by Connie Podesta | Oct 28, 2026 | Keynote Speaker, Leadership, Sales Keynote Speaker
The sales keynote speaker difference: Connie Podesta goes beyond the WHAT and HOW to the WHY that makes people buy and teams truly change. By Connie Podesta, MS, CSP, CPAE — Hall of Fame Sales Keynote Speaker, Former Therapist & Stand-Up Comedienne Here’s...
by Connie Podesta | Oct 21, 2026 | Inspiration, Leadership, Leadership Speaker, Sales Keynote Speaker, Stand Out Strategies
To challenge the status quo, you don’t need one giant idea. Here are 7 ways great leaders make innovation an everyday team habit. Let’s be honest. When most leaders hear the word innovation, they picture something enormous. A moonshot. A billion-dollar...
by Connie Podesta | Sep 22, 2026 | Leadership
Strong leaders use psychology to understand behavior, communicate effectively, and turn people challenges into productivity, performance, and real business results. The psychology of leadership is simple at its core: strong leaders understand why people behave the way...
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 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...
