Alex Olley — Co-founder and CRO at Reachdesk | 2x IPO | 1x Exit | Gifting and Swag | Ex Lawyer | Cricket and Rugby Nut

Alex Olley ranks #489 of 19,190 LinkedIn creators in B2B SaaS Sales, and is a standout voice in United Kingdom. They have 20.2K followers and published 24 posts in the last 30 days at a 0.3% average engagement rate.

20.2K followers
24 posts / 30d
0.3% avg engagement
352 follower growth / 30d

The roast

Alex left the law to help businesses “break through” to prospects using personalized gifting, because nothing says high-value B2B software like begging for a meeting with a free pair of branded socks. He claims he treats customers like humans, which explains why he has 19,000 followers and the engagement rate of a pamphlet left in a dentist’s waiting room.

About Alex

I specialise in SaaS technology and using innovative ways to break through to prospects. I believe in treating customers like humans (rather than leads or opportunities) using ABM strategies, Direct Mail, Personalised Gifting and a human element across every touchpoint. If you want to get in touch with me, send me something...

Highlights

Big Audience — 20,187 followers · top 10%
Top 10% in United Kingdom — Ranked #117 of 1849 creators
Consistent Creator — 14 posts in 30d · top 10%
Top 10% in B2B SaaS Sales — Ranked #11 of 120 creators

Recent posts

I missed my son’s first ever sports day because I had an important call. Work came first. He was gutted Thats what happened last year “Work comes first” That’s what I used to think I had to work harder than everyone else I had to be on every call What will people think if I’m at sports day when we are trying to win a key customer? I told one of my colleagues I missed sports day to be on that call last year They had kids already I thought they’d pat me on the back Instead they said “that’s such a shame. He will miss you not being there” 😳 Not what I expected I’ve changed things no
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Public speaking… This used to terrify me. It was only when I realised “Nobody cares” That was when it goes easier Nobody cares if you mess up Nobody cares if you fluff your lines Nobody cares if you need a minute to pause Nobody cares if you come across as nervous I’ve cried in front of people (me at my sisters wedding 2 weeks ago) I’ve fallen flat on my face (literally - note to self. Don’t let it into a stage up stairs) I’ve u-turned live because our competitors CEo was in the room At the end of the day, if you know people just want to learn something new, they don’t care how yo
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When you hit 5 Quarters in a row at 104% quota attainment, you celebrate. And as good brits, we went to..... Henley regatta - Blazers and ties that you can't take off even when it's 32C - Pimms and champagne - Rowing (that barely gets watched) - Picnics - we love a cucumber sandwich But the main event - a team that can't stop crushing it We are shooting for a 6th straight Q this month... It's gonna be tight but reckon we can do it...
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