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Linda Brakeall
 As a meeting planner, you have to do more with less. Your audiences are more sophisticated than ever. Every meeting counts. Every speaker counts. And your margin for error is narrower than ever before. You need an expert who speaks well, who can deliver an inspiring message that will quickly translate into usable results.
Motivational Business Expert, Professional Speaker, Educator and Skill-Shop™ Leader, Linda Brakeall, author of Unlocking The Secrets of Respect-Ability™ and the co-author of Unlocking The Secrets Of Successful Women In Business, offers reliable business knowledge, savvy street-smart techniques, relevant humor and a global perspective.
In the past ten years, 837 North American companies and organizations—from Aon Insurance to Zonta International -- have listened, learned, laughed, and applied the knowledge, skills, and not-so-common sense wisdom that Linda Brakeall brings to everything she does.
This nationally popular talk-show guest is in high-demand because her humorous, practical, no-nonsense approach has been tested and proven on such diverse audiences as bankers, mayors, mortgage brokers, Realtors, insurance professionals, college students, associations, earth-moving equipment dealers, coaches, speakers, teachers, charities, front-line forge workers and quality-conscious 5th graders.
Areas of Expertise:
- Any Facet Of Internal Or External Communication
- Sales Training
- Presentation / Speaking Training
- Success Strategies
Target Audience:
- Associations
- Sales-Driven Companies
- Mortgages Companies / Banks
- Corporations In Transition
Top 3 Reasons To Hire This Speaker
- “Linda delivers very creative programs in various facets of selling, communications and presentation skills. She teaches by effectively involving her audience. She is a very warm, engaging person who is easy to listen to. She is great to work with and is not demanding. From my perspective she is “low-maintenance.”
J. Kurt, Executive VP programming, Michigan Bankers Association
- Brakeall’s clients repeatedly bring her back to not only motivate and inspire but to kick-start their employees into action. Fifteen years in-the-trenches business experience (including award-winning salesperson, sales manager, corporate VP, and business owner) adds richness and reality to keynotes, seminars and Skill-Shops™ -- which always get rave reviews at the event and spontaneous testimonials months – and even years - later.
- She loves what she does – and her audience does, too! She produces riveted attention and high energy.
Fee range:
One to three hours
$500 - Non-profits
$1700 - Government
$2500 - $3500 - Illinois
$5000 - $6500 - Out of town
HOT KEYNOTES
Unlocking The Secrets of Success!
Everyone dreams of being a success and few know where to begin. This fast-paced, content rich program will reveal thought provoking and life-enhancing secrets that you can utilize immediately to fast-track your career.
“Linda is the most dynamic, straight-talking, brilliant, energized and funny person I have met in years. And she is an expert on this subject!” Fred Nelson, VP Marketing, Inc.
The Magic is YOU!
It’s a challenging time in corporate America. Recruiting good people is tough; retaining them is tougher. They need to feel appreciated, valued and special. This keynote is totally customized to showcase and highlight your “stars” by name and video. Your company’s message of support and appreciation will be heard, felt and seen by all of your employees. Use this program to deliver YOUR message of stability in the face of change and upheaval. Reinforce your team in the face of merger, acquisitions, buyouts or downsizing…or use it to just to keep ‘em happy! “Phenomenal! Linda’s energy, humor and enthusiasm are contagious!” A. Benethroba, Municipal Conference
HOT SKILL-SHOPS ™ & SEMINARS
Selling More In A Down Market
“Linda, thank you so much for helping me to look outside my box and be a very different kind of salesperson. You have truly changed my life.” Quaye Milan, Arvest Bank, Tulsa, OK
Turning Incoming Calls Into Dollar$
“It does salespeople good to hear someone remind them that price is not everything. If it were, salespeople would not be needed and we would all be nothing but order takers!” Steven N. Campbell, Regional Manager, Fleet Mortgage Corporation, Jackson, MI
Getting It All DONE!
“We appreciated your approach to helping us maintain focus, especially ... when managers are being asked to do more, with fewer resources. Our managers thoroughly enjoyed your stories and humorous delivery on time management! The comments on our training questionnaire were terrific – thanks to you!” Lori Lewllen, Assistant Director – Human Resources, Dispatch Broadcast Group, Columbus, OH
How To Disagree Without Being Disagreeable
“I could have listened longer. —I don’t say that often!” M. O’Connell, AON, Northbrook, IL
Reading People For Fun & Profit (NLP)
“Practical information, exuberant delivery.” J. Richardson, Illinois Payroll Association, Aurora, IL
Very Personal Marketing
How To Work a Room!
Presenting You and Your Ideas –Speaking & Selling To One Or 1000
Train The Trainer
Meeting Facilitation
Sales Management:
- Recruit, Retain & Train a High-Producing Sales Force
- Productive Sales Meetings
- How To Find More Business In Lean Times
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