Elevate Your Business

Principal

MIKE LINDERT, PRESIDENT

Mike Lindert is the President of Strategic Elevation LLC, a sales consulting firm based in Chicago, IL, 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 had a very successful career building some of America’s most well-known companies, such as Motorola, Enron, Sprint, and Miller Heiman. He brings more than 25 years of experience leading sales, marketing, and business development teams domestically and internationally. He's successfully led turnarounds, captured market share, and consistently boosted sales by 1X to 5X. He earned his MBA from Loyola University of Chicago’s Quinlan Graduate School of Business, is a Motorola University Six Sigma Black Belt, and is a Certified Sales Leader (CSL). Mike has also successfully completed the University of Chicago’s Executive Program in Strategic Sales Management. Mike is an active Fractional VP of Sales/CSO with Sales Xceleration, and a member of the Exit Planning Exchange (XPX) of Chicago.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Executive Program in Strategic Sales Management

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
M.B.A. Finance

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER
B.B.A. Operations Management

Certifications

Certified Sales Leader (CSL), Sales Xceleration
Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB), Motorola University
Certified in Production & Inventory Control Management (CPIM), APICS

Volunteer Activities

The University of Wisconsin Whitewater, College of Business and Economics (COBE), IT & Supply Chain Management (ITSCM), Board of Directors, Strategic Committee

History

With a proven track record, Mr. Lindert has generated more than $2B in revenue for companies such as Constellation Energy, Direct Energy, AEP Energy, BlueStar Energy, Eligo Energy, Tripp Lite, and Motorola. Extensive experience developing and executing strategic plans that drive B2B and B2C customer acquisition through multiple sales channels. Experience leading successful turnarounds and post-acquisition integration initiatives for companies ranging from startups to Fortune 100 organizations.

A detail-oriented, results-driven leader focused on driving revenue and improving profitability through efficiency, leveraging limited resources, optimizing process improvements, and rapidly deploying new technology to create a strategic competitive advantage. Excels at connecting technical and business audiences, while leading cross-functional teams on high-profile customer acquisitions.

Mr. Lindert is a creative leader with a unique blend of sales, marketing, strategy, consulting, and storytelling experience who believes in creating an accountable “can-do” culture of success. He is an action-oriented leader, motivator, and developer of sales professionals focused on generating immediate results while identifying strategic initiatives that deliver long-term shareholder value.

Executive level sales, marketing, and business development professional with extensive experience driving growth and scaling businesses in a variety of industries including Energy, Utilities, Telecom, Wireless Infrastructure, Consumer Electronics, Manufacturing, and Professional Services.