SPEAKER · AUTHOR · CRO IN RESIDENCE
JD Miller, PhD
Talks on revenue leadership, AI in sales,
board operations and communication networks
TEDx speaker, author of two books, and CRO in Residence at Rothschild & Co.'s Five Arrows, JD brings stories from inside boardrooms and sales floors, and leaves every audience with something they can do on Monday.
CRO SUMMIT NEW YORK | TEDXNORMAL | CRO OF THE YEAR 2024 | UIUC COMMENCEMENT | 1871 | SALES KICKOFFS
WHAT JD SPEAKS ABOUT
Talks
Each talk runs as a keynote or a workshop, tailored to your audience and your theme.
01
158 AI Tools Later: What Actually Helps a Seller
What changed after testing 158 AI tools for sales, and what didn't.
For sales kickoffs, enablement teams, founders, and small-business groups.
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Where AI saves sellers real time today.
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Where it creates risk, and the guardrails that keep trust intact.
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Prompts that can be used the same afternoon.
02
A New Chapter Begins: Winning the Year After Everything Changes
A new ownership structure or a new sales leader means a new playbook, and a room full of sellers wondering what it means for them. JD tells them plainly what's changing, why, and how to win.
For the first kickoff after an acquisition, a new CRO appointment, or a new go-to-market strategy.
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What new owners and leaders actually watch in year one.
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Why what got you here won't get you there.
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From the company's plan to your plan.
Pairs with a fireside chat with your new CRO or CEO, or a hands-on planning workshop.
03
Four Conversations Every Board and CRO Should Be Having
CROs rarely lose their seat over a missed number. They lose it in conversations they weren't part of. These are the four to have with the board and leadership team.
For CROs and sales leaders, CEOs, boards, and PE operating partners.
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Does the playbook match the investment stage?
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Do we have a plan or just a hope?
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Does our story match our data?
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Does the operating style fit the team and the goal?
Two versions: one for boards and investors, one for the leaders they evaluate.
Also available: "Reclaiming Our Humanity in the Age of the Algorithm," the TEDx keynote, for general audiences.
SALES KICKOFFS
Make the one day your whole team is together count
JD knows from experience what an hour of every seller's time costs, and builds every kickoff session to earn it.
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Opening or closing keynote: built around your theme for the year.
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AI working session: prompts and workflows sellers set up in the room
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Frontline manager session: the flash report and talent nine-block
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Planning workshop: the sticky-note exercise, turned into priorities
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Fireside chat: with your CRO or CEO.
Formats
Sales kickoff
Keynote plus working sessions
Keynote
20 to 45 minutes
Workshop
60 to 90 minutes, interactive
Fireside or panel
Moderated chat with your leaders, or panel
Emcee and host
Paddle raises, hype, auctioneer
Have another format in mind? Let's chat!
ABOUT JD
Two decades inside revenue teams. A PhD in how people connect.
JD Miller, PhD is CRO in Residence at Rothschild & Co.'s Five Arrows, advising portfolio companies on go-to-market strategy. He has been chief revenue officer of Kantata and Motus, and CEO of the Americas for BravoSolution. The Revenue Operations Alliance named him CRO of the Year in 2024.
He is the author of The CRO's Guide to Winning in Private Equity and The AI Handbook for Sales Professionals, and his TEDxNormal talk draws on his PhD research in social networks at the University of Illinois.
What organizers get
More than an hour on stage.
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Promotion
Before, during and after your event,
to JD's 5,500+ LinkedIn followers
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Slides and a resource page
So the talk keeps working after the room empties
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A free attendee toolkit
Templates and an AI prompt library your audience keeps
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Book bundles
Copies for attendees, signed on request
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Prep sessions
So the talk fits your audience and your theme
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
From people who've seen JD work
"JD Miller is one of few GTM leaders who understands how to masterfully blend commercial strategy with repeatable field execution in a private equity environment."
Matt Sharrers, Executive Chairman, SBI: The Growth Advisory
"JD Miller's expertise will accelerate results and improve the odds of beating your number."
Kevin Knieriem, GTM President, Clari
Watch
See how JD works a room
SBI Spring Summit
Managing communication with leadership teams, boards, and sales professionals.
TEDxNormal
Reclaiming Our Humanity in the Age of the Algorithm: the keynote for general audiences
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