John Livesay

SALES SPEAKER • John Livesay

 Teaching salespeople how to tell storiest that turn them into revenue rockstars

The Pitch Whisperer •  Sales Keynote Speaker  •  Best Selling Author

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About John

John Livesay, known as "The Pitch Whisperer," is a sales keynote speaker who helps companies transform their sales teams by turning ordinary case studies into compelling case stories, driving more business wins. Drawing from his award-winning career at Conde Nast, John shares valuable lessons that turn sales teams into revenue rockstars. His popular TEDx talk, "Be The Lifeguard of Your Own Life," has garnered over 1 million views.

John's clients appreciate his continued support after his keynotes, which includes helping them apply storytelling techniques from his best-selling book Better Selling Through Storytelling and his online course "Revenue Rockstar Mastery." His latest book, The Sale Is in the Tale, is a business fable set in Austin, TX, where a sales rep must adopt new selling strategies.

John is also a guest lecturer on storytelling in sales at renowned universities, including UT Austin, Chicago Booth, and Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.

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Awards & Publications

Winner of Salesperson of the year at Conde Nast. 3 Signs You Won’t Be Getting Promoted Anytime Soon

More About John

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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