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 | Oct 14, 2026 | Change, Keynote Speaker, Sales Keynote Speaker
Work-life balance for salespeople is rare these days. As a sales keynote speaker, I show sales teams how to hit quota without burning out or losing themselves. By Connie Podesta, Sales Keynote Speaker and Human Relationship Expert Let’s get one thing straight...
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 | 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...
