Beyond the Hire
On Beyond the Hire, we dive into recruiting for the GTM space, what it takes to build winning teams, and how industry leaders got to where they are today.
Beyond the Hire
A Conversation with Monday.com's First Sales Person: Aron Vuijsje
What does it take to build a high-growth sales team from scratch? In this episode of Beyond the Hire, we sit down with Aron Vuijsje, VP of Sales at Rep.ai and the first salesperson at monday.com. Aron walks us through his journey from Customer Success to Sales Leader, how he convinced leadership to start a sales team, and the strategies that helped scale monday.com to IPO.
- Landing a startup sales job (even without experience)
- How Aron scaled sales teams without traditional commissions
- Why company culture & fast hiring matter in high-growth startups
Join hosts Sandra Polak & Ayse Yasas from Betts Recruiting as they dive into startup sales, leadership, and what it takes to build winning teams.
Aron Vuijsje is the VP of Sales at Rep AI and a seasoned sales leader with deep expertise in scaling SaaS organizations. As monday.com’s first salesperson, he played a pivotal role in the company’s hypergrowth—expanding revenue from $6M to $511M, helping grow the team from 16 to over 1,600 employees, and leading sales operations across multiple global offices. With a Master’s in Organizational Behavior & Development from IDC Herzliya and a BA in Business Administration, Aron brings a strategic and hands-on approach to leadership, sales, and team building.
Follow Aron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-vuijsje-81587244/
