John Livesay

 Thinkers 50 ranked thought leader • 5 books published • 4 million viewed tedx talk

I teach salespeople how to tell stories that turn them into revenue Rockstars!

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John  Livesay

Travels from: Austin, TX

Languages: English

Speaking Fees: STARTING AT $15,000

Sales Speaker 

The Pitch Whisperer





INC magazine calls John Livesay The Pitch Whisperer. He is a sales keynote speaker where he shows companies’ sales teams how to turn mundane case studies into compelling case stories so they win more new business. 


From John’s award-winning career at Conde Nast, he shares the lessons he learned that turn sales teams into revenue rockstars. His TEDx talk: "Be The Lifeguard of Your Own Life" has over 1,000,000 views.


Clients love working with John because of his ongoing support after his talk which includes implementing the storytelling skills from his best-selling book Better Selling Through Storytelling and online course "Revenue Rockstar Mastery." His current book, The Sale Is in the Tale, is a business fable set in Austin, TX, and is about a sales representative whose old ways of selling are not working anymore. 


John is a guest lecturer on how to leverage the power of storytelling in sales at multiple universities including the University of Texas at Austin (UTLA), Franklin University, Pepperdine Graziadio Business school, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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Awards Received

Winner of Salesperson of the year at Conde Nast.


3 Reasons to Book John for Your Event

1. Actionable takeaways that drive revenue!

2. Motivating and entertaining!

3. Easy to work with too.

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John's               authenticity             and attention to detail (he had really done his homework) made his presentation one of the bright highlights of our sales kick-off.

John's                      authenticity and attention to detail (he had really done his       homework)made his presentation one of the bright highlights of our sales kick-off.

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