Brent-Stig Kraus

Board Member

Startup Ventura

Jun 2025 - Current (1 year 4 months)

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Loop

Dec 2025 - Aug 2026 (9 months)

Strong product, strong team, and a company with a lot of opportunity ahead. Ultimately, not the right fit for the chapter I was in, but grateful for the experience, the people, and what I learned along the way.

CRO (Acquired by DoorDash)

SEVENROOMS

Oct 2021 - Sep 2025 (4 years)

An incredible growth journey—from early-stage revenue through a $1.2B acquisition by DoorDash. Especially proud of the international growth we built and delivering best-in-class unit economics year over year. Privileged to build alongside an exceptional leadership team, scale the business, and learn far more from the failures than the wins.

SVP of Revenue

ChowNow

Jul 2019 - Aug 2021 (2 years 2 months)

Helped lead the organization through a period of exceptional growth alongside an incredible leadership team including raising $40M in venture capital and rapidly building the processes, structure, and foundation needed to onboard thousands of new restaurant partners each month. A mission-driven company with amazing people, and an experience that taught me a tremendous amount.

VP of Sales (NASDAQ:MB / Acquired by Vista PE)

MINDBODY Inc

Jan 2018 - Jul 2019 (1 year 7 months)

My first opportunity leading revenue at a public company, with a team of 250+ across new business and expansion. Built and scaled teams across North America and helped lead the organization through the Vista acquisition. An important chapter in my career—and one where I learned a tremendous amount from the Vista playbook around operating rigor, accountability, and scale.

Head of Sales, North America

Coursera

Jun 2017 - Dec 2017 (7 months)

Led Enterprise Revenue across North America at a company that was well ahead of its time in EdTech. Built and deployed the sales process and structure to support both new business and renewals, including $1M+ accounts. Ultimately left for the opportunity to lead at Mindbody alongside people I had worked with previously.

VP of Sales

Invoca

May 2015 - Jun 2017 (2 years 2 months)

Hired by the executive team to lead and restructure SDR, Sales, and Renewals across a fast-growing MarTech SaaS business. Built the operating structure, metrics, and processes that drove ARR growth, reduced churn, strengthened pipeline generation, and improved rep productivity across teams throughout the U.S.

Guest Lecturer

Ventura County Community College District

Jun 2013 - Jul 2019 (6 years 2 months)

Director of Sales (Acquired by LinkedIn)

Lyndacom

May 2010 - May 2015 (5 years 1 month)

My first experience leading in a true high-growth startup and one of the most formative chapters of my career. Helped scale the business from roughly $1M to $35M+ in ARR, build out SMB and Mid-Market, and grow an incredible team. Along the way, I was part of leading two venture capital and private equity rounds totaling $200M, ultimately culminating in the $1.5B LinkedIn acquisition. I learned a ton, made plenty of mistakes, and came out of it a much better leader.

Sales and Operations Leadership

Dow Jones

Mar 2006 - Jun 2010 (4 years 4 months)

My first experience working inside a large global organization which laid the foundation for everything that followed. I held several roles across sales leadership, enterprise sales, and global sales operations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. It gave me an early education in how large companies operate, how enterprise sales works, and how to lead through complexity and change.

Enterprise Sales Executive

Dun Bradstreet DB

Feb 2005 - Mar 2006 (1 year 2 months)

Managed and grew a portfolio of major corporate accounts, including Cisco, Disney, and Microsoft. This was also the first time in my career I missed quarterly targets—and learned how to respond, rebuild, and come back from behind. An early experience that helped shape how I approached sales and leadership for the rest of my career.

Regional Sales Manager

Infobase

Aug 2003 - Feb 2005 (1 year 7 months)

Managed a multi-million-dollar education SaaS portfolio with a focus on growing both new and existing business. An early lC role that gave me valuable experience in building sales strategy and driving consistent growth.

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Manager, Consortia Relations

ABCCLIO

Aug 2001 - Aug 2003 (2 years 1 month)

Managed the majority of company revenue across direct and consortium sales in the academic market. A particularly valuable experience selling through the industry’s transition from on-premise software to SaaS, while helping evolve the sales strategy and grow the business.

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Business Development (Acquired by Kingman Intl.)

Raven USA

Oct 1998 - Jun 2001 (2 years 9 months)

My first real sales job, while still in college...I mostly had no idea what I was doing. I was the third person hired at an early-stage startup and got a crash course in sales, business development, go-to-market, and building something from scratch. Somehow, we became profitable and were acquired two years later. Learned a ton and probably made every mistake possible along the way.

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