Rob Salisbury B. Com., CSP
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Low Risk . High Value . High Returns
Predominately engaged as a large scale conference speaker, sales trainer, event MC and presentation evaluator, Rob has been involved with nearly 2000 organisational events to bolster team results, enthusiasm and company spirit.
Experience - Results - Team Work
During the entrepreneurial 1980's, Rob was instrumental in driving new revenue and results in re building one of four USA based Tom Hopkins’ Sales Training Centres.
The Northwest U.S. office was located in the technology booming city of Bellevue Washington (adjacent to Seattle).
Within a year, Rob was asked to expand the west coast US operations of Tom Hopkins Marketing and Seminar operations and relocated to the Orange County office based in Irvine, California.
The skills of recruiting, hiring, training and motivation as taught by Mr. Hopkins were instrumental in Rob developing the most productive tele sales and field trainers in company history.
As a result, capacity audiences were in attendance for seminars taught by Mr. Hopkins in Irvine, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Burbank, Riverside, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and in the capital of California, Sacramento.
These results led to a transfer and relocation to the Scottsdale, Arizona head office to further develop the most successful Tom Hopkins seminars over the next few years measured by attendance and product offerings sold.
Rob was inducted into Tom Hopkins / RSM Presidents Club for sales achievements in 1988 in his first year of qualification.
As Vice President of Marketing and Sales, his responsibilities over the next few years would include team recruitment, tele sales development, regional and national account growth strategies, field team development, client training events and achieving personal and team revenue production targets.
Local, regional, national and international expertise
With international news of the 2000 Olympic Games were awarded to Sydney Australia in September 1993, Rob was asked to bolster international sales operations for Tom Hopkins most successful training and seminar agency based in Sydney.
Rob's role with Sales Pursuit Pty Ltd in 1994 helped ensure sold out events with thousands of delegates attending Mr. Hopkins programs held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland and in SE Asia such as Singapore and Manila.
From 1995 to 2000, Rob was became a driving force in leading the various marketing agents and sales teams who filled conferences and large scale events after Mr Hopkins tours such as speakers and motivational authors Jim Rohn CPAE, Anthony Robbins, Brian Tracy CPAE, Zig Ziglar CPAE, Dr Deepak Chopra, Jay Abraham, George Walther CPAE, Dr Stephen Covey, Robert Kiyosaki, Tim Shaw, Wayne Berry CSP, Doug Malouf CSP and General 'Stormin Norman' Schwarzkopf.
Having personally sold countless millions of dollars of professional development products and conferences over the years, Rob’s specialty skill in training and building teams was replicated over and over to build teams that produced sell out events for these international speakers from the USA and Australia.
Rob's numerous project sales teams produced tens of millions in revenue for these speakers and authors through live programs, in-house programs, professional development events, books, audio learning programs, c.d., DVD and on line learning programs.
This background helped Rob understand what drives teams and how leading organisations can attain profitable business results through highly focused goals and motivated people.
Contributing Writer and Author
Rob has been a contributing writer and co author to numerous books, educational audio and DVD programs including:
- Power Talking 1992 US Best Seller
- How to Promote and Market Your Greatest Asset...YOU! 1995
- There is More to Life than Sex & Money 1997 Best Seller Australia
- How to Promote, Market and Sell Your Greatest Asset...YOU! 1997
- Hospitality SCAMS 2002
- Aim High, Fly Fast 2004
- The World's Best Sales Tips 2005
- How to MC Just About Anything 2005
- The Speaker's Compass (How To Navigate The Professional Speaking Maze) 2006
- How to Promote, Market and Position Your Greatest Asset - YOU! 2009
- Why Every Profitable Business Needs SOMFAT (Q 3 2010 pending release)
His numerous articles and case studies have featured in Quorum Magazine, Corporate Trends, the Australian Financial Review, Work From Home Magazine, Professional Marketing, Business and Trends, St. George Business Review , Sydney Business Review,Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau" e-news, MICE Asia, The Singapore Straits Times, Human Resources Today Asia), Walk Your Talk Magazine (Singapore) and Contact Singapore
2001 to 2003 President, Sydney NSW National Speakers Association of Australia
Following the September 2000 Olympic Games hosted in Sydney, Rob was elected by fellow NSAA members to serve as 2001 to 2001 President of the Sydney National Speakers Association Chapter.
He was re-elected for a second year concluding 31 March 2003.
In addition to this role, he was a Director on the NSAA National Board from 2000 to 2003.
He has continued as an advisor and mentor to various NSW Executive Team Member and Boards to present day.
He frequently served the NSA Australia and NSA New Zealand as an instructor for specialty topic courses, to MC various chapter events or as a keynote speaker or session trainer to members and guests.
Largest Speakers’ Chapter Worldwide
Applying business concepts and systems learnt in his corporate and private venture experiences, Rob developed a 14 member volunteer executive team and chapter KPI plan to re build the Sydney Chapter into the largest speaker’s chapter of 65 worldwide.
Team and Chapter results included a 38% annualised new member’s growth rate in 2001 and a 34% annualised new member’s growth rate in 2002 to nearly 300 financial members at year end.
Combining exciting educational competency based programs with clear communication to members, alliance partners, vendors and sponsors, NSW NSAA Chapter member retention rose from 52 % in 2000 to approximately 81% year end 2002.
With succession planning built into his 2002 to 2003 plan, Rob transitioned to a mentor role while the Sydney NSW Chapter continued as a premium professional speaker’s chapter and executive model for others.
2003 NSAA Walter Dickman Service Award Recipient
Created in 1995, this service award pays tribute to Mr. Walter Dickman, whom many consider the founding father of the Australian speaking industry.
Mr. Dickman started his speaking and training career in the 1950's and helped pioneer the speaking and training industry over a 50 year time span.
He built immeasurable goodwill throughout hundreds of communities and millions of people who heard of his inspiring stories and messages. Mr. Dickman (*) was still making an impact as a goodwill ambassador, mentor and professional friend well into his mid 80's.
The Walter Dickman award is given annually to an individual considered by NSAA peers to have given service above and beyond that expected of them in promoting, assisting and developing the Sydney NSW NSAA Chapter.
In that degree, the recipient of the Walter Dickman Service Award has been deemed one who has helped build a better community through professionalism, service, commerce and spirit.
(*) On 11 October 2009 Mr. Dickman peacefully passed away - he was 91 years young.
2003 Walter Dickman Service Award Recipient
2004 Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) Designation
CSP is an International Designation and accreditation awarded to members who have achieved performance standards (at the time) in the following areas over a minimum five-year qualification period:
- 250 paid engagements (minimum)
- Engaged by at least 75 different clients.
- NSAA Member two years prior to submission of application.
- Testimonials of work performed from 20 of the 250 engagements.
- Passed NSAA business compliance and education requirements.
- Attendance at six Chapter functions and two National Conventions.
- Attained (minimum) professional fees of $250,000 from speaking, training, facilitation, public training programs and as an MC. (consulting, product sales or coaching/mentoring income did not apply.)
2004 NSAA Presidents Appreciation Award
Given December 2004 for his contributions to the NSW NSAA Chapter by driving educational learning programs, mentoring to fellow members and in guidance to the 2004 NSW NSAA Executive Committee.
International Federation of Professional Speakers
An active member of the International Federation of Professional Speakers since 1997, Rob continues to mentor new speakers and emerging experts in the speaking and training industry.
Rob has spoken on dozens of occasions at IFPS and GSF chapter events and conventions in New Zealand, Australia and Singapore.
Asia Professional Speakers Association in Singapore 2004 to Present Day
2004
In 2004, Rob was asked by Scott Friedman CSP the 2004 to 2005 United States National Speakers Association President to act as a liaison and advisor to the Executive Board of the Asia Professional Speakers Association in Singapore.
2005
Working closely with Scott and the Singapore Executive Team, the inaugural Asia Global Speakers Conference was held 31 March to 3 April 2005 with hundreds of delegates attending from the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, China, Malaysia, Thailand and the UAE.
Rob's key role was in strategic planning, marketing, country liaison, delegate bookings and as an MC / Host for concurrent speaker sessions.
2007
As a result, Rob was booked as the MC and Host for the Asia Professional Speakers Singapore Conference 17 & 18 May 2007 at the Singapore Grand Copthorne Hotel.
2008
With congratulations from the Conference Chair Joy Mahbubani, Rob was booked as the lead off key note speaker for the 2008 Conference held on 3 & 4 April at the Carlton Crest Hotel Singapore.
With congratulations from the 2008 Conference Chair David Lim and incoming President Christian Chua, Rob was re booked as conference Host / MC for the Asia Professional Speakers National Conference 8 May 2009 at the Furama Riverfront Hotel Singapore.
2009
Rob continues his support and mentoring to APSS members and guests in 2009 as the creator of 'added value sessions' prior to APSS chapter meetings and as a dual presenter in February and October 2009.
Each session was an hour in duration and designed to help increase member and guest’s competency and skills as emcees, hosts and in gaining new business from trade shows and expositions in SE Asia.
2010
Rob and fellow APSS member Tina Alteri co hosted and emceed the first APSS charity speaker event on behalf of the Singapore Cancer Society held on Monday 1 March 2010 at the Singapore Institute of Management campus.
The event raised over $40000 to directly benefit the Singapore Cancer Society.
2007 Business Swap International Directors Award
In late 2007, Rob was honoured by Business SWAP International with their coveted Directors Award as presented by National President and Director of the National Board, Ms Lee Clark.
The International Directors Award has been awarded on only a few occasions since SWAP Australia began in the mid 1970's.
Voted by the Executive Directors of the National Board, this award acknowledges service contributions to Business Swap over many years by individuals who are not members of SWAP, however have served members, guests and the organisation by helping promote Business SWAP values, ethics and business clubs to the Australian communities.
Client Pledge and Guarantee
One of the reasons Rob has been booked and re booked with over 450 different organisations and nearly 2000 times as as a speaker, trainer, event host or MC is the SRI client pledge guarantee to help clients achieve their objectives and outcomes.
To find out more about this client pledge guarantee, ask us during your briefing enquiry or with one of our team members.
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