Tim Sanders

Tim Sanders is a New York Times bestselling author, former Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo, and one of the most respected voices on the role of human connection and emotional intelligence in business success. He speaks on leadership, sales, collaboration, and the future of AI, drawing from more than 25 years at the cutting edge of innovation and change management. His book Love Is the Killer App has sold more than one million copies in print across multiple countries and remains a defining text on servant leadership.

From broadcast.com to Yahoo to Harvard
Sanders was an early-stage member of Mark Cuban’s broadcast.com, which set the record for the largest opening-day gain in IPO history. When Yahoo acquired the company for nearly six billion dollars, Sanders rose to Chief Solutions Officer and was later named the company’s leadership coach. He has since served as VP of Research Insights at G2 and as an Executive Fellow at Harvard’s D-cubed Institute, where he packages AI and digital innovation research for business leaders. He holds the highest-rated keynote on leadership, sales, and collaboration in the history of more than 20 major events.

Author of Five Books
Sanders has authored five books including The Likeability Factor, Dealstorming, Today We Are Rich, and Saving the World at Work. He has been featured in Fast Company, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Success Magazine, and has appeared on the Today Show, CNN, CNBC, and Fox News. He speaks on leadership, artificial intelligence, collaboration, change management, and the emotional side of business performance.

Love is the Killer App: How To Win Business & Influence People

The most powerful force in business isn’t greed or brute force – it’s love for our customers, colleagues and partners. We show it by sharing our knowledge, our network of relationships and our compassion. When we Love is the killer app-Cover-Playdevelop a culture that emphasizes promotion of everyone’s success, stronger relationships are built and loyalty soars – delivering measurable business results.

This keynote offers new ways to mentor, connect people that should meet and approach leadership and customer service from a design point of view. Perfect for opening general sessions where knowledge sharing and networking is emphasized.

Emotional Talent: The Final Frontier Of Leadership Development

Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted as saying “the leader’s role is to define reality, then give hope.” This requires LikeabilityFactor-Cover-Playthem to augment their physical intelligence with emotional talent – the combination of self awareness, control and social interaction skills. This gives them the ability to handle pressure, maintain high quality relationships and lead teams through adversity and change. Like any other talent, it grows with practice and feedback, starting with the motivation to complete one’s development.

This keynote is based on Tim’s extensive research into leadership psychology and dozens of programs for institutes, government agencies and leading corporations. Takeaways include how to assess one’s emotional strengths, read others emotions accurately and show empathy when it matters most.

Sales Genius is a Team Sport!

To land a quality sale in today’s B2B landscape, innovation is required to cut through layers of complexity. A done deal is often 100 problems solved. This requires a collection of diverse minds collaborating together. The Dealstorming-Front Cover-Playtop performers in sales have the habit of forming teams to tackle their biggest challenges. There’s a name for this process: Dealstorming. It’s based on fifteen years of enterprise sales experience as well as interviews with 200 sales leaders.

This keynote will inspire audiences to team up when faced with adversity in the sales or client retention process. It offers takeaways on how to recruit and prepare deal-teams as well as how to cultivate deal-mentors and inside champions