Erik Haas

About Erik Haas

Most founder-led service firms hit a point where sales still works, but only because the founder is personally involved. Deals close when they step in. Things stall when they step out. They try hiring AEs to fix it, but those hires churn every six to nine months and no one can tell whether the problem was the person, the process, or the role.I lived inside that problem for seven years.When I joined an IT services firm, the owner was in every sales meeting, including first discoveries. They\'d been stuck at $10M for years. AEs were hired two or three at a time, hoping one would stick. They churned every six months.I built the system that changed that:→ $10M to $25M in revenue→ Client count doubled→ Net new acquisition doubled→ Proposal win rate went from 20% to 65%→ AE tenure went from 6-month churn to 3+ years→ The founder went from every meeting to zero→ 30% price premium held - no discounting.Now I help other founders do the same thing through Field Line Consulting.It starts with a short, paid diagnostic that answers one question: what is actually constraining your growth right now - and is it the person, the role, the process, or the system? Most founders are solving the wrong one of those four, and it costs them another nine months and another $500K+ to find out.After the diagnostic, we work the constraint. One piece at a time, tested in real selling conditions. No big transformation. No long-term lock-in. Most of what I prevent is the wrong next move.If you\'re an MSP or service company founder- Dealing with AE turnover you can\'t explain- Feeling like the constraint on your own growth- Finding your team struggling to win deals with the same consistency you doI\'d welcome the conversation.If you\'re a peer group leader, fractional executive, or trusted advisor and you hear a founder say \"I can\'t find the right salesperson\" or \"deals stall unless I\'m in the room\"- that\'s exactly what I work on. I\'d appreciate the introduction.Duke Fuqua MBA Candidate. Based in C••••••••@fieldlineconsulting.com

Experience

1. Mentor

   Founder Institute

   Dec 2025 — Present

Education

• Baruch College

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance and Investments

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Certificate, Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy

• Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

  MBA Candidate

• Yale School of Management

  Accelerated Management Program

Skills

• Product Development
• Analysis
• Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Energy
• Private Foundations
• Business Transition Planning
• Strategy
• Business Intermediary
• Business Process Improvement
• Microsoft Excel
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Business Planning
• Budgets
• Finance
• Consultative Approach
• Financial Analysis
• M&a Advisory Services
• Business Brokerage
• Business Strategy
• Team Building
• Market Analysis
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Business Coaching
• Charitable Giving
• Marketing Strategy
• Policy
• Marketing
• Philanthropy
• Business Development
• Training
• Public Policy
• Coaching
• Value Enhancement
• Project Management
• Family Office
• Donor Advised Funds
• Charitable Remainder Trusts