I’m a stand up comedian with a SaaS sales background equipping GTM teams with an actionable framework to earn their customer’s trust.
Trusted by GTM teams at:
Zendesk
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Microsoft
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Hewlett-Packard
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Twilio
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CarGurus
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Forescout
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Ironclad
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Pipedrive
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DeepL
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Mixpanel
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Zendesk | Microsoft | Hewlett-Packard | Twilio | CarGurus | Forescout | Ironclad | Pipedrive | DeepL | Mixpanel |
LinkedIn messages I get after my session.
“I’ve been going to SKOs for over two decades. This was one of the best sessions I’ve attended.”
“You’re THE most engaging and relevant SKO speaker I’ve ever listened to.”
“You mixed comedy and sales training in a way I’ve never seen anyone come even close before.”
“I use the material from your one-hour workshop more than most of the stuff I learned in the ‘real’ classes at Stanford GSB.”
What GTM leaders are saying.
“Our most successful guest speaker in my 9 years of running sales kickoffs.”
“Booking Nathan for our kickoff was my first decision as CRO.”
“One week later, I’m still hearing Nathan’s praises sung daily—and seeing his ideas put into action.”
“The best keynote we’ve ever had. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed this hard during a sales training.”
Clips of me in action.
About me
For years, I did start-up sales by day and stand-up comedy by night.
Sales was rough. I was buried in pitch decks and feature updates, never fully present on calls. My buyers could tell.
Long story short, I got fired.
When I landed another role, I tried something new, connecting with buyers the way I connected with audiences. Leading real, engaging conversations made buyers want to talk to me more and my competitors less.
It worked. While topping the leaderboard, I built a framework for human connection in sales. When I shared it with colleagues, we closed bigger deals by unlocking deeper pain.
Then, at SKO, a keynote speaker talked about climbing Everest. Inspiring, but not actionable. Then a sales expert spoke. The content was actionable but the presentation wasn’t very engaging. That’s when it clicked: I do stand-up, and I have a framework to help GTM teams grow.
So I quit selling tech to sell myself. Now, I help GTM teams sell better and laugh along the way.