Seven City Open to Close Roadshow 2024
Houston • TX • USA
March 11th (Monday)
Fort Lauderdale • FL • USA
March 12th (Tuesday)
Atlanta • GA • USA
March 13th (Wednesday)
Boston • MA • USA
March 14th (Thursday)
Chicago • IL • USA
March 15th (Friday)
Los Angeles • CA • USA
March 21st (Thursday)
Vienna • Austria • Europe
April 16th (Tuesday)
Don’t Get Left Behind!
This is the Greatest Sales (R)evolution in a Generation:
All you need to know
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Speakers Include
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Houston • USA
Ruth Reitmeier
Director of Coaching
Jones Graduate School
of Business, Rice University
Ruth Reitmeier (Director of Coaching, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University)
Ruth Oh Reitmeier is an executive coach, consultant, and keynote speaker with over 25 years of experience developing leaders and building high performing teams in various organizations. She is a PCC credentialed coach with the International Coaching Federation and has been active on multiple global task forces dedicated to expanding the coaching profession and delivering quality coach training. Her research interests include studying the effects of coaching and coaching education, team development, and Gen Z’s impact on the workplace. She works with organizations to create developmental coaching cultures and enhance organizational effectiveness.
As the Director of Coaching, Ruth is responsible for building and overseeing executive coaching programs for students and staff. Ruth received her undergraduate degree from Rice University and earned her Master of Science in Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting from New York University. As an active alumna, she can be spotted at Rice baseball and football games, beer bike and the occasional opera. She lives in Houston with her husband, Tyler, and has three grown children, Reagan, Avery Anne and Reece.
Houston • USA
Eddie Turner
Leadership Consultant, Motivational Speaker
Executive Coach & Master Facilitator
Best-Selling Author
Eddie Turner (Leadership Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Executive Coach & Master Facilitator, Best-Selling Author)
Eddie Turner is an in-demand, Harvard-trained leadership development expert. Leading organizations that want to accelerate the development of their leaders to become more effective and profitable select Eddie Turner.
He has significant experience driving digital transformation, systems integration, and developing leaders at all levels of organizations. This includes major corporations like Pepsi, Deloitte, GE, and Dell. His work extends to organizations such as Apple, ExxonMobil, the United States Naval Air Systems Command, the NFL, and the WNBA.
Eddie has deep expertise in multiple disciplines, such as professional speaking, leadership and executive coaching, and facilitation, as proven by his numerous industry credentials. He is recognized on global rankings, such as being one of the Top 10 Motivational Speakers in the world by Global Gurus for three consecutive years. Forbes recognized Eddie as the Preeminent Authority on Emerging Leaders. He is one of the Top 25 Thought Leaders in Leadership by Thinkers 360, the Power List of the Top 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership by leadersHum, and one of the Top 25 Mentors on the Globe by the International Federation of Learning and Development.
Eddie, a media personality, has shared his expertise in national print, radio, and television media, such as the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox News, PBS, NPR, and ABC. He has also served as a national media commentator.
Houston • USA
Gerald Seidl
Co-Founder, Headworks International
Gerald Seidl (Co-Founder, Headworks International)
Mr. Seidl holds several U.S. and international patents for water treatment equipment and processes. Mr. Seidl earned a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, specializing in water and wastewater plant design, from the University of Technology in Vienna, Austria. After earning his degree, Mr. Seidl became the regional business development manager for several years on behalf of two Austrian contracting companies in various countries in the Middle East, including Egypt and Kuwait.
In 1987, Mr. Seidl established the successful enterpriseEnterprise Enterprise (in the context of sales) is a relatively large organization typically composed of multiple levels, locations, and departments which need multi-layer software systems that support collaboration across a large corporate environment. MBC in Hong Kong. There, he opened the market to the MS® Bar Screens and eventually captured a 95% market share. In 1993, he sold his interest in MBC and began focusing his efforts on Headworks International Inc.
His expertise in developing new markets has established Headworks as the market leader in the USA and enabled the company’s expansions into the Middle East, Africa, South America and Asia. He has been an active member in the Water Environment Federation (WEF) since 1994.
Mr. Seidl is a regular speaker and panelist at environmental conferences where he shares his expertise on market expansion and development of new sales territories. Events include the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) forum at WEFTEC (Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference), the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Austrian Embassy, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and InvestH2O.
Additionally, Mr. Seidl holds the title of Honorary Consul of Austria, and is responsible for Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas areas.
Fort Lauderdale • USA
Velton Showell III
Founder & Chief Strategist
@ Leadership Dynamics International
Leadershipologist & Author
Velton Showell III (Founder & Chief Strategist @ Leadership Dynamics International, Leadershipologist, & Author)
Velton is the founder and chief strategist of Leadership Dynamics International (LDI) and LDA – Leadership Dynamics Academy, where he helps individuals and organizations achieve peak performance and create a “Culture of Champions” using his proven system. As a leadership expert and author of “Leadership Dynamics, The Principles of Leadership,” he offers a range of services to corporate executives, entrepreneurs, small business owners, non-profits, government agencies, professional associations, schools, universities, and religious organizations.
With a focus on leadership development, performance improvement, change management, team building, and organizational culture alignment, Velton delivers transformational speaking, training, coaching, consulting, facilitation, and mediation services. His clients have experienced remarkable results, including focused leadership, motivated employees, inter-departmental teamwork, sales relationships yielding multiple transactions, customerCustomer Customer is an individual or an organization that purchases a product or signs up for a service offered by a business. referrals, and increased revenues. His unique experience, masterminding with the industry’s Legends & Leaders for over three decades, provides him with insight and expertise to serve emerging Leaders, Aspiring Leaders, Corporate Executives, and Entrepreneurs to build businesses that are profitable, predictable, and sustainable.
Fort Lauderdale • USA
Michael Altshuler
Sales Expert & Mindset Coach
Michael Altshuler (Sales Expert & Mindset Coach)
Who is Michael Altshuler?
First and foremost, Michael Altshuler is a man strongly committed to his faith, his family, and his friends. In business, Michael is a serial entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and sales expert from Atlantic City, New Jersey.
At age 22 he started a copier company that would go on to become a multimillion-dollar business. After selling the company to multibillion-dollar industry giant IKON Office Solutions in 1997, Michael relocated to Florida and embarked on his new career as a motivational speaker and sales consultant. Over the next 20 years, he embarked on several other ventures. Some were successful, and some were not, but all were valuable experiences that shaped who he is, what he does, and how he helps. At heart, Michael is a game-changer who wants to leave the world better than he found it by positively impacting individuals and businesses along the way.
What does he do?
Michael helps individuals and organizations achieve breakthrough results both personally and professionally. He is recognized throughout the country as a top expert on Leadership, Sales, and Peak Performance. His keynotes, sales trainingSales Training Sales Training is the process of improving the skills, behavior and mindset of sales professionals to upgrade their selling performance., and personal coaching inspire people to reach beyond their comfort zone to become the best version of themselves – and as a result achieve greater joy, fulfillment, and success in their lives and businesses.
How is he different?
What sets Michael apart is he’s done it. He’s had huge wins and huge losses, both making and losing millions of dollars along the way. His mission is to pass the lessons he learned the hard way onto others. He’s achieved breakthrough results in multiple industries. Both as a CEO of a multi-million-dollar copier company and as a health insurance agent where within his first 3 months in the industry he was in the top 1% nationally. Michael speaks from experience.
Michael’s audiences connect and relate to him because he speaks their language – in sales, in business, and in life. He’s been in the trenches just like them. He’s experienced successes and setbacks just like they have. And his war stories are legendary… Whether it’s the millions he sold to the Trump OrganizationOrganization Organization is a cohesive group of people working together and formally bound by a shared identity (e.g., one team, company, club, etc.) and a common purpose (e.g., business growth, athletic victory, etc.). or how he took on the giant Xerox corporation and crushed them, Michael’s message is clear, compelling, and actionable…always moving the needle in performance and results!
Fort Lauderdale • USA
Trevor Goldsmith
Senior Director, RevenueRevenue Revenue is the amount of money a business generates during a specific period such as a year or a quarter; also called sales. Operations & Partners
Royal Caribbean Group
Trevor Goldsmith (Senior Director, Revenue Operations & Partners @ Royal Caribbean Group)
Trevor is experienced hands-on entrepreneurial leader with success in managing all aspects of multiple onboard revenue operations including implementing efficiency procedures, business development, exceeding guest satisfaction targets, developing and managing business partner relationships, establishing company deadlines and leading key projects. Skills include strong managerial abilities, successful implementation of new strategies, team organization and strong technology and innovation skills.
Atlanta • USA
Dean Trevelino
PR Expert & Owner
Trevelino-Keller PR
Dean Trevelino (PR Expert & Owner Trevelino-Keller PR)
Dean is a seasoned professional with a diverse range of specialties including Public Relations, Integrated MarketingMarketing Marketing is the field, set of actions, or practice of making a product or service desirable to a target consumer segment, with the ultimate aim of effecting a purchase., and Creative Services. He has an extensive background working across various industries such as Technology, Franchising, Financial Services, Health, Government, Environment, Lifestyle, and Food & Beverage. His expertise in these fields highlights his ability to adapt and excel in multiple sectors, showcasing a versatile skill set tailored to a wide array of business needs.
Atlanta • USA
Eric Berrios
Brand Strategist & Marketing Expert
Eric Berrios (Brand Strategist & Marketing Expert)
Eric believes in a pragmatic approach to clientClient A client is an entity who pays another entity for products purchased or services rendered. Also called a customer. solutions, striking a balance of aspiration and practicality. When approaching a challenge or opportunity, he delivers solutions that have longevity and appropriateness that leadLead Lead refers to a prospect or potential customer (who can be an individual or organization) that exhibits interest in your service or product; or any additional information about such entity. to long-term client satisfaction. It’s not enough to deliver startlingly good creative – it needs to move the business objective.
His role is to uncover what we are really solving for, articulate a path for success and present a solutionSolution Solution is a combination of ideas, strategies, processes, technologies and services that effectively helps an organization achieve its goals or hurdle its challenges. that has clients nodding their heads, ready to move forward.
Boston • USA
Diane Darling
Strategic Networking Expert
Diane Darling (Strategic Networking Expert)
Diane Darling is a renowned speaker, instructor, author, and leadership coach specializing in professional networking strategies. She works with individuals and corporations a like teaching both online & offline communication skills, and the EQ of building & maintaining relationships.
Boston • USA
Frank Cespedes
Harvard Business School faculty & author of 6 books
Frank Cespedes (Harvard Business School faculty & author of 6 books)
Frank Cespedes teaches at Harvard Business School, ran a business, serves on Boards, and is affiliated with VC and PE firms. He is the author or co-author of six books as well as articles in Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Business Horizons, California Management Review, International Encyclopedia of Business and Management, Journal of Managerial Issues, Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, Marketing Encyclopedia, Organization Science, Sloan Management Review, Top Sales Magazine, and Strategy & Business. He has also written more than 50 case studies about companies and numerous technical notes on various business topics, including strategy development and implementation, sales and marketing, leadership, pricing, and start-up issues.
Chicago • USA
Dan Seidman
Managing Director Sustainability
Captivate Energy
Dan Seidman (Managing Director Sustainability @ Captivate Energy)
Dan is a dynamic professional dedicated to sustainability and enhancing organizational performance through innovative solutions. As a key figure behind Tune®, he has played a pivotal role in reducing carbon emissions and operational costs across various sectors, including hospitality, education, and healthcare.
Spearheaded the development of Tune®, a groundbreaking device leading to 10-20% savings on electric bills and up to 40% reduction in maintenance costs, while significantly lowering carbon footprints. Launched the North American Training Center on Reading Hidden Emotions, becoming a globally-certified trainer in Paul Ekman’s methodologies to improve communication skills and emotional intelligence.
Awarded International Sales Training Leader of the Year in 2013 for contributions to global sales practices, authoring a comprehensive 544-page guide on sales training. Demonstrated leadership and team-building skills as a WORLD MASTER’S ATHLETE, securing three gold medals with the U.S. basketball team.
Chicago • USA
Daniel Strunk
Managing Director Center
for Sales Leadership DePaul University
Daniel Strunk (Managing Director Center for Sales Leadership DePaul University)
Daniel has over 40 years’ experience in top executive positions in sales, marketing, consulting and technology. Currently he’s Managing Director of The Center for Sales Leadership at DePaul University in Chicago, and textbook author of Principles of Category Management and Sales Strategy & Technology.
Chicago • USA
Marie Hale
Founder @ Revenue, Sales Coach & Strategist
Marie Hale (Founder @Revenue, Sales Coach & Strategist)
As the CEO of @revenue, a pioneering and innovative marketing and sales collaborative, Marie empowers SMB owners to create and lead successful sales teams, execute comprehensive marketing strategies, and prepare for sustainable business growth. With more than 20 years of entrepreneurial and small business experience, she has helped clients catapult from six to eight figures in under a year, double their revenue during the pandemic, and reclaim their CEO role instead of being the chief of everything.
Marie also supports her clients as a fractional CRO & Strategist, where she crafts sales and marketing systems that allow businesses to not only bring in more highly qualified leads but also ensure that they have the sales department and processes to close them. From CRM implementation and LMS programs to funnel creation and sales staffing, her unique set of expertise works with owners to get them out of the trenches and back into CEO mode. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge and insights as an author, speaker, and international award winner on various sales and marketing topics, as well as her own story of resilience. She loves to connect with other entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators who are ready to make a positive difference in their industries and communities.
Los Angeles • USA
Frumi Rachel Barr
MBA PhD, Strategic Advisor
to the C-Suite, Author
Certified GrowthCoach
Frumi Rachel Barr, MBA PhD (Strategic Advisor to the C-Suite, Author, Certified GrowthCoach)
Dr. Frumi Rachel Barr has long been a Secret Weapon as a Strategic Advisor to CEOs and their teams.. Frumi has a passion for guiding leaders to create fabulous culture. She creates intentionality with remote teams to perform at their best. She did so for her own companies, and loves to do so for clients.
Frumi is truly an entrepreneur having started and run 5 entrepreneurial adventures prior to starting Scaling 4 growth. She has a wealth of experience having been a CEO who survived being in the trenches herself. Her own WHY is creating a safe environment for leaders and their teams to talk about what matters most to build profitable and sustainable organizations.
Frumi is very proud of all her grown children (they’re all off the payroll). She is frequently asked how she managed to raise them, run businesses and never even have maternity leave (a luxury not experienced by entrepreneurs).
In the past, Frumi’s companies grew rapidly – too rapidly! As a result she has embraced the Scale Up system to ensure that companies don’t “grow broke” and instead build healthy sustainable organizations.
Dr. Barr is the author of A CEO’s Secret Weapon: How to Accelerate Success. The book was ranked top business book of 2012 by ExecRank and has a forward by her colleague Simon Sinek, international author of best-selling Start with Why.
Los Angeles • USA
Dan Gordon
Executive Business Coach & Speaker @ Dan Gordon Enterprise
Dan Gordon (Executive Business Coach & Speaker • Dan Gordon Enterprise)
Elevate Your Success with Dan! Unlock your true potential with our top-tier business coaching services and expert executive coaching. Specializing in executive leadership coaching, Dan stands out as your trusted partner. If you’re searching for “leadership coaching near me,” your journey begins here. Experience the transformation with our comprehensive offerings, from public speaking training to sales coachingSales Coaching Sales Coaching is the process of helping sales professionals improve their performance, efficiency, and impact largely through behavioral changes and the development of new skills. and invaluable sales training programs. Dan’s team, serving as your dedicated business consultant and life coach, is fully committed to propelling you toward success. Don’t miss out on our captivating keynote speaker services.
Los Angeles • USA
Tony Perzow
#1 Rated NegotiationNegotiation Negotiation is a strategic dialogue, discussion, or bargaining process between two or more parties with the goal of reaching a mutually acceptable agreement. Keynote Speaker & Trainer
Tony Perzow (#1 Rated Negotiation Keynote Speaker & Trainer)
In the dynamic world of negotiation, Tony Perzow stands as a beacon of inspiration, captivating global audiences with his unmatched expertise. His stage is graced by industry titans like Apple, Red Bull, and Rolls Royce, a testament to his unique ability to deliver training sessions and keynote speeches that transcend geographical and corporate borders, leaving an indelible mark on the trajectory of success.
Beyond the limelight, Tony’s entrepreneurial spirit ignites as the visionary CEO and Founder of transformative startups. His journey, spanning real estate development, financial markets, hospitality, and film production, paints a canvas of diverse industry insights. From negotiating high-value contracts to his nearly two-decades track record of exceeding sales targets and navigating financial markets, Tony’s experiences are the vibrant palette that enriches his training programs.
Organizations seeking a transformative journey in sales and negotiation turn to Tony for more than guidance; they seek a catalyst for meaningful change. His practical skills and creative problem-solving approach resonate with those hungry for success, making him the trusted guide for those on the quest to not only elevate their strategic negotiation and sales capabilities but to redefine what’s possible in their pursuit of excellence. With Tony Perzow, success isn’t just a destination; it’s an inspiring journey of continuous elevation and transformation.
Vienna • Austria • EUROPE
Moderated by
Stephan Blahut
Generalsekretär/Secretary General
Österreichischer Gewerbeverein
Stephan Blahut (Generalsekretär/Secretary General • Österreichischer Gewerbeverein)
My name is Stephan Blahut. I am a kind of ‘date doctor for entrepreneurs’. I do connect entrepreneurs, from the first start-up idea to the traditional business. It’s about curiosity, experience, mentoring, dynamics, opportunities, fun. 🤩
Self-dramatisation, alpha dog posturing, steam chatter? You and I can do that, but it doesn’t get us anywhere. I’m interested in discovering your dew point. How fascinating it is when the first dewdrop of a long-term (business) relationship emerges from the fog of the unknown. Somehow it seems to be my vocation to connect many such glittering drops into new, powerful streams….
So: where is your dew point?
Let’s find out. Then we will know how you can benefit from my networks and what an enrichmentEnrichment Enrichment means the act or process of upgrading the value or improving the quality of something (such as a product, service or function) that induces the target beneficiary (customers, employees, etc.) to have a better experience, or derive a deeper meaning, connection and attachment to the product or function. you will be.
Text me…
Cheers, Stephan
Vienna • Austria • EUROPE
Gerald Zankl
CEO & Co-Founder @ Kickscale AI SALES Coaching Platform
Gerald Zankl (CEO & Co-Founder @ Kickscale AI SALES Coaching Platform)
Gerald Zankl is an expert in B2BB2B B2B is an acronym for Business-to-Business, a model for selling, relationship-building, or engagement. sales and was the first sales and marketing employee at the internationally operating company Bitmovin. In addition, he has provided consulting assistance to other startups such as Anyline and Holo-Light, helping to establish processes and teams in sales. Today, Gerald Zankl is the co-founder and CEO of Kickscale, an Austrian SaaSSaaS SaaS is an acronym for Software as a Service. startup pioneering in sales optimization with artificial intelligence. Outside of his professional activities, he teaches at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences and enjoys spending time with his family in Vienna and Carinthia.
Vienna • Austria • EUROPE
Lex Goetz
Partner and Co-Founder @ hedgego.com
Lex Goetz (Partner and Co-Founder @ HedgeGo.com)
Stephan Blahut, Secretary General of the Austrian Trade Association, is an experienced advocate for entrepreneurial concerns. From startups to traditional companies, he guides businesses through challenging times. His driving forces are curiosity, experience, dynamism, and fun, all key elements for innovation capability and successful business relationships. Stephan also fosters long-term partnerships as a mentor, connecting them to create new, strong, and promising networks. As entrepreneurs, you can count on his support to shape your own path to success.
Host
Nikolaus Kimla
Founder & CEO of Pipelinersales Inc.
Serial entrepreneur
Nikolaus Kimla (Founder & CEO)
A 30-year veteran of the computer industry, Nikolaus has founded and run several software companies. He and his company uptime iTechnology are the developers of World-Check, a risk intelligence platform eventually sold to Thomson Reuters for $520 million. He is currently the founder and CEO of Pipelinersales, Inc., developer and publisher of Pipeliner CRM, the first CRM application aimed squarely at actually empowering salespeople.
Also a prolific writer, Nikolaus has authored over 100 ebooks, articles and white papers addressing the subjects of sales management, leadership and sales itself.
Moderated by
John Golden
Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer of Pipelinersales Inc.
Author and Podcaster
John Golden (Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer)
John is the Amazon bestselling author of Winning the Battle for Sales: Lessons on Closing Every Deal from the World’s Greatest Military Victories and Social Upheaval: How to Win at Social SellingSocial Selling Social Selling is the deliberate use of online social networks as sales channels, where sellers directly engage and develop relationships with prospects by probing their needs and providing relevant and valuable insight.. A globally acknowledged Sales & Marketing thought leader, speaker, and strategist, he has conducted over 1000+ video interviews of thought leaders for Sales POP! online sales magazine and has a podcast channel on iTunes with over 1000+ audio interviews. He is the Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at Pipeliner CRM. In his spare time, John is an avid Martial Artist.
Event Details
Open to Close Roadshow 2024
RENOWNED EXPERTS › Each location features panelists & speakers who are experts in their specific fields, including sales, marketing, and technology.
INTERACTIVE › Sessions are interactive with the opportunity for the audience to submit questions live, participate in polls, and provide instant responses using their smartphones.
PRACTICAL › These invite-only breakfast events are designed so that attendees not only learn about the greatest sales (r)evolution in a generation but also take away practical strategies and tactics to meet this challenge.
8 am › Networking Breakfast
8.15 am › Presentation
8.45 am › Panel Discussion & Q&A with 4 Experts
10.00 am › Networking & Close
Breakfast & Parking Included
Space is limited so book your seat early!
Locations & Dates
Monday, March 11th
Houston • Texas • USA
Where
The St. Regis Houston
1919 Briar Oaks Lane, Houston, TX 77027-3408, USA
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Tuesday, March 12th
Fort Lauderdale • Florida • USA
Where
The Ritz-Carlton
North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304, USA
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Wednesday, March 13th
Atlanta • Georgia • USA
Where
The Ritz-Carlton
181 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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Thursday, March 14th
Boston • Massachusetts • USA
Where
The Ritz-Carlton
10 Avery Street, Boston, MA 0211, USA
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Friday, March 15th
Chicago • Illinois • USA
Where
University Club of Chicago
76 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603, USA
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Thursday, March 21st
Los Angeles • California • USA
Where
Jonathan Beach Club
850 Palisades Beach Club Road, Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA
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Tuesday, April 16th
Vienna • Austria • EUROPE
Where
Österreichischer Gewerbeverein
Eschenbachgasse 11, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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„The whole sales landscape is rapidly changing and many companies will get left behind if they don’t wake up to this reality quickly. This is why we are bringing experts together in multiple cities to help provide insight, advice, and guidance on what you need to do to take advantage of these changes and not get left behind“
Nikolaus Kimla • Founder & CEO • Pipeliner CRM
Who Should Attend?
B2B Leaders and Executives, Sales & Business Development Leaders, and those with responsibility for maximizing revenue and sales team performance.
