Executive Advisory · Tampa, Florida · tinamou.ai

Strategic
counsel for
ambitious
enterprises.

Tinamou Advisory brings decades of enterprise transformation experience to the leaders, companies, and investors who are building what comes next in AI, data, SaaS, and workforce technology.

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The most consequential decisions a company makes — how to commercialize, how to scale, how to transform — deserve counsel built on real experience, not theory.

AI & Data Commercialization
Enterprise GTM Transformation
SaaS Growth Strategy
Workforce Technology
PE Operating Advisory

About

Experience that
compounds over
decades.

Tinamou Advisory was founded by Ian Sexton — an enterprise growth and strategy executive with a career spanning AI, data products, SaaS, workforce technology, retail technology, and financial services.

Ian has served as CEO, CRO, and senior strategy executive, repeatedly recruited to commercialize emerging technologies, lead organizational transformation, and build enterprise growth engines from startup through Fortune 500 scale.

Most recently, Ian led strategy for Instacart's enterprise Data Products business and served as CRO at Tickr, where he built AI-enabled revenue from zero to $3M+ in three months.

The name Tinamou carries a quiet personal meaning — and a philosophy. Build for the long term. Stay grounded. Adapt.

— Ian Sexton, Founder

01
Instacart — Senior Executive, Data Products Strategy Architected GTM, pricing, and partnerships for Instacart's enterprise data monetization business. Exceeded first-year targets.
02
Tickr — Chief Revenue Officer Built AI-enabled enterprise revenue from $0 to $3M+ in three months. Closed enterprise agreements with Adobe and Acosta.
03
Datasembly — Head of Sales & Partnerships Doubled revenue annually for four consecutive years. Won Target and multiple $500K+ enterprise contracts.
04
Circana — SVP Strategy & Business Development Closed $500M+ long-term enterprise agreements. Recipient of CEO Award.
05
Paychex — President & CEO, Stromberg Built sales organization from 2 to 65 professionals. Grew Stromberg revenue over 1,000% in the first year.
06
T Systems — Founder & CEO Founded enterprise HR and workforce technology firm serving Toyota, American Airlines, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and others.

Advisory Focus

Where Tinamou
adds the most value.

Tinamou Advisory works with a selective group of companies and investors at the intersection of enterprise growth, technology commercialization, and strategic transformation.

AI & Data Commercialization

Helping AI, data, and analytics companies translate technical capability into enterprise revenue — through pricing, positioning, GTM strategy, and commercial execution.

Enterprise GTM Transformation

Rebuilding go-to-market motion for companies that have outgrown their original sales model. From repositioning to pipeline architecture to partnership strategy.

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SaaS Growth Strategy

Accelerating recurring revenue growth for enterprise SaaS businesses — from early commercial traction through mature, scalable operations.

Workforce Technology

Deep operating expertise in HCM, workforce management, payroll, and labor optimization. Advising workforce tech companies on commercialization, positioning, and enterprise growth.

PE Operating Advisory

Supporting private equity firms and portfolio companies with commercial transformation, GTM professionalization, and revenue acceleration mandates.

Strategic Partnerships

Building and scaling enterprise partnership ecosystems that generate durable, compounding revenue — across technology, data, and distribution channels.

Track Record

Built across
industries.
Proven at scale.

Ian's experience spans the full arc of enterprise technology — from founding a pioneering hosted software business in 1993 to leading AI commercialization at Instacart in 2025. He has navigated five startup-to-exit journeys, giving him rare insight into what it takes to build, scale, and realize enterprise value.

Across four decades, he has built growth engines, led turnarounds, closed transformational agreements, and repeatedly been recruited to solve the hardest commercialization challenges in enterprise software.

30+

Years enterprise leadership

Startup to exit journeys

1000%

Revenue growth, year one at Stromberg

F500

Enterprise client experience

Selected Experience

Instacart Senior Executive, Data Products
Tickr Chief Revenue Officer
Datasembly Head of Sales & Partnerships
Circana SVP Strategy & Business Development
NCR Corporation Director NA Software Sales · GM WFM
UKG / Empower / NOVAtime Chief Sales Officer · EVP
Paychex / Stromberg President & CEO
T Systems Founder & CEO

B.Sc. Mathematics & Economics · University of Birmingham · University of Liverpool

How We Work

Selective. Relationship-driven.
Focused on what matters.

Tinamou Advisory works with a small number of clients at any given time. That is intentional — depth over breadth, always.

Discovery

Every engagement begins with a genuine conversation — understanding the business, the challenge, the people, and what success actually looks like.

Alignment

We define the scope together. Advisory retainers, project engagements, interim executive roles, or board advisory — structured for the situation, not a template.

Execution

Practical, experienced counsel delivered directly by Ian — not delegated to a junior team. Strategy that can be implemented, not just presented.

Contact

Start with
a conversation.

Tinamou Advisory is selective about the engagements it takes on. If you're leading a company, investing in one, or navigating a significant strategic inflection — reach out. The right fit matters more than volume.

Email ian@tinamou.ai

Phone 321.578.7321

Location Tampa, Florida · Remote

LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/iansexton

Strategiccounsel forambitiousenterprises.

Experience thatcompounds overdecades.

Where Tinamouadds the most value.