I've had the pleasure of working alongside Jerry Rosenbusch at Lexia Learning, and I can confidently say he is one of the most strategic and people-focused sales leaders I’ve encountered. As Sr. Director of Sales, Jerry brings a rare combination of deep industry knowledge, operational excellence, and a genuine passion for empowering educators and learners.

Jerry has a remarkable ability to build high-performing teams and foster a culture of collaboration and accountability. His leadership has been instrumental in driving growth across key regions, and his insights into customer needs consistently shape our go-to-market strategies in meaningful ways.

What sets Jerry apart is his integrity, empathy, and unwavering commitment to doing what’s right for both clients and colleagues. He’s not just a sales leader—he’s a trusted partner, a mentor, and a catalyst for positive change.

Any organization would be lucky to have Jerry on their team. I’m grateful to call him a colleague and even more fortunate to call him a friend.

I had the pleasure of partnering with Jerry during his time as Sr. Director of Sales at Lexia Learning, and he stands out as one of the most strategic and visionary sales leaders I've worked with. From a talent acquisition perspective, Jerry was an ideal partner—clear in his goals, insightful about team dynamics, and laser-focused on hiring individuals who could both execute and grow with the business.

Jerry's leadership was instrumental in scaling a new K-8 Literacy and Professional Development division from the ground up. He grew the team from 18 to 75 members and drove revenue from $48M to over $150M in just over three years—an extraordinary achievement. His understanding of the sales cycle, forecasting accuracy, and deep knowledge of the education market made him both a trusted leader and a savvy business operator.

What impressed me most was Jerry’s ability to balance strategic vision with operational execution. He not only set ambitious goals but empowered his team to exceed them, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability, and collaboration. His talent for recognizing and developing top-tier sales talent played a pivotal role in Lexia’s explosive growth.

Any organization would be fortunate to have Jerry at the helm of their sales team. He’s a rare blend of leadership, sales expertise, and business acumen. His wit, kindness and caring makes Jerry the complete package.

I had the pleasure of working closely with Jerry during our time together at Lexia, where we partnered as co-leads on a strategic cross-departmental GTM initiative. Jerry also served as our Sales leader liaison for a series of Product Marketing symposiums, and his ability to represent the voice of the field—clearly, candidly, and constructively—was invaluable.

What sets Jerry apart is his combination of sales acumen, transparency, and genuine collaboration. He brings a perspective that’s grounded in deep, diverse experience across the education space, and he approaches every challenge with clarity, curiosity, and a cheerfully solutions-oriented mindset. He was quick to offer insights, open to feedback, and always focused on helping the broader team succeed.

Any organization looking for a high-impact sales leader—especially one who knows how to connect strategy to execution while building trust across teams—would be lucky to have Jerry on their side.

I worked with Jerry, first as his Finance and Operations peer when he ran the Private & Parochial sales team for HMH, then when I joined him as part of the leadership team in the Adjacent Markets division, for five years. I have always found Jerry to be a champion for his customers as a sales leader, using both the management of his sales teams and working directly with his customers to find solutions that both meet their specific curriculum needs for educating their students and work within their fiscal constraints.

Jerry is a thoughtful leader who uses multiple sources of information to help him effectively manage his employees and budgets. His background in consulting and sales has positioned him to be willing to listen to and incorporate ideas from resources outside of his specific area of knowledge or control to enhance his ability to meet and exceed sales targets and maintain equilibrium between customer and company needs. This flexibility has allowed Jerry to exceed his sales quotas at HMH since the day I started working with him – a five-year streak.

I would recommend Jerry to any organization looking for an innovative, flexible and focused sales leader.

I worked with Jerry for four years and found his vast experience in K-20 education sales a benefit to my own learning. Jerry has an impressive background working in companies like Apple, where he combined creative ideas with effective selling practices to expand sales and the ways those companies operated. Jerry served as my mentor during the time we worked together and was always willing to share his experienced perspective with me so that I could think more creatively about my own role in the company.

I had the pleasure of working with Jerry for several years, both in his roles at Apple and Lexia. I’ve always found the wisdom and positivity that he brings to every conversation to be extremely valuable. He works hard, advocates for his team very effectively, and gets good results.

I first worked with Jerry when he was at Apple and Lexia was one of the first programs added to Apple’s Education Partner Program (EPP). From the start, Jerry understood the value of our products and quickly became a passionate champion and effective spokesperson. So much so, in fact, that several years later he joined Lexia to help grow our sales team and expand our business globally. Jerry’s passion for education and belief in Lexia’s mission are truly infectious. I’ve felt honored to work with him over the years—he would be an incredible asset to any company.

Jerry is an expert sales leader at creating and delivering successful sales strategies and developing a sales team. During his three years driving sales initiatives with Adjacent Markets he was able to transition existing account reps in to new roles, recruit new reps, and exceed his quota annually. He has a high business acumen, was an asset to our team, always engaged and professional in his approach. He would be an asset to any company that brings him on board.

Jerry is an exceptional leader and innovator. I first met Jerry in 2014 when I was retained to improve sales results for the company for which he was working. As a leader in a critical business unit, he immediately saw value in the ValueSelling program and quickly worked to insure all of his sales people, sales managers, and directors were trained and fully engaged in the program. He was also the first business unit to recognize the potential to align sales and marketing and engaged us to provide a program to his marketing team. His team saw great results as he made sure to attend every session – no matter where or when it was held and personally demonstrated to his team how critical the program was to their success. He quickly understood the material and intuitively understood how to coach it effectively almost before attending a coaching workshop. The business unit outperformed all others that year and over the next few years.

I have known Jerry both professionally and personally for over 20 years. I have hired Jerry as an independent contractor/ consultant to build a national sales function of independent sales representatives as well as working for him as one of his regional directors of sales. Clearly the relationship lasted longer than the jobs!
What is consistent throughout this long relationship is Jerry’s skill set at working with organizations and individuals to determine sales needs, identify a customized multi-level sales strategy, and executing against the strategy by managing the process as an independent consultant or as a senior sales executive. Jerry has worked for both small companies who are building out their sales function a well as large companies who have the challenge of multiple product lines and existing sales forces. Jerry knows sales and while his experience has been predominately in the education market his sales expertise is definitely transferrable to other markets.

I had the pleasure of working with Jerry as part of the leadership team at HMH in the Adjacent Markets division. I have always found his enthusiasm and passion for sales to be infectious! He truly wants to know and understand customer needs, so that he can work with the customer to find the best solution. He has innovative marketing and sales ideas and works tirelessly to see them executed to completion. I recommend Jerry to any organization seeking a dynamic, energetic, and focused sales leader.