Andrew Claus

About Andrew Claus

I\'ve been involved in sales for the past 12 years. I\'m passionate about helping companies reach and break through their next level of successes. My background has a unique point of view, with experience as a professional ballet dancer and actor that led to a sales career working with all sizes of businesses, from startups to enterprise companies. Industries include SaaS, fitness, oil & gas, HR, medical, Fintech, and software development.Kixie has been the been the best experience. I started as one of their early Sr. AE\'s bringing in the largest sales that still stands in the company\'s history. That success led me to be able to build our Channel Team from scratch. We\'ve been responsible for 36% of our monthly MRR and I\'ve been intregal with expanding and maintaining our relationship with HubSpot, and in my new role opening up new relationships with HubSpot Elite Solution Partners and new CRM\'s like Vendasta.On the personal side, I love taking my dog, Mochi, for walks to the beach, biking, playing tennis, golfing, cooking, and trying to keep my plants alive. The arts are still a huge part of me, I recently danced in a ballet, Carmen, in Santa Monica, which was exciting!

Experience

1. Strategic Alliances

   Kixie

   May 2025 — Present · Santa Monica, CA, US

   Channel Manager to Strategic Alliances - Now working with our most strategic partners, i.e. HubSpot Elite Agencies, opened up relationships and partnerships with 4 new CRM\'s, and running events and competitions with Vendasta and Grant Cardone- Engagement with customers using technologies like HubSpot, Pipedrive, Apollo, Salesforce, Zoho, ZoomInfo, ChatGpt, Claude, Comet, ElevenLabs, Vapi, High Level, GitHub, Zapier, Make, GSuite, Adobe Creative Suite- Closed our largest customer at $33k MRR as a Sr. Account Executive- Avg. ARR between $1.2million to $3.3million during my time as a Sr. Account Executive- Promoted to build our Channel Team, which successfully brings in 36% of our current MRR revenue- Liaison to HubSpot as a Solutions Parnter and App Integration Partner- Planned and executed events like HubSpot\'s Inbound 20••••25, High Level\'s Summit 20••••25, and many others with partners- Hosting Webinars and podcasts promoting partners as a co-selling motion- Co-marketing with partners- Built our own internal AI Voice Agent(s) and automations, with support from SE\'s- Work directly with our senior leadership to guide the department - Now work in a more direct role with our most strategic partnerships and alliances- Opened up 3 new CRM partnerships in the past 6 months for new opportunities and also on the ground with our top Channel Partnerships

Education

• London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts

  Post-Graduate Certificate, Acting

  2002 — 2003

• Whitman College

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Theatre/Theater

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Sales
• Multi Tasking
• Networking
• Team Leadership
• Athletic Training
• Fitness Industry
• Fitness Equipment
• Fitness Training
• Social Media
• Athletic Performance
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• Athletics
• Fitness Consulting
• Customer Retention
• Customer Service
• Computer Proficiency
• Coaching
• Organization
• Communication
• Team Building