Make sales repeatable. Make forecasts believable.

Operator-led sales execution that lifts win-rate, shortens cycles, and moves forecast accuracy toward ±10%.

Why Sales Execution Is Your Real Moat

Closing Foundry is an operator-led sales execution consultancy for B2B software and tech-enabled services. We build repeatable revenue and investor trust by diagnosing and designing GTM systems that lift win-rate, shorten cycle time, and move forecast accuracy toward ±10%. We bring hands-on strategic and operational rigour - delivering actionable revenue blueprints and, where engaged, driving execution or specifying the exact steps your team can implement immediately.

Features can be copied; a disciplined way of selling can’t. Teams often find product–market fit, then stall as deals sprawl and forecasts wobble. We exist to fix that execution gap. Our work turns every interaction into a next-best action: tighter qualification, buyer-centred discovery, and in-CRM deal inspection that shortens cycles, lifts win-rates, and restores board confidence.

We install a practical operating system for sales. Every engagement starts with a quick GTM Edge Audit and a 90-day plan, then - where needed - Bootcamp to embed behaviours, a Win Rate System to hardwire stages and talk tracks, Revenue Operations to make the data trustworthy, and a Fractional CRO layer to own the number. The spine is always the same: clear stage-gates, weekly cadence, and outcome dashboards that track win-rate, cycle time, forecast variance and NPS.

We work with founder-sellers and scale-up leadership teams who want results they can show to investors. Co-founders Charles (sales execution) and James (founder turned enterprise seller) lead a bench of proven operator-leaders who’ve taken start-ups and scale-ups from £0 to seven figures. We bring the blend of empathy and edge required to move from hopeful selling to durable, repeatable growth.

Next step: take the 5 minute Sales Readiness Score or book a 25 minute conversation.

‍Laurie Mascott
Operating Partner (Fractional CRO)
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.
Erlend Asker
Operating Partner (Post-Sale Growth)
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.
Douglas Mancini
Operating Partner (Fractional CRO)
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.
Russell Palmer
Operating Partner (Fractional CRO)
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.
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.

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