Ron Brien

Ron Brien is available for virtual and in-person mentor meetings, advisory board invitations, and board of director appointments. Ron is a former Enterprise CxO Sales leader, full-stack marketing expert, and the Founder of AstroHire, a Nationwide Recruiting and Staffing firm that provides full lifecycle recruiting services for Growth and Expansion Stage companies. Ron excels in helping companies: *Helping startup founders commercialize and hire first sales resources. *Build Go-to-Market Strategies, Marketing Plans, and Enterprise sales capabilities. *Define hiring roadmaps for growth, retention, and smart expansion. *Generate alternative channels of revenue via unique partnerships. Prior to AstroHire, Ron was fortunate to be part of exciting IPOs, VC raises, and acquisitions for high-growth start-ups Omniture (IPO, ACQ by Adobe -$1.8B), RightNow Technologies (IPO, ACQ by Oracle $1.5B) and Volusion-Mozu (ACQ by KIBO Commerce.) Ron’s international teams have won multiple independent digital, corporate and product marketing awards such as the American Business Stevie® Awards, Customer Inter@ction Solutions, PhocusWright Innovation Awards, and Interactive Media Awards. Ronald holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Montana State University and an MBA from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration. Ron’s favorite quote: “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” T. S. Eliot