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2025 – Present · Head of Sales – North America

Leonardo Architectural Openings

Building the North American commercial engine for a European luxury manufacturer.

Recruited by the founder and CEO to establish the North American commercial infrastructure and create a scalable growth strategy for a European luxury architectural openings manufacturer entering its next stage of market expansion.

What the Organization Needed
  • Supplier-focused, founder-led sales model
  • No standardized commercial process
  • Limited dealer-driven pipeline
  • Undifferentiated market positioning
What I Delivered
  • Differentiated premium brand position
  • Standardized messaging, segmentation, and qualification frameworks
  • 75% pipeline value growth
  • Dealer-generated opportunities: 2–3 / month → 5–6 / week
  • Commercial organization growing from founder-led to a structured team
Key Contributions
  • Developed and formalized North American go-to-market strategy, brand positioning, dealer engagement model, and sales process architecture.
  • Repositioned the organization to a differentiated premium brand centered on customization, engineering, turnkey delivery, installation support, and long-term service.
  • Created standardized sales messaging, market segmentation, qualification frameworks, and customer engagement processes.
  • Expanded the commercial organization from founder-led efforts to a growing team supporting national expansion.
  • Established foundational commercial infrastructure for long-term growth in a competitive market with complex projects and extended sales cycles.
Outcomes
  • Increased active opportunity pipeline value by ~75% through improved positioning and dealer engagement.
  • Increased dealer-generated opportunities from ~2–3 / month to 5–6 / week.
  • Built the commercial foundation for sustained North American market expansion.