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John Livesay
Storytelling Keynote Speaker for Sales Kickoffs | The Pitch Whisperer
Keynote sales speaker John Livesay, aka “The Pitch Whisperer,” helps sales forces connect with today’s crazy-busy, ultra-savvy buyers by becoming master storytellers with magnetic pitches. Whoever tells the best story gets the sale, and after John speaks, your people will know exactly how to craft irresistible stories.
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John Livesay, known as The Pitch Whisperer (a name Inc. magazine gave him), is a sales keynote speaker who shows sales teams how to turn mundane case studies into compelling case stories that win new business. A favorite for sales kickoffs (SKOs) and national sales meetings, his keynote "Revenue Rockstar: Be Memorable. Sell More." teaches teams to make the customer the hero of the story - so they stop competing on price and shorten their sales cycles.
Drawing on 20 years in sales and an award-winning career at Conde Nast, John shares the lessons that turn sales teams into revenue rockstars. His TEDx talk, "Be the Lifeguard of Your Own Life," has over 1,000,000 views. And as Regional Client Strategy Leader at Gensler, his storytelling approach has helped pursuit teams win 50+ deals totaling more than $150M in new business over three years.
Clients love working with John because of his ongoing support after the keynote - a 30-day virtual follow-up that helps teams implement the storytelling skills from his bestselling book Better Selling Through Storytelling.
His book The Sale Is in the Tale is a business fable set in Austin, TX, about a sales representative whose old ways of selling aren't working anymore. The reader accompanies the rep on his journey and learns how storytelling strengthens the soft skills behind professional and personal relationships.
John guest lectures on storytelling in sales at the University of Texas at Austin, Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where his book is required reading.
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Revenue Rockstar: Be Memorable, Sell More
Today whoever tells the best story wins the sale. Salespeople struggle to win new business and get frustrated when they come in second place. They find their prospective buyers forget almost everything they said and the time to close the sale gets longer and longer. Enter John Livesay, aka The Pitch Whisperer who shows sales teams how to turn boring case studies into compelling case stories. They learn the exact steps to become black belts in storytelling. Once that happens they become irresistible and their revenue soars.
The stories get shared across divisions which breaks down silos and cause existing clients to buy more products and services. The storytelling skills impact the culture as the sales team learn to develop both their personal story of origin and the company’s cultural story which creates a new level of bonding and shared goals.
The salespeople will no longer feel like they are drowning in a sea of sameness because they will know how to tell stories that make them magnetic and memorable.
After John’s keynote the audience will:- Have an emotional connection with buyers
- Go from invisible to irresistable
- Become more resilient
- Be a co-pilot with your buyer
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- Storytelling Trending
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