--> Why EvolveGTM | Our Story & Approach
Book a Call
Our Story & Credentials

Built in the Room,
Not Read in a Book.

Our founder isn't a career consultant. He's a career operator — a CEO who has led the exact transformations we advise on, in the companies that needed them most.

Professional headshot of Mikael Lindmark

(Replace with actual photo)
Mikael Lindmark
Founder & CEO, EvolveGTM
Connect on LinkedIn →
The Practitioner's Perspective

Why I Started EvolveGTM

For over 20 years, I've been obsessed with what separates good companies from great ones. I've been part of three GTM teams that achieved Unicorn valuations — at Saba, SAP Fieldglass, and Beamery — and I've seen firsthand that it's almost never the product that makes the difference. It's the engine.

Great products fail every day because of a broken GTM motion. Misaligned sales and marketing. A delivery organization that leaks revenue instead of expanding it. Leadership teams that know something is wrong but can't diagnose exactly what. I've seen this pattern so many times that I built a systematic methodology to fix it.

"I don't advise from the outside. I get in the room, understand the business, and drive the change myself. That's the only way to ensure it actually works."

In my most recent role, I was installed by a PE firm as the CEO of Netive VMS. I led a full-scale turnaround — transforming not just the GTM function, but the entire Delivery organization, including Implementation, Professional Services, Support, and Customer Success. The results validated the methodology I had been developing for years.

At the same time, I witnessed the AI revolution firsthand. Rather than waiting for IT or hiring a development team, I picked up the tools myself — Replit, Cursor, Claude, Figma — and built the applications my business needed. An employee onboarding app. An OKR management tool. A marketing hub. A product launch coordinator. Each one deployed in weeks, not months, at a fraction of the cost of traditional development.

I started EvolveGTM to bring this practitioner's perspective to a consulting market full of theorists. We don't just deliver slide decks. We deliver results, because we've been the ones accountable for them.

Our Credentials

Three Pillars of Practitioner Credibility

📈

GTM & Revenue Operator

  • Part of 3 Unicorn GTM teams
  • Deep expertise in MEDDIC & RevOps
  • Scaled revenue from $10M to $100M+
  • Built and led sales teams of 50+ people
  • Designed and deployed GTM Maturity Assessment platform
🏢

CEO & Transformation Leader

  • PE-backed CEO at Netive VMS
  • Full GTM transformation in 12 months
  • Delivery org transformation (Impl, CS, Support)
  • Board-level reporting and investor relations
  • M&A integration and post-close value creation
🤖

AI-Powered Builder

  • 4+ AI business applications shipped
  • Hands-on with Replit, Cursor, Claude
  • Engineering function AI transformation
  • Non-technical CEO who builds real software
  • Citizen developer training & enablement
Career History

20+ Years of Operator Experience

2024–Present

Founder & CEO

EvolveGTM

Founded EvolveGTM to bring practitioner-led GTM and AI transformation consulting to PE-backed software companies and ambitious business leaders.

2023–Present

Chief Executive Officer

Netive VMS

Installed as CEO post-acquisition by PE firm. Led full GTM and Delivery organization transformation. Built 4 AI-powered business applications.

2020–2023

Senior GTM Leadership

Beamery (Unicorn)

Senior GTM leadership role at Beamery, the AI-powered talent lifecycle management platform. Part of the GTM team that achieved Unicorn valuation through Series D funding.

2017–2020

Senior GTM Leadership

Pymetrics

Senior GTM leadership role at Pymetrics, the AI-powered behavioural science talent platform. Drove significant revenue growth through structured GTM transformation.

2010–2017

Senior GTM Leadership

SAP Fieldglass (Unicorn)

Part of the GTM team at SAP Fieldglass (acquired by SAP for $1B+). Deep expertise in enterprise SaaS GTM motions.

2000–2010

GTM Leadership

Saba Software (Unicorn)

Early career GTM roles at Saba Software, building the foundational expertise in enterprise software sales and marketing.

Ready to Partner with a Practitioner?

Schedule a no-obligation call with Mikael to discuss your specific situation and how we can help.

Schedule a Call with Mikael