by Connie Podesta | Aug 19, 2026 | Communication, Hiring a Funny Speaker, Keynote Speaker, Leadership, Leadership Speaker
Here’s what most sales and leadership training get wrong: it tries to fix serious problems with a straight face. I use humor with audiences instead, and it works. By Connie Podesta You’re leading through a lot right now. Teams that need to communicate...
by Connie Podesta | Jun 28, 2026 | 10 Ways to Stand Out, Change, Hiring a Funny Speaker, Leadership, Sales, Sales Keynote Speaker
The questions every event planner should be asking before booking a sales keynote speaker, answered by someone with 40+years on stage. If you are an event planner or sales leader researching keynote speakers right now, you are probably asking some version of the same...
by Connie Podesta | Jun 23, 2026 | 10 Ways to Stand Out, Event Planners, Hiring a Funny Speaker, Sales, Sales Keynote Speaker
After 40 years as a sales keynote speaker, I’ve learned that stronger relationships, better communication, and greater confidence lead to better results. After more than 40 years of speaking to sales teams, franchise groups, entrepreneurs, and leaders,...
by Connie Podesta | Jun 9, 2026 | Business As Usual Is Over, Hiring a Funny Speaker, Leadership, Leadership Speaker
Buy-in, trust, and real team momentum all start in the same place. Here’s what the best leaders know that others don’t. Here is something I have noticed after 40 years of working with leaders across every industry you can name. The leaders who get genuine...
by Connie Podesta | Jun 3, 2026 | Change, Event Planners, Hiring a Funny Speaker, Leadership Speaker, Motivation
The noise is relentless. The pace is punishing. And the pressure on leaders and their teams? Unlike anything most organizations have faced in a generation. Political turbulence. Economic uncertainty. Rapid-fire technological disruption. The ongoing struggle to...
by Connie Podesta | May 6, 2026 | Balance, Change, Comedy and Therapy, Event Planners, Hiring a Funny Speaker, Humor, Keynote Speaker, Leadership, Motivational Speaking, Therapy
Humor + psychology = transformation. Here’s why the speakers worth booking deliver both — and how to tell if yours does. What Today’s Event Planners Already Know — and What Every Conference Should Deliver Let me ask you something. You’ve seen the...
