Ron Karr is acclaimed as a leading sales and leadership expert. President and CEO of Karr Associates, Inc., Ron is a professional speaker and in-demand business consultant.

A world-renowned, high-content speaker and results-oriented consultant, Ron communicates his profound ideas with energy, inspiration and humor. He draws audiences worldwide into his message, inspires them with his strategies and moves them to real action.

Ron offers his audiences and consulting clients the real world business success and knowledge he gained during a highly successful career in sales and management. He also brings to the platform more than 20 years of success speaking to hundreds of organizations throughout the world. His key areas of expertise include sales, negotiations, customer service and productivity. He has conducted seminars and keynote addresses before organizations of all sizes on three continents. His client list includes Hewlett Packard, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Met Life, Sprint, Marriott Hotels, UPS, Hertz, Agfa and Cognis Chemical, among others.

Ron Karr's latest book Lead, Sell, or Get Out of the Way: The 7 Traits of Great Sellers (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) outlines a repeatable process based on the powerful idea that great sellers lead relationships in the same way that great leaders sell ideas. Ron is also author of the acclaimed book The Titan Principle®, The Number One Secret to Sales Success (Chandler House Press) and co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Great Customer Service (Macmillan Books- 1997).

Ron is the 2013-2014 President of the National Speakers Association and is past president of its NY Tri-State Chapter. He holds the designation of CSP (Certified Speaking Professional).