Ed Tate

Since 1998, Ed Tate has been principal of Ed Tate & Associates, LLC, a professional development firm that provides keynote presentations and workshops, as well as in-person and do-it-yourself tools and expertise on High-Stakes Business Presentations: How to Sell Products, Services and Yourself!

Tate’s success in business has spanned more than two decades. For 14 years, he was a successful national account executive selling over $500 million in products and services to corporations and entrepreneurs throughout the United States. He co-created two business units that produced over $1.25 billion in revenue.

As a speaker, Ed Tate is respected and sought after throughout the world. In the well-known Toastmasters world, he won the coveted Toastmasters International 2000 World Championship of Public Speaking, finishing ahead of 354,000 members from 141 countries. To date, he has spoken professionally in all 50 states, 24 countries and on five continents.

Tate became the Training Executive for the Denver Rocky Mountain News where he established a training department with over 27 programs and 1,100 employee-attendees annually. In 2001, he led a transition team to merge the 145-year-old “Rocky” with its 125-year-old rival, The Denver Post, in a deal that involved more than 5,000 people.

In a hyper-competitive world with short attention spans, you've got less than a minute to grab and keep the attention of your prospective customers. Pitch to Win teaches you Story-Selling - how to use your stories and style to drive business. This skill separates you from your competitors. Speak, present and communicate with poise, power, and persuasion. Make a high impact in a short period. The competitor who speaks with poise, power, persuasion and drives results − wins. They win with their customers, employees, peers, families and themselves.

Toastmasters changed his life. He has been a member of the organization since 1997. He credits his speaking career to this International organization. To give back, he offers the organization and their members his time and coaching services for those on their way to the World Championship of Public Speaking.