals, the CRM and the forecast call.

          How we show up

          Values only matter if they change how the work is done.

          Open

          We say what we see. Evidence over opinion. No hiding behind vague language when the pipeline, forecast or sales process needs attention.

          Immediate

          The work has to change what happens next week, not sit in a plan for next quarter. We focus on the actions, decisions and habits that can move first.

          Pioneering

          We look for better ways to make the system easier to run: AI workflow, scorecards, coaching loops, CRM prompts and cadence. Not novelty for its own sake.

          Together

          We work with your people, not around them. Founders, revenue leaders, managers, sellers, RevOps and customer teams need the same version of the truth.

          Why teams trust the work

          In two weeks, we went from basic outreach activity to a fully formed GTM strategy for an international net-new sales motion. This was a step change for our sales function and a central pillar of our new direction.”

          Kenny Doole
          Commercial Director, Turnkey IPS

          We landed our first enterprise deal in eleven weeks. Now every deal runs on a repeatable process, not crossed fingers."

          James Fell
          Founder & CEO, Credit Canary

          With a turn-by-turn system in HubSpot, we’re executing at a new level. Win rates are up, forecasts are reliable, and we’ve got a clear path to the next revenue ceiling.”

          Callum Murray
          CEO, Amiqus

          Work out what needs to change first

          If deals are slipping, forecasts need explaining, or the next stage will stretch your current sales system, start by getting a clearer view of where the gap really is.

          Start with 5 Days to Scale if you are ready for a structured diagnosis, GTM blueprint and practical 90-day plan.

          Book a Revenue Execution Workshop if you want a live operator view before committing to a sprint.