About Me:

With 18+ years of sales operations leadership experience, I'm passionate about driving predictable revenue growth, optimizing sales processes, and empowering sales teams to achieve peak performance. 

My approach is rooted in a data-driven methodology, combined with a collaborative leadership style, and a focus on harnessing the revenue growth potential of sales technology and AI. 

Results Highlights:

• Drove 100% revenue growth from $30M to $60M in three years.
• Spearheaded a sales turnaround from $0.5M to $7.8M in 2.5 years.
• Grew revenue from $0 to $2.5M in one year with a HubSpot RevOps system.
• Scaled new mid-market channel from $0 to $4.2M in revenue in 2.5 years.
• Boosted revenue by 12-34% with commission adjustments and incentive systems.
• Increased close rates by 34% and reduced admin time by 70% with automation & AI.
• Grew high-value leads by 300% and cut lead costs by 76% using Facebook & AI.

Core Competencies:

My skillset enables me to translate data-driven insights into actionable strategies, driving their successful implementation to optimize sales team performance and maximize revenue growth.  

• Revenue Ops & Revenue Growth
• Strategic Planning & Forecasting
• Sales Process Optimization 
• Sales Technology Stack & AI
• Data-Analytics & Actionable Insights
• KPI Performance Management (including P&L Ownership)
• Incentive & Commission Structures
• Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy
• Omnichannel Lead Generation
• Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)
• Territory & Account Segmentation
• Team Leadership
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• CRM & Tool Adoption
• Sales Training & Enablement

Let's Connect:

I'd love to hear from you if you seek a results-oriented leader to architect and implement high-performing sales and revenue engines.

Uwe Kneile

Uwe (Pete) Kneile, MBA

Driving Revenue Growth via Data-Driven Sales Operations Optimization

Fosters data-driven performance cultures, CRM adoption, cross-functional collaboration, and the use of AI.

Strategic Sales Operations Leader

"I strongly recommend Uwe to anyone looking for a results-driven sales operations manager who is also a wonderful human being."

Jim Siegrist • Chief Revenue Officer at VersaClimber

Recommendations:

"I have first-hand experience working with Uwe.  Anyone seeking a results-driven Sales, Revenue, and Operations Executive, I’d highly recommend!!!"

Jason Carlisle • Sr. Manager Small Business at T-Mobile

"Uwe was my first manager in the corporate world 20 years ago. He taught me a lot about leadership, analysis and building processes that I still use and teach others today. I would highly recommend him!"

Tom Stapleton, MBA • Sales Leader, Coach, Mentor

"Within just one year, his strategic approach and meticulous execution helped us scale our revenue run rate from zero to $2.5 million. He not only designed and implemented the system but also listened to users and optimized it, leading to significant improvements in our conversion rates, a dramatic reduction in administrative tasks for the sales reps and clients, and a shorter sales cycle."

Tedford Picha • CEO at EnSo Group, Inc.

"I had Uwe assist me in the development of another company. His tireless work ethic and ability to think strategically and tactically make for a very rare and valuable individual to have on your team… This man is one in a million."

Doug Van Riper • Director of Sales at TopRx

"In early 2020, Uwe advised and coached me as I conceived and started a new investment fund. One year later, the fund is approximately $10 million in size and producing steady 8% returns to my investors, secured by real estate."

J.D. Steinhilber • President at Agile Investing

"Uwe consistently demonstrated an exceptional ability to drive revenue growth and optimize sales operations during his 17 years with us."

Vera Quinn • CEO and President at Cydcor

"Uwe was constantly pushing the envelope toward business excellence and built a professional reputation of high integrity."

Mike Barrett • Co-Founder of Unosquare and ProChews