50 Social Selling Pros in B2B We’re Following On LinkedIn

In a previous post we discussed what is social selling and what Sales Leaders can do to shift their mindset to social engagement. 

As Part 2, we’re sharing a curated list of some of the top people in B2B sales and marketing who are taking social selling to the next level on LinkedIn as engagers. We’ve given you the 3 changes you need to make to up-level your own social selling strategy to a social engagement strategy, but these CEOs, leaders, and gurus can also show you the way in what it looks like to build a personal professional brand on LinkedIn in order to successfully build relationships and a career.

CEOs & Founders

These CEOs and Founders aren’t just promoting their companies, products, and employees on LinkedIn. They are using LinkedIn to help build their companies, by developing, nurturing and leveraging relationships.

1. 1. Amit Bendov, Co-Founder and CEO, Gong.io
   2. David Cancel, CEO, Drift
   3. Kyle Porter, CEO, SalesLoft
   4. Jackie Hermes, Founder & CEO, Accelity
   5. Jake Dunlap, CEO, Skaled Consulting & Skaled Media
   6. Arianna Huffington, CEO, Thrive Global
   7. Angelina Lawton, Founder & CEO, Sportsdigita
   8. Carolyn Betts Fleming, Founder & CEO, Betts Recruiting
   9. John Barrows, CEO, JBarrows Sales Training
   10. Josh Braun, Founder, Sales DNA
   11. Jay Baer, Founder, Convince & Convert
   12. Sam Jacobs, Founder, Revenue Collective
   13. Joe Mullings, President & CEO, The Mullings Group
   14. Shay Rowbottom, CEO, Rowbottom Marketing
   15. Brian G. Burns, CEO, The B2B Revenue Leadership Show
   16. Sara Blakely, Founder & CEO, Spanx
   17. Liz Ryan, Founder & CEO, Human Workplace
   18. Melonie Dodaro, CEO, Top Dog Social Media
   19. Kasey Jones, CEO, A Better Jones
   20. Tima Elhajj, CEO & Founder, Tima Media & Consulting
   21. James Ski ,Founder & CEO, Sales Confidence
   22. Daniel Disney, Founder & Owner, The Daily Sales
   23. Aaron Ross, Co-CEO, Predictable Revenue

Sales & Leadership

These sales veterans are paving their way in leadership and using LinkedIn to build up their networks and tap into new business potential. Building up a personal professional brand is also something that will move with you as you progress in your career.

1. 1. Lori Richardson, B2B Sales Growth Strategist, Score More Sales
   2. Nicolette Mullenix, Sr. Director Global Sales Development, Snowflake
   3. Morgan Ingram, Director of Sales Execution and Evolution, JBarrows Sales Training
   4. Scott Barker, Head of Partnerships, Sales Hacker, Inc.
   5. Kevin Dorsey, VP of Inside Sales, PatientPop Inc.
   6. Sam Nelson, SDR Leader, Outreach
   7. Brigette Hyacinth, Keynote Speaker on Leadership, HR, AI, and Digital Transformation, BrigetteHyacinth.com
   8. Deb Berman, Founder & Advisor, DB Career Building
   9. Mark Roberge, Managing Director, Stage to Capital
   10. Brian Galicia, Global Sales Leader, Microsoft
   11. Asad Zaman , Partner & Managing Director, Sales Talent Agency, Inc.

Marketing & Sales Gurus

It takes a special person to become a guru in both Sales and Marketing as aligning these two groups is a constant struggle businesses face. 

We also want to be clear with this last group that building a personal professional brand on LinkedIn isn’t just for CEOs, Sales Leaders, and Marketing. Anyone can, and should, use LinkedIn to build a trusted network of business relationships and fans. These are just the top dogs in our business.

1. 1. Gabe Villamizar, Global Sales Evangelist, Lucidchart
   2. Chris Orlob, Senior Director Product Marketing, Gong.io
   3. Udi Ledergor, VP Marketing, Gong.io
   4. Ryan Bonnici, CMO, G2
   5. Max Altschuler, Vice President of Marketing, Outreach
   6. Koka Sexton, VP of Marketing, Betts Recruiting
   7. Neil Patel, Co-Founder, Crazy Egg & Neil Patel Digital
   8. Chantel Soumis, Speaker & Creative Director, Stardust Creative
   9. Jen Sieger, Director, Specialist Sales, Microsoft
   10. Alicia Tillman, CMO, SAP
   11. Dave Gerhardt, VP of Marketing, Drift
   12. Joe Matar, Director of Marketing, Brazen Technologies
   13. Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist, BombBomb
   14. Patrick Ward, Editor-In-Chief, High Speed Experts
   15. Preksha Kaparwan, Co-Founder, CMO – Alphaa AI
   16. Richard Moore, Head of Growth,  Entrepreneur Business Live

Know of a LinkedIn Influencer On the Rise? Submit Nominations for our Monthly Edition!

Send our Inbound Marketing Manager, Emily Thompson, a message on LinkedIn letting her know you know a top social seller in the space (yes, you can submit yourself!). There’s no need to submit 2-4 sentences on why you think you should be added. Your profile and activity will speak for itself! Each month we will roll out a list of profiles on our radar to share the wealth of knowledge LinkedIn holds!

*Disclaimer: These names are listed in no particular order.