Tell Stories, Win Sales
Keynote + Workshop

with Sales Keynote Speaker

John Livesay

Keynote Speaker

Virtual Keynote Speaker

Top 3 Speaking Topics

Tell Stories, Win Sales
Today whoever tells the best story wins the sale. Salespeople struggle to win new business without knowing why they are coming in second place. They find their prospect 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 culture 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:

Secret Strategies To Win Back Clients
If you need to win back clients, you need a sales keynote speaker like John Livesay who has done it for his own clients and helped others win back their clients.

Do you feel like you need the tools of a hostage negotiator to win back a client?

Do you feel that a door is closed forever with one of your top clients that left?

Do you feel confused, frustrated, and even angry that one of your best clients left you?

Bill Gates once said, “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” If 20% of your clients generate 80% of your revenue and you lose a client in that top 20%, your revenue suffers. As a sales keynote speaker I help audiences Imagine a way to reopen a door that has been closed and find out how to win back a client so they never left again. With John as your sales keynote speaker, he gives you the step by step proven tools to go from being stuck and confused to soaring with clarity on how to get back a top client.

Enter the Cold Case Detective that solves the cases nobody can or wants to solve – i.e., Winning Back the Clients Who Left You. As a sales keynote speaker, John is uniquely qualified to combine their expertise to be your secret weapon to win back clients.

John Livesay won Salesperson of the Year at Conde Nast for winning back the multi-million dollar Guess account and has helped Gensler win back a big client they lost a year ago. If you want to bring back the clients that are filed away as lost forever, then hire John as your next sales keynote speaker.

Before John leaves the stage as your sales keynote speaker, your people will be inspired and equipped with the knowledge they need to…

• Keep a client loyal so they don’t leave
• Restore and rebuild a relationship to win back the lost client
• Be productive even while they’re in the “penalty box”
• Stop playing the blame game

How to Make The Perfect Elevator Pitch
Everyone needs a great elevator pitch and few people have one. Plato said “Storytellers rule the world.” That is still true today. People remember your stories, not your numbers. Do you wish you could tell people who you are, what you do, and why you do it in a way that has them say “That’s interesting … tell me more?” Can you pitch your vision for your company so you can attract the best players for your team? What is the secret to pitching new customers to hire you and get referrals?

Pitching with a clear, concise, and compelling story is the key to breaking through all the noise in today’s digital environment. When you tell great stories, you pull people in vs. the old school way of pushing your message out to people. According to John Livesay, “When you tug on the heartstrings, people open their purse strings.”

Before John leaves the stage, your people learn…


Sales keynote 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.

After John speaks, your people will know exactly how to turn case studies into case stories that are irresistible.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY


Clients expect a keynote speaker to not only be inspiring and motivating but give an ROI! Takeaways that are easy to remember and use are the cornerstone of John Livesay's storytelling keynote. The true outcome is the impact on the client's culture that embraces storytelling as a new sales tool to increase their win rates.

Here is how clients express their experience of John's engaging and memorable keynote:


Ravi Tanna

Professional Relations Manager, Canada

"We appreciate your energy, the interesting stories that you've told. I had a little tear in my eye when you were talking. We're going to take what you taught us and integrate that into our storytelling and our sales process, and we'll build on all the good things that you've shared with us in this session."

Keith Griffis

Executive Director of Marketing, Olympus

"John you are a rock star and superhero of storytelling. Thanks for the many times you made me smile and laugh during your virtual keynote and workshop to our team. You have changed us all for the better. Be proud that you made more than a client, you made a family."

Bob Piwko

Chief Revenue Officer, Red Nucleus

"John did an outstanding job learning about our business and tailoring his keynote/workshop to our sales team. The content was interesting and relevant and John's presentation style was engaging. The program was very well received and we are looking forward to the follow-up elements. Great job!"

Christel Kozar

MPH I Program Manager, Anthem Insurance Provider Enablement

We will definitely be working with John again in the future...

John’s dedication to customizing and delivering a high quality, accurate, and engaging presentation gave us the reassurance that he would not disappoint. What we didn’t foresee was the level of enthusiasm, motivation and likability that John exudes that took his presentation beyond our expectations. Our team of 200 people connected with him immediately and left the meeting inspired by their new skills for success. John truly hit it out of the ballpark and we will definitely be working with John again in the future.

Jim Zarkadas

Vice President of Support Services, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate

John's message and content connected with our audience.

We were fortunate enough to have John Livesay as our keynote speaker. John's message and content connected with our audience as he used his technique of storytelling and delivering the "WHY"! His 5/5/5 thinking is a gamechanger.

Katherine Twells

VP Customer Marketing Western US, The Coca-Cola Company

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John’s message resonated with our audience.

John Livesay impressed me with his passion and preparation around the Coca-Cola topic of “Exploring The New World Of Technology” for our annual CMO Summit. He was diligent in ensuring his message would resonate by thinking about what would be important to our particular audience and connecting his knowledge and experience to their concerns. John has great energy and enthusiasm.

Kenneth P. Baker

Co-Regional Managing Principal, Gensler Architecture and design firm

Over $5 million in new business...

We’ve won over $5 million in new business thanks to the storytelling skills John shared with our people!

Dan Carney

Managing Partner, DHR International

Any company with a sales force needs to have John come to speak.

"I told our CEO that John was the best speaker we have had in my 13 years with the firm."

8 Reasons to Hire John Livesay
As Your Next Sales Keynote Speaker!


We know you have many keynote speakers to choose from for your next event, conference, or sales meeting. John is the ideal choice for a sales keynote speaker because:

8 Reasons to Hire John Livesay
As Your Next Sales Keynote Speaker!


We know you have many keynote speakers to choose from for your next event, conference, or sales meeting. John is the ideal choice for a sales keynote speaker because:

LONG-TERM IMPACT

Your audience will be quoting from John's memorable soundbites and asking themselves how they can incorporate storytelling into each step of the sales process. Companies have found that using John's storytelling method not only becomes part of their culture to not only win new business but also breaks down silos and is a new way to onboard new hires.

Entertaining
and Inspiring

Proven usable insights to get your audience to improve not only their storytelling skills but also their resilience and confidence. People often ask to hear the story about the lesson Michael Phelps taught John that can help them get to the gold medal level in their selling.

Exceeds expectations

Before the event, John has a call to agree on the goals as to what a successful talk and event will look like and what changes people will implement after the event. John then goes to work on figuring out ways to surprise and delight the audience to keep them engaged and make the event planner and senior management look like heroes.

He's been there

Sales teams can quickly tell John's award-winning sales experience has given him empathy and skills they can start using such as how to handle rejection, how to develop a roadmap to exceed their goals, and enjoy the process at the same time.

Powerful Storytelling

Warning: The stories in John's keynote have been known to bring both laughter and the occasional tear to the audience. The emotional connection your audience will feel will last long after his talk.

Reliable

John keeps everyone involved updated on the preparation as well as the details you need to know before his talk. If you need a speaker who is flexible and easy to work with, John can do everything from shortening his talk to getting your meeting back on time to signing books for hundreds of attendees. He is the ideal choice.

CUSTOMIZED

From having interviews with key members of the audience to speaking to your clients, John gets insights and learns your "language" so his talk instantly pulls the audience in and makes it relevant.

follow-up sessions

Many clients have found that having a virtual call 30 days and again 90 days after the keynote with John really locks in their new skills of storytelling. They are able to ask questions for an upcoming pitch that results in their closing rates increasing.