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Sales Kickoff & Sales Conference Speakers

A sales kickoff is the one morning a year your team is fully in the room together - it needs to earn that. For 50+ years, we've matched Canadian and North American event planners with speakers who deliver the outcome your event needs: teams that leave energized, aligned, and ready to hit their numbers.

Whether you're bringing multiple business units together for the first time, addressing a period of change, or simply want your top performers to walk out sharper than they walked in, we curate - not just list - speakers who understand sales rooms.

What We Look For Before We Recommend a Speaker

  • Real audience results, not just a topic description — we ask for outcomes from past sales events, not just a bio.
  • Fit for the room: frontline reps, tenured private bankers, and C-suite revenue leaders all need a different delivery style.
  • Content that translates into Monday-morning behaviour, not just a motivating hour on stage.

Booked for Sales Kickoff & Sales Conference Events

Catriona LeMay Doan

Proof point: Sales Kickoff opening keynote for a national information-technology client; three Olympic medals travel the room during her talk.

Why it fits SKO: Built around continuous improvement, embracing change, and staying ahead when you're already the market leader — direct parallels to a sales team defending or growing share.

Mike Lipkin

Proof point: New topic for 2026–27: The Magnetic Conversation, built specifically around sales-call research from Harvard, Princeton, and UCLA.

Why it fits SKO: A skills-forward keynote or workshop reps can put into practice the same week — designed as a SKO or all-hands session, not a generic motivational talk.

Dr. Brynn Winegard

Proof point: Science-backed 'neuroselling' content, updated with the MERIT framework for peak performance.

Why it fits SKO: Helps sales professionals connect with clients' decision-making at a subconscious level — practical psychology, not just inspiration.

Suzanne Knight

Proof point: Led digital and efficiency transformation at Walmart Canada; has advised executives in 14 countries.

Why it fits SKO: A strong fit for sales teams navigating AI, restructuring, or a newly combined organization — turns complexity into a clear, actionable path forward.

View our full Top 10 list for Sales Kickoff Events → Top 10 speakers for Sales kick off events


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