William Blades is a businessman who has been there. Blades is a speaker with programs that are loaded with content to quickly maximize performance and reenergize people. At 22, Bill Blades managed a plant for a major manufacturer. As VP of Sales & Marketing, his food manufacturing firm grew from a regional to an international operation. He increased sales 250%, from $13 million to $33 million in only 4 years, while reducing the sales staff by 20%. The firm was named Small Business of the Year-annually ranked in the Top 10 Marketers in its industry. Bill also served as Finance Chairman for the Speaker of the House of the U.S. Congress. Author of a few books, his latest is "Top Gun Selling." Bill Blades is also the author of a book on what the top 2% of sales professionals do for effectiveness. With F. Lee Bailey, he co-authored the book "Leadership Strategists." Also authored audio cassette programs on Professional Selling, Proactive Leadership, Effective Sales Management. He has served on the faculties of a banking and estate planning attorneys schools, and has been a guest on ABC News, in the Associated Press and a weekly co-host on KFNN, the Financial News Network. Articles published nationwide/overseas. William Blades is one of only 16 Certified Management Consultants in the U.S. that specializes in sales management. Titles Re-Energizing The Organization For Greatness Selling-Being Different Makes The Difference: 200 Little Things That Create Big Successes Selling: It's A Whole-Brainer: Learning To Use The Creative Side Of Your Brain Power Up The Corporation: Creating A Culture Of Greatness Leaders Dream, Plan and Do: Preparing For Proactive Leadership A Walk in My Shoes: One Man's Experience About Being Heard and Understood (about life challenges-physical, emotional and financial) All About Sales Management Topics Sales, Creativity, Leadership, Corporate Culture, Team Building Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $7,500 - $9,999 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State WY Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.