{"id":45,"date":"2025-05-15T09:14:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:39:11","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/?page_id=45","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ruediger Rey \u2013 Strategic Sales Executive, Author, Trusted Advisor<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I\u2019m Ruediger Rey \u2013 an experienced sales executive, published author, and someone who knows what it\u2019s like to operate at the highest level\u2026 and what it means to hit rock bottom.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 30 years in high-stakes B2B sales, I\u2019ve helped companies position their products and solutions in complex, competitive markets \u2014 always with a strategic, value-driven, and human approach. My background spans&nbsp;<strong>cybersecurity<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>automotive software<\/strong>&nbsp;(HMI, ADAS, AR), and most recently,&nbsp;<strong>Real-Time Location Services (RTLS)<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>indoor intelligence<\/strong>&nbsp;solutions for Industry 4.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my role as&nbsp;<strong>Global VP Sales<\/strong>&nbsp;at Inpixon, I lead international enterprise sales efforts across Europe, the US, and APAC. My current and former customer base includes industry leaders in manufacturing, logistics, and medical technology \u2014 companies like VW\/CARIAD, Siemens Healthineers, Lamborghini, Audi, BMW, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Siemens Energy, Adidas, Puma, Canadian Airforce, Lufthansa and many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I Bring to the Table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>30+ years of experience in high-level B2B sales<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global responsibility and cross-cultural leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, and resilience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expertise in Solution Selling, Miller-Heiman, and Gitomer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trusted partner for C-level executives and global accounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Author with Purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I write books that come from real-world experience and speak to the heart of the modern sales professional. My Amazon bestseller&nbsp;<strong>\u201cHugging the Gorilla\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;explores how to win large, complex deals without losing your soul. I\u2019m currently working on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Extended Version of <em>Kickin\u2019 Musashi<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Samurai strategies for today\u2019s sales warriors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Burnout &amp; Recovery<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 My personal journey back to life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Power of Why<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Questions that change everything<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why I Do What I Do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2012, I went through a life-changing&nbsp;<strong>burnout<\/strong>. On the outside, I was still performing \u2014 but on the inside, I was empty. That experience reshaped my view of success, balance, and self-leadership. I learned to say no, rediscovered joy, and came back stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That journey sparked a deep desire to share my experience. My&nbsp;short to <strong>medium-term goal<\/strong>&nbsp;is to support sales teams, leaders, and high performers as a&nbsp;<strong>coach, mentor, or strategic sparring partner<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 not as a guru, but as someone who\u2019s walked through fire and come out wiser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Few Personal Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Married with two wonderful children (grown up already)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loves sunny destinations with palm trees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Passionate about mechanical watches (GMT, automatic \u2013 incl. Rolex &amp; Breitling) and Porsche 911s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trained in Japanese martial arts for focus and clarity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deep into history and historic military strategy &#8211; like Sun Tsu, Musashi and the Ancient Greek and Roman strategists like Gaius Julius Caesar or Alexander the Great.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enthusiastic genealogist tracing his roots (already going towards 1100 a.D.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let\u2019s Connect<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Curious to learn more? Interested in working together or bringing new energy to your team?<br>I\u2019d be happy to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 contactme@rey-germany.de<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruediger Rey \u2013 Strategic Sales Executive, Author, Trusted Advisor I\u2019m Ruediger Rey \u2013 an experienced sales executive, published author, and someone who knows what it\u2019s like to operate at the highest level\u2026 and what it means to hit rock bottom. With over 30 years in high-stakes B2B sales, I\u2019ve helped companies position their products and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/?page_id=45\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About Me&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131,"href":"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rey.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}