Overview
Brent Holloway holds the position of Limited Partner, Stage 2 Capital Catalyst at Stage 2 Capital[1]. Holloway has spent over 20 years in sales leadership roles[2], including service as VP Global Corporate Sales at Talend from 2015 to 2021[8], Vice President of Commercial Sales at Harness from 2021 to 2023[7], and Fractional Sales Leader at UpdateAI from 2024 to 2025[6]. Holloway currently serves as Founder of both SaaS Sales Advisors and Mastiff Software[3][4]. Holloway holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Biochemistry from UC Santa Barbara[11][12].
Profile introduction
If you're pushing your sales team harder but not seeing proportional revenue growth, the problem isn't effort, it's often visibility into the right KPIs. I've spent 20+ years transforming sales organizations—scaling teams from 5 to 50+ reps at private and public companies, growing ARR from $2M to $70M, and leading commercial sales orgs through IPO and acquisition. My breakthrough came when I realized that sustainable revenue growth isn't about working harder—it's about revealing which activities and account types actually drive efficient sales productivity. We've found that most sales team…
Career history
- FounderJul 2025 to presentMastiff Software
- FounderJan 2024 to presentSaaS Sales Advisors
- Limited Partner, Stage 2 Capital CatalystMar 2022 to presentStage 2 Capital
- Fractional Sales Leader (UpdateAI was acquired by Gainsight in July 2025)May 2024 to Jul 2025UpdateAI
- Vice President of Commercial SalesDec 2021 to Oct 2023Harness
- VP Global Corporate SalesJan 2015 to Dec 2021Talend
- Sr. Manager, Global Inside SalesDec 2011 to Jan 2015Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Director, Inside SalesJun 2007 to Nov 2011Verint Systems, Inc.
Education
MBA2001 - 2005Santa Clara University
Bachelors, Biology / Biochemistry1992 - 1996UC Santa Barbara
This page shows public professional information only, each fact cited. Is this you? send a correction, or ask for removal within 24 hours, no questions asked.