Alec Harden-Henry

Interim Head of GTM, New Business and Sales

Twenty years in B2B GTM, new business and sales, most recently Head of New Business at Air Marketing. I step in as your Head of GTM, New Business or Sales on an interim or fractional basis, working with what you already have and making it scale. Built commercial functions from zero, scaled revenue to £1m without investment, and led new business at a 100-person outsourced sales agency. UK, EMEA and US.

What I Do

GTM strategy that converts into pipeline

Whether you need someone to take sales off the founder's plate, cover a leadership gap, or get a new market or motion off the ground, I bring the same approach: find what's already working, fix what isn't, and build what's missing.

New Market Entry

ICP definition, outbound playbook design, channel strategy, and pipeline generation from a standing start. I've done this across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, US and Australia.

Sales Leadership

Sales process, qualification, forecasting and CRM discipline. Coaching SDRs and closers against clear exit criteria, while still closing deals myself.

GTM Build & Scale

Sales process architecture, pricing strategy, content-driven demand gen, and the operational foundations that take a company from founder-led sales to a scalable commercial function.

AI-Native Sales Operations

Building and deploying AI-powered prospecting workflows, automated research pipelines, and intelligent outreach systems that multiply individual output without adding headcount.

Track Record

Two decades of building and closing

Head of New Business

Air Marketing (Outsourced SDR/BDR Agency)

2026

Led new business for a 100-person outsourced sales agency. Took ownership of the end-to-end sales process from the CEO within 30 days, and was closing deals single-handedly within 60. Built a qualification framework now used as HubSpot stage criteria and by marketing, and designed an engagement-scored dialling queue that puts warmed contacts ahead of cold data.

Founding AE

RevvedUp (AI-Powered ABM)

2025 - 2026

Owned the full commercial function for an AI-native ABM platform. 63.9% discovery-to-evaluation conversion. 51-day average deal velocity. Navigated a strategic pivot from managed service to product-led motion in 6 weeks.

Founder & GTM Consultant

StartUp Growth

2023 - 2026

Independent GTM consultancy helping B2B companies build scalable sales engines. £600K pipeline in a first week. 40 outbound meetings in a single month. 15 SQOs in 4 weeks for a loyalty martech platform. Secured C-level meetings with Nike, Walmart, and Unilever for a client.

Commercial Director then MD

Influence Network (Influencer Martech)

2019 - 2023

Employee #1. Built the entire commercial function from zero to £1M ARR across 4 years without external investment. Won contracts with IPG, WPP, Omnicom and brands including AB InBev, Rolls Royce Motor Cars, Beaverbrooks, and Aldi. Six-figure recurring contracts across UK, EU, US and Australia. Promoted to MD after 2 years.

Earlier career

Agency, PR & Business Development

2006 - 2019

13 years across agency account management (HP, IBM, Virgin, Lenovo), B2B sales (holiday parks, professional networks), and digital marketing. Includes 6 years in Dubai across PR, ad tech, and marketing leadership. Recaptured cancelled accounts at 4x previous revenue. Brought £10M+ opportunities from cold outreach.

What People Say

From the people I've worked with

"My GTM secret weapon. Alec transforms complex strategy into simple, actionable plans."
Craig Patton - Repeat client
"The engine behind the company's sales and marketing. Quite incredible what he delivered."
Helen Trickey - Conspiracy of Love
"There is a clear link between the work Alec and I did together and the successes our customers have since enjoyed."
Darren Thayre - Google
"Completely shifted how I think about our ICP. He rebuilt our lead list, started outreach, and suddenly we were swamped with meetings."
Madalin Chirila - Guidesight

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