Award-Winning Business Advice

For the past 25 years, Ron has been helping inspire, educate and inform small
business owners throughout the country. He's shared the tips and strategies passed on
to him from some of the area's top performing entrepreneurs and business owners.
Tired of attending business seminars and workshops where actually implementing the
content into your business was difficult at best, Ron decided to create keynotes,
seminars and programs that would not only inform business owners but actually impact
and change the critical numbers of their companies.

MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS
1. Make Leadership Your SuperPower
Almost Everything You've Been Taught About Leadership Is Wrong? Learn How To Transform Your Team
And Business
Almost everything you've been taught about leadership is wrong. In this presentation Ron will
share the secrets of the world's most successful leaders, in an entertaining and engaging way.
All attendees swill walk away with leadership tools they can start practicing right away. The
presentation has one goal: Turn each attendee into the best boss possible and the employee
every CEO will covet. In this presentation, You will learn: - How to better communicate with your
staff members. - How rules destroy culture and families (and what to do instead) - How to lead
with love (even if you don’t like them) - Why you should play favorites with team members

2. New Era of Sales: Turning Reluctant Buyers Into LoyalCustomers
Learn The 10 Strategic Facts and Fixes To Get You and Your Team Closing More New Clients Than Ever
Wildely praised by attendees and industry experts alike, Ron Ameln's session addresses
modern-day selling issues. This session will provide 10 strategic facts and fixes to get
you and your team closing more new clients than ever. Ameln, author of the new book,
Burst, will discuss what it takes to excel at sales in 2018. In this program, you will learn: -
How to Build Your Sales Story -How Marketing and Sales Can Work Side-by-Side -
Identifying Your Most Profitable Customers -Strategies, YES STRATEGIES, for finding
your next customers.

3. Turning Prospects Into Customers For Life
Keeping Customers Is Always Easier (And Less Expensive) Than Attracting New
Ones. Learn How To Keep Your Current Clients Happy
Keeping customers is always easier than gaining new customers. Learn how the best
companies in the world achieve superior customer service. Learn which ones are succeeding
and which ones are failing. In this program, you will learn:
-Why customer service is important. -Examples of great customer service. -Examples of
poor customer service. -How to pass the customer service mindset to employees.

4. Business Breakthrough Business Accelerator
Step-by-Step Roadmap For Growing Your Business
Is your business stuck? Are you looking for a way to grow your company to the next
level? The keys to growth are simple: the fundamentals of business. The businesses
that survive and thrive over time are those that practice the fundamentals. In this
presentation, we'll discuss: -Company Vision/Strategy -Sales and Marketing Plan -Your
Numbers and Using Them as a Strategic Tool -People (Finding and Keeping A
Players) The information is presented in a funny, entertaining manner. Attendees will
leave the presentation with a working vision/strategy, sales and marketing plan, hiring
plan and dashboard of KPI's. This program has been delivered to more than 1,000
business owners during the past year. This program can be given during a two-hour
seminar or a more detailed workshop. Ideal for business owners, executives, vice
presidents and leaders of companies.

Ron Ameln is a nationally-recognized entrepreneur, author, publisher and business
coach. For the past 25 years, Ron has been helping inspire, educate and inform small
business owners throughout the country. He's shared the tips and strategies passed on
to him from some of the area's top performing entrepreneurs and business owners.
Tired of attending business seminars and workshops where actually implementing the
content into your business was difficult at best, Ron decided to create keynotes,
seminars and programs that would not only inform business owners but actually impact
and change the critical numbers of their companies.
Ron is the owner and president of SBM, publisher of St. Louis Small Business Monthly
(a how-to magazine for owners of small- and mid-sized businesses) and the host of the
St. Louis Business Expo & Business Growth Workshop (Missouri's largest business-to-
business Expo and workshop). He is also a Great Game of Business Coach. In that
capacity, he helps owners realize their visions for their companies. When owners are
struggling with growth, looking for help in getting to the next stage, or just looking for
outside perspective, they call Ron for help in moving their companies in the right
direction.
Ameln began his career as a business journalist. Since 1992, he has written thousands
of articles on small-business topics, ranging from "How To Hire Top Talent" to "How To
Gain Bank Financing." He has also written profiles on hundreds of successful
entrepreneurs throughout the country. These profiles have offered insight into the
challenges faced by small businesses and highlighted the successes of area
entrepreneurs.
Ron speaks regularly to small business owners, entrepreneurs, business organizations,
associations, chambers of commerce and other business groups about succeeding in
business and starting a small business. He his also the author of two books, "Burst: Your Roadmap for Building a Better Business," and "Business Breakthroughs: St. Louis Style."
In 2008, Ron won the U.S. Small Business Administration's national Small Business
Journalist award. He was chosen from a group of 50 state winners. In 1998, he won the
SBA's Media Advocate of the Year award for the state of Missouri.