Erik Aberg
Erik Aberg
Driving Growth · Building Teams · Delivering Results

05 — Recommendations

In their own words.

31 recommendations from direct reports, managers, peers, and cross-functional partners — organized by the competencies that define a great revenue leader.

Featured themes across 31 recommendations

  • Builds high-trust, high-performance teams
  • Creates sales discipline without losing the human element
  • Aligns sales, marketing, product, and customer teams
  • Strong executive presence with customers
  • Develops talent and future leaders
  • Connects company value to measurable customer outcomes
01

Sales Leadership & Team Building

Building high-performance teams, setting standards, and creating the culture that sustains growth.

One of the best leaders I've worked with. Empathetic, passionate, and deeply invested in his team — countless members have gone on to lead at TSIA and beyond. He cultivates a goal-centric culture and is dedicated to his team's success.
Madison Provost
Director, Global Vendor Management
Direct report · TSIA
Erik has demonstrated great leadership developing his sales team into winners. Last year his entire team met or exceeded quota, closed significant new logos, and expanded existing accounts — earning him Sales Manager of the Year.
Diane Brundage
Technology Sales & Marketing Leader
Same team
One of the most dedicated and inspiring sales leaders I've worked with. Erik has an incredible knack for recognizing each team member's strengths, paired with a strategic mind and a magnetic ability to articulate ideas.
Blake Duncan
Enterprise Account Executive
Team member · TSIA
A natural leader and incredible communicator. Erik built and managed a cohesive team of inspiring leaders, gave them the tools to succeed, and taught me the fundamentals of enterprise sales that I still use today.
Matt Clifford
Founder, Board Member, CEO
Direct report
One of the best VPs of Sales you'll work with. Prepared, thorough, closes significant business with meaningful logos, and works well across cross-functional teams. Few people work harder for their team than Erik.
Adam Herbert
IT Solutions Leader
Direct report
02

GTM Strategy & Revenue Execution

Architecting the operating system that turns activity into predictable, scalable revenue.

Erik brings an exceptional ability to architect and optimize the entire GTM motion — land, adopt, expand, renew — ensuring revenue growth is scalable and repeatable. His disciplined, data-driven approach ties every move to measurable outcomes and cuts straight to the highest-impact levers.
Rich Sunga
VP of Sales, SupplierGateway
Direct report · TSIA
Erik helped transform TSIA. After a full sales team departure following a comp model shift, he attacked the new-logo motion and helped grow company revenue 20%+. He knew which customers to pursue, when to pivot, and how to push pricing and discount strategy to close.
Jason Buck
Operator, Behavioral Health Systems
Senior leader · TSIA
A skilled strategist and expert in customer engagement models, revenue lifecycle optimization, outcome-based engagements, and business model transformation. Consistently a top performer, and a key driver of growth wherever he leads.
Andrew Erickson
Contracts & Commercial Strategy Leader
Direct report
Erik's exceptional sales prowess and strategic team leadership significantly drove growth year over year over year. A true champion of sales-marketing collaboration, with the ability to lead and inspire while delivering outstanding results.
Gwyn Wischmeyer
B2B Marketing & Demand Generation Leader
Cross-functional peer · TSIA
03

Coaching, Mentorship & Talent Development

Helping sellers and managers see what good looks like — and grow into it.

Erik was my VP, mentor, and visionary leader through my B2C-to-B2B transition. His coaching identified and nurtured strengths I didn't know I had, challenged my assumptions, and was instrumental in my growth from SDR to Sales Operations Manager.
Terry Murphy
Sales Operations Manager
Direct report · TSIA
The epitome of a successful sales leader — consultative, top-performing, and consistently a Top Gun Quota Achiever. Erik was instrumental in my professional growth and continues to be a source of inspiration and guidance.
Jasmine Pilar
Customer Success & Enablement Leader
Cross-functional peer · TSIA
Erik's industry knowledge translated into real achievements for his team. His management style balanced confidence in our independence with always-available support, and his listening skills made every conversation feel valued.
Amanda Baran
Programmatic Strategist
Direct report · TSIA
Consultative, methodical, and deeply empathetic. Erik builds relationships effectively, earns trust, and gets results. As my leader on the North America Enterprise team, he preached culture and mental health — two things commonly overlooked in business.
Ryan Kelly
Account Executive, CyberArk
Direct report · TSIA
Erik sets the standard for the modern sales leader — driven, consultative, and developing the team around him while driving his own success. In two years under him, I witnessed the success a leader creates through a culture-first mentality.
Jeff Stuck
Cybersecurity & Managed IT Sales
Direct report
I watched Erik train, lead, mentor, and motivate a sales team. He led by doing and was an inspiration not only to his direct reports but to the broader sales team and the company as a whole.
Dina Rutledge
MBA, Senior VP, Operations
Cross-functional peer
04

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Aligning sales, marketing, product, and customer success around a single revenue objective.

Strategic and inspirational — Erik understands that generating revenue isn't just sales, it's aligning marketing, product, and customer success into data-driven strategies. Our partnership delivered expanded pipeline and YoY revenue growth. My favorite person to work with.
Julie Smutko
Head of Marketing
Cross-functional peer · TSIA
Erik's approach embodies 'helping will sell and selling won't help.' He is uniquely outcome-focused, which makes him a trusted advisor to prospects and customers quickly. His leadership, positivity, and grit make him a great addition to any team.
Lexi Provost Dryden
VP, Customer Success at TSIA
Cross-functional peer · TSIA
Erik and I were internal partners aligning on shared accounts to ensure customer outcomes were met. His professionalism — both internally and externally — was a tremendous asset to the team at TSIA.
Elizabeth Dunsworth
Customer Growth Executive
Cross-functional peer · TSIA
An excellent collaborator and leader — always thoughtful and committed. Highly recommend.
Jerome Peck
SVP, Product & Marketing
Cross-functional peer · TSIA
Erik adapts his message to any audience — selling a service to an executive without getting bogged down in technical detail, then communicating logistics clearly to sales, marketing, and account management. Cool, calm, and collected in every interaction.
Salma R
Account Management Leader
Cross-functional peer · TSIA
05

Customer & Executive Engagement

Connecting business value to customer outcomes — and earning trust at the executive level.

Our growth at TSIA was driven by Erik's ability to build credibility with customers through authenticity. He has a great ability to strategize on account tactics that connect customer business challenges to the right offerings.
George Humphrey
Senior VP of Research, TSIA
Same team · TSIA
An articulate, prepared sales leader whose business acumen is second to none. Erik quickly connects company value proposition to customer outcome — a tremendous asset to any sales organization.
Vele Galovski
Customer-Centric Services Executive
Cross-functional peer
An excellent, highly effective sales executive. Diligent, professional, and a true pleasure to work with. Any sales organization would instantly be better with Erik on it.
Bo Di Muccio, Ph.D.
Distinguished VP, TSIA
Cross-functional peer · TSIA
Erik understands the strategic outcomes companies are striving to achieve and applies innovative thinking to deliver successful partnerships. He is prescriptive and methodical, with clear objectives and communication that keep the team aligned.
Jack Johnson
Advisory
Same team
Excellent business acumen — an essential skill for a successful seller. Methodical and organized. Erik held a few different roles during our time together and excelled at all of them.
Maz Ghorban
President, Rockpoint Legal
Senior leader
06

Character, EQ & Trust

The quiet qualities — humility, EQ, integrity — that compound into great leadership over time.

An incredible sales leader, steadfast in driving revenue. His guidance makes everyone around him stronger. Any organization would be lucky to have someone with Erik's experience.
Sam Wade
CX Evangelist & Executive Partner, SupportLogic
Direct report · SupportLogic
Erik brings industry knowledge, a strategic mindset, clear communication, humor, and a collaborative spirit that fosters strong relationships with clients and teammates alike. An asset to any sales organization.
Alex Federici
Business Development Manager, Excelitas
Team member · TSIA
A phenomenal leader and mentor with extensive industry knowledge and experience. An absolute pleasure to work with and a great addition to any company.
Jackson Faucett
Cloud Data Security
Direct report
As a Senior Account Manager, Erik combined a strong analytical approach to prospecting and deal structure with genuine customer relationships. A pleasure to have him contribute to projects that benefited from his fresh perspective.
Ann Pickren
SVP, Customer Success
Manager · MIR3
I never worked with anyone at MIR3 who got up to speed more quickly, worked more efficiently, or handled himself more professionally than Erik. He earned promotion to regional sales and quickly became a leader on his team.
Tom Foran
Sales & Marketing Consultant
Manager · MIR3
Erik was the bar we set for the rest of the team. He focused 110% on a task and delivered early, grasped a complex platform quickly, and was always right on his forecast number. Someone you can count on to live up to his commitments.
Ken Dixon
Senior Product Manager
Manager