Revenue · Partnerships · Operations
I connect revenue strategy, partnerships and operations to help businesses turn opportunity into growth.
01Professional bio
“A defragmentation specialist — seeing where strategy, systems and everyday execution stop connecting.”
Featured inDigital ReferenceBest Fractional CROs in Austin 2026For more than 20 years, Brad Hayden has worked across enterprises, startups and nonprofits, helping people and operations work better together. His experience spans Dell Technologies, Amazon’s Blink business, entrepreneurship and LGBTQIA+ community building.
Brad calls himself a defragmentation specialist: he sees where strategy, systems and everyday execution stop connecting, then helps teams close those gaps. At Today’s Growth Partners, he works alongside Founder & Chief Performance Officer Mary Douglas on client strategy and execution, with a focus on revenue, partnerships, business development and commercial opportunity.
02Places I have lived
Six places so far — each one a fragment of how Brad works, and the reason he is good at connecting the pieces.
and the route continues
International travels thus far
Travels Brad has experienced so far, expanding his appreciation for cultures outside the US.
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Hong Kong03Selected experience and outcomes
$1B
ARR account at Dell
50%
Year-over-year growth
$4B
Business improved through RevOps
$1B ARR
50% year-over-year growth
As a Senior Demand Planning Account Manager, Brad was part of the team that grew Dell’s largest customer account 50% year over year to $1B ARR. He also led a revenue operations project improving supply-chain processes and reporting across a $2B business.
P&L
Strategic sales program
Held P&L responsibility for a strategic sales program and led Blink Home Security’s direct-response television program, with work spanning direct sales, brand awareness, channel development and cross-functional operations.
Best Fractional CROs
Austin · Digital Reference
Featured in Digital Reference’s list of Best Fractional CROs in Austin.
04The body of work
Advisor
A solopreneur- and startup-first accelerator that helps founders validate their idea, find their first customers, make their first dollar, build alongside other founders, and crowdfund what comes next.
peerfounder.comPartnerships
Brad’s Community Bridge research led to the creation of the QUILT Initiative with QWELL. He has since helped QWELL draw in resources and help from more than three other organizations to build the QUILT, which is in progress.
qwell.lgbt/quiltChair, Austin Community
Brad chairs StartOut’s Austin, TX Leadership Council, increasing opportunity and success for LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs; while piloting new ideas, new partnerships, and the Texas way.
startout.orgCo-Founder
A program Brad helped co-found under the QWELL Community Foundation: a community of LGBTQIA+ technologists and builders— technologists, founders, researchers, and allies shaping how artificial intelligence gets designed, deployed, and governed. We gather, we ship, and we make sure the next era of computing reflects all of us.
outinai.comFounded by Brad
Silver Sharps was founded by Brad Hayden as a platform for revenue operations, business development, partnerships and entrepreneurial collaboration. The experience, relationships and body of work developed through Silver Sharps now inform Brad’s work as Founding Partner and Chief Revenue Officer of Today’s Growth Partners.
silversharps.com
Concept in development
Entrepreneurs House is a concept Brad is working toward: a lived-in home where founders can build ventures, share meals, and form meaningful connections. He envisions a place where everyday collaboration, community gatherings, and support for emerging ideas become part of life under one roof.
Brad welcomes feedback and conversations with potential collaborators and partners through Today’s Growth Partners or the social connections below.
Explore the concept05 — COMMUNITY BUILDER
Brad brings the same commitment to connection to LGBTQIA+ community work. As chair of StartOut’s Austin community, he connects founders, operators, mentors, investors and partners. His Community Bridge research and work on QWELL’s QUILT Initiative focus on helping organizations share resources and build stronger relationships.
CO-FOUNDING HISTORY
For business engagements, work with Brad through Today’s Growth Partners. For professional connections, board and advisory conversations, or community collaboration, connect with Brad on LinkedIn, Hey Famm or Instagram.
