Phil Ruttens · B2B revenue engine builder

Stop guessing where your next deals will come from.

In 45 days, I help CEOs of B2B firms align sales and marketing around one target market, one message and one measurable 90-day pipeline plan.

Plain words: I build your revenue engine — the go-to-market (GTM) system that turns marketing and sales activity into predictable pipeline.

Phil Ruttens, B2B revenue engine builder
€8m+tracked pipeline built
20+European B2B companies
25+years sales-led B2B marketing
2–3×pipeline efficiency in 9–12 months
Trusted in complex B2B environments
TykcleverbridgeWorld CourierIron MountainAYA EnergyAccentureEY
Proof before method

Hired to bring structure, pace and revenue focus.

Named recommendations from founders and executives — not anonymous logos.

“Within three weeks, he designed and drove a full 13-week programme covering ICP positioning, sales enablement, campaign execution and CRM intelligence.”
Louis LangerockCEO & Founder, AYA Energy
“Phil operates at the intersection of creativity and data; an experienced marketer, accomplished operations expert and senior leader.”
James HirstCo-founder, Tyk
“He didn't just advise; he rolled up his sleeves… connecting high-level strategy with practical execution.”
Arne PohlmanCEO, FocusEconomics
★ CMO to Watch 2025Ex Accenture · EY · Iron MountainAntwerp · working across Europe
The situation

The problem is usually not effort. It is a missing revenue engine.

You already have people, tools and activity. What is missing is one accountable operator connecting market choice, message, sales motion and measurement — the go-to-market (GTM) leadership layer.

01

Pipeline is unpredictable

Revenue depends on referrals, founder energy or one salesperson rather than a repeatable system.

02

The message is too broad

Your offer makes sense internally, but buyers cannot quickly recognise why it matters now.

03

Sales and marketing are busy—but apart

There is activity, yet no shared ICP, buying trigger, funnel definition or operating cadence.

04

No senior owner

A CEO, sales leader or junior marketer is carrying decisions that need experienced GTM judgement.

Two clear ways to start

Fixed scope. Named outputs. No open-ended retainer.

You should not buy a long retainer before we know which market, message and motion deserve the investment.

Clarity + operating plan

Your 45-Day GTM Reset

From €7,900

For a leadership team that needs the right market, message and operating rhythm before spending more on activity.

  • ICP and buying-trigger decisions
  • Message house and offer architecture
  • Funnel and operating-system diagnosis
  • 90-day activation roadmap
  • Leadership readout and team handover

In plain words: a go-to-market (GTM) reset rebuilds how your company finds, convinces and wins customers — the revenue engine behind your sales team.

The 45-day method

Diagnose. Decide. Activate.

A compressed operating sprint, designed to create decisions and market evidence—not another strategy deck.

Days 1–10

Diagnose

Interviews, funnel evidence, buyer signals, competitive context and operating constraints.

Days 11–25

Decide

Choose the priority ICP cluster, buying trigger, message house, offer and sales-marketing cadence.

Days 26–45

Activate

Build the 90-day plan—or launch one priority GTM play with measurement and team ownership.

About Phil · in person

The energy is part of the method.

Not a slide-deck consultant. I work in your CRM, your calls and your team meetings — and I bring pace.

I build B2B revenue engines that keep working when you stop pushing. 25+ years inside sales-led B2B firms — software, APIs, industrial, energy, logistics, professional services. The pattern is always the same: plenty of activity, no engine. I fix that with the team, hands-on, in 45 days.

  • I lead the work myself — no juniors, no hand-offs
  • Evidence before opinion, commercial language over marketing theatre
  • Built for handover: your team runs the engine after day 45
Photo: workshop with client team
Photo: speaking / keynote
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Evidence, not promises

What this changed for other B2B teams.

Technical and complex B2B environments — energy, SaaS, PE-backed services.

Energy & industrial

0% → 35% inbound

A B2B energy company went from 0% inbound-sourced pipeline toward 35% after the diagnosis named the three biggest leaks.

Read the AYA Energy story →

SaaS scale-up

12% → 19% conversion

Lead-to-deal conversion moved from 12% to 19% — same team, a better engine underneath it.

Read the SaaS story →

PE-backed portfolio

€14K/month saved

Replaced a €14K/month agency retainer with an embedded operator and a system the team now runs alone.

Read the portfolio story →

Is your pipeline problem really a leadership gap?

A 20-minute fit conversation will tell us whether a 45-day reset is the right next move.

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