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Mentors: The Force Multipliers of Life and Business
Author: Matt Slonaker

 Executive Summary

Mentors are the quiet force multipliers behind sustained performance in life and business. They compress ...

Hey CEOs and CROs, Matt Slonaker here. I’ve spent the last 20+ years in the trenches building and scaling revenue machines for high-growth B2B companies—turning flat pipelines into consistent multi-mi...

The CRO’s North Star: What It Takes (and What It Doesn’t) to Ignite Leading B2B Growth in 2026

Hey, it’s Matt Slonaker here—Founder and CEO of M. Allen, and a guy who’s spent over two decades in the ...

Navigating Enterprise Sales Slumps: A No-Nonsense Take When the Team Misses the Mark on New Logos

Hey folks, it’s Matt Slonaker here, chiming in from the trenches of enterprise sales where I’ve spent...

Winning in Revenue: A Modern Playbook for Sales Professionals and CROs

As the founder and CEO of M. Allen, a revenue growth advisory firm that’s helped countless CEOs and CROs scale their organizatio...

Navigating the Mortgage Landscape: Key Developments in Q4 2025 and Outlook for 2026

By Matt Slonaker, Banking & Financial Services Client Strategy

December 17, 2025

As we close out the fourth qu...

Imperative for B2B CEOs: Accelerating AI-Enabled Go-to-Market Transformation in 2026

As Matt Slonaker, Founder and CEO of M. Allen, with over two decades of experience in driving sales transformation...

FY26 The Account Plan Update – The Enterprise Whale
Strategic Growth Review & Forward Look
Prepared by: Matt Slonaker, Client Strategy Lead

November 2025

Dear reader:

This is the largest relationsh...

The Ultimate 30-Card Sports Portfolio: My Personal Must-Haves for Long-Term Wealth

By Matt Slonaker

Hey collectors, investors, and fellow card junkies—Matt Slonaker here. Over the past six months, I...

Hey, Matt Slonaker here – Founder of M. Allen.

I’ve turned around sales teams, 2X’d revenue for fintechs & lenders, and wrote The Art & Science of Selling for a reason:

Most B2B leaders are wasti...