The SalesSprint Story
Why SalesSprint exists and how we're reopening the door to tech sales careers for aspiring professionals.
Why SalesSprint?
The traditional path into tech sales is broken. AI has supercharged revenue teams while shifting the management trend from growth through headcount to hyper-lean efficiency. The result is a significant and persistent decrease in entry-level SDR/BDR hiring. The role that, for decades, has been the path for newcomers to begin a career in tech is now harder and harder to come by, and when it does, the standard expectations for candidates are unrealistic for those without experience. Locking out more and more people from the industry and the incredibly rewarding and lucrative profession of technology sales.
SalesSprint solves this by delivering real, in-person training plus a one-week apprenticeship. You don't just learn sales—you do sales, with real prospects, real metrics, and real results you can show employers. We build a digital portfolio of work done—call recordings, meetings booked, objections handled, CRM operations, metrics and KPIs. This portfolio lets candidates supplement their resume with proof of ability and gives hiring managers a vantage point other applicants can't get. Result: a two-week investment that's worth months of job hunting.
sprint /sprint/ noun
A sprint in project management is a fixed, short period of time, typically two weeks, during which a team works to complete a specific set of tasks with the goal of delivering a tangible outcome or improvement.
Ed Byrne
Founder
Ed Byrne has dedicated his career to the empowerment of young sales talent. He has hired, trained, and championed the careers of 100+ sales professionals globally. His unique 360-degree perspective comes from experience as an individual contributor carrying 8-figure quotas, a hiring manager who understands exactly what companies want, a sales leader managing global teams from SDRs to Account Executives, an international speaker on the nexus of technology and sales, and most recently a founder. Ed co-founded Pathvizor, a prospecting data solution software for Wealth Managers.
Ed is a dedicated mentor and teacher focused on developing not just skills, but mindsets that create lasting careers. His style is unique. In addition to the traditional sales methodologies, he is classically trained in improvisational workshop facilitation from Chicago's Second City theatre, equipping him with the ability to create engaging, adaptive learning environments that push students to think on their feet and apply skills in real time.
Lou DeSantis
Head of Sales Operations and Technology
Lou has had a long, winding journey from biological research as an undergrad, to busking the streets of Nashville while delighting guests nightly in Music City's biggest rooms, to diving deep into blockchain and DeFi as a software analyst and technical writer, and ultimately finding his calling at the intersection of sales and AI. This unconventional path has given him a unique perspective on how humans and technology can work together, firmly believing that human+robot will always be better than either alone.
At SalesSprint, Lou is hyper-focused on automating away all the clicks and taps so the team can focus on the human touch at the heart of sales, instead of getting bogged down in boring technical details. He's passionate about carving the fastest path to going AI-native and showing others the way, ensuring that SalesSprint students learn not just traditional sales skills, but how to leverage cutting-edge technology to amplify their effectiveness. When not deep in a multi-agent vibe coding session, Lou can be found perfecting his clawhammer banjo technique or explaining to his computer why it should 'just work' without 47 different configuration files.
John DiLoreto
Founder & CEO @ Knock2
Advisor at SalesSprint
John brings 10+ years of GTM expertise to SalesSprint as an advisor, having scaled companies from zero to $1.25B+ valuations. As the Founder & CEO of Knock2, a sales intelligence platform using AI to identify high-intent buyers, John has been at the forefront of the intersection between sales and technology. Throughout his career, he has closed 8-figure enterprise deals and helped teams raise over $150M in venture capital, establishing himself as an expert in sales-led GTM strategy and leveraging technology to accelerate pipeline growth.
Passionate about teaching revenue teams to work smarter, not harder, John shares his expertise with SalesSprint students on modern sales technology, buyer intent signals, and building scalable outbound motions that actually work in today's market. His real-world experience in both building sales technology and executing enterprise sales strategies provides students with invaluable insights into the future of the profession.