Phil Stern

Phil is responsible for helping Mainsail’s portfolio companies optimize their growth strategies and deploy sales practices to increase sales team performance, among other operational initiatives.
Prior to Mainsail, Phil held sales and growth leadership positions at a number of SaaS companies and in consulting.
Most recently, Phil was the Head of Payroll Sales at Gusto, a VC-backed SaaS provider serving small businesses.
Phil also spent three and a half years as VP of Growth and GM for Zen Planner, one of Mainsail’s portfolio companies.
He has also led teams at LogMeIn and Forrester Research.
Phil is an active mentor in the Denver tech community and a member of the Revenue Collective.
Phil graduated from Bowdoin College where he was co-captain of the men’s varsity lacrosse team.