Jill Konrath
Jill Konrath is an author and speaker known for practical sales books, now sharing stories and tools for navigating life’s turning points through What’s Really Possible.
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Overview
- Work
- Author, speaker and sales strategist
- Education
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- Early career
- High school teaching, then sales at Xerox
- Breakout
- Selling to Big Companies
- Current focus
- What’s Really Possible and Pivotal Moments
Mini bio
How it started.
Jill graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and began as a high school teacher before moving into sales at Xerox and then computer sales. Later, she tried sales training, but repeating the same workshops left her restless. Helping a healthcare technology company with a product launch pointed her toward work she loved. She named her business Leapfrog Strategies.
Finding her readers.
Selling to Big Companies brought her strategies for reaching corporate decision-makers to a wider audience. Fortune selected it as one of eight must-read sales books. She followed it with SNAP Selling, Agile Selling and More Sales, Less Time, building a body of books, essays, videos and practical sales resources.
What comes next.
Through What’s Really Possible, Jill now explores how people can create change in their lives and communities. Her book Pivotal Moments brings that focus to career shifts, setbacks and fresh starts. Her sales website continues to offer free ebooks, worksheets, kits and other resources.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2025Pivotal MomentsAuthor
- 2016More Sales, Less TimeAuthor
- 2014Agile SellingAuthor
- 2010SNAP SellingAuthor
- 2006Selling to Big CompaniesAuthor
Awards
Quotes
I’ve had no failures in life, but I’ve had a number of valuable learning experiences.Jill Konrath, Life in the Leadership Lane, episode 260
Quoted in the episode notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/260-jill-konrath-pivotal-moments-on-life-in-the/id1513613865?i=1000763902497
Trivia
- The leapfrog logo from her first website, which went live in 2001, appears on the cover of Pivotal Moments.
- Volunteering as an Odyssey of the Mind coach led her to take an improv class and stay involved with creative problem-solving programs for almost a decade.
- She finds fresh ideas and time for reflection on walks beside the Mississippi River.
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