(your Sales Team Doesn’t Need a Motivational Speaker)

40-60% of B2B opportunities end in "no decision" and involve an average of ~11 customer stakeholders. Motivating the team to “work harder” isn’t enough. Does your Sales team have the skills to compete against buyer status quo and risk aversion?

SKO Keynote Speaker

(Why Is Motivation Insufficient?)

SKO Keynote Speaker

Motivational speakers work well when the problem is a lack of seller effort.

SKO Keynote Speaker

But, what if effort isn’t the right problem to solve?​

SKO Keynote Speaker

What if doing more of the same is actually hurting your reps’ ability to earn buyer trust & attention?​

SKO Keynote Speaker

(Earning Buyer Attention Is No Longer A Numbers Game)

For years, B2B Sales & Marketing teams have tried to increase customer access with a strategy of "more". 

More dials.
More emails.
More "value" and ROI.

(sales kickoff)

Keynotes shouldn’t be a forgettable snooze. Sellers walk away with new ideas for creating memorable Sales conversations. And, the tactics to implement them post-SKO.

TESTIMONIALS

(SKo Feels like)

What Others Are Saying

I had high expectations for working with Jen, and she far exceeded them! At the event itself, she owned the 150-person room: engaged everyone with authenticity and humor; delivered actionable insights; challenged us to expand how we think about sales. Dozens of people told me thank you for bringing her in. If you have an opportunity to work with DemandJen, jump at the chance!
Justin Mayle
Sales Leader, Autodesk
Jen is the breath of fresh air, relevance, and candor we need in this space—full stop. At the G2 Revenue Kickoff, she stole the show. The team walked away with hard-hitting actionable takeaways. From early prep to progress check-in and execution—she is one of the best, and I would highly recommend her as a partner.
Eric Gilpin
CRO, G2
We invited Jen to speak at our Business-wide SKO, and we are so glad we did! Jen was an absolute pleasure to work with leading up to the event. During the actual event, she nailed it. The message she delivered has gone over so well with our sales community, and we’ve gotten great feedback on her engagement and the tools she shared.
Whitney McCormack
Global HR Leader, GE Vernova
 "Jen captivated the audience with her engaging delivery and dynamic personality. She provided fresh perspectives and actionable tips to drive success for our team. Her natural ability to connect with people created a lively atmosphere, which contributed to the success of the event."
Dustin Day
Global Sales Enablement, Coursera
"Jen is a phenomenal talent. She served as one of our keynote speakers at our sales kickoff, presenting to 800 sales reps. She was universally thought of as one of the highlights of the conference."
Mark Brodahl
CRO, SpotOn
 "Jen is a total rockstar—smart, generous, and passionate. I approached her to give a talk at our kickoff to teach our new team how to master The Challenger Sale choreography. Jen wowed the entire room, shared striking insights, and helped us lay the groundwork for a new way of positioning our solutions."
Dina Berger
Sales Enablement & Strategy, AWS
SKO Keynote Speaker

Training

(SELL THE PROBLEM
NOT THE SOLUTION.)

The DemandJen Pipeline Generation Series is a practical, outcome-driven training program designed to elevate sales performance through immersive workshops and targeted skill-building exercises. Each session focuses on real-world application, helping sellers tackle live target accounts and achieve measurable outcomes like booking meetings or earning follow-ups.

Each session is intentionally designed to build confidence, refine skills, and empower sellers to overcome key challenges at every stage of the pipeline.

Format: 4-hour in-person workshop

Pre-Work: Bring a target account you’ve struggled to break into and a draft cold email.

Key Topics & Exercises:

  • Think Like a Buyer, Not a Seller: Understand buyer psychology to craft compelling “why them/why now” messages.
  • Disrupt Status Quo: Learn to pre-empt status quo threats with a “Cost of Inaction” approach.
  • Stop Opening with Solutions: Master the Problem Prompter framework to lead prospects toward your solution, not with it.
  • Unlearn Sales Email Tactics: Rewrite your cold email using proven strategies for better reply rates.


Reps leave with actionable emails ready to send and strategies to scale their messaging across accounts.

Format: 2-hour virtual workshop

Pre-Work: Write a cold email for a new account, plus a “warm” and a “learner” account.

Key Topics & Exercises:

  • Spot-check skills from Session 1 on varied account types.
  • Learn tactics for different outreach scenarios (ex: “learners”, event-follow-up, former customer, etc.).
  • Collaborate in small teams for feedback and live rewrites.


Reps leave with actionable emails ready to send and strategies to scale their messaging across accounts.

Format: 2-hour virtual workshop

Pre-Work: Select an account with an upcoming discovery call.

Key Topics & Exercises:

  • Build a problem hypothesis from uncommon sources before the call.
  • Shift to a POV-led discovery call choreography that demonstrates preparation and critical thinking.
  • Frame questions to feel insightful, not interrogative, with clear next steps.


Reps shift to a POV-led discovery process that builds trust, demonstrates preparation, and drives actionable next steps.

Format: 2-hour virtual workshop

Pre-Work: Bring an in-flight opportunity with a potential “champion.”

Key Topics & Exercises:

  • Reframe the concept of a “champion” by understanding how to distinguish interest from advocacy.
  • Learn tailored strategies for engaging each type to move deals forward.


Reps learn how to identify and engage champions and drive deals forward.

Format: 90-minute virtual session

Pre-Work: Identify stakeholders in an in-flight opportunity.

Key Topics & Exercises:

  • Align the buying group on the problem before presenting solutions to build consensus.
  • Apply a 7-step process for buyer group alignment to keep deals progressing.


Reps align stakeholders on the problem using a 7-step process to avoid stalling deals and build consensus.

TESTIMONIALS

(workshop Feels like)

What Others Are Saying

Jen is an amazing trainer. We had her for a full-day workshop with our Enterprise sales team in person, and it was fantastic. She gets Enterprise Sales. Her content hits home with what works nowadays. The team loved it, had great discussion, and felt the tactical aspect was a huge win. I highly recommend her and her program for any sales company focused on upmarket and prospecting.
Shohan Rahman
Head of Global Strategic Sales, Square
We had Demand Jen lead a workshop with our edtech sales team. We needed some external expertise on rethinking how we open up meaningful conversations with our prospects. Jen was a dream to work with from start to finish. It was such a good mix of reframing how we think and tactical things we can start using right now. Every single seller, regardless of their tenure, found value in the session.
Marisa Burkhart
VP of K-12 Sales, Instructure
Jen is the most impressive educator I know. She worked with my team directly as we were mid-Challenger engagement, and they left energized, feeling smarter, and more interested in internalizing the strategies. She has an uncanny ability to make the people around her feel fulfilled, smarter, and energized, all while leading modern selling techniques.
Niko Papademetriou
SVP Sales & Business Development, QuPos
Jen has the ability to capture the audience’s attention through her presence, content, and talk track. Her approach is enthusiastic and thoughtful, delivering an impactful message. She got our leaders and sales reps out of their comfort zone to demonstrate how to drive greater results when prospecting and driving demand.
Matthew Fairbanks
SVP, Global Sales, Brivo
Jen delivered an outstanding presentation on cold email and outreach strategies. Her expertise and insights empowered our team to engage prospects through personalized outreach. Her engaging delivery and passion for helping others succeed created a memorable and impactful experience for all.
Cuong Tram
VP, Global Sales, Hologram
I had high expectations for working with Jen, and she far exceeded them! At the event itself, she owned the 150-person room: engaged everyone with authenticity and humor; delivered actionable insights; challenged us to expand how we think about sales. Dozens of people told me thank you for bringing her in. If you have an opportunity to work with DemandJen, jump at the chance!
Justin Mayle
Sales Leader, Autodesk

(tune in jen)

How to Create Bold Messaging

Overcoming the Buyer’s Mental Spam Filter

7 Steps to Make Every Prospect Conversation Move the Deal Forward

Cold Email Workshop

Emails That Won’t Get You Ghosted

Overcoming Buying Group Dysfunction

4 Cold Email Subject Lines To Earn an Open

Challenging Customer Assumptions with Cost of Inaction

Bringing Cost of Inaction into Discovery

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Every Sunday morning, you’ll learn about earning buyers’ attention, selling the problem, and defeating the status quo.

Each week, I ask subscribers to submit a cold email for a rewrite. I share my thought process for how/what I rewrite and why. It feels like a mini cold email coaching session. And it’s fun to pick different cold emails targeting different industries/personas. 

Hi! I'M

(JEN ALLEN-KNUTH)

SKO Keynote Speaker

I was a full-cycle Enterprise Sales rep for 18 years. But, you'll never hear me refer to myself as an "expert". I'm a seller who made every mistake in the book. I don't believe sellers need to be motivated. I believe they need to be empowered.

I teach the strategies and tactics to earn buyer attention and trust that I wish I learned earlier in my career.​ I sold $50M+ to C-level Sales, Marketing and Strategy executives, while at Corporate Executive Board, Gartner, and Challenger Inc. (the company behind The Challenger Sale). I was a Relationship Builder who learned to sell like a Challenger. I hosted the Winning the Challenger Sale podcast (growing the audience from 2k to 20k listeners per month) and created the role of Chief Evangelist at Challenger. This Is when I fell in love with speaking at SKOs to help Sales & Marketing teams rethink their beliefs and assumptions about how to earn buyer attention and trust, and to defeat status quo.​