by Connie Podesta | Nov 11, 2026 | Comedy and Therapy, Sales, Sales Keynote Speaker
The right sales kickoff speaker doesn’t just fire up your team for a day. They change how your reps think, sell and handle rejection all year. Every year, sales teams across the country file into hotel ballrooms, grab a coffee and wait to be...
by Connie Podesta | Nov 3, 2026 | 10 Ways to Stand Out, Business As Usual Is Over, Quit It Series, Sales, Virtual Sales Speaker
Empathy in sales is what wins deals now. As a sales keynote speaker, I’ve watched hard selling fail again and again, here’s how to make the shift . By Connie Podesta, Sales Keynote Speaker I’ve spent years on stage as a sales keynote speaker, and here’s what I...
by Connie Podesta | Oct 6, 2026 | 10 Ways to Stand Out, Business As Usual Is Over, Comedy and Therapy, Communication, Keynote Speaker, Leadership Speaker, Quit It Series, Sales, Sales Keynote Speaker, Stand Out Strategies
Selling gets easier when you understand sales communication styles. Stop talking your way, start communicating theirs, and let comfort, not pressure, close the deal. Want to close more deals? First, know your audience. Selling gets easier when you understand sales...
by Connie Podesta | Sep 30, 2026 | 10 Ways to Stand Out, Business As Usual Is Over, Motivational Speaking, Quit It Series, Sales, Stand Out Strategies
Customers rarely say no because of price. They say no because they didn’t connect. Learn to read bottom-line vs. relationship buyers and adapt fast. Most lost sales don’t come down to price or the market. They...
by Connie Podesta | Jul 14, 2026 | 10 Ways to Stand Out, Humor, Keynote Speaker, Sales, Sales Keynote Speaker
Today’s buyers are not being difficult. They are being human. Here is what helps your team become the people buyers actually want to buy from. Can we all agree that buyers have gotten…interesting? One minute they’re asking for information, scheduling...
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...
