Joe Stead
People make the difference. That’s why we partner with the innovators, the go-getters, and the game changers.
- Role
- Vice President of Business Development at Peterson Partners
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joe Stead
Today Building the best deal sourcing engine in Private Equity. Over the last two decades, Peterson Partners has helped exceptional entrepreneurs build over 300 businesses. We go all-in on Change Makers with more than just capital. We roll up our sleeves alongside you to solve problems, delight customers, and inspire growth. At our core, we believe in paying it forward. There is no such thing as a one-off transaction. We put our companies and their management teams first, so we can achieve more together in the long run. We work hard to earn long term relationships of trust, with many of our entrepreneurs becoming investors and advisers themselves. My background• Contact Center Operations (Ipsos)• Product & Enterprise Architecture (Ipsos)• Sales: Technical, Individual Contributor & Sales Leader Roles (Medallia, Coursera & Motive)• Private Equity Deal Sourcing (Peterson Partners) What I like to buildIn my sales career, I have focused on starting new verticals and new initiatives from scratch. Figuring out the industry, GTM, partner strategy and rolling up my sleeves and getting stuck in. Projects and achievements I’m proud of (not all were successful)…• Scaling the UK contact center business from 40 seats to 300 seats • Launching an offshore contact center in South Africa • Consolidating operations across 18 countries following a major acquisition • Launching a new global telephony platform • Medallia: 177%(2019), 105%(2020), 154%(2021) to Quota across various years and top performer in segment, multiple Presidents Club Awards• Motive: 76%(2024), 105%(2025) to Quota,#1 Segment AE and Presidents Club Outside of workI like to ski, play rugby and spend time with my family as well as tinkering with computers and development from time to time. I have lived in Malaysia, Scotland and now call Austin, TX home.
Experience
Vice President of Business Development
Apr 2026 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US
Building the best deal sourcing engine in Private Equity
Education
The Open University
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Tech Management, Business Administration and Management, General
2015 — 2018
The Open University
Professional Certificate in Management, Business Administration and Management, General
2006 — 2007
London Business School
High Performance People Skills for Leaders
2007 — 2007
The Open University
Professional Diploma in Management, Business Administration, Management and Operations
2009 — 2010
Robert Gordon's College
Scottish Highers, English, History, Geography, Economics, Latin
1985 — 1998
Skills
- Quantitative Research
- Marketing Research
- Innovation Management
- Vendor Management
- Procurement
- Voip
- Offshoring
- Cati
- Business Case Preparation
- Data Analysis
- Data Collection
- Segmentation
- Market Research
- Strategy
- Legal Contract Review
- Primary Research
- Information Security Management
- Spss
- Business Relationship Management
- Customer Insight
- Focus Groups
- Questionnaire Design
- Advertising Research
- Online Research
- Employee Management
- Survey Design
- Software Evaluations
- Project Management
- Business Strategy
- Predictive Dialers
- Telecommunications
- International Research
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