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Recommended SKO Speakers 2021
Updated: Dec 23, 2020

Our inaugural Recommended Sales Kickoff Speakers list is comprised of those who not only have led sessions & events for Sales Assembly over the past year (so we can attest to their awesomeness) but are all also considered to be experts and leaders in their specific domain. If you're searching for speakers for your 2021 SKO (or any event/training for that matter), look no further! Please feel free to connect with any of these amazing speakers via LinkedIn, or for a direct introduction, just email emily@salesassembly.com and we'll happily connect you!
And now, on with this list...
Examples of topics you can have Godard speak on at your SKO:
Entrepreneurship
Conscious Leadership
SaaS/cloud trends
Examples of topics you can have Kate speak on at your SKO:
Investing in Great Culture Pays Off
Building Teams with Grit
Embracing Authentic Leadership
Examples of topics you can have Brian speak on at your SKO:
Sales Enablement and training program design (from BDR to Sales Management)
Building self- motivation and a sellers mindset in early sales professionals
Helping front line sales managers develop into great teachers and coaches
Examples of topics you can have Bill speak on at your SKO:
Leadership Strategies To Get the Most out of Your Team
The Formula for High Performance Selling
The Secrets For Coaching Higher Performance
Examples of topics you can have Christina speak on at your SKO:
Sales Leadership
Motivation and Inspiration
Change Management
Examples of topics you can have Todd speak on at your SKO:
Transparency Sells Better Than Perfection: Behavioral insights to help you optimize your processes, prospecting, positioning, presenting & negotiations for the buying brain.
Transparent Negotiations
The Presentation Choreography
Examples of topics you can have Dustin speak on at your SKO:
Making Sales Human Again...at Scale
Sales Effectiveness vs Efficiency: What actually matters?
Sales Enablement ROI: Tying Knowledge and Skill to Performance
Examples of topics you can have Amy speak on at your SKO:
The Power of Diverse Sales Teams
Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Talent
Getting the Right Sales People in the Right Sales Roles - What Really Matters When Hiring Sales Professionals
Examples of topics you can have Dave speak on at your SKO:
Customer success starts in Sales
An introduction to outcome-based sales and success
Unlock growth opportunities through success planning
Examples of topics you can have Jake speak on at your SKO:
Modern Selling and Digital Sales Experience
Outbound and Demand Generation Trends
LinkedIn Strategy and integration
Examples of topics you can have Emma speak on at your SKO:
Leveraging Data and Operations to Drive Strategy
Hiring and Developing Top Talent
Creating Strong Team Cultures
Examples of topics you can have Alison speak on at your SKO:
Live Like There's "No Time to Waste"
Navigating the Pandemic Challenges By Focusing on Gratitude, Connection and Joy,
Maximizing Moments While Succeeding in a Hypergrowth Environment
Examples of topics you can have Brian speak on at your SKO:
How to Turbocharge Your Company's Executive Business Review
Top 5 Ways to Achieve Expansion with Your Customers
How to Maximize the Year 1 Customer Journey
Examples of topics you can have Andee speak on at your SKO:
The Challenger Sale
How to Build your Multi-Channel marketing and Revenue Flywheel
How to Scale your Startup
Examples of topics you can have Jeffrey speak on at your SKO:
Prospect
Discover
Negotiate
Examples of topics you can have Blake speak on at your SKO:
Social Selling: "Sell Yourself" How to build an authentic & compelling brand
Sales Motivation: "The Gratitude Gap" Staying sane through startup change
Diversity Equity and Inclusion: How to seek, attract, and retain diverse talent
Examples of topics you can have Ed speak on at your SKO:
How to adapt to discovery findings in real-time
Cognitive bias and presenting
Connecting with everyone in your audience
Examples of topics you can have Roderick speak on at your SKO:
Building a World Class Sales Enablement Program
Sales Leadership: Culture Is What Happens When No One Is Watching
Using Technology to Humanize Your Business
Examples of topics you can have Stephanie speak on at your SKO:
Sales leadership
Scaling
Structures and systems for success
Examples of topics you can have Adam speak on at your SKO:
Categorizing & Overcoming Objections (a framework to help you and your customers better understand their hesitations and get past them)
Plan To Succeed (set the proper intention, trust the process, and focus on mutual success)
Operational Excellence for Scale (how to cultivate an environment for repeatable success)
Examples of topics you can have Mark speak on at your SKO:
Remote sales
Sales leadership
Prospecting/Pipeline
Examples of topics you can have Udi speak on at your SKO:
Gong Lab's findings on what's actually working in Sales
Sales & Marketing alignment
Building a unique B2B brand that cuts through the noise
Examples of topics you can have Brittany speak on at your SKO:
Sell Yourself: How to leverage sales strategy in every interaction
Virtual Impact: High impact engagement through a glass screen
Read Your Screen: Emotional Intelligence for a digital world
Examples of topics you can have Kathleen speak on at your SKO:
Why Sales should care about Customer Success
Sales: The starting point for a strong customer journey
Executing on the expand in a land and expand strategy

Examples of what topics you can have Jim speak on at your SKO:
Why have a sales process?
Earning trusted advisor status
How to keep customers longer
Examples of topics you can have Sam speak on at your SKO:
Top Ten #samsales Hacks (most booked session of 2020 and for SKOs)
The Perfect Discovery Call
Using LinkedIn/Navigator as the anchor of great digital selling
Examples of topics you can have Karen speak on at your SKO:
Developing your Sales Management Playbook
Hiring and Onboarding to Accelerate Results
The Six Keys to a More Accurate Pipeline
Examples of topics you can have Kimberly speak on at your SKO:
Leading in Chaos
EQ and Building High Performing Teams
Situational Leadership
Examples of topics you can have Bryan speak on at your SKO:
Creating a Culture of Practice
Sales Coaching that Moves the Needle
Winning through Individual Growth
Examples of topics you can have Raj speak on at your SKO:
Fund Raising
Value Selling
Storytelling
Examples of topics you can have Anna speak on at your SKO:
Scaling a sales team
Building a customer journey strategy from scratch
Team moral and motivation
Examples of topics you can have David speak on at your SKO:
Sell The Way You Buy: Using Modern Sales Science and Empathy to Grow Your Revenue Operation (most popular talk)
Secrets of High-Impact Messaging: Breaking Through in a Sea of Sameness
Leading for Growth: Key Behaviors to Master During Times of Change
Examples of topics you can have Michael speak on at your SKO:
Creating Top-of-Funnel Demand in the New Normal\
Selling in Uncertainty: How High Performers Excel In Complex Environments
The Evolution of B2B Buyer Behavior
Examples of topics you can have Tara speak on at your SKO:
Marketing Leadership
Customer Experience
Customer Marketing
Examples of topics you can have Rachael speak on at your SKO:
Leading with individualization to drive results
Driving empowerment and accountability at all levels of an organization
Leveraging curiosity and customer centricity to exceed targets
Examples of topics you can have Brad speak on at your SKO:
Scaling a revenue organization from $0-$50M
Aligning the Sales organization with cross-functional business partners
What not to do: lessons learned from scaling a Sales organization funded by $100M in capital and very high expectations
Examples of topics you can have David speak on at your SKO:
Fund Raising
Value Selling
Storytelling
Examples of topics you can have Jill speak on at your SKO:
Sales Leadership
Tapping Into Willingness to Change
Tough Conversations
Examples of topics you can have Jake speak on at your SKO:
Accidents Happen in the Intersections: How to align marketing, sales and customer success for exceptional customer experiences
NRR is the new ARR: How to build revenue resilience by driving retention and unlocking the expansion motion
Nailing the Handoff: How to turn the post-sales experience into a moment of delight, not disappointment
Examples of topics you can have Andrew speak on at your SKO:
We Are Our Habits - How to Become a Magnetic Human Being
The Power of Storytelling for Sales - Differentiate yourself, change minds, inspire action
Conversation Mastery - Helping others make progress through creative conversations (for sales leaders or sellers/CS teams)
Examples of topics you can have Maria speak on at your SKO:
Unpacking Why There Are So Few Women in Tech Sales and How to Change That
Enterprise Expansion Sales - The 5 Key Drivers
Being your Authentic Self in Tech Sales
Examples of topics you can have Amy speak on at your SKO:
Breaking down the misconceptions of enterprise sales
Sales leadership
Sales hiring done right and well to avoid the painful effects of mis-hiring
Examples of topics you can have Jenna speak on at your SKO:
How to Give Effective Feedback - 3 Cardinal Rules for Communicating Effective Feedback (without the backlash)
Creating + Communicating Your Personal Brand
How to Harness Civil Communication in an Uncivil World
Examples of topics you can have Craig speak on at your SKO:
Elite Sales Performance
Running High Impact Sales Meetings
The Right Story at the Right Time for the Right Reasons