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As a CRO and strategist with decades in the sales trenches, I’ve built and scaled revenue engines from startups to enterprise behemoths, always focusing on what truly moves the needle: disciplined, hi...
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Chapter One: Marcus Hale’s Return – A New Frontier
Summary: Marcus Hale returns to FinPulse, a fintech firm grappling with a $50 million pipeline at risk due to...
Betting on the Future: My $1 Million Wager on Mortgage Lenders and Banks for 2028 Profitability
By Matt Slonaker, May 31, 2025
As we hit the halfway mark of 2025, the U.S. mortgage market is a whi...
By Matt Slonaker, Financial Services, BPO, & Fintech Executive LeadershipÂ
As the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFS) industry stands at a pivotal crossroads, the convergence of agenti...
As the author of The Agentic Revolution: How AI Agents Will Reshape Software, Startups, and Work, I’ve spent the past months diving deep into the transformative potential of AI agents. This isn’t just...
Book Review: The Keys to Mastery: Unlocking the Golden Ledger of Revenue Mastery by Matt Slonaker
For CEOs and Chief Revenue Officers navigating the high-stakes world of modern business, The Keys to ...
10 Game-Changing Lessons from The Keys to Mastery to Skyrocket Your Revenue
By Matt Slonaker, Founder of M. Allen
Hey there, revenue warriors! As a fractional CRO who’s turning around over 36 sale...
Unpacking Seller Success: My Journey at the Emblaze Revenue Summit 2025
By Matt Slonaker
I’ve been in sales for over a decade, and I thought I’d heard every pitch, tried every tactic, and attended e...
How, Why, and What I Do to Drive Transformative Results
As a Catalyst and Architect for financial services and technology companies, I specialize in delivering strategic insightsand innovative so...
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Five Voices of Victory: Lessons from the Golden Ledger’s Final Chapters
By Matt Slonaker | April 12, 2025 | M. Allen Blog
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If you’ve been in the revenue trenche...
Recommendation: Allocate T&E Budget to Tailored Client and Prospect Workshops Over Annual Mortgage and Finance Industry Conferences
By: Matt Slonaker, Founder of M. Allen
In the fast-evolving mortga...
Top 10 CRO Metrics: A Deep Dive into Boosting Revenue Growth
By Matt Slonaker, Founder of M. Allen
As the Founder of M. Allen, I’ve spent years working with businesses to optimize their revenue opera...