SALES KEYNOTE SPEAKER · B2B SAAS · REVENUE TEAMS
YOUR TEAM IS
LOSING DEALS
BEFORE THE
MEETING STARTS.
The 2026 GTM Benchmark is clear: 78% of sellers missed quota — not because your pipeline is thin, but because your reps aren't prepared.
Paul M. Caffrey is the only keynote speaker who fixes the part of sales no one else measures.
See Paul in Action →"If you know sales and you want somebody to talk about how to get better and what the best people do to be the best — he is the man. Just book him."
Mikael Arndt |Â Founder, Closers Only
40+ years in sales & founder of the largest sales training organisation in the Nordics.
Continents
Stockholm to Vilnius to New York
Years in B2B Sales
high-performing individual contributor
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Before ✗ SALES SLEEPWALKING
✗ Preparation is ad hoc — every rep does it differently
 ✗ Discovery uncovers pain and some qualification criteria
 ✗ Top performers win on instinct — their best habits can't be taught
âś— Pipeline looks full but the forecast keeps on slipping
After → PREPARED SELLING
→ Preparation is a system — every rep has a framework to execute
→ Prepared discovery puts reps in control of 90%+ of qualification
→ Top performers get more consistent; everyone else can prepare like them
→ Pipeline converts because it's built on buyer evidence, not hope
Engaged. Relevant. Practical.
"They were really involved with the questions he was asking. They could see how it related to what they do on a day-to-day basis."
Paul Daft
President Europe, GN Group
Check Paul's Availability →THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE
Your Pipeline Problem Is an Industry Problem. And It's Getting Worse.
The 2026 Pavilion/Fullcast GTM Benchmarks Report surveyed hundreds of B2B revenue leaders. Here is what it found.
missed quota
over the last 12 months
unqualified
deals enter the pipeline
selling days burned
on closed lost deals
blind forecasting
leaders can't see deals coming
Every top rep has a weakness they are getting away with. This keynote finds it, puts it in front of them, tools them up — and challenges them to be better.
THE SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
The Work Before the Work™Â
Why Your Pipeline Looks Strong but Doesn't Close — and How to Fix It
BUILT FOR B2B SAAS REVENUE TEAMS · 50–500 REPS
You've invested in the CRM. You've added headcount. You've run the enablement sessions. Yet more than half your committed pipeline slips every quarter — and no dashboard tells you why.
The 2026 GTM Benchmark found the root cause: 59% of deals skip qualification. 52% skip alignment. Not because reps don't know the process. Because they don't prepare to execute it. The conversation was lost before anyone walked into the room.
Sales efficiency dropped 28% last year.
Deal values fell, win rates dropped, cycles stretched. The organisations that reversed it didn't add more tools — they fixed what their reps did before every conversation.
This keynote installs The Work Before the Work™ Framework — a repeatable preparation ritual that turns underprepared reps into deliberate performers. Your team leaves with the exact habits, scripts, and structure that separate quota-crushers from quota-misses.
WHO THIS IS FOR
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- CROs who have added headcount but not performance — and need quota attainment to move, not just pipeline volume
- VP Sales facing quarter-over-quarter pipeline erosion after a strong first call
- Revenue leaders whose teams are winging discovery and can't replicate their top performers
- Sales orgs where forecast accuracy is below 60% and every QBR requires an explanation
Preparation. Energy. Results.
"I see very few speakers who really speak about preparation."
Meridith Elliott Powell CSP, CPAE.
Past Chair, National Speakers Association
Hall of Fame Speaker & Award-Winning Author
Check Paul's Availability →01 — Win Rate
Your reps control outcomes before the meeting starts
02 — Discovery
Discovery becomes a system, not a just a conversation
03 — Replication
Top performer behaviour becomes the team standard
04 — Forecast
Pipeline quality and conversion move together
05 — Edge
Preparation becomes your team's competitive advantage
ACCREDITED & PROFESSIONALLY RECOGNISED
THE BOOK BEHIND THE KEYNOTEÂ
THE WORK BEFORE THE WORK
The Hidden Habits Elite Sales Professionals Use to Outperform the Competition.
The keynote is built on the research and frameworks inside this book.
Endorsed by the most respected names in B2B sales — it is the methodology made live, in the room, for your team.
PUBLISHED IN THREE LANGUAGES
English
Spanish
Greek
The methodology has crossed borders. The preparation blind spot is not unique to one market.
THE SIX HIDDEN HABITS
- What Are You Looking to Achieve?
- What Is the Current Situation?
- What Is the Decision-Making Process?
- How Will You Achieve This?
- How Will You Progress the Desired Outcome?
- How Will You Measure Success?
Six questions. Answered before every meeting.
The difference between a rep who wings it and one who wins it.Â
Masterful. Practical. Elite.
"Paul and Phil have done a masterful job creating the ultimate blueprint for sales professionals. It is a must-read for any sales professional or business leader."
Bob Burg
Bestselling Author, The Go-Giver Series
Discipline. Frameworks. Results.
"What I appreciate about this book is that it proves there is no silver bullet in sales. Paul and Phil provide a solid framework that will drive results for anyone willing to put in the effort."
John Barrows
CEO, JBarrows Sales Training
THEÂ STORY BEHIND THE BOOKÂ
WHY PAUL'S METHODOLOGY IS DIFFERENT
THE CO-AUTHOR
Built With the Most widely Read Sales Author of the Last Decade.
The Work Before the Work was co-authored with Phil M. Jones — author of Exactly What To Say, with over 3 million copies sold and translated into multiple languages. It is the most widely read practical sales book of the last decade.
This keynote is not one person's opinion. It is a validated methodology built with the author whose frameworks are already inside the sales process of the teams Paul speaks to.
Your team will not be hearing new ideas. They will be hearing a system they can install the same day.
"Before you go sell what you need to sell, you need to read The Work Before the Work."
Lou Diamond | Bestselling Author, Speak Easy
Watch Paul and Phil M. Jones discuss the preparation system behind the book.
Sharp. Innovative. Essential.
"Paul and Phil have not only written a book that captures the innovative and well-structured strategies that elite sales professionals use — they go one better and show you how to integrate every strategy easily and effectively into your own sales process. A great read for every level of sales professional, guaranteed to deliver a strong return on investment."
Meridith Elliott Powell
Bestselling Author, Thrive | Chair, National Speakers Association
Outcomes. Discipline. Results.
"As someone who's read hundreds of sales books, what I appreciate about this book is that the focus is on the discipline of customer and prospect outcomes, not on the seller's own activities and metrics. This is what rebuilds and grows the mojo of the selling profession."
Todd Caponi
Bestselling Author, The Transparency Sale
This keynote isn't a sports analogy. This is first-hand experience — from the Premier League to your sales team.
PREPARATION THAT PERFORMS AT EVERY LEVEL
THE WORK BEFORE THE WORK
FOR PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS
Most speakers use sport as a metaphor. Paul uses it as a laboratory. The preparation methodology behind Paul's keynote is now being used by players inside a Premier League football club — helping players sharpen their vision, decision making, and reaction for peak performance.
Paul has worked hands-on with Premier League players on cognitive decision-making, visual performance, and reaction training — the same capabilities that separate a good sales rep from a great one. The preparation principles are identical. The stakes feel different. The habits required to win are not.
Training Sharpness at Premier League Level
Reaction
The faster a player reacts, the greater their advantage. In sales, reaction time is preparation — the rep who has anticipated the objection, the question, and the curveball responds with confidence while others hesitate.
Vision
Elite players train their eyes to see the pitch more clearly and pick up information faster than their opponents. In sales, the best reps see the meeting more clearly — they spot signals, read the room, and pick up on what is not being said.
Decision Making
At Premier League level, decisions happen in fractions of a second. Players train to make better decisions under pressure. Sales professionals face the same demand — the prepared rep makes better decisions in the room because they did the work before it started.
Premier League players don't leave performance to chance on match day.
The best sales teams do the same before the meeting starts.
WHY THIS KEYNOTE LANDS DIFFERENTLY
Paul Spends More Than 20 Hours Preparing Before He Steps on Your Stage
Most speakers show up with a deck. Paul shows up having already spoken to your leadership, spoken to your reps, and surveyed your full sales team. The keynote your team hears is built around them — not recycled from the last event.
Built Around What You Want Your Team to:
Think, Believe, and Do Differently
Before Paul writes a single word of your keynote, he spends 20+ hours getting in sync with your leaders and your team —so the keynote feels less like a speech and more like a solution.
Leadership Calls
Paul meets with your relevant sales leaders in focused 30-minute calls. He learns your pipeline challenges, your team's language, and where leadership wants the team to go. The keynote is built around that destination.
Rep Conversations
Paul speaks directly with key members of your sales team before the event. He hears how they think, where they struggle, and what they need. By the time he walks on stage, he already knows exactly who is waiting in the room.
Full Team Survey
Every member of your sales team is surveyed before the event. Paul assesses the findings to understand their challenges and language. The keynote speaks directly to that — in their words, pointed at where you want them to go.
Leadership Video Message
Paul's videographer captures a 60-second leadership message on the day — your leader, in their own words, telling the team what to think, believe, and do differently. A video asset you keep and use long after the event.
Your team will not feel like they are being spoken at. They will feel heard, understood, and ready to act.
Because Paul already knows what they are thinking before he opens his mouth.
THE AI PREPARATION ADVANTAGE
Top Performers Don't Use AI to Automate Selling.
They Use It to Prepare Better.
Every keynote includes a dedicated section on how your team can use AI to prepare faster, smarter, and more effectively — using the tools they already have access to.
Most sales teams are already using AI. The problem is not adoption — it is application.
They are using it to move faster. The best are using it to prepare better.
There is a direct line between preparation and performance:
- Only 36% of deals pass discovery with written qualification
- Well-qualified deals win 6.3x more often
- The gap between top and average performers is not talent — it is preparation
AI, used correctly, closes that gap faster than anything else.
Paul identifies exactly which tools your team has access to and shows them precisely how to use those tools to deploy The Work Before the Work Framework — so your team stops using AI to automate average and starts using it to prepare to win.
Know Your Tools
Paul researches the exact AI tools your team has access to before the event. No generic advice. No tools they cannot use. Every example is specific to your environment.
Prepare in Minutes
Your team will leave knowing how to use AI to deploy The Work Before the Work Framework faster than ever — turning hours of preparation into minutes without losing the quality that wins deals.
Stay on the Cutting Edge
The sales professionals pulling ahead in 2026 are the ones who are most prepared. AI is the tool that makes that preparation faster. Paul shows your team exactly how.
Stop sleepwalking through the sales process.
Start using AI to become the most prepared seller in every room you walk into.
"Top performers use AI to better prepare for the human moments of the sale."
Amar Piric, Sales Leader, IF Insurance
WHAT YOUR TEAM WILL DO DIFFERENTLY
They Don't Just Leave Inspired.
They leave with The Work Before the Work Framework — a preparation system they can use in minutes to make the most of every opportunity they step into, or create.
Built Around What You Want Your Team to:
Think, Believe, and Do Differently
Before Paul writes a single word of your keynote, he spends 20+ hours getting in sync with your leaders and your team —so the keynote feels less like a speech and more like a solution.
Clarity and Control
Lead every sales conversation knowing what they are trying to achieve, where it needs to go, and how to guide it there. No more reactive calls.
Prepare in Minutes
A simple, repeatable preparation framework they can run before any call, in minutes, without overthinking. Every meeting starts with a clear purpose.
Uncover Real Problems
Actively diagnose the real business issue, the impact, and why it matters now — before they walk in. Stronger conversations. Higher-value opportunities.
Progress Every Deal
Leave every interaction with a defined next step, mutual agreement on what happens next, and clarity on what is missing. Fewer stalled deals.
Prospect With Precision
Identify who is worth targeting, prepare meaningful angles, and stand out from the first touch. Better conversations from the very start.
The Work Before the Work Framework.
One preparation system. Applied to every conversation they will ever have.
HOW THEY APPLY IT
(One Small Aspect of The Work Before the Work)
*This is covered in less than 5 mins! Its not the Whole Keynote!!
The R.E.A.D.Y. Framework
When an opportunity comes your way — no matter how big or small — ask yourself: Am I ready? The R.E.A.D.Y. method turns professional preparation into a daily habit.
R.
Review Your Calendar
Look at every upcoming commitment and see what is coming your way.
E.
Establish the Preparation Level Needed
Decide how much preparation each opportunity deserves based on its importance.
A.
Add Preparation Time to Your Calendar
Block the time. If it is not in the calendar it will not happen.
D.
Do the Preparation
Execute. This is where The Work Before the Work gets done.
Y.
You're Ready
Walk in with clarity, confidence, and control. The meeting starts before the meeting starts.
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The R.E.A.D.Y. ritual takes minutes — and once your team sees it, they will realise how easy it is to never walk into a meeting unprepared again. This is just one of the frameworks they will leave with.
After this keynote, your leaders will have a new question for their team.
"Have you done the work before the work?"
Each leader defines what that means for their role and their team. Each individual contributor knows exactly what is expected before every meeting, every call, every opportunity.
It becomes more than a question. It becomes the language of preparation — and the standard your entire sales organisation holds itself to from the moment Paul leaves the stage.
One keynote. One question. One new standard for your entire sales organisation.
INCLUDED WITH EVERY BOOKING
The Work Before the Work Does Not Stop When Paul Leaves the Room
Every booking includes a live follow-up masterclass delivered 30 days after the event — recorded and available to your full team on demand.
The Keynote
Paul delivers The Work Before the Work live to your full sales team — frameworks installed, language embedded, and a new preparation standard set for every meeting that follows.
The Follow-Up
30 days later Paul returns virtually to reinforce the frameworks, answer questions, and re-anchor the habits your team committed to on the day. Recording available on-demand.
Every session is recorded. Struggling reps watch it on demand. Managers use it as a coaching tool. New hires receive it as part of onboarding.
You are not just booking a keynote. You are booking a system that stays with your team.Â
Most speakers leave after the applause. Paul stays invested in what happens next.
Prepared. Structured. Unforgettable.
"If you know sales and you want somebody to talk about how to get better and what the best people do to be the best — he is the man. Just book him."
Mikael Arndt
Founder, Closers Only
40+ years in sales & founder of the largest sales training organisation in the Nordics.
Confident. Ready. Dangerous.
"His teachings on Prepared Selling don't just apply to B2B — they've delivered outstanding results even in my own B2C field.
Top performers use AI to better prepare for the "human" moments of the sale."
Amar Piric
Sales Leader, IF Insurance
AVAILABILITY
Paul Takes a Maximum of Two Keynotes Per Month
To deliver the preparation, the leadership calls, the rep conversations, and the full team survey that every keynote requires.
Volume is not the model. Quality is.
Peak event windows — January through March and June through August — fill earliest. Organisations that plan their sales events six months or more in advance secure the dates they want.
Leaving it late is possible. But the preparation that makes this keynote land differently takes time to do properly — and that time needs to be in the calendar before the event is.
If you have a date in mind, the best time to check availability is now.
Frequently Asked Questions
We often find that the same questions often pop up before hiring Paul, so we’ve put together a few of our most commonly asked questions and had Paul answer them personally.
Will this actually change behaviour — or just motivate people for a week?
How does Paul make this relevant to your sales team specifically?
What makes this different from every other sales keynote?
How does Paul ensure your team will actually buy into this and use it?
Is this worth the investment?
How long does Paul's talk last?
Can we pre-order books for our delegates?
Our audience will have a range of experience, from absolute beginners to highly trained professionals. Is your content applicable to all?
Will Paul be available for additional meetings during the event?
CHECK PAUL'S AVAILABILITY
Your Team's Next Big Win Starts With One Conversation.
Peak event windows fill early.
If you have a date in mind — or you are still figuring out the brief — Paul's team will help you find the right format, timing, and fit for your event.
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Most speakers show up with a deck.
Paul shows up having already done the work.
Paul takes a maximum of two keynotes per month.
If your date is available, the preparation begins the moment you book.
