What We Do
Helping tech leaders bridge legacy business wisdom and future-focused innovation by aligning strategy & transformation for a precision-driven approach that builds sustainable, high-performing teams across APAC and Japan.
Gari Johnson
With a career in both early stage and enterprise GTM leadership. Driving growth and innovation across the Asia Pacific region with a focus on SaaS, for over 30 years.
Most recently, serving as the senior vice president for APJ at global data analytics leader Alteryx.
Before Alteryx, I held the APJ regional leadership roles at Zendesk and Salesforce, focusing on cloud sales in the Asia Pacific. I also led the Australian business for Intralinks, a global M&A cloud technology provider.
My leadership journey includes stints at Oracle Corporation, IBM, and Cognos and regional leadership roles in marketing, business development, and alliances at several tech startups in the data, analytics, and CRM markets.
I have also served as managing director of my own tech business.
I have been a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors since 2014, and the Frost & Sullivan Growth Innovation Leadership Council from 2021 to 2024.
I have been an executive member of Pavilion since July 2024 and an Ambassador for Winning By Design since November 2024.
Areas of Expertise
My Approach
I believe successful go-to-market strategies must be:
Tailored to regional and market dynamics
Focused on sustainable, long-term growth
Built on enterprise-grade sales discipline
Supported by strong partnerships and alliances
Executed by skilled, well-coached teams
Fractional GTM Services
As a fractional GTM advisor, I offer flexible engagement models tailored to your specific needs:
GTM Strategy Assessment: A thorough review of current go-to-market approach with actionable recommendations
Sales Transformation: Design and implementation of enterprise sales processes and methodologies
Interim Sales Leadership: Hands-on guidance during leadership transitions or while scaling
Market Expansion Planning: Strategic roadmaps for entering or expanding in all Asia Pacific markets
Revenue Growth Acceleration: Targeted interventions to drive ARR/revenue growth
Certifications & Memberships
Winning by Design Ambassador
Certified in Revenue Architecture by Winning by Design
Executive Member of Pavilion GTM community
Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
Certified in Leading GTM Strategy & Planning by Pavilion
Experience That Delivers Results
My track record includes:
Growing regional APJ ARR by 40% in 18 months
Guiding teams to close multi-million dollar deals (up to $10M TCV)
Building Salesforce's Service Cloud business to $120M+ ARR in APAC
Transforming transactional sales teams into enterprise-focused organizations
Developing successful partnerships with global consultancies including PwC, Deloitte, and Accenture
Establishing high-performing GTM teams across diverse APAC markets
Design & optimization of channel and alliance programs
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