"Randy was a fantastic manager and an all-around awesome human being who lights up any room (or Zoom room, in our case, working together at a fully remote global company, Oyster!). He is personable and has a positive attitude that motivates the team and makes you feel like you can accomplish anything.
I often thought that his unique strength as a manager was his ability to communicate the WHY behind new company initiatives and leadership directives to get team buy-in, rather than taking an authoritative style.
Also, Randy has the skill set to dive deep to help and coach on more granular day-to-day tasks that need to get done to close deals and succeed. Randy's effort to get to know everyone on his team and their skills and motivations helped create fantastic rapport and high morale. He will be deeply missed and would be an asset to lead a team at any organization in the future."
-Ariane Bobiash
Senior Sales Rep and Team Lead
"Randy is a terrific leader. His team, their well-being, and their performance are his #1 focus. It's not about Randy, it's about the team and that's a stellar platform to build a high-performance team around.
The pastoral side to his leadership style in no way lessons his ability to get things done, effectively and rapidly. It's a super-blended style of leadership."
-James Lee
Sales Director at Cisco
"Randy is a gifted communicator who is passionate about telling stories and providing a broad audience with a unique take, perspective, and experience on issues that matter. Randy was kind enough to invite me onto his podcast, Leap of Fate.
He was the consummate professional and made me feel at home to speak about deeply sensitive and challenging topics. Randy puts so much care into making the best possible creative product and maximizes his talents to focus and inspire teams and individuals.
I highly recommend working with Randy in any professional and leadership capacity."
-Jeff Lee
Director of Government Affairs at Conduent
"Anyone who has the pleasure of working under Randy as a rep or having Randy as part of their management team should consider themselves extremely lucky.
First and foremost, Randy knows his stuff. He is well-versed in sales strategies and methodologies and takes a customer-centric approach at all times. Not only will Randy consistently exceed quota, he will ensure that the customer comes first, leading to the best possible outcomes for both the customer and the business as a whole.
Secondly, Randy is an excellent coach. He takes a hands-on approach and makes sure that his rep's goals are 100% aligned with business outcomes. He also does this without being authoritative, a special attribute that too many in sales management often lack. Randy will go above and beyond to identify where reps are lacking and has the knowledge to coach for improvement.
Lastly, Randy is an amazing human. He deeply cares about his reps on both a personal and professional level, again, a trait that many in sales management often lack. I can speak firsthand that Randy took time to understand my goals and helped me get there, but also that he truly cared about his reps on a personal level. Whether someone was struggling professionally or personally, you can count on Randy to be there.
Randy left a legacy at Oyster, #1team1dream, that will carry on long after he leaves. I am thankful to have been able to work for Randy and I feel 100% confident he will be an asset to any organization, wherever that may be!"
First and foremost, Randy knows his stuff. He is well-versed in sales strategies and methodologies and takes a customer-centric approach at all times. Not only will Randy consistently exceed quota, he will ensure that the customer comes first, leading to the best possible outcomes for both the customer and the business as a whole.
Secondly, Randy is an excellent coach. He takes a hands-on approach and makes sure that his rep's goals are 100% aligned with business outcomes. He also does this without being authoritative, a special attribute that too many in sales management often lack. Randy will go above and beyond to identify where reps are lacking and has the knowledge to coach for improvement.
Lastly, Randy is an amazing human. He deeply cares about his reps on both a personal and professional level, again, a trait that many in sales management often lack. I can speak firsthand that Randy took time to understand my goals and helped me get there, but also that he truly cared about his reps on a personal level. Whether someone was struggling professionally or personally, you can count on Randy to be there.
Randy left a legacy at Oyster, #1team1dream, that will carry on long after he leaves. I am thankful to have been able to work for Randy and I feel 100% confident he will be an asset to any organization, wherever that may be!"
-Will Morton
Sales Rep at Oyster