Ron Karr

Biography

Ron Karr is acclaimed by business leaders as "America`s Business Transformation Expert." A captivating speaker and in-demand business consultant, Ron is president of Karr Associates, Inc., a business consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations and professionals generate remarkable sales and operational results with the The Titan Principle. Karr Associates, Inc., helps companies design and implement positioning and sales strategies that accelerate both sales growth and overall profitability.

A world-renowned, high-content speaker and results-oriented consultant, Ron Karr communicates his profound ideas with energy, inspiration and humor. His international audiences are drawn into his message, inspired by his strategies and are moved to real action.

Ron Karr brings to his audiences and consulting clients real-world business success and knowledge gained during a highly-successful career in sales and management. Ron Karr also brings to the platform over 20 years of success speaking to hundreds of organizations throughout the world. His key areas of expertise include sales, negotiations, customer service and productivity. He has conducted seminars and keynote addresses before organizations of all sizes on three continents. His client list includes Hewlett Packard, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Met Life, Sprint, Marriott Hotels, UPS, Hertz, Agfa and Cognis Chemical, among others.

Ron Karr`s latest book Lead, Sell, or Get Out of the Way: The 7 Traits of Great Sellers (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) outlines a repeatable process based on the powerful idea that great sellers lead relationships in the same way that great leaders sell ideas. Ron is also author of the acclaimed book The Titan Principle, The Number One Secret to Sales Success (Chandler House Press) and co-author of The Complete Idiot`s Guide to Great Customer Service (Macmillan Books- 1997).

Ron is a national director and an active member of the National Speakers Association and is past president of it`s NY Tri State Chapter. In 1995, the NY Tri State Chapter of NSA presented Mr. Karr with the prestigious Golden Mike Award in recognition for service and professional achievement.

Publications

Lead, Sell, or Get Out of the Way:
The 7 Traits of Great Sellers

In today`s sales world there`s no room for followers. But there`s plenty of room for leaders. Competition is intense, and if you don't take a leadership role in producing results for your clients, someone else will. In Lead, Sell, or Get Out of the Way, Ron Karr outlines a repeatable process based on the powerful idea that great sellers lead relationships in the same way that great leaders sell ideas.

Titles

KEYNOTES

Sell More in Less Time at Higher Profits
Sales Executives gain a close-up look at what it takes to generate sales success in a highly competitive market. Ideas discussed in this program are based on Ron Karr`s book, The Titan Principle -- The Number One Secret to Sales Success. Clients report that The Titan Principle has added well over $300 million to their bottom line.

Be Careful What You Ask For...You May Get It
An exploration into what it takes to succeed in profits for Ron Karr`s clients. Business professionals and professional service providers discover the keys to powerful and profitable negotiations.

Great Customer Service
An intricate analysis of what it takes to provide customers with Great Customer Service. This keynote is based on Ron Karr`s top-selling book, The Complete Idiot`s Guide to Great Customer Service.

SEMINARS

The Number One Secret to Sales Success
Sales Executives gain an understanding and appreciation of the provisions necessary to sell on value and partner with their customers. This program motivates participants and provides them with easy-to-use techniques that generate immediate success. The ideas discussed are based on Ron Karr`s top-selling book, The Titan Principle-- The Number One Secret to Sales Success.

Negotiating the Titan Way Value for Value
Participants learn to recognize and exercise what it takes to negotiate powerfully and win! The ideas discussed are based on Ron Karr`s book, The Titan Principle--The Number One Secret to Sales Success. Clients assert this program has helped them increase their revenues and profits substantially, including one client who successfully negotiated a 10-year sole-source agreement valued at more than $200 million.

Partnering & Strategic Account Sales - The Magic is in The Mix
This program provides participants with techniques on how to partner with their customers and increase the net worth of each key account relationship. Ron Karr discusses ideas based on his book, The Titan Principle-- The Number One Secret to Sales Success.

Great Customer Service--It`s More Than Lip Service
Participants gain insight and a comprehension of the essential elements of providing Great Customer Service to their customers. This seminar supplies attendees with simple strategies and techniques that will lead them to become an invaluable resource to their customers. The ideas discussed are based on Ron Karr`s top-selling book, The Complete Idiot`s Guide To Great Customer Service.

The Key to Effective Communications
Participants will discover the principles of effective communication and learn to efficiently implement them. This program uses role plays, exercises and case studies to guide participants to communications skills that generate immediate success. The ideas discussed are based on Ron Karr`s Titan Principle -- Giving People What They Want the Way They Want it!