The following report analyzes the top executive sales coaches of 2024. From an initial pool of ~80 candidates, our research team evaluated and ranked the top-performing executive sales consultants based on a number of criteria listed below. Our study defined an executive sales consultant as any professional providing personalized, executive-focused services dedicated to improving the performance of a business’ sales team.
Here is the algorithm we used to rank-order candidates:
- Average Customer Reviews (55%): a 1.0-5.0 score averaging the consultant’s online reviews from several 3rd party platforms.
- # Years Consulting (25%): The amount of time each consultant has spent providing their services to executives, indicating an ability to maintain positive client relationships over time as well as the ability to adapt their services to a changing sales environment.
- Awards & Honors (20%): Any formal recognition for executive sales consulting services or related services (e.g., sales, training, leadership) by a formal association in that industry.
The top 8 performing consultants are listed on the table below. In addition to their scoring information, we also provide information pertaining to their program structure, ideal client fit, and whether or not they are available for hire.
The Top Executive Sales Consultants of 2024
| Name | Average Reviews | # Years Consulting | Awards & Honors | Ideal Client Fit | Available for Hire? |
| Cary Chessick | 4.9 | 12 | Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young) Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame(University of Illinois) | Mid-market companies looking to increase their pipeline velocity through faster sales | Yes |
| Grant Cardone | 4.7 | 25 | #1 Sales Expert to Follow(Twitter) Axiom Award for “Sell or Be Sold” | Enterprise-level companies seeking customized sales training to improve sales efficiency | Yes |
| Colleen Stanley | 4.7 | 20 | Sales Hall of Fame Inductee (Badger Maps) 2020 Top 50 Sales & Marketing Professionals(Top Sales World) | Sales expert utilizing emotional intelligence-based training to improve sales performance | Yes |
| Amy Franko | 4.5 | 17 | 2022 Top 15 Women Sales Influencers to Follow (SalesMate.io) 2021, Finalist, Top Individual Sales Bog (Top Sales World) | Enterprises seeking to streamline their sales pipeline | Yes |
| Deb Calvert | 4.4 | 20 | Most Influential Women in Sales Award(Sales Hacker) Best Sales Books of All Time(Book Authority) | Companies of all sizes wishing to focus on ennoblement, enablement, and customer engagement | Yes |
| Jeffrey Gitomer | 4.5 | 26 | CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame(National Speakers Association) | Small companies seeking all-purpose sales training to improve team performance | Yes |
| David Hoffeld | 4.3 | 21 | Toastmaster of the Year(Toastmasters International) | Lower middle-market companies seeking a scientific approach to improving sales | Yes |
| Hsiang-Yi Lin | 4.5 | 12 | N/A | Companies in the midst of scaling seeking executive training | Yes |
The following sections detail each finalist on the list above, providing a more in-depth analysis of their executive sales consulting program, any relevant prior experience, and a summary of how they scored on our list.
Cary Chessick
Cary Chessick is an executive sales consultant specializing in one-on-one coaching for C-suite teams. His methodology goes beyond the consultant standard of auditing and evaluating a client’s current sales performance, but also consists of weekly check-ins and intensive training sessions with executives to provide interpersonal training that supplements the high-level overview of his action plans. This makes him a great option for companies seeking long-term sales training that will remain in the company beyond the duration of the training itself.
Cary Chessick is one of the most highly rated executive sales consultants we observed, with a near-perfect rating in every instance he is mentioned. He is one of the newer specialists on this list; however, his previous tenure with successful businesses and several entrepreneurial awards in such a short time suggest a deep level of sales knowledge that he passes on to his clients.
- Average Reviews: 4.9
- # Years Consulting:12
- Awards & Honors: Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young, Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame (University of Illinois)
- Available for Hire?: Yes
- Contact: Cary Chessick Website
Grant Cardone
Grant Cardone is the CEO of Cardone Enterprises and Cardone Capital, as well as a renowned international speaker and bestselling author. According to his website, Cardone’s executive training services typically include individual sessions on a “per session” basis, which allows executives to target specific problems within their sales teams. In addition, he provides public speaking services, which allow him to train sales professionals directly if preferred.
Cardone is a highly-rated executive sales consultant with a wide range of celebrity endorsements. Although the awards we were able to find are not directly from sales-based associations, his public reputation and more than two decades of experience speak to a thorough understanding of how sales teams can be improved.
- Average Reviews: 4.7
- # Years Consulting: 25
- Awards & Honors: #1 Sales Expert to Follow (Twitter) Axiom Award for “Sell or Be Sold”
- Available for Hire?: Yes
- Contact: Grant Cardone Website
Colleen Stanley
Colleen Stanley is an executive sales consultant who specializes in helping sales teams develop the emotional intelligence to improve their sales performance. Stanley’s approach asserts that being able to read your client provides you with the avenues to understanding what they need and how to get them to a yes. This approach makes them especially ideal for companies in emotionally charged industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, hospitality) where having a good grasp of the client’s emotional temperature is especially beneficial.
Stanley has an extensive background in executive training, coupled by solid reviews. Although the nature of her training may not be ideal for some industries, an impressive list of awards suggests that it has an established pattern of improving sales performance where applied.
- Average Reviews: 4.7
- # Years Consulting: 20
- Awards & Honors: Sales Hall of Fame Inductee (Badger Maps), 2020 Top 50 Sales & Marketing Professionals (Top Sales World)
- Available for Hire?: Yes
- Contact: Colleen Stanley Website
Amy Franko
Amy Franko is the CEO of The Strategic Selling Academy, which helps companies create a consistent pipeline of qualified leads to instill measurable growth by building a high-performance sales team. Her approach to executive sales consulting consists of developing a sales strategy and process that provides executives with the roadmap to create lasting changes in their company’s sales operations.
Franko is well-reviewed by clients and has an extensive history within the world of sales training, having been recognized by companies like Salesmate and Top Sales World. Her approach appears to be less one-on-one intensive compared to some of the others on this list, making her a great choice for companies looking to give their sales team an additional push.
- Average Reviews: 4.5
- # Years Consulting: 17
- Awards & Honors: 2022 Top 15 Women Sales Influencers to Follow (SalesMate.io) 2021 Finalist, Top Individual Sales Bog (Top Sales World)
- Available for Hire?: Yes
- Contact: Amy Franko Website
Deb Calvert
Deb Calvert is the CEO of “Putting People First,” which provides companies with the strategies and training to “ennoble, enable, and engage” sales teams to be confident and present in their work while ensuring that they have the resources necessary to do their job. Her services include direct training of a client’s sales team if preferred.
Calvert is a well-known executive sales consultant who has been recognized by Sales Hacker as one of the most influential women in sales. Her work reflects hard-earned knowledge developed over 20 years in the field, and her reviews indicate that she is a quality trainer.
- Average Reviews: 4.4
- # Years Consulting: 20
- Awards & Honors: Most Influential Women in Sales Award (Sales Hacker), Best Sales Books of All Time (Book Authority)
- Available for Hire?: Yes
- Contact: Deb Calvert Website
Jeffrey Gitomer
Jeffrey Gitomer is an executive sales consultant who is likely best known for his public speaking skills, which take up the lion’s share of his typical schedule. His sales mastery certification program, however, is a 12-month course consisting of personalized coaching, performance assessment, and an individualized growth plan to tailor his courses to meet the needs of a wide variety of clients.
Gitomer is one of the better-known names on this list, with an extensive history in executive coaching. Most of the awards we were able to find for him pertain primarily to his speaking skills, but a wealth of positive feedback from former clients suggests a strong ability to identify and improve existing problems.
- Average Reviews: 4.5
- # Years Consulting: 26
- Awards & Honors: CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame (National Speakers Association)
- Available for Hire?: Yes
- Contact: Jeffrey Gitomer
David Hoffeld
David Hoffeld is the CEO and chief sales trainer of the Hoffeld Group, as well as the author of The Science of Selling. His approach to executive sales training is grounded in the fields of behavioral and neuroscience, exploring the minute and often overlooked ways in which human behavior indicates a desire to sell. This approach makes his training especially useful for companies with in-person sales.
Hoffeld’s work is regarded overall positively, and his work has been recognized by an association dedicated to quality communication and leadership skills.
- Average Reviews: 4.3
- # Years Consulting: 21
- Awards & Honors: Toastmaster of the Year (Toastmasters International)
- Available for Hire?: Yes
- Contact: David Hoffeld Website
Hsiang-Yi Lin
Hsiang-Yi Lin is an executive sales consultant who provides sales training as one of several executive-focused services, including business reinvention and facilitating changes in leadership. This makes her services ideal for companies in a transitional period that require a wider breadth of services to meet their needs.
Lin is among the younger consultants on this list, and we were unable to find any awards associated with her career as an executive trainer. Her site, however, features several highly recognizable clients, which suggests that she is someone to watch out for as the field develops.
- Average Reviews: 4.5
- # Years Consulting: 12
- Awards & Honors: N/A
- Available for Hire?: Yes
- Contact: Hsiang-Yi Lin Website
