Revenue Partner leadership: You don’t have to teach them the ropes

Revenue Partner leadership team (they know the ropes)

All Revenue Partner executives offer years of sales leadership and project management experience. We also draw upon a partner network of dozens of thought leaders and content developers in the sales talent solutions field.

Robert Conti

Managing Partner

Bob’s avocations include skiing and acrobatics flying (he is a commercially rated pilot).

More about Bob Conti

Prior to founding Revenue Partner, Bob spent 30 years as an owner/principal with Revenue Partner sponsor Alexander Group. During his tenure Alexander Group grew to became the No. 1 authority worldwide on sales force best practices.

Bob has personally managed projects in sales deployment, sales process determination, sales talent analytics and sales compensation design. A particular focus is implementing software and IT infrastructure solutions that drive increased sales results.

He is a frequent keynote speaker at sales industry events.

He has a BS degree from the Unites States Air Force Academy and an MBA from Southern Illinois University.

Ed Shineman

Vice President, Marketing

Ed enjoys golf and plays keyboard in a garage rock band.

More about Ed Shineman

Ed Shineman is a consulting authority and thought leader on how to effectively market and sell professional education products and services. Over a 30-year consulting career he has served more than 60 education and training industry leaders.

Previously in Founder and CEO roles Ed pioneered technology-based and individualized instruction, introduced subscription based training pricing and coined the now ubiquitous term “Discovery Learning.”

He is a graduate of Cornell University

Steve Lunz

Vice President, Client Executive

Off the job you can find Steve at the gym, playing chef, and wondering why he still is not able to hit a golf ball on the straight and narrow.

More about Steve Lunz

Steve Lunz understands sales performance and talent management from both sides of the coin:

As a VP and CSO who has built and led three sales organizations to triple digit revenue growth in challenging, competitive markets.
As a consultant and program manager who has helped dozens of sales organizations transform the skill set and performance of their salespeople and sales managers.

Committed to helping people achieve their full potential, Steve is highly proud of the success realized by the many talented individuals he has hired and coached over the past 20 years.

In his current role at Revenue Partner, a sister company of The Alexander Group, Steve is passionate about helping companies convert their revenue growth strategies into actionable outcomes.

Steve holds a B.S. degree from Penn State University.

Stacy Simonett

Vice President, Customer Success

When she’s not at work, Stacey runs a small organic farm specializing in vegetables and fruit.

More about Stacy Simonett

Stacey supports all aspects of Revenue Partner projects including data collection, milepost management and customer reviews.

For sales talent assessment projects she conducts interviews to profile job roles, supervises data collection and presents findings and recommendations to client management.

Stacey is also responsible for training client personnel responsible for implementing Revenue Partner programs in the field.

Stacey has a BA from Gustavus Adolphus College.

Paul Rhoda

Vice President, Client Executive

Paul occupies his weekends as an avid golfer and racket sports enthusiast.

More about Paul Rhoda

If you’re a Chief Sales Officer or Chief Revenue Officer, Paul knows what’s on your mind. He has 25 years of VP level experience leading sales teams.

With experience in the sales motivation and incentives industry Paul knows what it takes to get tradition bound sales organizations to embrace change and pursue new business initiatives. He’s also expert in sales productivity tools, sales talent assessment, and sales learning and development solutions.

All of this has prepared Paul for his current Revenue Partner role of helping clients successfully pursue major changes in their revenue growth strategies.

Paul graduated with a BA in business administration from Indiana University.

Julie Wolpers

Vice President, Content

Julie is a distance swimmer and shares her home office with two German shepherds.

More about Julie Wolpers

A writer-editor, web developer, and content marketing specialist, Julie creates rich, audience-focused experiences.

With a journalist’s regard for accuracy, context, and perspective, her formal training in writing, photography, and graphic design serves as the foundation for technical skills honed over 25 years of professional web development. Julie has consistently delivered and managed high level web and marketing projects for businesses and organizations.

She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, and was a daily newspaper reporter, photographer, and editor early in her career.

Bob Rickert

Vice President, Client Executive

Bob’s avocations include cycling and hitting the golf links.

More about Bob Rickert

A major focus of Bob’s career has been helping salespeople think like business owners and justify purchase decisions by making a sound business case.

He is the author of Profit Heroes: Breakthrough Strategies for Winning Customers and Building Profits. Here sales leaders discover how to build elite sales teams that deliver hard-dollar impact to customers.

Bob has over 25 years of experience presenting ROI-based solutions to C-Level executives in banking, healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, steel, telecom, packaging, chemicals, energy and aviation. His expertise also includes channels management and CRM.

Joining Revenue Partner in 2017, Bob is responsible for architecting sales talent solutions that help clients translate strategic intentions into business results.

Bob holds a BS degree from San Diego State University

And that's not all!

Revenue partner also draws upon Alexander Group’s 200-member sales best practices research and consulting team.