Phil Clayton

Phil Clayton is a seasoned professional with 15 years of sales and senior sales management experience in the financial services industry. He has a proven track record of building and developing direct sales forces on a global scale.

Following his corporate tenure, Phil transitioned to become a self-employed business consultant for 10 years, operating across the EMEA region and the Indian Subcontinent. During this time, he collaborated with financial services and technology organizations, showcasing his expertise in sales enablement programs, training delivery, and engagement.

Phil Clayton's areas of expertise include new hire onboarding, business development, sales force development, sales management development, coaching for sales and sales management, sales training encompassing facilitation and content development, sales effectiveness and sales enablement, strategic business alliances, strategic account management training, and solutions sales for IT/Software/Telecom sectors.

Phil's educational background includes studies at Ashridge Business School and Woodlands School. His professional journey includes significant roles such as Head of Global Sales Enablement at commercetools, Sales Enablement & Effectiveness Leader at Sitecore, Senior Manager Oracle Marketing Cloud Enablement EMEA & APAC at Oracle, Global Sales Training Manager at Achilles Group Limited, Sales Training Manager - EMEA at Red Hat, and various ownership and managerial positions in consultancy and training organizations.