Bio

Joe Paranteau is a leading expert on sales performance.
He has led close to thirty thousand
sales calls with the world’s most valuable companies. Within five years, Joe sold more than $1B in revenue, which
motivated him to share a wealth of sales insights.
As a result, he wrote his first book, Billion Dollar Sales Secrets, to guide others to develop their own success story.
It’s timely, with fine-tuned advice to help
develop bold, new sales habits in a recovery economy.

If you require high-energy, motivational keynotes that
compels audiences to take action – then you’ll
want to connect
with Joe. His practical strategies and stories will create connections with your audience and a perfect
addition to annual sales meetings or retreats.

But, it’s not about Joe. Instead, he masterfully unlocks your
team’s potential waiting to be unleashed. As
a professional communicator, he
responds and adapts to the needs of his audience in virtual, live, or mixed hybrid venues.

When you dig deeper into his background, you discover his
success has been forged through adversity and
hustle. As the first
generation to live outside of an Indian reservation, Joe’s family didn’t have
much and struggled. His first sales job was painting rocks and
selling them door-to-door when he was eight years old. He served in the US Air Force to fund his education.

Joe has an MBA with a specialization in Family Business
and Entrepreneurship and a BA in Speech Communication.
Plus, he has worked in many exciting jobs from newspaper delivery, dishwasher, firefighter, a Sea World trainer, and a Governor – all before starting his 28-year professional career in sales.

It’s rare to have an indigenous author pen nonfiction business
books. Still, Joe has learned to succeed
despite barriers and boundaries.

Today, he is a sales leader at Microsoft. He’s
a trendsetter, dynamic speaker, visionary, deep thinker, creative, and insatiably curious. In addition, he has a strong
background in healthcare, aviation, and technology. He has over sixteen certifications in
sales methodologies and industry.

Joe lives in North Texas with his family. When he’s not
working, he enjoys skiing, traveling, deep-sea
fishing, writing, and is a pilot and aviation enthusiast. He also founded a real estate business, many e-commerce businesses, and fitness businesses. Joe embraces optimism. He is proud of his heritage, history, and
accomplishments—and he’s only getting started!