Predominately engaged as a large scale conference speaker, sales trainer, event MC or presentation evaluator, Rob is often brought into organisations to help drive new team results plus rebuild a renewed spirit of pride in the company and leadership direction.

During the entrepreneurial 80's, Rob was instrumental in driving new revenue resources to re build one of the four USA based Tom Hopkins’ Sales Training Centres located in Bellevue Washington adjacent to Seattle.

Within a year Rob was asked to expand West Coast US operations and was relocated to the Orange County office in Irvine California.

The skills of recruiting, hiring and training as taught by Mr. Hopkins were instrumental in Rob developing the most productive tele sales and field trainer representatives in company history.

As a result, capacity audiences were in attendance for live day seminars taught by Mr. Hopkins in Irvine, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Burbank, Riverside, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco and in the California capital city of Sacramento.

This led to another transfer to Scottsdale, Arizona head office of Results in Sales and Marketing Ltd., the most successful of Tom Hopkins International's North America seminar promotion agencies.

As Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Rob's responsibilities included team recruitment, tele sales development, regional and national account growth strategies, field team development, client training events and personal production objectives.

Rob was inducted into the RSM / Tom Hopkins Presidents Club his first year of qualification with personal sales exceeding $500,000.

Local to regional to domestic to international expertise

With news of the 2000 Olympic Games awarded to Australia in September 1993, Rob was asked to help bolster international sales operations for Tom Hopkins most successful seminar agency based in Sydney.

Rob's role with Sales Pursuit Pty Ltd started in 1994 helping ensure sold out venues with thousands of delegates attending Mr. Hopkins programs held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland and SE Asia opportunities in Singapore and Manila.

From 1995 to late 2000, Rob and his various teams filled venues holding large scale events for renowned authors and speaking authorities such as Tom Hopkins CPAE, Jim Rohn CPAE, Anthony Robbins, Brian Tracy CPAE, Zig Ziglar CPAE, Dr Deepak Chopra, Jay Abraham, Stephen Covey and General 'stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf.

Having personally sold millions of dollars of professional development products and programs during the 1980's and 90's, Rob’s specialty skill in training and leading by example was replicated over and over to build teams that produced sold out events right on up to the 2000 Olympics Games in Sydney.

Rob's numerous project sales teams produced millions in revenue for these speakers and authors through live programs, in-house programs, professional development events, books, audio learning programs, compact discs, DVD and on-line learning programs.

This background has helped Rob to understand what drives teams and how organisations can attain profitable business results through highly focused goals while working together for a common outcome.

Contributing Writer and Author

Rob has been a contributing writer or author to numerous books, educational programs and articles including:

• Power Talking 1992 US best seller

• How to Promote and Market Your Greatest Asset-YOU! 1995 US release

• There is More to Life Than Sex & Money 1997 best seller

• How to Promote, Market and Sell Your Greatest Asset - YOU! 1998 release

• Hospitality SCAMS 2002 release

• Aim High, Fly Fast 2004 release

• The World's Best Sales Tips 2005 release

• How to MC Just About Anything 2005 release

• The Speaker's Compass (How To Navigate The Professional Speaking Maze) 2006 release

• Why Every Business Needs SOMFAT! (2009 pending release)

• From Apprentice to Authority (2009 pending release)

Rob's articles and case studies have featured in Quorum Magazine, Corporate Trends, the Australian Financial Review, Work From Home Magazine, Professional Marketing, Business and Trends, the St. George Business Review , the Sydney Business Review, the Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau" e-news, MICE Asia, The Straits Times and Human Resources Today.

2001 - 2003 President, NSW National Speakers Association of Australia

Following the September 2000 Olympic Games hosted by Sydney, NSAA peers elected Rob to serve 2001 to 2002 as President of the NSW Sydney based)Chapter of the National Speakers Association of Australia.

He was re-elected to a second term concluding late March 2003.

Rob served on the NSW Executive Leadership Team in varied roles from 1998 to 2003 and in a Director capacity on the Australian National Board 2000 to 2003.

Largest Speakers’ Chapter Worldwide

Applying business concepts and systems learnt in corporate and private venture experiences, Rob led a 14 member volunteer executive team that rebuilt the NSW NSAA Chapter at a 38% annualised new members growth rate during his first term and a 34% annualised new members growth rate in his second year and term as NSW President.

Combining effective educational programs and clear communication to members, alliance partners, vendors and sponsors, the Sydney and NSW member retention base grew to over 80%.

With succession planning built into 2002 to 2003, the Sydney NSW Chapter has continued growing and today is one of the largest Professional Speakers’ Chapter in the world.

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 who started his speaking and training career in the 1950's.

Mr. Dickman 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 were to hear his inspiring stories and messages.

Today, Mr. Dickman is in his 90's and still making an impact as a goodwill ambassador to many he has helped during his life.

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 Chapter.

In that process, the recipient has helped build a better community through professionalism and commerce.

Rob is one of the youngest members to receive this award.

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 CSP Award

2004 Presidents Appreciation Award

Given December 2004 for contributions to advance members of the NSW NSAA Chapter through education, learning programs and mentoring practices.

International Federation of Professional Speakers

An active member of the International Federation of Professional Speakers since 1997, Rob continues to mentor emerging experts in the speaking and training industry.

Asia Professional Speakers Association in Singapore

In June 2004 Rob was asked by Scott Friedman CSP and 2004 / 2005 USA NSA President to act as a liaison and advisor to the Executive Board of the Asia Professional Speakers Association based in Singapore.

Working closely with Scott and the Singapore executive board the inaugural Asia Global Speakers Conference held 31 March to 3 April 2005 had hundreds of delegates attending from the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, China, Malaysia and at least six other countries.

Rob's key roles leading up to the conference were in strategic planning, marketing and delegate sales.

At the conference, he was also a host MC for the international track of local and overseas speakers and authors.

With a great conference result, Rob was re booked to be the Conference MC and host for the Asia Professional Speakers Conference 17 & 18 May 2007 at the Grand Copthorne Hotel in Singapore.

With congratulations from the 2007 Conference Chair, Ms. Joy Mahbubani, Rob was asked to be opening conference key note presenter at the 2008 Conference which was held 3 & 4 April at the Singapore Carlton Crest Hotel.

Business Swap International Directors Award for 2007

In 2007, Rob was honoured as recipient of the Business SWAP International Directors Award as presented by National President and Board of Director member, Ms. Lee Clark.

The Directors Award has been awarded on only a few occasions in the 32 plus years of Business Swap's history.

Voted by the Executive Directors on the National Board, this award acknowledges service contributions to Business Swap over many years by individuals who are not a member of the organisation.

Client Guarantee

One of the reasons Rob and his team has been invited to work with over 400 different organisations and over 1700 times is our outstanding guarantee in matching up to our clients objectives.

To find out more about this client guarantee, ask us during your briefing enquiry.

What can YOU expect from Strategic Resources International?

SRI P/L and our strategic alliance partners understand how important it is to GROW and RETAIN internal customers while expanding core services to new customers and growth opportunities.

To learn why we are re booked for company sales conferences, training events, MC functions, consulting and strategic marketing projects visit our "What People Say" section of this website.

For information about how Rob Salisbury can enhance your next event or conference call your favourite Speakers Bureau and request further information from them.

Alternatively, contact SRI Sydney at (612)8250 4470 or e-mail or SRI Singapore at (65)6842 6085.

Services | Rob Salisbury | Clients | What People Say | Articles | Rob's Schedule | Public Seminars | Keynotes | Corporate Workshops | MC Services | Recommended Reading | Home

E-mail: 

SRI Sydney		SRI Singapore
P +61 2 8250 4470 PO Box 98 Brighton Le Sands New South Wales 2216 Australia		P +65 6842 6085 Butterworth 8 Complex 6 Butterworth Lane 2nd Floor, Suite 5 Singapore 439422

Admin