As an author, Ed co-wrote the book – Motivational Selling – Advice on selling effectively, staying motivated and being a peak sales producer. He is also a contributor to the books: Stories Trainers Tell (2003, Jossey-Bass Pfeiffer) and The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters (2004, Career Press). Additionally, Ed co-produced the 6-CD audio album, Speaking Secrets of the Champions.
As a speaker, he’s pretty good! Out of 175,000 members from 70 countries, Ed won the coveted Toastmasters International 2000 World Championship of Public Speaking. He has spoken professionally in 46 states, ten countries and 4 continents. This international keynote speaker has earned a reputation as the “speaker who energizes, educates and entertains.”
His client list reads like a who’s who of both the private and public sector. A partial list of his clients include:
- All State Insurance
- Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
- Dell Computer
- Farmer’s Insurance
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (Home Land Security)
- General Electric
- General Motors
- Glaxo Smith Kline
- Johnson & Johnson
- Lending Tree.Com
- Level 3
- Nestle
- State Farm Insurance
- Verizon Communication
- VERITAS Software
Ed’s success in business spans over two decades. For fourteen years he was a successful National Account Executive, selling over $500 million in products and services. He co-created two business units that produced over $1.25 billion in revenues. For six years, Ed is the owner of Ed Tate & Associates, LLC – a professional development firm that provides Keynote, Endnote presentations & workshops on Leadership, Coping with Change and Sales.
Ed is a CL, ATM-Bronze, and past president of Cherry Creek Toastmasters in Denver, Colorado. |
