EVP/Chief Revenue Officer

Executive Vice President / Chief Revenue Officer (EVP / CRO)
Location: St. Louis, MO (Hybrid/Flexible assumed)

The Opportunity

Our client is seeking a senior revenue leader to unify and accelerate growth across its collective of agencies. This role sits at the executive table and owns enterprise-wide revenue strategy, new business, marketing alignment, and go-to-market execution.

This is a player–coach CRO role for someone who thrives in complex, multi-agency environments and understands how to scale revenue in the modern marketing, experiential, and events landscape.

Who We’re Looking For

An experienced, credible, high-energy revenue leader with a proven track record of driving growth for marketing, experiential, digital, or professional services organizations. This person blends strategic vision with operational rigor and excels at building relationships—internally and externally.

Core Experience & Background

• 5–10 years in senior revenue, sales, business development, or marketing leadership

• Proven success selling agency services, experiential programs, digital solutions, or integrated marketing offerings

• Experience building and leading high-performing sales/BD teams

• Demonstrated success in owning revenue strategy, pipeline development, forecasting, and CRM optimization

• Background working cross-functionally with creative, strategy, and client leadership teams

• Comfortable operating in fast-growth, multi-brand, or matrixed organizations

Key Strengths & Capabilities

• Enterprise-level revenue strategy and execution

• New business leadership: prospecting, pitching, RFPs, proposals, and closing

• Ability to drive cross-agency collaboration and cross-sell opportunities

• Strong financial and analytical acumen

• Exceptional executive presence and storytelling ability

• High-touch relationship builder with C-suite clients and partners

Ideal Experience

• Meetings, events, or experiential marketing industry experience

• Exposure to large-scale corporate meetings, incentives, or brand activations

• Experience overseeing brand, PR, content, or thought leadership

• CPG or enterprise client experience

• History of representing organizations publicly at industry events

Leadership Style

• Player–coach, hands-on, and accountable

• Collaborative, warm, and culturally aware

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action and growth

• Passionate about mentoring and building strong teams