WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Brainshark, Inc., delivering SaaS-based sales enablement and readiness solutions, today welcomed Colleen Honan as chief sales officer. In this role, Honan will lead sales team initiatives worldwide, as Brainshark continues to help new customers on their paths to better sales training, coaching and overall effectiveness.

Over the course of her 20-plus-year career, Honan has specialized in selling software and services that support the B2B sales community. She was most recently vice president of worldwidesales at SiriusDecisions, where she led the firm's business development, customer support, sales enablement, sponsorship and worldwide sales teams.During her nearly three-year tenure, SiriusDecisions saw rapid revenue growth and expansion globally. Previously, Honan also served as senior vice president of global sales and service for Avention.

"Colleen comes to us with a wealth of executive leadership knowledge, having had experience in almost every facet of the sales world," said Brainshark CEO Greg Flynn."We're thrilled to have such an accomplished and talented sales professional join our team, as we continue to move Brainshark into an exciting new era of innovation and growth."

Brainshark continues to build on its position as a leading innovator in the sales enablement technology space. Over the past few months, Brainshark has released a host of new product enhancements, won multiple industry awards, and publicly launched its research and innovation incubator, Brainshark Labs. The company welcomed more than 25 new customers in the second quarter of 2017, as more organizations choose Brainshark to effectively prepare their teams to reach new levels of sales productivity and results.

"Brainshark has shown tremendous momentum in the rapidly growing sales enablement software market, as companies crave new ways to improve sales effectiveness and achieve growth objectives," said Honan. "As a former Brainshark customer myself, I know first-hand the value it provides to sales organizations. I'm excited to join this team of passionate professionals and help Brainshark continue to cement its position as a market leader."

About Brainshark, Inc.Brainshark sales readiness software equips businesses with the training, coaching and content authoring capabilities to achieve sales mastery and outsell the competition. With Brainshark, companies can: prepare sales teams with on-demand training that accelerates onboarding and keeps reps up-to-speed; validate readiness with sales coaching that ensures reps master your message; and empower sales organizations with rich, dynamic content that can be created quickly and accessed anywhere. Thousands of companies including more than half of the Fortune 100 rely on Brainshark to identify and close performance gaps, and get better results from their sales enablement initiatives. Learn more atwww.brainshark.com.

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