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About Me

Mike Lindert is the President of Strategic Elevation LLC, a sales performance consulting firm based in Chicago, IL, and powered by Sales Xceleration. Since founding his consulting practice in 2002, Mike has worked with businesses to improve their sales strategy, process, and execution. Prior to founding Strategic Elevation, Mike led a successful career building some of America’s most well-known companies, such as Motorola, AEP Energy, Constellation Energy, Direct Energy, and Miller Heiman. He brings more than 25 years of experience leading sales, marketing, and business development teams domestically and internationally, primarily in Technology, Manufacturing, Energy, and Professional Services. He has successfully led turnarounds, captured market share, and consistently boosted sales by 1X to 5X. Mike has an MBA from Loyola University Chicago, is a Six Sigma Black Belt, and is a Certified Sales Leader (CSL). Mike has successfully completed the University of Chicago’s Executive Program in Strategic Sales Management.
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Testimonials

"I hired Mike Lindert to stand up the outside sales function for my company from scratch, and I am very glad I did. We had no formal sales department, and while I had debated trying to build it myself, Mike brought the experience, structure, and clarity we needed. I had underestimated the amount of pre-work, documentation, planning, recruiting, and systems required to properly build a sales team, and Mike was effectively able to guide me through it all.

He built the entire foundation of our sales function, including the recruiting plan, position descriptions, sales compensation model, KPIs, and the post-hire execution framework. Mike is extremely professional, highly knowledgeable across all aspects of the sales process, and he has both the ability to anticipate issues before they arise and the courage to challenge owners like me when our thinking is misguided. He significantly reduced the workload on my end and helped me see around corners I wouldn’t have known to look for.

Our sales department is now fully operational, and I’ve retained Mike on an ongoing basis for advisory support as we continue to grow. He’s a high-integrity, straightforward partner that I would strongly recommend to any resource-stretched organization looking to build or elevate their sales function the right way."

JOE MORAN

PRESIDENT, GREAT LAKES WASTEWATER, INC.

“I have worked with Mike Lindert for over a year and he has been an invaluable resource to our company, Wavelogix, in developing a Sales and Marketing organization. His knowledge and experience are very hard to find at his level. The concept of a “Fractional” Executive VP is one that allowed us access to his top talent and at an affordable price for a start up company like ours.

Mike’s experience in Sales and Marketing for both large and small companies is extensive. He knows how to find the right people to make up your team and keep them motivated and on track. Mike is a no-nonsense guy who is easy to get along with and gets the job done.

If you are looking for top talent at an affordable price for just a fraction of the time needed, Mike Lindert is the guy you want on the job!”

JOSEPH TUREK

PRESIDENT, WAVELOGIX, INC.

“I had the opportunity to work with Mike. He has a true passion for leading high-performing sales teams.”

KRIS HERTEL

VICE PRESIDENT, ENERGY - TEXAS ENERGY GROUP (TEG)

“Mike Lindert is an exceptional business and sales leader. His depth of knowledge regarding sales process, sales strategy, and sales force performance is exceptional.”

GEORGE LUDWIG

PRESIDENT, LUDWIG INTERNATIONAL; BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, SPEAKER