Salespeak
About us
Let's face facts, sales is not an easy profession.
SalesPEAK, Inc. was founded in 1996 by a peak-performing salesperson/sales manager, Renee Walkup. Prior to founding SalesPEAK, Renee excelled in a variety of different industries, including as a National Sales Manager for a major technology firm. Today, Renee Walkup is President of SalesPEAK and still sells every day, which keeps her skills sharp. Renee's is also the best selling author of "Selling to Anyone Over the Phone", with over 35,000 copies sold.
The methodologies that Renee and her team use to train salespeople around the world change constantly, since customer's needs and buying habits are a moving target. Using a consultative sales approach that is truly tactical, the SalesPEAK consultants bring relevance in every client's situation; creating long term retention.
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Renee Walkup, founder and President of SalesPEAK, Inc., is a best-selling author, speaker, and communications expert. Her main areas of expertise are Telephone Sales Engagement and Persuasive Presentation Skills; training thousands of people every year. Renee's passion includes assisting business professionals make more money and have fun at the same time. Renee's clients include companies such as: ING, AT&T, MERCK, Panasonic, USAA, UPS, The Coca Cola Company, AthenaHealth, Allied Solutions, and dozens of others. Renee founded SalesPEAK in 1996, after serving as National Sales Manager in the software and publishing industries. |
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Beth’s career spans over 30 years and includes management positions in Fortune 500 companies as well as several entrepreneurial ventures, one of which was honored as an Inc. 500 winner. As a speaker, she shares her knowledge in employee engagement and leadership. She received her BSBA in Finance from Babson College and attended Harvard Business School’s Owner President Management Program. Beth is certified in Myers Briggs, Hogan leadership assessment and ChangeWorks tools. Beth volunteers with Junior Achievement in her spare time. Some of her clients include IBM, Medical College of Georgia, Carithers Wallace and Courtenay, AmeriPark, and Axium Healthcare Pharmacy. |
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A passionate trainer, inspirational speaker, prolific writer and an eagle-eye editor – these are titles earned by Marcia, the author of three books on written communications. For 25 years, Marcia has successfully conducted written communication courses to government, corporate and academic clients across the country. Her clients include: NASA, OPM, EPA, AT&T, CDC, NationsBank, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Razorfish, and Waste Management Systems. Marcia’s education includes a degree from Florida State University and post-doctoral work from Ohio State University, George Washington University and Dartmouth College. |
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Nancy’s experience includes 25 years of executive management (WebMD, Time Warner, and Times Mirror) with an emphasis on business development. In addition, she served for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Papua New Guinea. These roles engaged her sharp intellect, superior communication skills, creative analysis, and positive outlook. She is a connector of people and ideas, who thrives on developing the success of others. Nancy holds a degree in Marketing with a minor in Organizational Behavior from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. |
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Harv has over 30 years in sales, management training and consulting. His experience in performance consulting and training has developed a series of productivity tools designed to increase workgroup performance, sales results and leadership effectiveness and has been presented both domestically and internationally. He has also worked with the Wharton School of Business in the design and delivery of sales, leadership and management programs. |
SalesPEAK is a national sales performance company led by Renee Walkup, an internationally recognized keynote speaker, sales coach, and author, with a 25-year background in sales, sales team management and training. Since 1996, we've trained and consulted over 21,000 sales professionals on how to boost ther sales using strategies and practical tactics that work in today's competitive selling environment. Our team has built a reputation for success by showing salespeople and sales management how to create persuasive sales presentations, deepen customer relationships, improve telephone sales techniques, motivate, and develop their salespeople. The difference between SalesPEAK and other firms is that we are constantly changing our programs and content to address a dynamic business environment; creating relevance and better retention.
A sampling of clients include: Panasonic, ING Financial, USAA, Pearson Education, The Coca-Cola Company, LaFarge USA, AthenaHealth, MERCK, Certainteed, Charles Schwab & Co., First Command Services, SAE International, Cengage Learning, BB&T Bank, StandardAero, Vendormate, AAAS, Georgia Pacific, Chick fil-A, Wiley Publishing, Cypress Semiconductors, Mercedes, Jumpstart, Benco Dental, Microsoft, Genzyme, University of Georgia, Apartmentguide.com, AT&T, Emory University, The Blue Book of Building & Construction, Medronix, and dozens of others.