Revenue operations · systems before tactics

Most revenue problems are diagnosed backwards.

I'm Danny Maddox. I rebuild the systems connecting marketing, sales, partnerships, and customer success, starting with the underlying operating structure rather than the visible symptom. My background spans full-stack engineering, marketing leadership, and enterprise revenue operations.

Now · Head of Revenue Operations, Gotransverse Open to · fractional and advisory Based · Austin, TX
Danny Maddox
Salesforce 6 certs HubSpot 18 certs Marketo · Pardot 6sense intent Tableau · GA4 40+ certifications
01THE FRAMEWORK

The Revenue Teardown

A bottom-up diagnostic model for finding where a revenue system is actually failing. Five layers, worked from the foundation up.

Why backwards? Companies respond to a growth problem by adding spend, tools, headcount, or activity. But the visible problem is usually caused by broken data, inconsistent definitions, poor handoffs, or unreliable measurement. Growth is the final layer, not the first place to begin. The teardown finds the lowest broken layer and fixes that first.
Diagnose upward from the foundation.↑ fix the lowest break first
02SCOPE OF LEADERSHIP

Not a technician. An operator across the whole revenue engine.

RevOps gets read narrowly as CRM administration. My scope has never been that narrow.

Marketing operationsautomation, campaigns
Sales operationsprocess, enablement
Revenue operationsthe connective layer
Demand generationpipeline creation
Partner marketingchannel + co-sell
Analyst relationspositioning, briefings
CRM + reportingattribution, dashboards
GTM strategythe operating model
03FLAGSHIP CASE

Gotransverse · full revenue operating rebuild

LAYERS 1–4
CHALLENGE

Fragmented systems, limited attribution, inconsistent reporting, and revenue functions that didn't talk to each other.

INTERVENTION

Rebuilt the CRM, reporting structure, campaign operations, process governance, and executive visibility from the data layer up.

OUTCOME

Full-funnel reporting and attribution, pipeline accountability, and coordinated GTM across marketing, sales, and partnerships.

62%of leads marketing-influenced
+87%website traffic YoY
Full-funnelreporting + attribution
CareerLearning

350% revenue growth over five years

VisibleDemand gen looked like the problem.
RootMarketing and sales never agreed on what "qualified" meant.
OutcomeShared definitions, aligned funnel, sustained growth.
Layer 2 · Definitions
Life Line Screening

9× return on marketing investment

VisibleMarketing spend wasn't converting.
RootThe prior Marketo instance was a data-layer disaster.
OutcomeRebuilt enterprise Marketo from a clean foundation.
Layer 1 · Data
04TRACK RECORD
350%
revenue growth
CareerLearning
9×
return on marketing
investment
40+
certifications across CRM,
automation, analytics
20+
years across engineering,
marketing, revenue ops

I'm most effective in organizations where growth has outpaced the systems, definitions, and operating discipline needed to support it.

05WRITING

Field notes from inside the machinery.

DefinitionsDefinitions FlowFlow MeasurementMeasurement GrowthGrowth

Bring me a broken engine.

CEOs, executive teams, founders, and fellow operators welcome. Do not start with the feature list. Start with the layer it fixes.