Tom Loebenstein

Selling AI to buyers who don't speak AI.

I'm the fractional first sales hire for AI startups breaking into restaurants. I build the playbook that lands your first logos — because for years, I sold to the operators you're trying to reach.

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Every other AI-sales consultant came from the seller's side and left you a deck. I came from the other side of the table — I sold to restaurant operators for years, so I know what gets ignored, what dies in procurement, and what makes a buyer say no.

Your tech works. Your pipeline doesn't.

What I do.

I'm your fractional first sales hire. I sharpen who you target and how you talk to them, build the outbound playbook, and get in the trenches to land your first logos — then hand you a motion that runs without me. A focused 60–90 day engagement, not a forever retainer.

Restaurants first. K-12 districts next.

Who I am.

I'm Tom Loebenstein. I scaled Glacier Grid, an energy-management platform, into restaurants and K-12 districts — ten years across the table from the operators your product is trying to reach. None of them read TechCrunch.

Book a call.

Early-stage AI startup — Series A or Series B — with stuck pipeline in restaurants? The call is free and direct. We'll know in 30 minutes if there's a fit.

Book a 30-minute call

Or email me directly: tom@tomloebenstein.com