Hi, I'm John Turner - Board Member at Papaya Global
I thrive on transforming sales organizations into strategic powerhouses, particularly within private equity. My passion is building high-trust, high-output cultures where performance and people thrive together. Let's connect if you're scaling growth.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Led complex technology sales organizations, including EMEA at Symantec, building repeatable systems and driving revenue.
Currently an Executive in Residence at Permira, driving GTM transformation and revenue growth for portfolio companies.
Can help others by advising on PE-backed GTM strategy and building authentic, high-trust sales cultures.
🚀 Career trajectory
Corporate Sales Leadership
Led large technology sales organizations, including EMEA at Symantec, building repeatable systems and driving revenue.
✦ SaaS
✦ B2B
✦ Management
High-Growth CRO Roles
Served as CRO for fast-paced SaaS companies like Red Canary and Certinia, focusing on revenue acceleration and GTM strategy.
✦ SaaS
✦ CRO
✦ Growth
Private Equity Value Creation
Currently an Executive in Residence at Permira, focusing on GTM transformation and revenue growth for portfolio companies.
✦ Private Equity
✦ GTM
✦ Advisory
💪🏻 Superpowers
PE-Backed GTM Acceleration
Driving growth and productivity in private equity portfolio companies.
✦ Leverage deep experience in PE value creation.
✦ Implement repeatable sales systems for scalable growth.
✦ Unlock sales team potential through strategic leadership.
Authentic Sales Leadership
Cultivating high-performance sales cultures that value people and results.
✦ Champion coaching over commanding.
✦ Build high-trust, high-output environments.
✦ Integrate culture into go-to-market strategy.
Go-To-Market Transformation
Shifting GTM functions from tactical execution to strategic impact.
✦ Redefine GTM from functional to strategic.
✦ Develop and institutionalize scalable sales leadership.
✦ Drive revenue growth and sales productivity.
I'm excited about
✦ Exploring new value creation levers in PE-backed SaaS.
✦ Connecting with leaders focused on GTM innovation.
✦ Sharing frameworks for authentic and effective sales leadership.
I can help with
✦ Advising on go-to-market strategy for scaling companies.
✦ Sharing best practices for building high-performance sales cultures.
✦ Providing insights on transforming sales leadership for PE-backed firms.
I would love your help on
✦ Insights into emerging GTM technologies.
✦ Connections with innovative PE firms.
✦ Sharing experiences in scaling international sales teams.