Brian Holden
Brian Holden

Managing Executive and Customer Success Leader

Open to offers · Member since 12 Nov 2026
Location
Meyerton, South Africa
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Hybrid / Full Time
Experience level
Lead

About

Professional summary

I am a business and customer success professional passionate about people, technology, and helping businesses succeed. I work with leadership teams to create practical systems that support sustainable growth, operational structure, and scalability.

I have extensive experience across software, equipment rental, construction, retail operations, technical sales, implementation, and customer service. My work combines commercial growth with hands-on client engagement, from discovery and demonstrations through implementation, training, and ongoing support.

I am experienced in B2B sales, account management, customer experience, project delivery, operational management, and team leadership. I enjoy understanding customer challenges and translating them into effective processes, technology solutions, and measurable business value.

In my current executive role, I support growth initiatives, revenue expansion, and business systems at PasPay Consulting. I also bring deep software-sector experience from Point of Rental Software, including customer success, solutions engineering, Stripe integration support, software configuration, migrations, and user adoption.

My background in branch and retail management has strengthened my ability to manage budgets, teams, safety, stock, service delivery, and profitability. I lead with professionalism, attention to detail, continuous improvement, and a strong commitment to customer outcomes.

Skills

33 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Development

Experience

Career history

Managing Executive PasPay Consulting (Pty) Ltd

Partner with the CEO to drive business growth, operational structure, and scalability across PasPay Consulting.

Focus on expanding market footprint, increasing revenue, and building systems that support long-term growth while remaining engaged with customers during implementation, training, and support.

Solutions Engineer Point of Rental Software

Gather customer requirements and demonstrate how Point of Rental software can address operational needs, streamline processes, improve reporting, and provide business visibility.

Support prospects and customers with consultative solution design and demonstrations aligned to current needs and future growth.

Customer Success Manager Point of Rental Software

Collaborated with the Australian team for six months, including onsite and remote work, to support customer outcomes.

Partnered with the UK team on implementation, training, and ongoing customer engagement for clients using Stripe integration.

Technical Sales and Implementation Specialist Point of Rental Software

Delivered B2B sales, account management, discovery, gap analysis, tailored product demonstrations, and lead generation across South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Implemented and configured software environments, managed migrations and upgrades from Syrinx and Rental Essentials, deployed applications, supported server migrations, delivered training, and guided UAT and go-live activities.

Retail Area Manager Dura Paints

Oversaw day-to-day retail store and sales operations, ensuring high service standards, customer satisfaction, and effective execution by store teams.

Managed recruitment, training, budgets, financial records, pricing, stock control, sales targets, promotional activity, customer complaints, and health and safety compliance.

Branch Manager Lambson's Hire

Managed branch efficiency, profitability, personnel, budgets, policy adherence, and operational effectiveness for a rental business.

Led scheduling, payroll approvals, resource planning, safety procedures, customer and supplier relationships, team coaching, training planning, and promotion of products and services.

Sales Representative Lambson's Hire

Managed a regional equipment-rental sales territory across the greater Gauteng province, focused on civil and construction customers.

Built and maintained client relationships, secured rental contracts, and generated sales across North, East, and West Gauteng.

Sales Representative Alfs Tippers

Sold plant-hire services and negotiated sales and rental terms for a major South African tipper and large-plant hire company.

Managed existing and new accounts, prepared quotations, conducted stock verification, addressed customer complaints, and maintained technical product knowledge.

Hire Desk Manager Sales Hire

Managed rental department operations and provided clients and colleagues with support, advice, and information while maintaining effective procedures.

Generated direct sales opportunities, managed rental staff and equipment requests, supported capital expenditure requirements, and drove revenue, targets, and customer relationships.

Sales and Training / Certifier (Promoted to Hire Desk Manager) Eazi Access

Performed sales, rental, account management, technical quotations, site evaluations, equipment inspections, and client advisory services for work-at-height and material-handling solutions.

Delivered operator training and certification, maintained compliance documentation and training records, supported audits, and later managed hire-desk operations, reporting, reconciliations, equipment tracking, and cash control.

Branch Manager - Montana, Pretoria Hire All

Oversaw daily operations and growth of the Montana, Pretoria tool-hire branch.

Managed cash-ups, banking, reconciliations, debtors and creditors, equipment training, asset servicing, logistics, stocktaking, and inventory control.

Branch Manager - Orange Grove, Johannesburg Lambson's Hire

Joined as a Hire Controller and progressed to Branch Manager, managing rental processes and overall branch performance.

Led budgets, staffing, scheduling, safety, resource utilisation, payroll approvals, customer relationships, team development, and sales promotion.

Education

Learning history

ENEB - Escuela de Negocios Europea de Barcelona

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

ENEB - Escuela de Negocios Europea de Barcelona

Master of Project Management, Project Management

ENEB - Escuela de Negocios Europea de Barcelona

Diploma, Expertise in Coaching and NLP

GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science)

Certificate, Business Management

College SA

Certificate

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