FOR FOUNDERS, SALES LEADERS AND HIRING MANAGERS

Hire a salesperson
who actually performs

Most salespeople interview well.
Fewer can actually sell.

The problem isn’t finding candidates.


It’s knowing who will work in your business before you hire them.

We show you who can - before you hire them.

PROOF OF PERFORMANCE™

Before we introduce a single candidate, we pressure-test the hire itself.


— Every performance claim verified
— How they contribute to revenue
— How they think through deals
— Where it breaks under pressure

If it doesn’t hold up, they don’t get through.


You don’t see more candidates.
You see the ones who can actually perform.

20 minutes. Straight answer.

Watch: How we spot weak sales hires before they get through.
What most hiring processes miss.
6:40

Real hiring outcomes

What happens when you stop
hiring the wrong people

Hired an entire sales team.

Michael - NED, Tech Scale-Ups

Head of Sales - 140% of quota by month four.

Emma - Hiring Manager, B2B SaaS

First AE generating pipeline inside 30 days.

Waleed - Founder, B2B Outbound Agency

THE REAL PROBLEM

Most failed sales hires were predictable.

Not because the person was bad.
Because no one tested how they actually sell.

On paper, it all looked right:

  • Looked strong on paper

  • Interviewed well

  • References sounded solid

Then reality:

  • Couldn’t generate pipeline

  • Struggled with deal complexity

  • Didn’t fit how the role actually works

That’s why it only shows up after you hire them.

The money is recoverable.

The time isn't.

  HOW WE STOP IT

The problem isn’t the candidate. It’s the process.

Most hiring processes were never designed to predict sales performance.

They reward:

  • confidence

  • communication

  • interview skill

Not actual selling ability.

We don’t rely on interviews to make hiring decisions.

Most hiring processes do.

That’s why the wrong people get through.

We break down how someone actually contributes.
Every candidate is assessed by experienced sales leaders, not just recruiters.

Not what they say. What actually happened.

  • what they’ve really done

  • how they generated pipeline

  • what they actually closed

  • how they think through deals

  • where it holds up, and where it doesn’t

If it doesn’t hold up, they don’t get through.

You don’t get more candidates.
You get fewer, better ones.

THE FIX

Most recruitment is built for speed.

match CVs to job specs

push candidates through quickly

send more options when you’re unsure

That’s how the wrong people get hired. Faster.

Ours is built to not get it wrong.

pressure-test the role before hiring into it

assess how someone actually sells, not how they interview

filter out what won’t work before you ever see anyone

People who can actually perform in your environment.

You’re not paying for candidates.

You’re paying to not get this wrong.

WHO IS THIS FOR

This is for teams where the hire actually matters.

You care more about performance than CVs.

You don’t want to gamble six months on the wrong hire.

founders hiring their first real salesperson

sales leaders building a team to perform

hiring managers carrying the number

VC and PE-backed companies where results matter quickly

If you just want more CVs, this isn’t for you.

This is for teams who want to get it right the first time.

ABOUT US

Tony Goodwin

Tony
Goodwin

30+ years building and hiring sales teams across SaaS, AI and consulting.

Most salespeople interview well.
That’s the problem.

We assess how candidates actually sell.


How they run deals.
How they handle pressure.
How they think in your environment.

So you don’t hire based on confidence.


You hire based on performance.

Led by Tony Goodwin, supported by experienced sales leaders who assess every candidate against real-world performance.

170+

B2B companies worked with

30+

Years in sales and hiring

Hundreds

Salespeople pressure-tested

SDRVP

Roles covered across the full sales function

PROOF OF PERFORMANCETM

Before we speak to a single candidate, we pressure-test the hire itself.

You care more about performance than CVs.

what this role actually needs to succeed in your environment

where most hires fail in this position

the exact profile that will work (and what to avoid)

the risks that will cause this hire to fail

a simple 30–60–90 day success plan

If it doesn’t work, we’ll tell you

We’d rather stop you making the wrong hire than push you into the next one.

BEFORE YOU HIRE

Start here

Before you hire, send us the role.

We’ll tell you if it works.

We’ll look at the role, the context, and what kind of person will actually work in it.

20 minutes. Straight answer.

If the role isn’t set up to succeed, we’ll tell you not to hire yet.

Traditional recruiters won’t.

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