John “JT” Turner is Chief Revenue Officer at Certinia.

Working in a strong culture is essential to him. Energy, storytelling, and creating focused execution out of chaos are his strengths. JT is passionate about building go-to-market strategies and scaling sales organizations. He has participated in a successful IPO (NYSE: TNET) and one of the largest enterprise software mergers in history. He is an investor and advisor to several early-stage companies.

JT builds and leads organizations to achieve breakthrough results via a playbook called the Victory Plan. Along with this strategy, he develops and coaches future leaders through the Lighthouse training program he wrote. He loves Sales— he started his career as a Sales Rep, and since then has risen to become a revenue owner at the CEO's table.

His career highlights include incubating and growing the Enterprise Global SaaS GTM Team for a Cybersecurity project at Google X from just 5 people to 50+. He also had a role as an Executive Team Member & Section 16 Officer who brought a small business in the SaaS HR sector public. Next, he led an EMEA Technical Sales organization at Symantec, where he and his team transformed a technical organization into a powerful sales weapon. Finally, as a Sales Manager, he built and led the number one ranked Sales Team in the world at Gartner and VERITAS.

JT received a Bachelor of Science degree from Santa Clara University and was a four-year "walk-on" to the NCAA Division 1 basketball team. He earned an MBA from San Jose State University and completed a certificate from the Stanford Business School. He’s a board member at Think Together, an organization that helps young learners gain better access to resources and equal education opportunities.
John “JT” Turner is Chief Revenue Officer at Certinia. Working in a strong culture is essential to him. Energy, storytelling, and creating focused execution out of chaos are his strengths. JT is passionate about building go-to-market strategies and scaling sales organizations. He has participated in a successful IPO (NYSE: TNET) and one of the largest enterprise software mergers in history. He is an investor and advisor to several early-stage companies. JT builds and leads organizations to achieve breakthrough results via a playbook called the Victory Plan. Along with this strategy, he develops and coaches future leaders through the Lighthouse training program he wrote. He loves Sales— he started his career as a Sales Rep, and since then has risen to become a revenue owner at the CEO's table. His career highlights include incubating and growing the Enterprise Global SaaS GTM Team for a Cybersecurity project at Google X from just 5 people to 50+. He also had a role as an Executive Team Member & Section 16 Officer who brought a small business in the SaaS HR sector public. Next, he led an EMEA Technical Sales organization at Symantec, where he and his team transformed a technical organization into a powerful sales weapon. Finally, as a Sales Manager, he built and led the number one ranked Sales Team in the world at Gartner and VERITAS. JT received a Bachelor of Science degree from Santa Clara University and was a four-year "walk-on" to the NCAA Division 1 basketball team. He earned an MBA from San Jose State University and completed a certificate from the Stanford Business School. He’s a board member at Think Together, an organization that helps young learners gain better access to resources and equal education opportunities.