Sales kickoff keynote speaker for teams that live on commission.
Your reps can close anything except the gap between what they earn and what they keep. I teach them to handle money like a pro athlete handles pressure, so the number on the board is all they are thinking about.
Variable income is the part of the job nobody trains for.
You train your team on product, pipeline and process. Nobody trains them on the paycheck. A big quarter turns into a bigger truck payment, a slow quarter turns into a rep who is on the phones thinking about rent instead of the deal, and your best closer is one dry spell from taking a base-salary job somewhere else.
Money stress is a performance problem, and on a commission team it is the loudest one in the room. Deal with it at your sales kickoff, not in Q3.
Hi, I'm Hillary Seiler.And I lived on production for 14 years.
I started in banking in 2009, moved into mortgage lending, and spent 14 years living on production, which means I know exactly what a great month and a terrible month feel like in the same year. Since 2016 I have taught money to professional sports organizations, the original variable-income workforce, and to the employers, associations and universities who wanted the same thing for their people. My book, Train Your Money, is the method I teach from the stage.
Sales teams are the room I was built for.
They are competitive, they are coachable, and they respond to a scoreboard. I do not lecture them about budgets. I show them how the highest-paid performers in the world handle money that comes in unevenly, and I give them a play they can run on their next commission check. Nobody gets sold anything.
Keynotes, workshops and seminars built for a sales floor.
Keynotes
45, 60 or 90 minutesThe kickoff opener, the day-two energy slot, the president's club dinner, the awards night. Fast, competitive and built to land with a room that has heard a lot of speakers.
Workshops
90 minutes to a full dayHands-on breakouts where reps build their own commission plan, run the numbers on their own lifestyle, and leave with a play for the next check. Twelve topics across three tracks.
Seminars
30-60 minutesFor the whole team, live or virtual. Quarterly business review add-ons, new hire cohorts, a mid-year money reset. Book one, a series of two, or a full season of four or more.
The keynotes built for sales teams.
Train Your Money
How to handle money like a pro athlete handles pressure. The method behind the book.
The kickoff opener that gets the whole room on the same play.
The Math Has to Math
What NFL locker rooms taught me about income, lifestyle and the decisions that decide everything.
The right pick forCommission-based teams; written for them.
See the keynote →Money, Backwards
Why smart people struggle with money, and the Three E's that fix it.
The right pick forPresident's club and top-performer events.
See the keynote →The Belief Before the Money
Building the confidence to make the next decision.
The right pick forNew hire classes and teams coming off a hard year.
See the keynote →The $183 Billion Problem
Why money stress is a performance issue and what leaders can do about it.
The right pick forThe sales leadership track and manager offsites.
See the keynote →Where a money keynote fits on the sales calendar.
Sales kickoff
The opener or the day-two slot. The one session that is about the rep, not the product.
President's club and top-performer trips
The keynote that helps your best earners keep what they made this year.
Sales meetings
A sales meeting keynote between the pipeline reviews that the room will actually remember.
New hire and ramp programs
The commission conversation on day one, before the first big check turns into the first big mistake.
Mid-year resets and QBRs
A seminar that gets the team's head back on the number after a slow quarter.
Sales leadership offsites
The performance case for money stress, and what managers can do about it on their own teams.
Reps who are not worried about money are on the phones.
Before I walk on stage I learn your comp plan and what your leaders want the team to do differently this year. Then I build the session around it, so when I talk about the gap between a big month and a slow one, it is your team's month, and the play they leave with fits your pay schedule.
- ✓ Base and variable
- ✓ When checks land
- ✓ Accelerators
- ✓ Ramp
- ✓ This year's goals
- Every attendee
- The Train Your Money Starter Playbook and the session worksheets, built for variable income.
- Your team
- A one-page Event Recap with participation, the questions the room asked, and what to do next.
- No individual data
- Money is private, which is exactly why reps tell me things they would never tell their manager.
What people who booked Hillary say.
Hillary Seiler's keynotes challenge audiences to approach financial decisions with greater clarity and discipline. Employees leave with practical systems that strengthen financial decision-making and support performance at every level of the organization.
Hillary helped us reimagine client education by using a strength training approach to build financial habits. Her creative keynotes, collaboration, and follow through made her an outstanding partner.
Planning a kickoff or a President’s Club trip?
Bios, intro script, AV needs and the media kit, ready the day you book.
Meeting Planners Download the media kit Watch Hillary speakWhy book a money speaker for a sales kickoff?
Because commission income is the part of the job nobody trains for. Reps who are stressed about money get distracted on the phones, chase short-term deals, and start eyeing base-salary jobs after a slow quarter. A kickoff session on variable income deals with it at the start of the year, not in Q3.
What makes Hillary different from other sales kickoff speakers?
Hillary spent 14 years in banking and mortgage lending, living on production, so she knows what a great month and a terrible month feel like in the same year. She has taught money to 15+ professional sports organizations, the original variable-income workforce, and she does not sell anything from the stage.
Which keynote is right for our kickoff?
Train Your Money is the kickoff opener. The Math Has to Math is written for commission-based teams, Money, Backwards fits president's club and top-performer events, The Belief Before the Money fits new hire classes, and The $183 Billion Problem fits the sales leadership track. Tell our team about your agenda on the booking form and we'll recommend one.
Can the session be built around our comp plan?
Yes, and it should be. After you book, Hillary asks about base and variable pay, when checks land, accelerators and ramp, then builds the session around your plan and this year's goals.
Does this work for a room that has seen a lot of speakers?
It is built for that room. Sales teams can spot a canned keynote in the first two minutes, so the session is fast, specific to your comp plan, and interactive, with a play every rep can run on their next commission check.
How far ahead should we book a sales kickoff speaker?
Sales kickoffs typically book six to nine months out. Mid-year meetings and new hire programs can often be booked within three months. Send your date through the booking form and our team will confirm availability within one business day.
Let's give your team a play for the paycheck.
Tell us about your kickoff, your team and your comp plan. Our team will be in touch within one business day.
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