Jill Konrath, a leading-edge sales strategist and business advisor, is a popular speaker at national sales meetings and association events. She helps sellers crack into corporate accounts, speed up their sales cycle and achieve their revenue growth goals.

She's the author of the instant sales classic, Selling to Big Companies, an Amazon Top 25 sales book for 2 years running. As a thought leader in the selling and marketing arena, Jill also publishes an industry-leading newsletter and hosts a widely-read blog.

In 2007, Jill launched the Sales Shebang conference & community to empower women sellers to succeed beyond their wildest imagination. Of equal importance, Sales Shebang spotlights women sales experts to increase their visibility, impact and earning power.

Jill has written hundreds of articles on sales strategies and is frequently quoted in top business media. She's appeared in Entrepreneur, New York Times, Business Journal, Selling Power, Sales & Marketing Management as well as countless online publications and radio shows. Most recently, her expertise & sales wisdom has been cited in the following book:

• Masters of Sales, Ivan Misner & Don Morgan (NY Times #1 Bestseller),
  Entrepreneur Media, 2007
• Top Dog Sales Secrets, Michael Dalton, SalesDog.com, 2007
• Get Clients Now, C.J. Haydon, Amacon, 2007
• The Girls' Guide to Building a Million-Dollar Business, Susan Solovic,
  Amacom, 2007
• Play Your Best Hand, Faith Ralson, Adams Media, 2007
• Get Slightly Famous, Steven Van Yoder, 2007
• Why Johnny Can't Sell, Michael Nick & Rober Kantin, Kaplan 2006
• Trust Your Gut, Lynn Robinson, Kaplan 2006
• Lead Generation for the Complex Sale, Brian Carroll, McGraw Hill, 2006

In 2004, Jill was selected as a FAST 50 semi-finalist by FAST Company magazine for creating a web resource for small business owners. Additionally she was selected as a "Women Changemaker of the Year" by the Business Journal of Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Jill's passion for sales was ignited at Xerox Corporationwhere she was frequently recognized for superior performance as both an account executive and regional sales manager. She then moved into computer sales and immediately became a top performer.

Her joy in selling, combined with an innate ability to teach, led her to present countless training programs for colleagues, create a myriad of sales tools, coach dozens of trainees and to work on new product launches - all in her spare time.

This was the impetus for starting her own sales consultancy. Since that time she's worked with numerous giants as IBM, AAA, 3M, GE, General Mills, Medtronic, UnitedHealthcare, Bombardier, Business Journals, RSM McGladrey and Hilton.

In addition to her work in the sales field, Jill is a Founding Mother of Awesome Women, a nonprofit focused on creating a world in which "every woman's voice makes a difference." She's also an active member of the National Speakers Association.

Jill and her husband Fred share their home in White Bear Lake, Minnesota with Cali, the cat. Their daughter Katie just finished her Master's program in Innovation and writes a popular creativity blog called Get Fresh Minds. During the fall, they frequently visit their son Ryan who's studying aviation at the University of North Dakota and plays on the football team.

In her spare time, Jill loves do New York Times crossword puzzles, take long walks, read (she suffers from ARD-Addictive Reading Disorder) and write.