Jill Konrath

Jill Konrath's career is defined by her relentless search for fresh sales strategies that actually work in todays business environment. She's an in-demand speaker at annual sales meetings, kick-off meetings and conferences, where she helps sellers to crack into new accounts, speed up sales cycles and win more business.

Her newest book, "SNAP Selling," tackles the challenge of selling to crazy-busy prospects. As a top Amazon bestseller since its release in May, it's already been hailed as an instant classic, mission-critical tool and Sales 2.0 survival guide.

Jill's first book, "Selling to Big Companies," was selected as one of eight all time "must reads" for salespeople by Fortune magazine, along with "How to Win Friends & Influence People," "The New Strategic Selling" and "Getting to Yes." It's been an Amazon Top 25 sales book since 2006.

Jill provides a real wake-up call to your group! First, she challenges their outdated assumption. Then she shows them the new strategies that actually work. She's fun, high content, and motivational -- all in one bundle.

Her clients include IBM, Hilton, Staples, Carlson Companies, Microsoft, Medtronic, Accenture and 3M, along with numerous entrepreneurial firms and professional groups.

Jill's expertise appears frequently in top business media such as ABC News, Success, Inc., WSJ, Entrepreneur, New York Times, Business Journal, Selling Power and Sales & Marketing Management. Her newsletter is sent to tens of thousands of sellers each week and she writes a popular blog that's syndicated across the internet.

Prior to starting her own sales consultancy, Jill was a top sales performer and sales executive. She began her career at Xerox, then moved into technology sales, and finally into selling services.