Tim Sanders

New York Times Bestselling Author of “Love is the Killer App”

Nancy's Note:

“When Tim first crossed my radar, around the time “Love is the Killer App” was released, I was astounded that someone had finally taken the concept of “Love” and married it to business and success. Genius and powerful! Tim’s work resonates with me deeply. . . because I try to infuse LOVE into everything I do. I’m so honored to include him in my Portfolio of Speakers.”

Tim Sanders

New York Times Bestselling Author of “Love is the Killer App”

Nancy’s Note
“When Tim first crossed my radar, around the time “Love is the Killer App” was released, I was astounded that someone had finally taken the concept of “Love” and married it to business and success. Genius and powerful! Tim’s work resonates with me deeply. . . because I try to infuse LOVE into everything I do. I’m so honored to include him in my Portfolio of Speakers.”

Tim Sanders

New York Times Bestselling Author of “Love is the Killer App”

Nancy’s Note
“When Tim first crossed my radar, around the time “Love is the Killer App” was released, I was astounded that someone had finally taken the concept of “Love” and married it to business and success. Genius and powerful! Tim’s work resonates with me deeply. . . because I try to infuse LOVE into everything I do. I’m so honored to include him in my Portfolio of Speakers.”

Expertise

Engagement, Collaboration, Culture, Virtual Workforce, Innovation, Leadership, Business Growth, Relationship Building, Sales

Travels From

Phoenix, Arizona

Speaking Style

Profound, Inspiring, Relevant

About Tim...

New York Times Bestselling Author of “Love is the Killer App”, guiding leaders and sales professionals towards building powerful business relationships.

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What are some of the top challenges facing today’s leaders? Employee engagement and customer retention. Here’s what we know: Competition for our best people and most profitable customers is coming from every direction, disrupting our businesses. What can we do to cement strong relationships and stand out from the crowd? Lead with love.

In his New York Times bestselling book, Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence People, Tim Sanders explains that “love is the most powerful force in the business world, and we show it by sharing our knowledge, networks and compassion to promote success in other people.” His research finds that when we lead with love, we grow our business, foster innovation and build a highly resilient enterprise.

He has circled the globe, giving thousands of professionals the insights they need to lead a culture that values generosity, mentorship and empathy. In this inspiring keynote, he’ll combine compelling research, case studies and actionable takeaways that will move your audience to action.

In this eye-opening keynote speech, he’ll combine research, stories, and takeaways to inspire your audience to action.

Key Takeaways Include:

  • Three ways to become a student of the game, and then later, a trusted advisor to others who are grappling with change.
  • How to supercharge your networking skills by asking different questions … starting at this conference!
  • How to put compassion at the center of key business decisions, from talent management to customer experience.

“The bigger the challenge, the wider you need to spin your collaborative web!” That’s the pivotal perspective of tech industry veteran, acclaimed collaboration expert and top-rated keynote speaker Tim Sanders. His key insight: Innovation starts with the motivation to think outside of the box, but only comes to life when you courageously work across the lines of your organization.

During his tenure as a senior executive and Board member, Sanders has studied leaders that practice what he terms ‘disruptive collaboration,’ a problem-solving style that leverages surprising alliances along the fault-lines of a company. He’ll reveal how the biggest leaps and turnarounds in history came from ‘collisions of thought,’ not safe work in our silos of excellence.

As a keynote speaker Tim’s eye-opening messages keynote will deliver actionable insights and tools that will boost productivity, drive agility and lead to breakthrough business outcomes.

Key Takeaways:

  • Why Companies That Practice Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Outperform Rivals
  • How to Leverage the Power of Multiple Perspectives to Solve Problems Faster
  • How to Bring Collaborative Partners Online Quickly to Unleash Creativity
  • How to Bring Multiple Stakeholder Needs From “Me-to-We” in a Collaborative Project
  • Why it’s Important to Build Relationships Across the Company long before you need them

In a business world where disruption is a constant and competition is fierce, emotional intelligence (EQ) is just as important to a leader’s success as on-the-job experience and education (IQ). As leaders invest time sharpening their EQ to become more resilient and relationship oriented, they develop what bestselling author Tim Sanders calls Emotional Talent.

In his bestselling book The Likeability Factor, Tim reveals how emotional talent expands our influence, bringing out the best in others. Best of all, it’s an area where leaders can make great strides with a committed effort. “It’s all about dialing into the emotional side of any situation, then proceeding with generosity.”

He’s traveled the world delivering conference keynotes and training programs to leading companies, universities and government agencies, giving leaders actionable insights that improve their performance immediately. What sets Tim apart from other EQ experts is his high level of pre-event research and keynote customization to align his keynote to the organization’s greatest challenges.

Key Takeaways:

  • A blueprint to emotional talent development: Self-awareness, self-leadership, social awareness and relationship management.
  • Why the mood state can have a 1000% impact on a company’s level of quality and innovation. Case studies range from Motorola to Google.
  • How to leverage employee experience design to develop a strong emotional value proposition that attracts & retains talent.
  • How to decode people’s emotions with 90% accuracy. Sanders will reveal the 7 Faces of Emotion, which can make you the smartest leader in the room.
  • How to master the Art of Deep Listening by borrowing techniques from the best interviewers in the world.

Are you a ‘good option’ or ‘essential partner’ to your clients? According to best-selling author, keynote speaker and consultant Tim Sanders, it’s a question that could make or break your book of business next year. Your competition is swinging for the fences, while disruptive innovations chip away at your client base. To succeed in this new landscape, you need to deliver ‘ridiculous’ levels of added value – becoming essential to work with.

During his tenure as a senior executive and sales professional, Sanders has studied client loyalty over the last decade, decoding what it takes to make the leap from optional to essential: Be a sounding board, a fountain of knowledge and a connector of dots. In this game-changing keynote, he will deliver actionable advice and tools that will help sales and professional service providers improve their skillset, drive business continuity and grow their business.

Key Takeaways:

  • Five questions and one statement that will supercharge your perceived listening skills.
  • How to read faces for emotions, and then how to respond effectively.
  • How to move beyond product knowledge and deeply understand your client’s unmet needs.
  • How to become a trusted mentor to your clients by challenging and empowering them.
  • Why clients are loyal to those who make connections on their behalf.

SALES KEYNOTES

If you are looking for results that last, choose sales keynote speaker Tim Sanders for your annual conference, kickoff rally or President’s Club incentive trip. He will connect with your team because he has the sales-cred to back up his insights. For over twenty-five years, he’s led quota busting teams as well as being a record setting top producer. He’s closed over two billion dollars of deals during his career, spanning industries such as telco, software, technology, media and marketing. His latest book (Dealstorming) won the Axiom Gold Medal for Sales Books in 2016. Financial Times endorsed his advice on collaboration and closing as a “force-multiplier.

His sales keynote presentations will fit with any existing methodology and serve both B2B and consumer markets. Prior to every event he speaks at, he conducts a series of interviews to understand the company’s current challenges, pipeline concerns as well as learning objectives for the event. Tapping into his treasure trove of case studies, research and actionable advice, he’ll create a one-of-a-kind keynote that will motivate your team and give them winning techniques to find and then convert prospects immediately.

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COLLABORATION KEYNOTES

Collaboration is the act of two or more people working together with a shared vision. When leaders promote it in their cultures, they create organizations that are more innovative and quicker to bounce back from disruption. The keys to effective collaboration are communication skills, design and execution.

Tim Sanders is one of the world’s leading experts on corporate collaboration. His career started out during the quality movement, where he led quality circles for an aerospace manufacturer. He went on to work in the mobile phone, internet and media industries, where he sharpened his leadership perspective on collaborative problem solving. For the last decade, he and his team at Deeper Media have studied best practices in this area, and most recently, he wrote a book on the subject which won the Axiom Book Awards Gold Medal in 2016.

In his view, “collaboration requires a process that creates the right team, for the right reason, led in the right way, towards the right goal.” His collaboration keynote serves meeting planners and leadership teams looking to improve their corporate agility, creativity and problem solving skills. His talks draw from a vast library of case studies, where collaboration made the difference to winning market share and surviving adversity. Most importantly, his advice on how to practice collaboration is battle tested in practice with dozens of clients and in his own experience leading teams at Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, broadcast.com and Yahoo!.

Prior to his keynotes on this subject, he conducts interviews with key leaders at your organization to understand your existing challenges, lone wolf tendencies and opportunities to bring everyone together as a team.

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