Sales Kickoff Speakers Who Transform Sales Teams
A sales kickoff only works if your team leaves different than they arrived.
Not pumped up. Not entertained. Different – in how they think about selling, about themselves, and about what's actually possible.
Colin Coggins & Garrett Brown have keynoted hundreds of SKOs and keynotes for companies like Google, Microsoft, and Oracle. They don't deliver motivation that fades by Monday. They deliver a framework – rooted in a decade of research, field-tested with thousands of sellers – that changes how your team shows up in every conversation that matters.
WSJ bestselling authors. USC professors. And the only speakers your team will actually quote to each other six months later.
Why Choose Colin & Garrett for Your Sales Kickoff?
Colin and Garrett aren't just two speakers sharing a stage – their partnership is part of the message.
One is expressive, the other reflective. One leads with bold energy, the other with quiet depth. One speaks to the head, the other to the heart. Together, they remind your team that there's no single right way to sell, lead, or succeed – and that's exactly the point.
Their differences don't divide them. They reveal each other. What starts as two perspectives always lands at the same place, creating chemistry your audience feels immediately and sees themselves somewhere in between.
Their dynamic isn't a performance. It's proof of the very thing they're teaching.
And you get both of them for the price of one.
Hundreds of SKOs keynoted – from Fortune 500 companies to fast-growing startups
Research-backed content – built on extensive interviews with top sellers, leaders, and entrepreneurs
32+ hours of content – fully customized to your goals, industry, and team challenges
Proven staying power – companies like Google, Microsoft, and Adobe bring them back
Who Books Colin & Garrett?
Annual Sales Kickoff (SKO) meetings
Sales leadership conferences
Revenue team offsites
President's Club events
Quarterly business reviews (QBRs)
Go-to-market team gatherings
Sales training summits
National sales meetings
What Your Team Will Learn
Every presentation is customized to your company's goals. These are the core frameworks Colin & Garrett build from:
The Unsold Mindset Framework. Most sales training teaches reps to be better at tactics. Colin & Garrett teach them to stop fighting who they are. The highest performers they've studied – across industries, roles, and personality types – share one trait: they sell from their actual identity, not from a script. This framework shows your team exactly how to do the same.
Selling in the Age of AI. Your buyers have access to the same information your reps do. The differentiator now isn't product knowledge – it's the human on the other end of the conversation. Colin & Garrett show teams how to develop the skills AI can't replace: curiosity, genuine connection, and the ability to make someone feel truly understood.
Being Transformational, Not Transactional. The best sellers don't close deals – they open relationships. This framework shows your team how to stop thinking about what they're getting from a conversation and start thinking about what they're giving. The results follow.
Purpose, Authenticity, and Long-Term Performance. Top performers don't grind. They're genuinely invested in the people they serve. Colin & Garrett show teams how to find that investment – and why it's the most sustainable competitive advantage in sales.
Their insights apply to salespeople at every level – from SDRs making their first calls to VPs leading global teams.
FAQs
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Investment varies based on event format, customization, and logistics. We work with organizations of all sizes and are happy to discuss options that fit your goals and budget. Contact us for a specific proposal.
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Most keynote speakers give your team one perspective. Colin & Garrett give them two - and the contrast is deliberate.
One is expressive, the other reflective. One leads with bold energy, the other with quiet depth. One sparks curiosity, the other deepens it. Together, they model the very thing they're teaching: that there's no single right way to sell or lead, and that the most effective people are the ones who've stopped pretending otherwise.
They're best friends who teach, write, and speak together. Their chemistry is real, their disagreements are real, and the insights that come out of both are genuinely different from anything a solo speaker can deliver.
Their dynamic lets audiences witness contrast become connection - in real time. They don't just share insights about authenticity and human connection. They demonstrate them.
And yes, you get both of them for the price of one.
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Yes - and they're as effective virtually as they are in person. Their format is built around genuine interaction between two people, which translates exceptionally well to remote audiences. They've presented to distributed sales teams across multiple time zones with the same energy and engagement as live events.
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Most SKO keynotes run 45-90 minutes. Colin & Garrett can customize the length to fit your agenda and also offer half-day workshops, breakout sessions, and multi-session programs for teams that want to go deeper.
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Every presentation is built around your specific goals, team challenges, and desired outcomes. As USC professors with over 32 hours of original content, exercises, and workshops to draw from, Colin & Garrett work closely with your leaders before the event to incorporate real examples from your organization and align with your event theme. No two presentations are the same.
Ready to make your next SKO unforgettable?
Most companies book their SKO keynote speaker 3-6 months in advance. If you're in planning mode – even if your date isn't locked yet – now is the right time to reach out.
Colin & Garrett are available for in-person keynotes, virtual events, half-day and full-day workshops, multi-session programs, and panel discussions.