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who we are Southwestern Speakers vision is to bridge the gap for anyone looking to book a professional speaker while meeting your unique content needs and staying within your budget. Our team of Bureau Agents will help match you with the speaker best suited to your needs. Some of our common bookings include annual conferences, meetings and both small and large-scale events. It is our conviction that all members of our speakers bureau are active practitioners in their field of expertise. This guarantees a message that is always relevant to the current market. Our keynote and speaker programs are completely customizable and we can tailor a message to a wide array of audiences including:
SALES PROFESSIONALS
STUDENTS
CORPORATIONS
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
FRANCHISEES
HEALTHCARE
EDUCATORS
FUNDRAISING
All of our speakers are Top Producers within their respective fields, authors, trainers and consultants who have appeared in a variety of media, including:
We look forward to helping you find the right speaker for your next meeting or event. www.southwesternconsulting.com
what we do How we work Southwestern Speakers is a team of internal agents who primarily work with the designated speakers of Southwestern Consulting™. We are a team of agents who work with a team of speakers to meet your different event needs. Whether you're seeking a motivational message for your corporation, an expert technical topic for your association or an education institution looking for someone to help implement change, we have a speaker who can meet your specific needs. Our commitment is to help you find the right speaker at the right budget for your event. If that individual does not exist within the team of Southwestern Speaker then we will act a 3rd party vendor for you to help you find exactly what you are looking for in a timely manner.
How we charge Our team of professionals will help match you with the most suitable speaker for your meeting needs at no additional service charge to you. We are paid by the speaker. So in an effort to help keep your costs low, your speaker budget is all-inclusive of any fee to work with us! Feel free to go ahead and contact us today!
Client Testimonial "The reason I decided to work with your company was because Amanda was so persistent and consistent and DID NOT STOP. She was so professional and polite and once I connected with her I knew I was going to give her a shot. I have speakers that I get from all over the place and lots of bureaus and speakers calling me trying to get their speakers into our meetings. There is one group that I normally work with, but Amanda impressed me enough to give her the chance. Amanda gave me a bunch of speakers to look at and immediately I fell in love with your energy and who you are as a fit for us. You're young and aggressive and that really hit home. So I connected with you, but I totally connected to Amanda. Then I had to tell our team that I wanted another speaker that we didn't have a budget for. But even though we couldn't afford you, she worked with us to make it happen. She is the reason why we gave Southwestern Consulting™ a shot and I hope that our franchisees would be more like her." - Tracy Christman, Budget Blinds
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our speakers Amanda Johns Vaden Amanda is a million dollar producer, Founder of Southwestern Speakers and Senior Partner of Southwestern Consulting™. She is an expert on the topics of cross-generational selling, gender specific selling and client follow-up and retention. She is also the author of the upcoming books Selling to the Sexes and 4-Dimensional Follow Up, from which she developed her programs. In addition to being a widely sought after sales trainer and keynote speaker, Amanda is also an active sales practitioner. www.amandajohnsvaden.com
Dustin Hillis Dustin is Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting™ and author of Navigate: Selling the Way People Like to Buy. He is an Executive Coach and selling expert - training and speaking globally on a variety of sales topics as well as organizational and interpersonal communication. His programs and keynotes include Navigate: Selling the Way People Like to Buy and Navigate: Communication. Dustin is the current #1 ranking producer on a long list of over 150,000 sales professionals for the 159-year-old Southwestern Company. www.dustinhillis.me
Gary Michels Gary is Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting™ and the author of Gettin’ In & Gettin’ Out: How to Get in Every Prospect’s Door and Get Out With a Sale. Gary has delivered his exciting Turn It Up a Notch keynote to audiences around the world and is an expert in achieving success. He is an active business consultant and radio personality where he speaks on the subjects of sales and having a mindset for success. Gary has impacted and motivated thousands of people nationwide with his programs on career success and how to thrive in your personal life. www.garymichelssalesmotivation.com
Mike Weber Mike is the Founder of the Southwestern Consulting™ Leadership Institute. He is a graduate of Cornell University and has motivated and inspired people nationwide to push toward their full and true potentials. Mike’s Breaking the Unwritten Rules programs are widely sought after in both the Educational and Corporate arenas. He is an expert in leadership, communication, teamwork and customer service. Mike’s dynamic presentation style imparts principles and techniques that are impacting businesses and individuals around the country. www.mikeweberspeaks.com
Ron Marks Ron is widely esteemed as America’s Favorite Sales Manager and is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, Managing for Sales Results. In 1985, Ron formed Results Seminars, which was the driving sales force behind names such as Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn and Tom Hopkins. With the success of a large sales organization under his belt, Ron is an expert in managing and training sales forces. He travels the world consulting and sharing his expertise with salespeople and sales managers - imparting techniques that produce immediate results.
Rory Vaden Rory is Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting™ and New York Times Bestselling Author of Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success. He is a Self-Discipline Strategist whose insights have been shared on Oprah Radio and featured in such print media as SUCCESS™ Magazine. Rory is an expert on the topic of procrastination and delivers his widely compelling keynote Take the Stairs around the world. He is a first runner-up Champion of Public Speaking for Toastmasters International and an all-time production record holder for the 159-year-old Southwestern Company. www.roryvaden.com
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amanda johns vaden Amanda is a Senior Partner at Southwestern Consulting™, an international, multi-million dollar sales consulting organization, which focuses on creating systems to increase performance. Amanda and Southwestern Consulting™ work with companies such as Wells Fargo, Keller Williams, DIRECTV and AFLAC, just to name a few. Amanda is a million dollar producer, Senior Consultant, Executive Coach and keynote speaker with Southwestern Consulting™. She speaks throughout the country to thousands of sales professionals every year in coordination with her upcoming books Selling to the Sexes: Everything You Need to Know about Selling to the Opposite Sex and 4-Dimensional Follow Up: How to Increase Client Retention and Develop Customer Loyalty. She is a featured speaker for the Better Business Bureau, business journals and Chambers of Commerce all across the country. As part of her "practitioners" belief, she remains active as a sales manager, personal producer and content developer.
Programs/Keynotes: 4-Dimensional Follow Up: Client Retention - How to implement a successful follow up plan and creating retention plan for your prospects and current/past clients Unspoken: Gender Communication - Redefining today's expectations between men and women in the world of work Next Generation Marketing: How to use social media to build a referral based business, manage online reputation and create a lead generating machine
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keynote: $5,000 - $7,500 1/2 day: custom pricing full day: custom pricing
“I was fortunate to attend a recent seminar led by Amanda. Immediately following her first word, every head in the room perked up. The true indicator of a great speaker followed... heads didn't go back down, nor did they take to their smartphones and tablets. In fact, voice recorders and mobile video cameras came out in full force. Amanda immediately won and maintained the undivided attention of everyone in the room. Relative content, a clear message, and actionable items followed.” - Uriah Giordana, Skywise Communications "You lead a discussion on understanding the decision makers personality that our group has not seen before. Time well spent, as this topic was the biggest takeaway of our entire 3 days together! You engaged each person in the training individually. Amanda, the team wanted me to thank you once again for your expert sales training and professionalism. It is the single best investment we have made in our sales team in 10 years!" - Linda Devine, KREX
Contact: ajohns@southwesternconsulting.com www.amandajohnsvaden.com
dustin hillis As Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting™, a multi-million dollar company, Dustin Hillis speaks, trains and coaches on the topic of sales, as well as organizational and interpersonal communication, sharing his expertise with thousands of professionals across the world. Dustin is the current #1 ranking producer in a long list of over 150,000 professionals for the more than 159-year-old Southwestern Company. He is the author of Navigate: Selling the Way People Like to Buy and keynote for his powerful Navigate: Communication message. He also co-authored Speaking of Success along with Stephen Covey – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Ken Blanchard – The One Minute Manager and Jack Canfield – Chicken Soup for the Soul. Dustin holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Psychology from the University of Tennessee. He spent many years studying human behavior and the psychology of communication, not only academically, but also through his professional observations while making more than 5,000 B2C presentations and over 1,000 B2B presentations. His expertise in face-reading, body language and both verbal and non-verbal behavioral identifiers is unmatched.
Programs/Keynotes: NAVIGATE: Selling the Way People Like to Buy NAVIGATE: Referrals NAVIGATE: Communication NAVIGATE: Breaking Personal Belief Barriers Raising Commitment Raising Confidence Controlling the Controllables
Fee Range: keynote: $10,000 1/2 day: custom pricing full day: custom pricing
Testimonials: “Thank YOU, Dustin, for the great value you added to our team today!! Lots of terrific feedback after our session ended. Nothing short of a pleasure meeting you in person. You are very simply impressive!! WOW!!” - Bob Cabrera, Senior Vice President, Regions Financial Corporation “Navigate is not just another book on the philosophy of sales. It serves as a how-to manual that will help me to better connect with more people, get inside of more sales doors, and ultimately close more deals. Thanks, Dustin!” - Robert T. Watral, Jr., Financial Planning Specialist, Morgan Stanley
Contact: dhillis@southwesternconsulting.com www.dustinhillis.me
gary michels Gary Michels, leading motivational expert, has impacted thousands of people nationwide through his remarkable techniques for balancing career success and a thriving personal life. Gary's unique ability to relate to almost any audience continuously inspires others to reach for their personal best. His insights on having a positive mental attitude have been life changing for many who have heard him speak. Gary has published many articles on achieving excellence in both personal and professional life throughout his career. Gary is the author of Gettin' In and Gettin' Out: How to Get In Every Prospect's Door and Get Out with a Sale and Turn It Up a Notch: How to Add Excitement and Enthusiasm to Your Life and Your Career and is the host of the nationally syndicated talk show "Turn It Up a Notch with Gary Michels" on The Wall Street Business Radio Network.
Programs/Keynotes: Turn It Up a Notch - How to add EXCITEMENT and ENTHUSIASM in 3 main areas (Attitude, Alignment – Balanced Lifestyle and Accountability). Millionaire Mindset - Train the mind to think inspiring and positive thoughts in a fun, heart-tugging way. What do you Want? - Dig deep into your core of what is important to you and what you are really willing to do to achieve what you really want.
Fee Range: keynote: $7,500 - $10,000 1/2 day: custom pricing full day: custom pricing
Testimonials: “I admire and respect those people who are willing to do the things, whether they like them or not, that it takes to succeed in life. This is one of the many principles I learned from Gary and this company. They have the passion to teach and coach others to hit levels of success that they never thought possible of themselves. They helped me tremendously set the bar at unbelievable heights for myself.” - Roger Shoup, Assistant Director, Brown Mackie College “Gary Michels surpassed all our expectations. He had such a great impact on the crowd that we literally had people doing cartwheels during his talk, and many hugging Gary on their way out the door. Gary's discussion was funny, motivational, had great audio/visual and had people on their feet almost the entire time!” - Amy Kahrim, Senior Program Manager, Citrix
Contact: gmichels@southwesternconsulting.com www.turnitupanotch.com
mike weber In 1993, Mike founded Southwestern Consulting™ Leadership Institute with a focus on equipping people with the skills and attitudes needed to excel in today’s dynamic world. Since then, Mike has been motivating and challenging thousands of people from Maine to California to break out of restrictive patterns of thought and behavior and open themselves up to achieve greater success in whatever their fields – in essence, to break the “unwritten rules”. His high-energy, interactive presentations drive home principles and perspectives that will transform how you approach life’s challenges and interact with others. Clients include HR Associations, Engineers, Scientists, CPAs, Project Managers, Health Care Providers and Educational Institutions, among others. Engaging and humorous, Mike speaks nationally on the topics of leadership, resiliency, teamwork and communication.
Programs/Keynotes: “Breaking the Unwritten Rules” - Get more of what you want out of life by challenging firmly-entrenched assumptions, habits and patterns of thought –“unwritten rules”. “Putting the Bounce in Bounce-Back” - Strategies for strengthening individual and organizational resiliency in the face of change, misfortune and even crippling adversity.
Fee Range: keynote: $5,000 - $7,500 1/2 day: custom pricing full day: custom pricing
Testimonials: “I loved the interaction with the audience and his use of a variety of methods to keep the audience engaged - story-telling, audience participation and visuals - to convey his message to the audience. Getting people to break the unwritten rules of momentum from 'this is the way we've always done it' to be willing to think outside the box as to what is possible - 'what if, why not' was very powerful and definitely struck home when thinking of past team members who have gotten stuck and were unwilling to break the unwritten rules. This is an excellent presentation to help in working with teams, or within and across departments to promote creative thinking and teamwork.” - Barbara J Stewart, SPHR, CC, Managing Director, shapingHR, LLC "On a scale of 1-5, the attendees scored you above the possible score of 5.0. You received the highest score of any speaker during my 20 years on the committee – yes – a 5.15. How is that possible? All scored you 5’s but 2 people and they scored you 7’s. WOW!!!” - Wilson R. Taylor, Chair, Professional Development, Affiliate Societies Council
Contact: mweber@southwesternconsulting.com www.mikeweberspeaks.com
ron marks When it comes to sales, Ron Marks stands head and shoulders above the rest. He's not simply a sales trainer, but a sales leader who's worked in the trenches and climbed his way to the top. He is the author of the bestselling book Managing for Sales Results which was designed to help sales managers get the most from their sales teams. In 1985, Ron formed Results Seminars because he saw a need for sales training that didn't churn out stereotypical sellers. Ron's seminar company became the driving sales force behind established headliner names like Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn, Anthony Robbins and Tom Hopkins. With an extremely successful sales company to his credit, Ron expanded and accepted the challenge of creating customized sales training programs to offer his clients personal, hands-on-training. Ron's programs quickly separated fact from fiction because he knew from experience what worked and what didn't. Today, with some 25 years experience, Ron travels the United States and abroad sharing his sales insights with salespeople, sales managers and even non-sales people. He speaks to associations and companies, and also offers training through CDs, books and multimedia programs.
Programs/Keynotes: Sales Management Managing Your Time Management Managing Your Sales Performance
Fee Range: keynote: $7,500 - $10,000 1/2 day: custom pricing full day: custom pricing
Testimonials: “Ron is the BEST Sales Management speaker in the country - his practical, no nonsense approach is well received by all generations. He is funny, and delivers ideas that get results! Book him for your event - you will be glad you did!” -Steve Black, Business Trainer, Business Success Training "I really appreciated Ron’s sincerity and obvious sales management experience. His keynote was packed with great ideas and was well planned to help us get the greatest benefit." - Bernie Malik, Sales Manager, National Realty Group
Contact: rmarks@southwesternconsulting.com www.ronmarks.biz
rory vaden Award-winning business leader Rory Vaden MBA is the Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting™, a multi-million dollar global consulting practice that helps clients in more than 14 countries drive educated decisions with relevant data. He’s also the Founder of The Center for the Study of Self-Discipline (CSSD) and as a "Self-Discipline Strategist". His book Take the Stairs is a #1 Wall Street Journal, #1 USA Today and #2 New York Times bestseller. Rory is the world’s thought-leader on modern day procrastination called Priority Dilution™ - in fact, he coined the term. He speaks and consults on how to say no to the things that don’t matter and yes to the things that do. His client list includes companies and groups such as: Cargill, The Million Dollar Roundtable, P&G, True Value, YPO, Wells Fargo Advisors, Land O’Lakes, Novartis and hundreds more. His insights have recently been featured on/in: Fox News, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Inc, Fortune, and the New York Times. He is a regular contributor for American Express Open Forum, Huffington Post and The Tennessean and his articles and insights average more than 1 million views every month. Additionally, he hosts The Rory Vaden Show which is the only nationally syndicated weekly radio show for “movers and shakers in the world of business™”.
Programs/Keynotes: Take the Stairs: Success Means Doing the Things You Don’t Want to Do Procrastinate on Purpose: The 5 Permissions You Need to Say No
Fee Range: keynote: $25,000 international: $25,000 - $45,000 1/2 day program: custom pricing full day program: custom pricing
Testimonials: “Rory is by far and away the most impactful speaker and strategist we have ever hired to speak at our National and Leaders meetings. Months after he spoke at a Leadership event of ours the sales group he worked with was still quoting "Take the Stairs" and applying what they learned. Amazing results.” - Leslie Montie, Founder and CEO of Wildtree “Rory is one of those speakers that takes you on an emotional rollercoaster. His story telling ability, combined with his passion on his subject area makes him one of the most sought after keynote speakers. He engaged over 600 professional speakers in a ballroom and you could hear a pin drop as he captivated their hearts and attention. I highly recommend Rory to any meeting planner wanting to electrify their conference with Rory's enthusiam, passion and ability.” - Neen James, Thought Leaders Global
Contact: rvaden@southwesternconsulting.com www.roryvaden.com
our client list Finance/Insurance Cazenove Gissings Cavanaugh Group Travelex UK Ltd. M&G Investment LV Investec Asset Management National Friendly Globex Foreign Exchange Aberdeen Asset Management Intedelta Simply Business CFC Underwriting Domestic & General Smith Barney Prudential cres Primary residential Mortgage Bowen Insurance Agency Benefits Plus Inc. Wells Fargo Aflac Amerilife and Health Services Merril Lynch Morgan Stanley Primerica Bankers Life Countrywide Prosurity Northwestern Mutual
Consultancy Moorhouse Consulting RXperience Othello Consulting CVL Consilium Glue Ltd. Top Consultancy WRc
Analysys Mason Tuffin Ferraby Taylor
Manufacturing / Engineering ARUP Arctic Paper UK Ltd. Traka Halcrow
Business to Business Fitting Exposure Gainsborough SCI Sales Instant Offices The Shield Guarding Co. ICC Information ComXo Talisman AHI Roofing Handepay
IT Software Surfcontrol Alacra Perfect Information Complinet AlwaysOn IPL Sungard CNXN Tech
Online Fish4 Instant Fusion Top-consultant.com IT Job Board Gumtree Company Warehouse Med-Search
Recruitment Pathway IT Resourcing Hays Montrose Veredus Affiniti Freshminds GCS Recruitment Funds Parnership
Bighams Biloxi Southern Foods New England Seafood Milklink Exit Reality Plus Herb Lord Realtors Craighead Development Texas Heritage
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Newsquest Media Group Eurosport Television Quest Media Penne Barker Newsco Insider One Branh Group Confero Marketing Clear Channel Radio Adlink
Business to Consumer Hillarys Blinds NPower Energy Pieroth Tom James UK Ltd. Home Fundraising Henderson Family Dentistry D1 Sports Training Healthway
Network Marketing Betterware UK Ltd. Forever Living Products Avon Kleeneze
FMCG Wella UK Masterfoods Unilever Bestfoods
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Retail Pringle of Scotland Hallmarks Cards Westgate EFI Booksmith
Pharmaceutical UCB Celltech Roche
Education Manchester Metropolitan University Warwick University
Not-For-Profit Organization Business in the community English Farming and Food YMCA
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