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Jill Salzman
- Chicago, IL
- Motivational Speaker
- Travels nationwide
- Contact me for rates
Overview
"A spitball of energy and sass, Jill inspires with her business experience and know-how." Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World and the best-seller, Found It. She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and gave a TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting? and Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer.
12 Reviews
Jill Salzman was the motivational speaker for our recent Summer Institute and her presentation was breath-taking! Her discussion on selfcare and healing was dynamic, engaging and fun, and our Team members were ever so captivated by her polished style of communication, impeccable timing and wonderful sense of humor. Jill and I spoke by phone prior to the event and no more than 15 seconds into our conversation I knew we had found our guest speaker for the day. Jill was extremely personable and committed to tailoring her talk to fit the unique opportunities and challenges facing a nonprofit organization. We so look forward to the opportunity to work with Jill again!
Motivational Speaker
Response from Jill Salzman:
Thank you so much, Darrin! The opportunity was my absolute pleasure. I, too, look forward to working with all of you again.
Jill was outstanding! We invited her to get our morning going and deliver a motivational talk, and she certainly delivered. She kept us engaged, spoke directly, and impressed everyone in attendance. We look forward to having her return to our event next year. Highly recommend her!!
Motivational Speaker
Response from Jill Salzman:
Thank you so much, Lisa! It was my pleasure. Looking forward to seeing you all again next year!
Jill made the event what it was.
I was truly impressed. Her questions, approach, and enthusiasm were fantastic; I felt that everyone question was perfectly authentic and allowed the panelists to build on the topic given.
Additionally, on the panelist side, her advice, perspective, and honesty were so on point. It was refreshing to have an authentic (and young!), inspiring leader simply be focused on giving great direction. The attendees were grateful for her time, and so was I! Her employees, mentees, and family are lucky to have her!
I am truly thankful for Jill's time and hope we can work together again soon!
Industry Expert, Leadership/Success Speaker, Motivational Speaker
We contracted Jill for a voiceover role for an award show over 300 executive level professionals. From the get go, Jill was extremely responsive, eager and an absolute pleasure to work with. Not only did she deliver a fabulous performance, but was extremely communicative in practice runs, script previews and run throughs. No item was left to guess, Jill made sure she was on top of every aspect of her role, a true professional. We will absolutely be working with Jill again in the future!
Emcee, Voice Actor
Response from Jill Salzman:
This makes me so happy to hear, Jenny! It was incredible easy to work with you, and I'm really grateful for the opportunity. All my best!
GE Chicago has an Annual summit that is hosted by the local GE Women's Network hub. Each year we carefully choose both internal and external speakers to match the theme of our summit. Jill's talk, titled "Bringing It, Elevating It, and Crushing It: Using Your Power to Succeed" included her story of being a "serial entrepreneur" and was a huge hit with the audience. The kudos from our participants included comments like "Since Jill's talk I am taking more risks!" Jill was an absolute delight to work with in setting up the event and collaborated flawlessly to ensure that her messages flowed nicely with the focus of the summit. I highly recommend having Jill speak at your next event, you will not be disappointed!
Business Motivational Speaker, Motivational Speaker
Response from Jill Salzman:
Wow! Thank you, Tracy. I sincerely loved working with you, and the audience was simply fantastic. Thank you for having me.
Jill Salzman was absolutely the star of United Women Entrepreneurs' annual conference. Her presence energized and set the tone for the entire day. She was not only engaging and totally fun, but she also offered practical tips for our entrepreneurial group that they could take away and implement immediately. Thank you Jill for an amazing day and for help making our event such a success! See you next year!
Author, Business Motivational Speaker, Industry Expert, Leadership/Success Speaker, Motivational Speaker
Response from Jill Salzman:
How very kind of you, Shawn!!! *What a group* you've got there. I was thrilled to be a part of your big day and can't wait to work together more in the future!
Jill was simply a pleasure to work with. My team and I thought she did an awesome job making the hosting both fun and entertaining. Thank you. We will 100% use Jill again and I would highly highly highly recommend. She is brilliant. Thank you again for helping to make the women in sales awards North America event successful.
Business Motivational Speaker
Response from Jill Salzman:
WOW! I am honored -- and so grateful for such a glowing review. It was an awesome event, I look forward to working with you again!
Jill is fantastic! Her message was both inspirational and instructional. She is a accomplished public speaker with great energy and style.
Business Motivational Speaker
Response from Jill Salzman:
So appreciate it, Leslie! Thank you for the kind review!!
Great class all. Enjoyed the active participation within the group as well as the guidance from the instructor. Much more valuable then toastmasters. Focusing on the substance of the speech is just as / if not more important then just talking about body language. Toastmasters is more of in improv / theater performance class. The professor nailed it. Jill was fantastic and she should expand her market presence. The class itself, as well as the loop is filled with business professionals. From a practical standpoint, we are looking to get better at facilitating and managing conversations. Love to see a class that taps into that market as well. Very enlightening all around.
Leadership/Success Speaker
Response from Jill Salzman:
Thank you so much, Bradley! Thrilled that you got so much out of the bootcamp. All the best to you.
Jill spoke to my group about pitching, and she was engaging and inspired everyone to brush up their pitching skills. Would hire her in a minute!
Industry Expert
Jill hosted our TEDxNaperville and we needed a host who could bring energy to the event. Jill delivered, and delivered BIG.
Getting a full day conference style audience to keep pace and keep energized was no easy task, but Jill handled it with a natural flair.
Emcee
Women Tech Founders (WTF) chose to have Jill Salzman lead both of our events for many, many reasons and we never considered anyone else:
1. Jill charges a room with positive energy. She empowers people.
2. Jill is whip smart. Her humor is strategic and cleverly effective.
3. Jill offers experienced suggestions and an easy-going working partnership attitude.
4. Jill is an awesome person. We work at the nation's largest incubator and Jill has a reputation of honesty, fierceness and FUN... so much fun - way more fun than regular people could ever hope to be. Everyone loves Jill.
Jill helped WTF create a memorable event that inspired everyone who participated and helped us land our reputation as the hot, new nonprofit in Chicago. She is exceptionally skilled in speaking, hosting and strategic event-planning.
I can't recommend Jill more.
Business Motivational Speaker
Booking Info
Price Range: Contact me for rates
Gig Length: 10 - 2400 minutes
Languages: English
What to Expect
Inspiration. Spunk. Humor. Great energy.
About
Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World and the Amazon best-seller, Found It.
She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a "mogul.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted her company one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs.
When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed.
Additional Booking Notes
Jill can speak to your audience using a microphone or a lava mic or nothing at all! She can include a Powerpoint during her talk or use nothing at all! It all depends on your event and Jill will help you figure out exactly what she'll need to make your event a great one.
Past Booked Events
August 16, 2024 • 11:00am - 11:30am | Nonprofit Event |
October 11, 2022 • 4:00pm - 8:00pm | Corporate Event |
July 31, 2018 • 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Convention/Trade Show |
September 26, 2015 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Business Event :: Elburn, IL |
Setup Requirements
From a simple microphone to full-blown stage and lighting specifics, there are configurations that vary depending on the type of event. Get a free quote request to check with Jill Salzman about what her setup requirements are.