Free Speakers MKE is a pro bono speakers bureau. These Business presentations are given free by local guest speakers to Rotary clubs, libraries, schools, senior living communities and businesses across the Milwaukee area. There are no fees, no honorarium and no mileage costs.
For centuries, sales has been taught as urgency, persuasion, objection handling, and closing. That model is breaking. Modern buyers are more informed, more skeptical, and more resistant to traditional sales pressure than ever before. By the time they speak with a salesperson, they have already researched, compared, questioned, and formed opinions. The old sales playbook is no longer enough. In
Teams are not new. We bring people together to accomplish more than any one of us can alone. However, few teams are successful, regardless of whether they are functional or cross-functional. This session will cover team dynamics from individual to team, communication, and alignment for synergy to accomplish missions and tasks.
Do You Make Capital Purchases? Have you ever spent a significant amount of money on equipment, software, services, or a major project only to discover months or years later that it was not what you hoped it would be, or that it no longer meets your organization's needs? It's more than buyers regret. One of the most overlooked yet important
Leadership is not about titles or authority-it’s about authenticity. Authentic Intelligence reframes leadership as the ability to align purpose, people, and trust so that intelligence amplifies impact rather than chaos, especially in an AI era where transformational leadership matters more than ever. This talk challenges audiences to redefine leadership not as control or expertise, but as the courage to lead
Learn how to leverage your podcast to generate more leads and develop a process for nurturing them.
Your career is a journey … oftentimes with twists and turns along the way. Have you gotten down the road only to wonder how you have gotten there? Are you feeling off track, stalled, or unsure of your next turn or your destination? A recent study shows fewer than one in three employees knows how to develop their career over
The traditional sales funnel has fundamentally changed. In most industries, buyers are now deep into the decision process before ever speaking with a salesperson. 57% to 70% of the buying journey occurs before contacting a sales person. This talk examines the modern buyer journey that not many are talking about. It will explain why a systematic understanding of buyer behavior
You'll discover the top five things needed to maximize revenue from referrals this year. Teach yourself to get referrals using a system which you are comfortable using. Join us if you: Feel like you are wasting your time asking for referrals? Not sure how to describe who is a good prospect? Or just plain “lost” when it comes referrals. “Did
Strategies to Overcome Seven Realities of Entrepreneurship You Wish Were Not True is a direct and uncompromising presentation exploring the SOLUTIONS to these truths. Rather than discouraging participants, the presentation provides clear strategies to mitigate these risks, and operationalize solutions. (1) fewer than approximately 9% of entrepreneurs ever reach one million dollars in annual revenue, and only 0.4% reach $10M.
People love to buy and they hate to be sold. Yet why is it that we spend so much time, energy and resources trying to convince people to buy our products and services? When it comes to your selling efforts have you ever experienced: -Discomfort in how to ask for the sale? -Uncertainty on how to start a sales conversation?
Investors do not owe you their attention. You have to earn it. And you do not earn it with a 42 slide data dump. You earn it 15 seconds at a time. Fifteen seconds to make them care. Fifteen seconds to make them curious. Fifteen seconds to keep them from checking their phone. Fifteen seconds to get to the next
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