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CARMINE GALLO’S KEYNOTES
Educate, Inspire and Motivate audiences from every industry.
Keynote speaker for the world’s most admired brands.
Elevate your executive communication and master the art of storytelling to bring your ideas to life. Carmine’s proven tactics and strategies will help you grow your business, build your brand, and win over hearts and minds.
Carmine and his team have earned a worldwide reputation for transforming CEOs, leaders, managers, and employees into extraordinary storytellers and communicators who persuade, engage, inform and inspire.
A “communications guru,” according to Publishers Weekly, Gallo’s books have been translated into more than 30 languages. He delivers highly customized, engaging, inspiring, and actionable multimedia keynotes based on his international bestsellers: Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, and The Storyteller’s Secret, and his latest book The Bezos Blueprint.
Carmine’s keynotes are a hit with audiences around the world. Carmine receives outstanding reviews for his highly customized keynote presentations and earns the highest audience ratings because he leverages his experience as an award-winning journalist, studying the company or industry more thoroughly than most keynote speakers. He believes his deep-dive approach is critical to helping leaders successfully communicate their brand stories to inform, illuminate, and inspire.
Carmine is a Harvard instructor and program leader in the office of executive education at the Graduate School of Design. Carmine’s profile page at Harvard University
Carmine’s keynotes create a memorable, actionable and inspiring presentation that audiences remember for years. Carmine is exclusively represented by the BrightSight Speakers. To book Carmine for a speaking engagement or extended seminar, please contact:
Tom Neilson
609-924-3060 x16
tom@brightsightspeakers.com
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Popular Keynote Topics
Sell Dreams, Not Products: The Art and Science of Persuasion
The ability to persuasively communicate ideas to help customers achieve their dreams is one of the greatest skills any leader or business professional can develop. Carmine reveals proven and actionable strategies to sell any product, motivate any team, and grow any brand. In this keynote, Carmine shares the three components common of all inspiring business stories and explains how to use them to revamp marketing messages, improve customer service, or develop irresistible sales pitches.
The Power of Story to Sell Ideas, Grow Brands, and Engage Customers
As a communication coach for the world’s most admired brands and an international bestselling author, Carmine is one of the most recognized experts on storytelling. In this inspiring keynote presentation, Carmine explores the art and science of storytelling that can help leaders sell, inspire, motivate, build brands, and change lives. Learn to unleash your story – your most valuable asset and competitive edge.
This inspiring and actionable keynote is based on Carmine’s international bestseller, Talk Like TED, where he reveals the 9 public-speaking secrets of the world’s top minds. Gallo has spent his career coaching and interviewing the world’s most inspiring leaders. Gallo supports each technique in this keynote with stories, videos, and the latest science of persuasion. The keynote is highly customized to the industry and audience members will walk away with specific, actionable tools they can use immediately to sell their ideas far more effectively than they ever imagined.
From Apple to Zappos, Secrets to Building ‘Insanely Great’ Customer Service Cultures
Based on his bestselling book The Apple Experience: Secrets to Building Insanely Great Customer Loyalty, and drawing from his extensive consulting with some of the world’s greatest companies, Carmine helps define how to communicate with customers – to create magical experiences that inspire them to return again and again.
Business Leaders Endorse Carmine Gallo
Tony Robbins
NY Times #1 Best Selling Author, Philanthropist, and Business Strategist
“In Five Stars, communication coach Carmine Gallo skillfully builds the case that mastering the ancient art of persuasion is the key to thriving in a world of rapid technological change.”
Marc Benioff
Chairman and CEO of salesforce.com and author of BEHIND THE CLOUD
“Apple changed the world with the Mac and hasn’t stopped innovating since. Carmine Gallo reveals the secrets and gives you the tools to unleash your inner Steve.”
Daniel Pink
Bestselling author of TO SELL IS HUMAN and DRIVE
“Talk Like TED is a smart, practical book that will teach you how to give a kick-butt presentation. This book is ultimately about discovering what moves you and then creating the means of moving others with our vision.”
Eli Harari
Founder and Retired Chairman and CEO of SanDisk Corporation
“Carmine is a different breed, a true partner, and a valued member of the senior management team. I whole-heartedly recommend him.”
Howard Schultz
former CEO, Starbucks
“If you want to inspire your audiences, read 10 Simple Secrets. Take your presentations to the next level with Carmine as your coach.”
Vinod Khosla
Founder, Khosla Ventures
“Having facts on your side isn’t enough. You have to do storytelling. In The Storyteller’s Secret, Carmine Gallo shows you how to frame ideas to make an irresistible, memorable, and emotional connection with your audience.”
Barbara Corcoran
Investor, host, ABC's Shark Tank
“I wish that 10 Simple Secrets had been available when I was just starting as a real estate agent in New York. It would have shaved years off my learning curve as a public speaker. Carmine’s book is a must-read for anyone who needs to persuade for a living.”
Gino Blefari
CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services of America
“Your keynote yesterday morning at our BHHS Summit was awesome…and that was the unanimous feedback from our agents and leaders. I couldn’t agree with them more… thank you for sharing why the stories we tell are so important and empowering and why they lead to great success.”
Danny Meyer
CEO, Union Square Hospitality Group, founder of Shake Shack
“In FIVE STARS, Carmine Gallo persuasively and entertainingly makes a compelling case for communication as the crucial differentiator of the digital age.”
Happy Clients
Carmine Was Invaluable!
“The feedback from his keynote was awesome. He hit it out of the park. It is already changing the way we hear advisers talking and presenting. His book is “Five Stars” and the feedback is 5 stars.
In a fast-paced world where technology is disrupting the status quo, communication is the exponential edge. Carmine provides tools, tactics, science, and examples for leaders in any industry.”
Jerry Castro, Managing Director, UBS Wealth Management
Your Keynote Was Awesome!
“Your keynote yesterday morning at our BHHS Summit was awesome … and that was the unanimous feedback from our agents and leaders all afternoon and into the evening yesterday. I couldn’t agree with them more … thank you for sharing why the stories we tell are so important and empowering and why they lead to great successes.”
Gino Blefari, CEO, HSF Affiliates LLC
Your Presentation Was Outstanding!
“Carmine, Your presentation was outstanding! Thank you for patiently teaching all of us about how to improve our presentation skills. We all learned a lot about Setup, Conflict, and Resolution. I am now better prepared because of your teachings. Well done!!!!”
Jerry M., Founder of the leading CFO services company
It Was A Home Run!
“Carmine, thank you for taking the time to be with us at our divisional leadership meeting. It was a home run! Our agenda centered around our ability as successful field leaders to inspire others to help them find their passion and redefine what’s possible. You did just that.”
Craig, director, UBS Wealth Management
Your Keynote Was Awesome!
“Your keynote yesterday morning at our BHHS Summit was awesome … and that was the unanimous feedback from our agents and leaders all afternoon and into the evening yesterday. I couldn’t agree with them more … thank you for sharing why the stories we tell are so important and empowering and why they lead to great successes.”
Gino Blefari, CEO, HSF Affiliates LLC
Carmine Was Great!
“Carmine was great – super content, engaging delivery, actionable tips. The time Carmine invested to make his presentation especially relevant to Chase was impressive.”
Mary Jane Rogers, Managing Director and Head of Communications for Card Services, Chase
The Most Influential Presentation
“Carmine Gallo’s keynote at Hibbett Sports was one of the most influential presentations I’ve ever seen.”
James Feltner, Hibbett Sports
Truly Inspirational!
“Your presentation was truly inspirational! I have already implemented several things to my staff, I’m very excited about the possibilities.”
Mike W., Head Chef
His Presentation Was Engaging
“I read Carmine’s book The Storyteller’s Secret and it inspired me to introduce an entirely new way of telling the Yext Story. We invited him to come to share his ideas with our leadership team where he was able to weave his research and best practices into our own version of storytelling, which helped extend our understanding of how best to use stories in conversations with our customers, partners, and employees. His presentation was engaging and resonated with our leadership team, prompting some interesting questions, as well as continued introspection and revision of our storytelling techniques.”
Howard Lerman, Founder & CEO, Yext
Highlight Of The Week
“Carmine, your keynote was widely regarded as a highlight of the week. You were engaging and thoughtfully tailored the keynote to the audience. It was extremely valuable for all the partners.”Beth A., Brunswick Group, Washington, DC
The Audience Loved Your Session
“Carmine, the audience loved your session. You were gracious, memorable, clear, impassioned, and you modeled the way with a beautifully structured class.”
Participant, Harvard, Department of Executive Education workshop
Wowed The Crowd!
“Thank you again for an outstanding presentation, you killed it and really wowed the crowd!!!”
Rich Fahey, President & CEO, Stonecastle
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