# Alex McNaughten

> Alex McNaughten is the co-founder and co-CEO of Grw AI, leading its go-to-market work. After entering startup sales at nineteen, he founded revenue consultancy Sales Leaders, co-founded hiring and learning business Apprento, and became host of the revenue leadership podcast now called 13 Jobs. His work focuses on helping sales teams develop people and manage the operational work around customer relationships.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Grw AI
- **Organizations:** Grw AI, Sales Leaders, Apprento
- **Education:** St Paul’s School
- **Known for:** Built Sales Leaders and co-founded Apprento before Grw AI., His author biography reports advising more than 140 technology companies across Australia and New Zealand., Co-founded Grw AI, which secured international pre-seed backing in December 2024.

## Career timeline

- **Age 19** — Left university to work in startup sales; says he was leading a team within a year.
- **2019** — Founded Sales Leaders, according to his author biography.
- **2021** — Co-founded Apprento with Scott Freeman, according to his author biography.
- **2022** — Hosted early Rev-Up Sales podcast conversations, including Todd Caponi in February.
- **2023-05** — Co-founded Grw AI with Alistair McLeay and Daniel Ash.
- **2024-12** — Grw AI announced pre-seed backing from Precursor Ventures, Incisive Ventures and Investible.
- **2026** — Based in San Francisco; continues hosting 13 Jobs.

## Achievements

- Built Sales Leaders and co-founded Apprento before Grw AI.
- His author biography reports advising more than 140 technology companies across Australia and New Zealand.
- Co-founded Grw AI, which secured international pre-seed backing in December 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appeared on The First Bet to discuss committing to Grw AI and moving from New Zealand to San Francisco.
- **2026-09** — Hosted Drew Leahy on episode 075 of 13 Jobs, published September 22.

## Links

- Website: https://www.grw.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexmcnaughten
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/AlexMcNaughten

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Last updated: 2026-10-11