Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Founder | President
Women Sales Pros
- Present 16 years
Economic Empowerment
I started this organization so women in sales could meet, learn and grow from other women in sales. For several years, we put on a major conference featuring top-notch female speakers to share their wisdom and to be role models for the up-and-coming saleswomen.
Over time, it morphed into a group for just the sales experts that focused on business growth and community. In 2015, Lori Richardson became the President and I’m an emeritus. -
Founder | Author
Get Back to Work Faster
- 2 years
Economic Empowerment
During the 2008 recession, so many people were losing their jobs. I decided to write a book showing how to use sales skills to find new opportunities. I gave it away for free on the new website I’d developed. Plus, I shared numerous resources from other individuals and organizations.
I also hosted a series of free webinars featuring top-notch experts who could help these out-of-work individuals to “get back to work faster.” -
Co-Founder
Awesome Women
- 4 years
Education
I was a co-founder of Awesome Women, a non-profit organization focused on ensuring that “Every Woman’s Voice Makes a Difference.” I spearheaded the website development and published a weekly newsletter. Also, I worked collaboratively with other founders to put on monthly events and circles that transformed women’s lives. (Note: This non-profit shut down in 2012.)
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Advisory Board | Team Coach | Program Director
Destination Imagination
- 9 years
Education
Destination Imagination (formerly Odyssey of the Mind) is a creative problem-solving program for students in kindergarten through college.
State Advisory Board Member: Provided guidance and fund-raising support to expand DI to schools across the state; served as judge for regional/state competitions. (3 years)
Team Coach: Worked with teams of 5-7 students to solve annual challenges put out by the international organization. We’d meet weekly to find and test new, creative solutions…Destination Imagination (formerly Odyssey of the Mind) is a creative problem-solving program for students in kindergarten through college.
State Advisory Board Member: Provided guidance and fund-raising support to expand DI to schools across the state; served as judge for regional/state competitions. (3 years)
Team Coach: Worked with teams of 5-7 students to solve annual challenges put out by the international organization. We’d meet weekly to find and test new, creative solutions to the selected problem. Results: Regional champs multiple times, state champ once, winner of the DaVinci Award for exceptional creativity and placed 11th at the World Championships. (7 years)
Program Director: Started high school program in school district, ultimately developing the largest program in the state. Sent multiple teams to World Championships. Best performance was 2nd place.
Publications
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More Sales, Less Time
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Agile Selling (2014)
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See publicationKeep on top of your game today by learning the mindset and habits of top sellers. Discover how to rapidly learn new info and quickly pick up new skills to become the difference.
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Selling to Big Companies (Kaplan, 2006)
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See publicationWant to win larger contracts? If so, Selling to Big Companies shows you how to set up meetings with hard-to-reach decision makers.
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SNAP Selling (Portfolio, 2010)
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See publicationIf you're dealing with crazy-busy prospects, SNAP Selling shows you fresh strategies to speed up your sales and win more business.
Projects
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Women Sales Pros - the Top Women B2B Sales Experts
- Present
President: WomenSalesPros is a group of the top women B2B sales experts who are keynote speakers, sales consultants, sales trainers, coaches, bloggers, and best selling authors. We meet annually and connect digitally. WomenSalesPros was formerly called Sales Shebang until 2015. It a platform to help showcase these experts as well as a place to go for more sales knowledge.
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Honors & Awards
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2014 Top Sales Book: Agile Selling
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Agile Selling was picked as the top sales book of the year. An elite judging panel from Top Sales World plus reader's votes earned it the #1 book of 2014.
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25 Influential Leaders in Sales for 2014 (3x)
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InsideView selects "25 influential leaders in sales who are some of the key distributors of rich, knowledgable content in the world of sales."
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50 Most Influential People in Sales Lead Management (5x)
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The Sales Lead Management Association recognizes Jill Konrath as a highly influential person in sales lead management for the fifth time.
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Top 21 Salespeople and Sales Advisors in North America
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Success, the magazine for entrepreneurial achievers, selected Jill Konrath as one of the top 21 salespeople and sales advisors in North America.
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Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2014 (3x)
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OpenView Labs selects the top 25 most powerful thought leaders in the world of B2B selling, sales management and lead gen.
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Top 30 Most Influential Social Salespeople in the World, 2014
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Featured in Forbes, KiteDesk's research identified the "best & brightest in social sales" from over 500 candidates.
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Top 50 Sales & Marketing Blogs (4x)
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Jill Konrath's blog is widely recognized by many companies and organizations as being a leader in modern sales strategies: Top Sales World, HubSpot, InsideView, InsightSquared, Ring DNA, Sales Engine, AllTop & more.
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Top 7 Most Useful Sales How-to-Sell Books of 2014
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Inc. magazine selects Agile Selling as one of the best books for helping salespeople to sell themselves, their ideas and their products.
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Top Sales Thought Leader (4x)
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Each year, Top Sales World selects the top three sales/marketing thought leaders in the world. Jill has been in this group for the past four years. Twice she's been in the #1 position!
Languages
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English
Full professional proficiency
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"Sales"
Full professional proficiency
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