---Keynote for sales events ---
Kick your excuses goodbye
The market is not the problem. The economy is not the problem. The leads are not the problem. The story you are telling yourself about all of those things is.
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----The Keynote----
Kick your excuses Goodbye
Every salesperson knows what to do. The excuses sound reasonable. The timing is bad. The territory is tough. But reasonable excuses produce unreasonable results.
Rene Godefroy started his sales career as a broke and hopeless immigrant with three dollars, a bucket, and a bank parking lot in Miami. He heard no too many times to count until one person said yes. He refused to let the story of rejection become his reality, and that made all the difference.
Every salesperson knows what to do. The excuses sound reasonable. The timing is bad. The territory is tough. But reasonable excuses produce unreasonable results.
That is what he brings to your sales event. A framework to destroy excuses and replace them with the hunger, persistence, and accountability that drive sales. This is more than motivation. It is a mindset reset.
What Your Audience Takes Home
- Identify the story running in their head that is keeping them frozen and replace it on purpose
- Build a repeatable framework for moving from paralysis to action when disruption hits
- Stop waiting for conditions to improve before giving full effort
- Replace fear and self-doubt with a clear next step they can take before leaving the room
- Walk away with a proven process they can use again the next time change shows up
Perfect for teams facing
- Rapid change and disruption across teams and leadership
- Fear and uncertainty spreading through the workforce
- Low morale from back-to-back challenges with no relief in sight
- Major transitions including mergers, restructuring, or leadership changes
- A workforce stuck in a victim mindset and waiting for someone else to fix it
- Declining trust in leadership's ability to navigate what is coming
- High-performing teams losing confidence under pressure
Best for...
- Association annual conferences
- Government leadership events
- Corporate kickoffs and all-hands events
- Change management and transformation summits
- HR and talent development conferences
- Resilience and wellness events
Format Options
Session Options
Rene's calendar fills 6 to 12 months out. Contact us early to lock in your date.
45
Minutes
Keynote
High-energy, focused delivery. Ideal for conferences and summits with tight schedules.
60
Minutes
Keynote
The full experience. Story, framework, and practical tools your team walks away using.
90
Minutes
Keynote
The full keynote plus an open Q&A. Great for leadership retreats and corporate events.
---the transformation---
Your Team Walks In.
Your Team Walks Out.
Here is what changes in the room from the first minute to the last.
Before the Keynote
- Overwhelmed by the pace of change
- Frozen by fear of making the wrong move
- Telling themselves "I'm not ready for this"
- Reacting to problems instead of leading through them
- Low morale and declining trust in leadership
- Waiting for someone else to set the direction
- Owning every result, regardless of what the market is doing
- Using no as fuel to keep going instead of a reason to stop
- Replacing fear with a simple framework to reset and make the next call
- Telling a story that builds momentum and drives deals forward
- Showing up with full effort no matter what the conditions look like
Where This Message Comes From
He Did Not Learn
This In A Classroom
At 21, Rene arrived in America with $5, no English, and no connections. He ended up in a Miami parking lot with $3 and a bucket, asking strangers if he could wash their car. Most said no. Some walked away without a word.
He kept asking. One person said yes. Rene treated that car like a million dollar account. That customer told someone else. Then another. Then another. Within months he had built a real business from nothing.
Here is what Rene learned that day. It was never about the car washing. It was about the story he chose to tell himself between each rejection.
That is the framework he brings to your audience. Not theory. Not a motivational script. The exact mental process he used to survive and build something real.
"That one yes was not luck. It was the reward for ignoring the no's. It became proof that if you stay in the game long enough, the yes is always there."
- Rene Godefroy
---Social Proof---
What Leaders Are Saying
From Fortune 500 boardrooms to national association stages.
★★★★★
"NAPT members have seen terrific speakers like Roger Crawford and Charlie Plumb. It is high praise when they give a standing ovation, much less for two standing ovations."
— Michael J. Martin
Executive Director, National Association For Pupil Transportation
★★★★★
“Rene’s presentation was the highlight of our annual provider conference. His inspirational message, warmth, and wit are unsurpassed. Rene is the best keynote presenter in our 35 years of sponsoring conferences.”
— Robert L. Stein
General Counsel, Michigan Assisted Living Association
★★★★★
“Rene was a big hit. He was motivational, entertaining and kept the audience engaged the entire time, which is rare for a speaker. People are still talking about his performance. I would highly recommend Rene to speak at your next event."
— Alan Martin
State Training Coordinator, Aflac
★★★★★
"We had an amazing experience. Thanks to Rene Godefroy. He absolutely crushed it and really engaged with our audience. The only speaker that received three standing ovations. He made people tear up and feel good."
— Don Goettling
common questions
Good Questions
Deserve Real Answers
Q Can Rene customize the keynote to our specific situation?
Yes. Rene conducts a pre-event consultation to understand your organization's challenges and tailors content accordingly. Your audience will feel like the keynote was built specifically for them.
Q What's the difference between a keynote and a workshop?
The keynote is high-energy inspiration with practical frameworks, running 60 to 75 minutes. The workshop goes deeper with exercises and team planning and runs half a day. Both are available.
Q How far in advance should we book?
The keynote is high-energy inspiration with practical frameworks, running 60 to 75 minutes. The workshop goes deeper with exercises and team planning and runs half a day. Both are available.
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