💰 $120,000 - $180 🌍 Chicago 📅 02/20/2025
Apply**🚀 Performance-Based Business Development Representative (BDR) 🚀**
Help legacy businesses thrive. Hustle. Connect. Close.
Have you ever wanted to be in high-ticket sales? Or an opportunity to break
into M&A / investment banking!? Here's your chance! We looking for a savage
cold caller that wants to make a ton of money, but willing to grind for it.
We’re Boom—an AI-native succession platform designed to streamline,
democratize, and accelerate the sale of legacy industrial businesses. We’re
venture-backed by the likes of Motivate VC, who believed in us early and are
doubling down for the next round! Since our founding, we’ve skyrocketed from
$0 mid last year to nearly $600K in ARR today.
At Boom, we’re not just building technology—we’re transforming how small
businesses navigate succession. Our "Succession as a Service" platform uses
cutting-edge AI agents to help Baby Boomer-owned industrial SMBs seamlessly
transition knowledge, leadership, and ownership to the next generation of
great entrepreneurs.
We’re seeking a performance based - Business Development Representative (BDR)
who thrives on cold calling, loves the chase, and is hungry to build something
massive from the ground up. If you get a thrill from turning cold leads into
appointments, are energized by connecting with people, and want to play a key
role in a multi-billion-dollar market, this is your shot.
Why Boom?
✅ Ground-floor opportunity: Be among the first sales hires at a rocket ship
startup.
✅ Massive market: Baby Boomers own over 2 million SMBs—most without succession
plans. We’re fixing that.
✅ Innovative product: Sell a game-changing AI solution that business owners
actually need.
✅ Equity & growth: Competitive pay, meaningful equity, and massive career
upside.
✅ Real impact: Help preserve legacies, save jobs, and revitalize local
economies.
What You’ll Do
📞 Own the top of the sales funnel—cold call, cold email, and prospect like a
boss (We provide all leads!)
🎯 Qualify leads and set up meetings for our closing team.
🚀 Work directly with leadership to refine messaging and strategy.
💡 Become an expert in SMB succession and how Boom’s solution delivers value.
📈 Hit and exceed targets—because winning feels good.
What We’re Looking For
✅ You love the grind: Cold calling small business owners doesn’t scare you—it
energizes you.
✅ Resilient AF: You don’t take no personally and bounce back fast.
✅ Strong communicator: You can hold a conversation, ask the right questions,
and build rapport quickly.
✅ Hungry to learn: You’re coachable, eager to improve, and hungry for success.
✅ Startup mentality: You thrive in fast-paced environments and love wearing
multiple hats.
✅ Money Motivated: Wants to make $500K or more!
Compensation Structure
1️⃣ Appointment Booking Fees 💵
📅 $250/base per meeting for qualified small businesses ($1M-$10M revenue).
🚀 $500/premium per meeting for high-intent targets ($10M-$50M revenue or
urgent capital needs).
2️⃣ Success Fee Kicker 🎯
💰 1% of closed deal fees from your appointments (paid at funding).
⚡ 2% if 100 appointments made across quarter.
💡 Example: 2 closed deals/quarter at avg. $500k fee → $10k-$20k/quarter extra.
3️⃣ Projected Earnings 📈
🔥 Top performer: $10k-$20k/month ($120k-$240k/year) with 40+ appointments and
2-3 closed deals quarterly.
Perks & Benefits
💰 Uncapped commission + potential equity
🌎 Remote-first with flexible hours
🚀 Early-stage excitement with long-term growth potential
📚 Ongoing sales training and career development
🔥 Work with a fun, driven team building something that matters
Join Us
At Boom, you’re not just selling a product—you’re opening doors for business
owners who need a solution. If you want to build your sales career, be part of
a team with limitless upside, and close deals that make a difference, we want
to hear from you.
👉 Apply now or DM us directly. Let’s build the future of small business
M&A—one call at a time.
***Please Note: This position has no base salary until we raise our Seed Round
(Expected Q2 25') where we will be paying a highly competitive base salary. We
have unlimited leads to call and have already proved out this performance
based model with a 3rd-party startup.
To apply, answer these two questions:
1️⃣ 90-Day Plan: Outline how you’d leverage AI to book 50+ appointments in
legacy industrial SMBs?
2️⃣ Sample Campaign: A 5-touch email/LinkedIn sequence targeting manufacturing
owners who want to sell their business