About

Commercial excellence, from strategy to execution.

The Sales Motion is a commercial growth partner based in Vancouver, BC. We build and run the sales systems that let companies in Canadian industrial and commercial markets scale without waiting on their next hire.

In industries that build, make and fix things, growing companies need bigger sales teams, and there aren’t enough good sales people to hire. Most teams end up either experienced but short on outbound velocity, or energetic but short on strategy.

We fill whichever half is missing: the prospecting and follow-up that build pipeline, and the playbooks, data and structure that turn it into revenue.

Our experience

Sales and sales leadership, from the field.

Our approach is grounded in real-world commercial experience across manufacturing, construction, distribution, and business development. We’ve been on the front lines of growing territories, entering new markets, building sales teams, developing strategic accounts, and navigating complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.

We understand what it takes to generate opportunities, win business, and scale revenue because we’ve done the work ourselves.

01

Territory growth and market entry

Building territories from the ground up and opening new markets, regions and channels.

02

Strategic and key account development

Growing share inside existing accounts and turning one-off buyers into long-term customers.

03

Complex, multi-stakeholder sales

Running long sales cycles with owners, specifiers, contractors and distributors all involved in the decision.

04

Building and leading sales teams

Hiring, onboarding and coaching reps, and setting the territories, targets and rhythm they work to.

05

Pipeline and sales process

Prospecting, qualification and follow-up that turn activity into a steady flow of opportunities.

06

Sales operations and CRM

The systems, data and reporting that show sales leaders what is working and where to act.

The desk

How engagements are staffed.

Every engagement is staffed across the same four roles, all working inside your tools.

01

Engagement lead

Owns your sales motion plan, monthly reporting and the relationship with your leadership.

02

Pipeline desk

Runs prospecting sequences and quote follow-up every day, and books meetings for your reps.

03

Sales ops engineer

Builds and maintains CRM structure, automations, alerts and dashboards.

04

Enablement lead

Writes playbooks and talk tracks, prepares account briefs and runs coaching themes.

Start here

Assess your sales motion.

Our free, five-minute Sales Organization Audit helps you take stock of how your sales motion operates, from team structure and pipeline management to sales processes, technology, and enablement.

Get a clearer picture of where your organization stands, identify potential gaps, and understand where improvements could have the greatest impact.

Let’s talk