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who we areSouthwestern Speakers vision is to bridge the gap for anyone looking to book a professionalspeaker, while meeting your unique content

needs and staying within your budget.

Our team of Bureau Agents will help match you with the speaker best suited to your needs.

Some of our common bookings include annual conferences, meetings and both small and

large-scale events.

of expertise. This guarantees a message that is always relevant to the current market. Our

keynote and speaker programs are completely customizable and we can tailor a message to

a wide array of audiences including:

SALES PROFESSIONALS

CORPORATIONS

FRANCHISEES

EDUCATORS

STUDENTS

NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

HEALTHCARE

FUNDRAISING

consultants who have appeared in a variety of media, including:

speaker for your next meeting or event.www.southwesternconsulting.com

what we doHow we workSouthwestern Speakers is a team of internal agents who primarily work with the designated

speakers of Southwestern Consulting™. We are a team of agents who work with a team of

speakers to meet your different event needs.

Whether you're seeking a motivational message for your corporation, an expert technical topic

for your association or an education institution looking for someone to help implement change,

individual does not exist within the team of Southwestern Speaker then we will act a 3rd party

How we charge

needs at no additional service charge to you.

all-inclusive of any fee to work with us!

Feel free to go ahead and contact us today!

"The reason I decided to work with your company was because Amanda was so persistent and

consistent and DID NOT STOP. She was so professional and polite and once I connected with her

I knew I was going to give her a shot. I have speakers that I get from all over the place and lots of

bureaus and speakers calling me trying to get their speakers into our meetings. There is one group

that I normally work with, but Amanda impressed me enough to give her the chance. Amanda

gave me a bunch of speakers to look at and immediately I fell in love with your energy and who

you, but I totally connected to Amanda. Then I had to tell our team that I wanted another speaker

make it happen. She is the reason why we gave Southwestern Consulting™ a shot and I hope that

our franchisees would be more like her."

- Tracy Christman, Budget Blinds

Client Testimonial

www.southwesternconsulting.com

our speakersAmanda Johns VadenAmanda is a million dollar producer, Founder of Southwestern Speakers and Senior Partner of Southwestern

and retention. She is also the author of the upcoming books Selling to the Sexes and 4-Dimensional Follow Up, from

which she developed her programs. In addition to being a widely sought after sales trainer and keynote speaker,

Amanda is also an active sales practitioner.

www.amandajohnsvaden.com

Dustin HillisDustin is Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting™ and author of Navigate: Selling the Way People Like to Buy. He is

an Executive Coach and selling expert - training and speaking globally on a variety of sales topics as well as

organizational and interpersonal communication. His programs and keynotes include Navigate: Selling the Way

People Like to Buy and Navigate: Communication. Dustin is the current #1 ranking producer on a long list of over

150,000 sales professionals for the 157-year-old Southwestern Company.

www.dustinhillis.me

Gary Michels Gary is Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting™ and the author of Gettin’ In & Gettin’ Out: How to Get in Every

Prospect’s Door and Get Out With a Sale. Gary has delivered his exciting Turn It Up a Notch keynote to audiences

around the world and is an expert in achieving success. He is an active business consultant and radio personality

where he speaks on the subjects of sales and having a mindset for success. Gary has impacted and motivated

thousands of people nationwide with his programs on career success and how to thrive in your personal life.

www.garymichelssalesmotivation.com

Mike WeberMike is the Founder of the Southwestern Consulting™ Leadership Institute. He is a graduate of Cornell University and

has motivated and inspired people nationwide to push toward their full and true potentials. Mike’s Breaking the

Unwritten Rules programs are widely sought after in both the Educational and Corporate arenas. He is an expert in

leadership, communication, teamwork and customer service. Mike’s dynamic presentation style imparts principles

and techniques that are impacting businesses and individuals around the country.

www.mikeweberspeaks.com

Ron MarksRon is largely esteemed as America’s Favorite Sales Manager and is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, Managing

for Sales Results. In 1985, Ron formed Results Seminars, which was the driving sales force behind names such as Tony

Robbins, Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn and Tom Hopkins. With the success of a large sales organization under his belt, Ron is

an expert in managing and training sales forces. He travels the world consulting and sharing his expertise with

salespeople and sales managers - imparting techniques that produce immediate results.

Rory VadenRory is Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting™ and New York Times Bestselling Author of Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to

Achieving True Success. He is a Self-Discipline Strategist whose insights have been shared on Oprah Radio and

featured in such print media as SUCCESS™ Magazine. Rory is an expert on the topic of procrastination and delivers

for Toastmasters International and an all-time production record holder for the 157-year-old Southwestern Company.

www.roryvaden.com


amanda johns vadenAmanda is a Founding Partner at Southwestern Consulting™, an international, multi-million dollar sales

consulting organization, which focuses on creating systems to increase performance. Amanda and

Southwestern Consulting™ work with companies such as Wells Fargo, Keller Williams, DIRECTV and AFLAC,

just to name a few.

Amanda is a million dollar producer, Senior Consultant, Executive Coach and keynote speaker with

Southwestern Consulting™. She speaks throughout the country to thousands of sales professionals every

year in coordination with her upcoming books Selling to the Sexes: Everything You Need to Know about

Selling to the Opposite Sex and 4-Dimensional Follow Up: How to Increase Client Retention and Develop

Customer Loyalty. She is a featured speaker for the Better Business Bureau, business journals and

Chambers of Commerce all across the country. As part of her 'practitioners' belief she remains active as

a sales manager, personal producer and content developer.

Programs/Keynotes:4-Dimensional Follow Up: Client Retention - How to implement a

successful follow up plan and creating retention

plan for your prospects and current/past clients

Unspoken: Gender Communication

expectations between men and women in the world of work

Next Generation Marketing: How to use social media to build

a referral based business, manage online reputation

and create a lead generating machine

Fee Range:keynote: $5,000 - $7,500

1/2 day: $7,500 - $10,000

full day: $10,000+

Testimonials:“I was fortunate to attend a recent seminar led by Amanda. Immediately

and mobile video cameras came out in full force. Amanda immediately

won and maintained the undivided attention of everyone in the room.

- Uriah Giordana, Skywise Communications

- Linda Devine, KREX

Contact: [email protected]

dustin hillisAs Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting™, a multi-million dollar company, Dustin Hillis speaks, trains and coaches on the topic of sales, as well as organizational and interpersonal communication, sharing his expertise with thousands of professionals across the world.

Dustin is the current #1 ranking producer in a long list of over 150,000 professionals for the more than 157-year-old Southwestern Company. He is the author of Navigate: Selling the Way People Like to Buy and keynote for his powerful Navigate: Communication message. He also co-authored Speaking of Success along with Stephen Covey – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Ken Blanchard – The One Minute Manager and

Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Dustin holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Psychology from the University of Tennessee. He has spent many years studying human behavior and the psychology of communication, not only academically, but also through his professional observations while making more than 5,000 B2C presentations and over 1,000 B2B presentations. His expertise in face-reading, body language and both verbal and non-verbal behavioral

Programs/Keynotes:

NAVIGATE: Selling the Way People Like to BuyNAVIGATE: Referrals

NAVIGATE: CommunicationNAVIGATE: Breaking Personal Belief Barriers

Raising Commitment

Controlling the Controllables

Fee Range:

keynote: $10,0001/2 day: call for custom pricingfull day: call for custom pricing

Testimonials:

“Thank YOU, Dustin, for the great value you added to our team today!!

pleasure meeting you in person. You are very simply impressive!! WOW!!”- Bob Cabrera, Senior Vice President, Regions Financial Corporation

“Navigate is not just another book on the philosophy of sales. It serves as a how-to manual that will help me to better connect with more people, get inside of more sales doors, and ultimately close more deals. Thanks, Dustin!”- Robert T. Watral, Jr., Financial Planning Specialist, Morgan Stanley


gary michelsGary Michels, leading motivational expert, has impacted thousands of people nationwide through his

remarkable techniques for balancing career success and a thriving personal life. Gary's unique ability to

relate to almost any audience continuously inspires others to reach for their personal best. His insights on

having a positive mental attitude have been life changing for many who have heard him speak.

Gary has published many articles on achieving excellence in both personal and professional life

throughout his career. Gary is the author of Gettin' In and Gettin' Out: How to Get In Every Prospect's Door

and Get Out with a Sale and Turn It Up a Notch: How to add Excitement and Enthusiasm to your Life and

your Career and is the host of the nationally syndicated talk show "Turn It Up a Notch with Gary Michels"

on the Wall Street Business Radio Network.

Programs/Keynotes:Turn It Up a Notch - How to add EXCITEMENT and ENTHUSIASM

in 3 main areas (Attitude, Alignment –

Balanced Lifestyle and Accountability).

Millionaire Mindset - Train the mind to think inspiring and positive

thoughts in a fun, heart-tugging way.

What do you Want? - Dig deep into your core of what is important

to you and what you are really willing

to do to achieve what you really want.

Fee Range:keynote: $3,000 - $5,000

1/2 day: $5,000 - $7,500

full day: $7,500 - $10,000

Testimonials:“I admire and respect those people who are willing to do the things,

whether they like them or not, that it takes to succeed in life. This is

one of the many principles I learned from Gary and this company.

They have the passion to teach and coach others to hit levels of

success that they never thought possible of themselves. They

helped me tremendously set the bar at unbelievable heights for

myself.”

- Roger Shoup, Assistant Director, Brown Mackie College

“Gary Michels surpassed all our expectations. He had such a great

impact on the crowd that we literally had people doing cartwheels

during his talk, and many hugging Gary on their way out the door.

Gary's discussion was funny, motivational, had great audio/visual

and had people on their feet almost the entire time!”

- Amy Kahrim, Senior Program Manager, Citrix


mike weberIn 1993, Mike founded Southwestern Consulting™ Leadership Institute with a focus on equipping people with the skills and attitudes needed to excel in today’s dynamic world.

Since then, Mike has been motivating and challenging thousands of people from Maine to California to break out of restrictive patterns of thought and behavior and open themselves up to achieve greater

presentations drive home principles and perspectives that will transform how you approach life’s

communication.

Programs/Keynotes:

“Breaking the Unwritten Rules” - Get more of what you want out of life by

“Putting the Bounce in Bounce-Back” - Strategies for strengthening individual and organizational resiliency in the face of change,

misfortune and even crippling adversity.

Fee Range:

Testimonials:

“I loved the interaction with the audience and his use of a variety of methods

to keep the audience engaged - story-telling, audience participation and

visuals - to convey his message to the audience. Getting people to break the

unwritten rules of momentum from "this is the way we've always done it" to be

willing to think outside the box as to what is possible - "what if, why not" was

members who have gotten stuck and were unwilling to break the unwritten rules. This is an excellent presentation to help in working with teams, or within

and across departments to promote creative thinking and teamwork.”

- Barbara J Stewart, SPHR, CC, Managing Director, shapingHR, LLC

"On a scale of 1-5, the attendees scored you above the possible score of 5.0.

You received the highest score of any speaker during my 20 years on the

committee – yes – a 5.15. How is that possible? All scored you 5’s but 2

people and they scored you 7’s. WOW!!!”- Wilson R. Taylor, C


ron marksWhen it comes to sales, Ron Marks stands head and shoulders above the rest. He's not simply a sales

trainer, but a sales leader who's worked in the trenches and climbed his way to the top. He is the author

of the bestselling book Managing for Sales Results, which was designed to help sales managers get the

most from their sales teams.

In 1985, Ron formed Results Seminars because he saw a need for sales training that didn't churn out

stereotypical sellers. Ron's seminar company became the driving sales force behind established headliner

names like Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn, Anthony Robbins and Tom Hopkins.

With an extremely successful sales company to his credit, Ron expanded and accepted the challenge of

creating customized sales training programs to offer his clients personal, hands-on-training. Ron's

didn't.

Today, with some 25 years experience, Ron travels the United States and abroad sharing his sales insights

with salespeople, sales managers and even non-sales people. He speaks to associations and companies,

and also offers training through CDs, books and multimedia programs.

Programs/Keynotes:

Sales Management

Managing Your Time Management

Managing Your Sales Performance

Fee Range:

keynote $5,000

1/2 day $7,500+

Full day $10,000+

Testimonials:

“Ron is the BEST Sales Management speaker in the country - his practical,

no nonsense approach is well received by all generations. He is funny, and

delivers ideas that get results! Book him for your event - you will be gad you

did!”

-Steve Black, Business Trainer, Business Success Training

"I really appreciated Ron’s sincerity and obvious sales management

experience. His keynote was packed with great ideas and was well

planned to help us ge

- Bernie Malik, Sales Manager, National Realty Group


rory vadenAward-winning business leader Rory Vaden MBA is the Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting™, a multi-million dollar global consulting practice that helps clients in more than 14 countries drive educated decisions with relevant data. He’s also the Founder of The Center for the Study of Self-Discipline (CSSD) and as a "Self-Discipline Strategist". His book Take the Stairs is a #1 Wall St Journal, #1 USA Today, and #2 New York Times bestseller.

Rory is the world’s thought-leader on modern day procrastination, called Priority Dilution™ - in fact, he coined the term. He speaks and consults on how to say no to the things that don’t matter, and yes to the things that do. His client list includes companies and groups such as: Cargill, The Million Dollar Roundtable, P&G, True Value, YPO, Wells Fargo Advisors, Land O’Lakes, Novartis, and hundreds more. His insights have recently been featured on/in: Fox News, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Inc, Fortune, and the

Tennessean and his articles and insights average more than 1 million views every month. Additionally, he hosts The Rory Vaden Show which is the only nationally syndicated weekly radio show for “movers and shakers in the world of business™”.

Programs/Keynotes:

Take the Stairs: Success Means Doing the Things You Don’t Want to DoProcrastinate on Purpose: The 5 Permissions You Need to Say No

Fee Range:

keynote: $15,000 for domestic and $25,000 for international1/2 day program: $17,500-$20,000

Full day program: $25,000

“Rory is by far and away the most impactful speaker and strategist we

have ever hired to speak at our National and Leaders meetings. Months

after he spoke at a Leadership event of ours the sales group he worked

with was still quoting "Take the Stairs" and applying what they learned.

Amazing results.”

- Leslie Montie, Founder and CEO of Wildtree

“Rory is one of those speakers that takes you on an emotional

rollercoaster. His story telling ability, combined with his passion on his

subject area makes him one of the most sought after keynote speakers.

He engaged over 600 professional speakers in a ballroom and you could

hear a pin drop as he captivated their hearts and attention. I highly

recommend Rory to any meeting planner wanting to electrify their conference with Rory's enthusiam, passion and ability.”

- Neen James, Thought Leaders Global


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