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Book a keynote for your annual sales kickoff

An annual sales kickoff sets the tone for the year ahead. It is your opportunity to align strategy, energize your sales force and create momentum around new goals and targets. A powerful keynote helps translate vision into action, ensuring your team leaves focused, motivated and ready to perform. Whether you are launching a new product, entering new markets or resetting performance expectations, the right speaker can inspire confidence and reinforce accountability.

Book a conversation with us and let us help you find the ideal keynote for your annual sales kickoff.

How to get the most out of a keynote for your annual sales kickoff

To maximize the impact of your sales kickoff, your keynote should align closely with your commercial strategy and current market conditions. Start by clarifying your key message. Are you driving growth? Strengthening customer relationships? Increasing resilience in a competitive market? Introducing new KPIs or structures?

A strong kickoff keynote combines inspiration with practical insight. Sales professionals respond best to messages that connect motivation with clear direction and tangible tools. The speaker should reinforce your leadership’s strategy while offering new perspectives on performance, mindset and client engagement.

Timing also plays a crucial role. An opening keynote can create energy and anticipation, while a closing keynote can consolidate learning and send the team out with renewed focus. In both cases, relevance is key. The message must reflect your sales culture, challenges and ambitions.

We help you identify a speaker who understands high-performance environments and can connect with sales professionals at every level. When the message resonates, your kickoff becomes a true launchpad for results.

Speakers for your event

  • Victor Antonio

    Victor Antonio is a global sales expert and motivational speaker known for transforming sales teams and accelerating business growth worldwide.

    USA
  • jess-todtfeld

    Jess Todtfeld

    BE Magnetic. Sales, Media, Motivation. Get Results Every Time with Guinness World Record holder Jess Todtfeld
    USA
  • Jamie Martin

    Award-winning sales expert Jamie Martin empowers teams to master modern B2B sales and close more deals using psychology, strategy, and LinkedIn.

    UK
  • Sarah Greer

    Empower your sales teams with Sarah Greer, Master Trainer and Coach turning underperformers into high-achieving sales leaders through proven strategies and energizing keynotes.

    USA
  • Simon Hazeldine

    Win More Sales, More Often. Simon Hazeldine delivers cutting-edge sales strategies powered by neuroscience and performance psychology to drive revenue growth.

    UK
  • Naeem Mahmood

    Elevate success with Naeem Mahmood, a peak performance maestro! Former Tony Robbins protégé, fueling Fortune 500 triumphs.
    USA

Why a keynote for your annual sales kickoff is a good investment

Your annual sales kickoff sets the commercial tone for the entire year. Investing in a professional keynote ensures that your strategy is not only communicated but fully embraced, understood and acted upon by your sales team.

Sales experts such as Victor Antonio bring deep insight into modern buying psychology, negotiation and revenue growth. His practical, data-driven approach helps teams sharpen their sales conversations and close more deals in competitive markets. Similarly, Simon Hazeldine focuses on value-based selling and persuasive communication, equipping sales professionals with techniques that directly impact pipeline and profitability.

Jess Todtfeld, known for his expertise in influence and persuasive messaging, helps sales teams communicate with clarity and confidence — whether in client meetings, pitches or high-stakes negotiations. Strong communication is often the difference between opportunity and outcome.

From a financial and strategic perspective, Jamie Martin adds depth by connecting sales performance to broader business metrics and profitability. His insights help teams understand how their efforts contribute directly to long-term financial success. Sarah Greer strengthens the human side of performance, focusing on leadership, resilience and high-performance culture — essential qualities in demanding sales environments. Meanwhile, Naeem Mahmood inspires teams with powerful lessons on mindset, adaptability and peak performance under pressure.

Together, these speakers demonstrate that a keynote is not just an energizing moment — it is a performance accelerator. By combining motivation with concrete tools and commercial insight, a professional keynote ensures your annual sales kickoff drives alignment, accountability and measurable results throughout the year.

 

Other relevant occasions

If you are planning an annual sales kickoff, you may also consider:

  • Sales conferences
  • Leadership summits
  • Product launches
  • Strategy days
  • Partner events
  • Customer events

Contact us today to book a keynote that energizes your sales team and sets the foundation for a successful year.

 

How to book a keynote

Booking a lecture at A-Speakers is a simple and tailored process that ensures that your event gets exactly the right angle on the topic. Start by sharing your needs with us – e.g. event type, desired speaker and budget – via email or phone. We then match your requirements with the skills of our experts and present the ideal candidate to your audience. Once the details have been agreed, we draw up a contract, and then we collaborate on further planning to ensure a successful implementation. Once the keynote has been held, we will of course follow up and evaluate your satisfaction. Book your keynote today.

  • Tell us about your wishes and needs: Give us a brief description of your event, and if necessary, state your wishes for a topic or a specific speaker, so that we can advise you in the best possible way.
  • Get a tailored recommendation: Our skilled speaker consultants take your needs as a starting point and help you choose the speaker who best matches your requirements and budget.
  • Formalize the agreement: Once the speaker has agreed to participate in your event, we draw up a contract. This contract is signed by both you and us to confirm the agreement and ensure a clear framework for the collaboration.
  • Planning and implementation: We help you all the way and together we coordinate the details so that the event becomes a successful experience.
  • Follow-up and evaluation: After the lecture, we will of course follow up on whether the lecture met expectations.

 

We help you find the perfect speaker

Regardless of whether you have a specific topic, challenge, or desired outcome for your event, we guide you to the right speaker. Our expertise also covers themes and professionals not shown on this page, because we work daily with a broad network of speakers across leadership, behavior, innovation, and organizational design.

Contact us today to find the speaker that matches your needs and vision. Book a keynote now.