Brian Cleveland

Write a weekly AI newsletter with industry editions and teach paid beginner and intermediate AI classes for professionals.

Built and launched an AI-powered subscription service as a solo founder, with 26 production automations on the Claude API, Twilio, Stripe, and Google Workspace. Launched nationally in all 50 states in July 2026.

Recruited and grew a multi-type partner portfolio from a standing start, converting new relationships into $141,000 in Q3 2026 revenue. Led trade-show campaigns and RFP submissions.

Managed 50+ partners and grew new-location expansion 165% year over year. Led and coached the channel team, owned the partner lifecycle, and built joint GTM programs.

Managed partner relationships and supported partner deals, tracking pipeline and forecasting in Salesforce. Reported partner performance to leadership with dashboards and KPI scorecards.

Managed franchisor relationships and franchisee sales, doubling average customer monthly revenue and growing franchise penetration by 50%.

Led and turned around one of nine national regions, managing 7 offices, 7 market sales managers, and 14 sales executives on a $12M+ revenue base. Delivered the region's first positive growth since 2008.

Launched the Georgia advertising sales team and led 10-15 AEs across four Southeast markets, growing Atlanta revenue from $120K to $2.4M a year.

Launched a new market from zero, leading 2 district managers and 20 reps, and generated $1.8M in the first nine months.

Built training modules used nationwide and managed $8M+ in annual revenue, ranking in the top 5% of managers and reps nationally.

Managed district sales operations and revenue, ranking in the top 5% of managers nationally.

Managed sales accounts and revenue, ranking in the top 5% of reps nationally.

Bachelor of Science in Marketing with a minor in Management Information Systems.