Grass Root Energy

Go-to-market for companies building the energy transition.

Jonathan Oakley advises solar, storage, and e-mobility companies on channel strategy, market entry, and commercial leadership, built on two decades running go-to-market at ABB, Shoals Technologies, REC Solar, Planted Solar, and AeroVironment.

  • 20+ years across solar, storage, and e-mobility go-to-market
  • Multi-billion-dollar pipeline growth at a venture-backed solar developer
  • A battery storage business line built from the ground up into an established, robust, ongoing revenue-generating business
  • A direct-to-channel sales transformation that multiplied revenue at a global e-mobility company

Want the specific numbers behind these: pipeline figures, named accounts, deal specifics? The full track record is in the portfolio, available on request.

What I do

Channel & Partner Strategy

Built and scaled partner networks from scratch; shifted revenue mix from direct to channel without losing growth.

Market Entry & New Verticals

Opened new markets and business lines inside existing companies, whether geographic, vertical, or product.

GTM & Commercial Leadership

Fractional or advisory sales leadership for companies past founder-led sales but before a full commercial org.

Most of this work starts as a conversation about a specific problem: a channel that isn't converting, a market you haven't cracked, a sales org that's outgrown how it was built. Start there.

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