Ryan J. Murray

VP & GM at Databahn - Deep Dive Account Intelligence to Accelerate Sales Cycles

📍 Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Ryan is the VP & GM at Databahn, where he leverages Generative AI to accelerate sales cycles for tech sellers targeting Fortune 1000 companies. A graduate of Saint Anselm College, he previously founded SalesQuest, creator of the innovative CRUSH Reports, which he successfully grew and sold to Dun & Bradstreet.

His company, SalesQuest, achieved the #255 spot on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies, demonstrating remarkable growth and resilience during the 2007-08 economic downturn.

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Experience

29 Years

Current Role

VP & GM

Job Level

Senior

Location

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Personality Overview

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Priorities

Topics Ryan cares about

Generative AI for Sales

His current role at Databahn is entirely focused on using GenAI to eliminate research and accelerate sales cycles for enterprise sellers.

Strategic Account Planning

A core theme of his career since founding CRUSH Reports. He recently shared an AI-powered PowerPoint template for strategic account planning.

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Career

Work history

1-2015

VP & GM

Databahn - Deep Dive Account Intelligence to Accelerate Sales Cycles

1-2014 - 12-2014

GM - IT Vertical Solutions

Dun & Bradstreet

3-2003 - 1-2014

GM & co-founder

SalesQuest, home of CRUSH Reports

8-1996 - 3-2003

Siemens, Genuity, Availant, Advanced Digital Systems (ADS)

Various High Tech Sales & Marketing positions

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Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Saint Anselm College

1988 - 1992

Prep School

Kingswood Oxford School

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DISC behavioral profile

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When writing an email

Subject: To the point

Length of mail: Very Short

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