Tyler Kelley

Director, GTM Americas @ Groq | Building Groq 2.0 for AI Inference Infrastructure | GroqCloud & Neocloud | Global Sponsorships

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area10.7k followers
Groqex-Medalliaex-Euromonitor International

Global sales and sponsorship executive with 15+ years of experience driving enterprise SaaS growth, strategic partnerships, and C-Suite engagement around the world.

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Proven track record leading $100M+ portfolios, closing $200M+ in software and services sales, and reimagining sponsorship strategies for global brands like McLaren Racing. Actively exploring AI-powered business development and operational sales enablement tools and data-driven GTM strategies to deliver measurable revenue impact.

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  1. GROQJOB
    1. Dir, GTM Americas & Sponso…
      2M
    2. GTM, Americas & Sponsorships
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    3. Strategic Sponsorship Advi…
      6M
  2. FORGETRACKJOB
    1. Advisor
      2Y 1M
  3. EQUINOX VILLAGEJOB
    1. Advisory Board Member
      1Y 1M
  4. MEDALLIAJOB
    1. VP, Global Sponsorships &…
      1Y 11M
    2. VP, Global Professional Se…
      1Y 8M
    3. Sr. Dir, Global Profession…
      8M
    4. Dir, Global Professional S…
      6M
    5. Dir, PreSales Professional…
      1Y 9M
    6. Sr. Mgr - PreSales Profess…
      4M
    7. Sr. Mgr, PreSales Solution…
      7M
    8. Sr. Mgr, PreSales Solution…
      1Y 1M
    9. Sr. Mgr, PreSales Professi…
      11M
    10. Mgr, PreSales Professional…
      9M
    11. Mgr, PreSales Professional…
      11M
  5. EUROMONITOR INTERNATIONALJOB
    1. Global Consulting/BD Mgr -…
      3Y
    2. BD Mgr
      5M
  6. KEYENCE CORPORATIONJOB
    1. Sr. Sales Eng
      2Y 1M
    2. BD Executive
      1Y 1M
  7. NEW ENGLAND H20JOB
    1. Co Founder
      3Y 1M

Time in market 22Y 3MOpen 5Closed 18Stints 23

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  1. Job: Groq — Director, GTM Americas & Sponsorships · 2026-06 – present — Leading go-to-market and revenue across the Americas for Groq's inference business — spanning GroqCloud and Neocloud — with engagements extending into Europe and APAC. I own the full account lifecycle for organizations adopting Groq's LPU-powered inference infrastructure, giving customers access to inference compute at scale. I also manage global brand partnerships, including the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team.
  2. Job: Groq — GTM, Americas & Sponsorships · 2026-03 – 2026-05 — GTM, Americas and Global Sponsorships (McLaren Mastercard F1 Team)
  3. Job: Groq — Strategic Sponsorship Advisor · 2025-09 – 2026-03 — Strategic advisor overseeing Groq’s multi-year partnership with the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team, focused on compressing time-to-value and converting sponsorship rights into measurable business outcomes. I align executive stakeholders across Groq, McLaren, partners, customers, and prospects to drive growth. I design and deliver high-impact global F1 activations and work alongside agencies to elevate executive engagement, client hospitality, and brand presence, while enabling cross-functional teams through clear governance, playbooks, and storytelling frameworks to optimize rights utilization and support sustained growth.
  4. Job: ForgeTrack — Advisor · 2024-07 – present — Our mission is to tackle some of the world’s most complex interoperability and integration challenges by putting AI at the center of everything we build. Our focus is on creating solutions that unify fragmented systems, break down silos, and provide a true single pane of glass for decision-makers across industries. Our primary focus and flagship operation is our premier port and maritime operations solution called ForgeTrack. ForgeTrack was designed to help ports maximize throughput and efficiency by uniting fragmented data into a single, real-time platform, allowing all supply chain partners to proactively solve delays before they become bottlenecks. The Core Value Pillars: End-to-End…
  5. Job: Equinox Village — Advisory Board Member · 2025-07 – present
  6. Job: Medallia — VP, Global Sponsorships & CXO Engagement · 2023-09 – 2025-08 — - Responsible for Medallia's global sponsorship strategy, development and executive engagement. - Working with incredible people and teams to amplify a shared global vision across our partnerships McLaren F1 Racing Team | Goodwood Estate Former: McLaren IndyCar Team | MotoAmerica | Pip Hare Ocean Racing | Sarah Hauser
  7. Job: Medallia — VP, Global Professional Services Solutions (Pre-Sales) · 2022-01 – 2023-09 — - Led the establishment of Medallia's Global Professional Services Sales business, bringing teams together to standardize and scale. - Oversaw operations across North America, EMEA, APAC, LatAm, Partners, and Public Sector markets. - Grew the team from 8 to 30 professionals globally, driving collaboration and supporting significant sales growth. - Scaled the business to $100M in Professional Services bookings with 25% y-o-y growth while hitting targets 6 quarters in a row and maintaining +-2-3% forecasting accuracy on a weekly basis. -Recognized as the 2022 Professional Services Sales Leader of the Year for outstanding performance and impact. Sponsorship Liaison: McLaren Racing Formula 1 T…
  8. Job: Medallia — Sr. Director, Global Professional Services Solutions (Pre-Sales) · 2021-05 – 2022-01 — Oversee the Global Professional Services Sales horizontal Lead North America Enterprise, Commercial and Latin America Professional Services Sales/Solutions Teams
  9. Job: Medallia — Director, Global Professional Services Sales (Pre-Sales) · 2020-11 – 2021-05
  10. Job: Medallia — Director, PreSales Professional Services - West · 2019-02 – 2020-11 — Lead the Enterprise PreSales Professional Services team in the West Responsibilities include: domain consulting (Voice of the Customer, Voice of the Employee), partner collaboration, solution design, product & technical expertise, implementation and managed services selling and structuring, deal strategy & navigation, executive engagement, client negotiations, forecasting and quota management.
  11. Job: Medallia — Sr. Manager - PreSales Professional Services · 2018-09 – 2019-01 — Enterprise Head of Professional Services Sales for Central US PreSales Partner Lead
  12. Job: Medallia — Sr. Manager, PreSales Solutions Consulting - Partners · 2018-02 – 2018-09 — Responsible for PreSales, Partner PreSales Solution Consulting, Professional Services and Enablement for our GSI Partners
  13. Job: Medallia — Sr. Manager, PreSales Solutions Consulting · 2017-01 – 2018-02 — Responsible for PreSales, Partner PreSales Solution Consulting, Professional Services and Enablement
  14. Job: Medallia — Sr. Manager, PreSales Professional Services - Partners - East US · 2016-02 – 2017-01 — Enterprise PreSales and Professional Services helping to stand up Medallia's partner network
  15. Job: Medallia — Manager, PreSales Professional Services - Central & East · 2015-04 – 2016-01 — PreSales Solutions Consulting and Professional Services for Enterprise clients
  16. Job: Medallia — Manager, PreSales Professional Services - East · 2014-05 – 2015-04 — PreSales Solutions Consulting and Professional Services for Enterprise clients
  17. Job: Euromonitor International — Global Consulting/Business Development Manager - Enterprise Solutions · 2011-04 – 2014-04 — A leading provider of syndicated and consultative market research on domestic and international markets. Focus: Countries & Consumers, Industrial, B2B, Apparel & Footwear
  18. Job: Euromonitor International — Business Development Manager · 2010-11 – 2011-04 — Focus: Apparel & Footwear
  19. Job: KEYENCE CORPORATION — Sr. Sales Engineer · 2008-10 – 2010-11 — Micro Analysis Group - MAG - Lead Keyence's Target Account Penetration Team - Development Mentor
  20. Job: KEYENCE CORPORATION — Business Development Executive · 2007-08 – 2008-09 — Micro Analysis Group - MAG
  21. Job: New England H20 LLC. — Co Founder · 2004-05 – 2007-06 — Underwater Environmental Conservation New England H2O provided solutions and services to eradicate invasive underwater plant species for lake associations, the State of Vermont and private land owners.
  22. School: University of New Hampshire - Whittemore School of Business and Economics — BS, Marketing, History
  23. School: Burr and Burton Academy

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Brand PartnershipsCorporate SponsorshipsSolution SellingExecutive ManagementExecutive DevelopmentSponsorship MarketingSponsorshipExecutive NetworkingTeam ManagementBusiness AnalyticsProfessional ServicesCEMCustomer ExperienceImplementationsEnterprise Solution SalesProgram ImplementationMarket ResearchNetworkingBusiness StrategySaaS

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